Cover Art Contest Winners

Houston Bay Area Romance Writers of America announced the Winners of the 2013 Judge A Book By Its Cover (JABBIC) Contest.

HISTORICAL

First Place: RESCUED BY A HIGHLANDER by Keira Montclair
Second Place: WHEN SHE WAS NAKED by Anne Barton
Third Place: SURPRISING LORD JACK by Sally MacKenzie

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/PARANORMAL

First Place: LAST BLOOD by Kristen Painter
Second Place: DARK WOLF by Kate Douglas
Third Place: IMMORTALLY EMBRACED by Angie Fox

SEXIEST COVER

First Place: AGAINST THE ROPES by Sarah Castillo
Second Place: DO YOU TAKE by Jackie Ivie
Third Place: UNDER THE MISTLETOE by A C Arthur

SINGLE TITLE

First Place: ONCE TEMPTED by Laura Moore
Second Place: HOW TO TAME A WILD FIREMAN by Jennifer Bernard
Third Place: SEX AND THE SINGLE FIREMAN by Jennifer Bernard

YOUNG ADULT

First Place: SCORCHED by Mari Mancusi
Second Place: SPARK by Anthea Sharp
Third Place: WORDS ONCE SPOKEN by Carly Drake

CONTEMPORARY SERIES

First Place: PICTURE ME NAKED by Lisa Olech
Second Place: IF THE SHOE FITS by Laurie LeClair
Third Place: WORTH THE TROUBLE by Betsy McGraw

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

First Place: FORGOTTEN SINS by Rebecca Zanetti
Second Place: BURIED by Kendra Elliot
Third Place: HARD AS IT GETS by Laura Kaye

INSPIRATIONAL

First Place: A LADY MOST LOVELY by Jennifer Delamere
Second Place: IT HAPPENED AT THE FAIR by Deeanne Gist
Third Place: THE GOVERNESS OF HIGHLAND HALL by Carrie Turansky

To view all the winning covers, visit Houston Bay Area Romance Writers of America. The Readers' Choice winners are also viewable there. Watch for the Grand Prize Winners in a full-page color ad on the inside front cover of the April 2014 Romance Writers Report!

Takeaway Truth

This is a great contest. Watch SlingWords for an announcement when the contest opens for 2014.

Congratulations, winners.