The Reviewers International Organization has announced the 2006 RIO AWARD OF EXCELLENCE SHORT LIST OF NOMINEES, and look:
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
72 Hours – Shannon Stacey
A Whisper in the Dark – Linda Castillo
Drop Dead Gorgeous – Linda Howard
Hit Hard – Amy Fetzer
Home Before Midnight – Virginia Kantra
Killing Me Softly – Jenna Mills
Shadow Lines – Carol Stephenson
Time to Run – Marliss Melton
To The Brink – Cindy Gerard
Veiled Legacy – Jenna Mills
You Belong to Me – Patricia Sargeant
I’m so incredibly…speechless. Honored. Blown away. Thrilled. Did I mention honored?
Wow. Not a bad way to start the week, especially with the sequel to 72 Hours, the above-bannered On the Edge releasing in two weeks.









:cheer: Way to go Shannon! It was a great book and you so deserve that! :hug:
Congratulations!!! :cheer::diva:
Ditto the congratulations!:cheer::cheer:
That’s fabulous!!!! Congrats, congrats, congrats!! :clap:
:cheer:
You’re racking those awards, babes! Mega-congrats! :woot:
:clap: AWESOME SHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:cheer: And a damn well deserved honor for a rockin book! And look at the stellar company you’re in!
Congrats, Shan!
Shan! Fantastic! :cheer::cheer::woot:
:boogie:
Excellent news, but well deserved.
:cheer:
Congrats, Shannon!
:woot::woot: Congrats! This is so well deserved. You kick ass!!!!
:boogie:
:woot::woot::woot:
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:diva:
Totally awesome, dude.
Woo hooooo, Shannon! :hug:
Muh Gawd, Shan – look at the company you keep!!!!!
Huge congrats, babe. You deserve it.
Thank you all so much! :diva:
I’m still kind of like….WOW! And since my husband’s comment was “Huh”, I’m so glad I have y’all to :cheer: for me.
:heart: Thank you! :heart:
Holy cow – look at the company! Major Congrats!