The 2003 Eppie Finalists are.....

The Eppies in their fourth year ounce finalists for excellence in literature and publishing including, horror, romance, children's, poetry, Sci-Fi, western, Sci-Fi, and other categories.

They are sponsored by Epic the professional organization of ebook writers. The Eppies are an award for excellence in ebook publishing and writing.

And the Eppie finalists are...

ACTION/ADVENTURE

DARK By Annie Keller
THE JOURNEY By James Bailey
S.E.W. (Society For Emigrant Women) By Ann Fillmore
THE GOLDEN LEGEND By Robert Legleitner
RING OF STONE By Hugh McCracken
AMELIA By H. Mendez & C. Shary

ANTHOLOGY

NO RAIN, NO RAINBOWS By Betty Jo Schuler
RIEVISIONS By Rie Sheridan
DARK HARBORS By Howard Hopkins
SHIFTERS By Jane Toombs, Myra Nour, Jennifer Dunne & Robin Bayne
HOLIDAY HEARTS By Linda Bleser, Leta Nolan Childers, Elizabeth Delisi, &
Kathleen Culligan Techler

CHILDRENS

HANNE'S FAREWELL TO JUAREZ by Sara Olds
AEROBELLA By A.J. Russo & Myra Derbyshire
HYPER HARRY By Patricia Aust
MY GRANDMOTHER'S WEDDING By Valerie Hardin
INSIDE A SNAIL SHELL By JennaKay Francis

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

NEXT YEAR'S PROMISE By Karen Hudgins
LAST RESORT By Cheryl Norman
LOVE AT THE TOP By Susanne Marie Knight
THIEF OF HEARTS By MaryJanice Davidson
MUSIC OF MY HEART By Dana Elian
NO ORDINARY HERO By Barri Bryan

FANTASY/PARANORMAL/SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE

FINDERS KEEPERS By Linnea Sinclair
BLOOD WILL TELL By Jean Lorrah
DISCOVERY By Terran Moffat
MAGICK By Mary Taffs
LIONHEART By Kate Douglas
JANUS IS A TWO-HEADED GOD By Susanne Marie Knight

FANTASY:

SHADOW PRINCE By Jennifer Dunne
THE TOWER By Jennifer Dunne
THE SPIRIT DOGS OF SIRIUS By Kate Saundby
TROLLS By N.D. Hansen-Hill
DAYSPRING DAWNING By Jeannine Berry

HISTORICAL:

THE JOSHUA MACHINE By James H. Clay
A BRIEF MADNESS By Robert Legleitner
GENESEE By Juliet Waldron
TIME FOR ALEXANDER By Jennifer Macaire
HIS MAJESTY'S ENVOY By Richard Patton

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

TO LAST A LIFETIME By Patricia Lucas White
YORKSHIRE By Lynne Connolly
SALLY SWEET'S SISTER By Sarah Winn
WHITE EAGLE'S LADY By Pamela Johnson
THE MAGIC TOKEN By Susanne Marie Knight

HORROR

ENDLESS PLACE By William Calabrese
GRAVE IMAGERY By N.D. Hansen-Hill
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR By C.C. Hammond
THE CRAVING By T.K. Sheils
WOODLINE By Lawrence Crossett

INSPIRATIONAL

A NECKLACE OF WARM SNOW By Brenda Townsend Hall
A SUMMER KNIGHT'S TALE By Rhonda Chervin & Gene Grandy
A SEASON FOR LOVE By Lauralee Bliss
LITTLE FLOWERS By Kathryn Lively
REBECCA By Edward Arnold

MYSTERY

DEADLY TRAIL By Marilyn Meredith
NIGHTMARES By Bobbie Vetter Fite
THE PRIDE OF PEACOCK By Josh Hardin
CHILL FACTOR By Paul Diamond
DEADLY DIAMONDS By Judith R. Parker

NON-FICTION - HOW-TO

BECOMING YOUR OWN CRITIQUE PARTNER By Janet Walters & Jane Toombs
ANXIETY DISORDER WORKBOOK By Mary Ellen Popkin
HOW TO PROMOTE, ADVERTISE & MARKET YOUR PUBLISHED BOOK By Arline Chase and
Mary Cox-Bilz
KID SAFE By Joan Bramsch & Pam Coronado
GUIDE TO BECOMING A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT By Jennie S. Bev

NON-FICTION - PHILOSOPHY

RE:VIEWING, THINKING, TURNING By Alan Wittbecker
SAINTS OF THE JUBILEE By Kathryn Lively
DIGGERS By Viktors Duks
ONE YEAR LATER By Joan Bramsch

POETRY

CHURCH STREET IS BURNING By David Halliday
WHEN LOVE SPELLS ATTACK By Valerie Hardin
DANCING ON THE EDGE By Rie Sheridan
AMERICAN LYRICON By Joel L. Young

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

BEYOND INNOCENCE By Erin Fox
SHADOWED PARADISE By Blair Bancroft
PICTURE OF GUILT By Helen Haddad
NIGHTMARE RUN By Christine Janssen
LOVE THROUGH A STRANGER'S EYES By Jan Springer
DANCING WITH THE DEVIL By Patricia Crossley
NOTHING TO HIDE By Jeanette Marie Powell

SCIENCE FICTION

FALLEN CITY By Greg Austin & Rick Sellers
WAGES OF JUSTICE By Kate Saundby
BROWNE CANDIDATE By Nicole Givens Kurtz
MIND TRAP By Tony Ruggiero
THE L'AROBI FRAME By E.L. Noel

SINGLE TITLE/MAINSTREAM

THE BLUE MOSAIC VASE By Christy Shary
THE NIGHTINGALE MAN By Jane Toombs
PEGGY DOES A RUNNER By Trisha FitzGerald-Petri
RELUCTANT HEARTS By Karen Wiesner
THE IMAGE OF CHRISTIAN By J. Crispin-Ripley

THRILLER

LOST ALMOST By Lynette Baughman
DEATH BENEFITS By Monette Michaels
WHILE HYENAS LAUGH By Judith Parker
DEADLY VISITS By Janet Brown
THE BLOOD CIRCLE By Ellen Anthony

WESTERN

REDEMPTION By Morgan J. Blake
THE DARK RIDERS By Howard Hopkins
LISTEN TO THE MOCKINGBIRD By Penny Rudolph

YOUNG ADULT

TIME IN A BOTTLE By Karen Anzalone
SPIRIT SINGER By Edward Willett
LURA'S OREGON TRAIL ADVENTURE By Ellen Anthony
SECRETS OF A SUMMER SPY By Janice Jones
PAINTED WITH SHADOWS By Becca De La Rosa