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We are happy to present

Ink & Insights 2021

Top Ten winners

in the Apprentice category. 


Please visit the writers' pages and the excerpts page to find out why these novels were the best.

#1 -           Glory Land

by Pamela Howell


Read an excerpt of  Glory Land

See Pamela's pages: Website

                                     Facebook

                                     Instagram


Comment from a judge: “This author has strong writing talent, and if the novelist pursues the book career, I would be surprised if it was not leading to great success.”

– LP Wirth

 #2 -     Anastasia's Song

by Sonja Griffing


Read an excerpt of Anistasia's Song

Visit Sonja's pages: Website

                                    Twitter


Comment from a judge: 

You handle sexual tension expertly. the confusion between anger and sexual attraction is masterfully managed..." 

-- Victoria Reeve

 #3 - Blue Is Not a Colour

by Laura McNeil


Visit Laura on Twitter: @laurajanemcneil


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#4 -      Just a Little Push

by Leslie Wibberley


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Tied with:

#4 - The House of Lust and

 Candor

by Kyle Belote


Visit Kyle's Amazon page.


Comment from a judge: “The author knows their audience. I appreciate the grittier nature of this world, and the fact that the author knows when to push the audience's comfort level and when to back off.”

#5 -   Guardians of Grace

by Nancy Pellowski


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#6 -     Mermaid: A Novel

by Jessica Cushman


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#6 -            Tiger Cate

by B.E. Jackson


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#7 - The Art of Falling In Love

by Carrie Clark


Visit Carrie's Instagram page.


Comment from a judge: "The writing technique is masterful. There (sic) voice, in particular, is superb, especially when we're in Lulu's head. The narrative flows beautifully."

--Rachel Hoff

#8 -           Aftershocks

by Claire Jenkins


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Comment from a judge: "Excellent balance of narrative, dialog, and action or movement scenes. I was pulled in right away due to your sense of pacing and gradually increasing tension."

-Denise Stern

#9 -     The Disappearing

by Debbie Richardson



Comment from a judge: "Thanks for this journey. You've created one fascinating and real journey - two, actually! Plot was immaculate, logic feels all around sound, and I understood everything happening –and there are so many moving pieces, emotionally and literally! So kudos for tying it all together. Well done, honestly. I rarely find pieces that are so holistically solid." 


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#9 -       Bandit and Blue

by Trevor Jones


Visit Trevor's Amazon page.


Comment from a judge: “At times, I was left wondering if the author was one of the published greats of modern times, submitting incognito.”  

-- L.P. Wirth

#10 -     Girls of the USO

by Nancy Cunningham


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Comment from a judge: 

"The emphasis on the emotional aspects of these characters lives, the feeling of a fully fleshed out setting, and the streamlined fast-moving pace stick true to the chosen genre."

--Melody Q

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