Here's the blurb:
Behind the Courtesan
When Sophia Martin returns to the village she once fled, she knows it won't be all sunshine and happy reunions but she also didn't expect the name calling and insults to come from her childhood friend. Blake Vale just can't accept the decisions she made, the courtesan's life she leads, or the fact he once loved a girl who no longer recognizes her true self. Plain old Sophie Martin has to be inside this hardened woman somewhere and he's determined to bring her out and make her see she doesn't need rich dukes to be happy and that the future has nothing to do with her past.

Don't know the award? This, from the RWA blog:
Established in 1996, this award’s intention is to recognise and honour an individual’s outstanding contribution to RWA. Named in honour of our first President, Lynne was the driving force behind this award. She understood the importance committed individuals can make to the lifeblood of an organisation.
Big congrats, Eleni, and best of luck! Very much deserved.

Amy T Matthews and her Dobbie Award shortlist nomination for End of the Night Girl have been featured on the Curtis Brown webpage.

Alfiedog.com has secured more short stories from SARAs!
Congrats to Suzie Hindmarsh-Knights, who has sold four shorts, and will be published from August 1st. She joins Claire Baxter, Virginia Taylor, Maggie Mundy and Lilliana Rose, who have stories to be released very shortly.
Speaking of Claire Baxter, keep your eyes open for WINNING WAYS, a short story to be published in That's Life Magazine Issue 23.
Aaaaand, speaking of Maggie Mundy, head on over to the AntipodeanSF website, where her science fiction short, THE THIRTEENTH DOME , is now live.

In great company there, Trish! Congrats!

Check her blog for dates.
Finally, Lillian Grant's been at Romance Junkies talking Fifty Shades...
Until next time, happy reading!
Emmeline.