On Friday afternoon, there was a special reception for all the Golden Heart and Rita finalists.  We each received a certificate.  I had so many friend there, it was great!

Here are 3 friends from Cataromance, who were all up for Golden Heart awards.  Jenel, Jill, and Anna.  Anna WON her category of Golden Heart.  Way to go, Anna!

Okay, here's a really weird-looking picture of me as I get my Rita Finalist certificate.  No, I had NOT been drinking. <G>

This is another Catarommer, Cathy Mann, who ended up with much better than just a piece of paper on Saturday night!  Woo-hoo, Cathy!  (more pics to follow of that!)

This is Jane Graves, a very talented lady, also a member of Cataromance, who was up for a Rita in Romantic Suspense.

All (Oh, gosh, I HOPE all!) the catarommer Golden Heart Finalists - Anna, Stephanie (another WINNER!), Jenel, Jill, and Trish.

The Cataromance Rita Finalists - Jane Porter, Jane Graves, Me (Susan Gable <G>), Liz Fielding, and Cathy Mann.

This is kind of blurry - sorry!  It's me standing beside the poster display of the Rita Finalists for Best First Book.

All dressed up with an Awards ceremony...actually behind us. <G>  This was taken after the ceremony.  Sigh - can you understand what I mean when I say it's a good thing Jen's really a good friend, otherwise I'd have to hate her??  ;-)  (Tune in, 'cause I'll be letting you know when she sells her first book.  It's going to happen for her, I just know it!)

Here's Stephanie Rowe, reading her Golden Heart acceptance/thank-you speech!  Woo-hoo, Stephanie!!

Anna DeStefano making her Golden Heart speech.  Way to go, Anna!!

And Cathy Mann, accepting her Rita!  WOOO-HOOOO!

Here's Anna, wearing her beautiful Golden Heart necklace!  And a pic of Trish and Anna.

Here's Cathy Mann with her Rita and her handsome hubby.  (Inspiration for those flyboy heroes of hers? <G>)    And here's a close up of the beautiful golden lady Cathy won.

Cathy and her editor, Melissa.

More folks celebrating with Cathy - Holly Jacobs, someone who needs to email me and tell me who she is <G>, Cathy, Joanne Rock (Cathy's good friend and cp) and Dream from eHarlequin.

A dear friend from cataromance, Lucy Monroe, whose first book will hit the shelves in October.