This week, SterlingHouse Publisher author Carlotta G. Holton was awarded third place in the Best Book category by the National Federation of Press Women for her third book Vampire Resurrection. NFPW is a nationwide organization of professional women and men in careers across the communications spectrum. This is the second major award Carlotta has won this year. In January, Vampire Resurrection was awarded first place by the New Jersey Press Women’s Association. The NFPW is part of the coalition founding the National Women’s History Museum, is an active participant in the Council of National Journalism Organizations and is part of the coalition supporting the Library of Congress Center of the Book Reading Promotion Partners. Congratulations Carlotta on winning this prestigious award! To view the book trailer for Vampire Resurrection, click here. To purchase Vampire Resurrection, click here.

Karen Bence, author of Midnight Revelations, was awarded the 2008 bronze award for Horror from ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards. Winners were announced last Friday on the floor of BookExpo America. To order Midnight Revelations click here. To view the book trailer, click here. Congratulations, Karen! More information on ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards can be found by clicking here.

Cliff Fazzolari, author of several novels including his newest release Blind Spot, has been awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2009 Beach Book Festival for his nonfiction title Counting on a Miracle. Counting on a Miracle is the true story of Cliff’s son, Jake, and the medical emergency that threatened to tear Jake’s family apart. To purchase Counting on a Miracle and other books by Cliff Fazzolari, click here. Congratulations, Cliff!

Ron Janson, author of the Red Money and the 2009 release What Is Hers, has been awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2009 Beach Book Festival for the thriller What Is Hers. If Miram’s ex-husband thought he could get away with dumping his wife for a younger, more beautiful version of herself, he was wrong…very wrong! To find out how Miriam gets her revenge, click here to purchase What Is Hers. To view the video book trailer for Ron’s first novel Red Money, click here. Congratulations, Ron!

A full list of 2009 Beach Book Festival winners may be found by clicking here.