THE HOMEPLACE (Suspense/Mystery)
- 2016 Strand Critics Award Nominee for Best Debut Mystery
- 2016 Colorado Authors League Finalist
- 2015 Tony Hillerman Writers Contest winner- Honoring Debut Mystery set in the Southwest
- 2014 First Place – Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Gold Contest
BROKE HEART (Paranormal Western)
- 2009 First Place, Sci-Fi/Fantasy: The Sandy; Crested Butte (CO) Writers
- 2009 First Place, Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Pacific Northwest Writers Literary Contest
- 2009 First Place, Speculative Fiction: Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Gold Contest
- 2009 Third Place, Sci-Fi/Fantasy: SouthWest Writers (NM)
THE BOOTHEEL (Western)
- 2010 Finalist, Mainstream: Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Gold Contest
- 2010 Finalist, Historical Non-Fiction: SouthWest Writers
A TOWN CALLED VENGEANCE (Paranormal Western, sequel to BROKE HEART)
- 2011 Second Place, Sci-Fi/Fantasy: SouthWest Writers
- 2011 Third Place, Sci-Fi/Fantasy: The Sandy; Crested Butte Writers
- 2011 Finalist, Speculative Fiction: Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Gold Contest
TRAILRIDGE (Action/Adventure)
- 2011 Second Place, Thriller/Suspense/Mystery: The Sandy; Crested Butte Writers
- 2011 Finalist, Action/Thriller: Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Gold Contest
(Photo by Kevin Wolf)