Award Winners - Novels
| Reviewers Choice Award | My Lover, My Friend | Romantic Times Bookclub 2007 |
| Best Contemporary-Category | Love on Call | Affaire de Coeur Readers Poll 2005 |
| Top Ten Favorite Authors | 2005 | Affaire de Coeur Readers Poll 2005 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | 2005 | New York City Romance Writers 2005 |
| Barclay Gold Award 2nd Place | Love on Call | Lake Country Romance Writers 2005 |
| Outstanding Achiever | 2004 | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2004 |
| Contemporary Hero and/or Heroine of Color | A Father's Fortune | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2004 |
| The Beacon Award (Honorable Mention) | A Father's Fortune | First Coast Romance Writers 2004 |
| Best Series Romance (Honorable Mention) | A Father's Fortune | Romance in Color 2004 |
| Windy City Choice(3rd Place) | A Family Affair | Windy City RWA 2003 |
| The Lorie Award (3rd Place-Suspense) | More Than Gold | From The Heart Chapter RWA 2003 |
| Top Ten Favorite Authors | 2003 | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2003 |
| Barclay Gold Top Ten List | 2003A Family Affair | Low Country Romance Writers 2003 |
| Affaire de Coeur Readers Poll Winner! | Outstanding Achiever | 2002 |
| Affaire de Coeur Readers Poll Winner! | Top Ten Favorite Authors | 2002 |
| Barclay Gold Award Winner! | More Than Gold | Lake Country Romance Writers 2002 |
| The Clara (Romance) Award Winner! | Opposites Attract | Neighborhood Press 2001 |
| The Clara (Mystery/Suspense) Award (2nd Place) | More Than Gold | Neighborhood Press 2001 |
| The Clara (Mystery/Suspense) Award (3rd Place) | White Diamonds | Neighborhood Press 2001 |
| The Clara (Historical) Award (2nd Place) | Clara's Promise | Neighborhood Press 2001 |
| Contemporary Hero or Heroine of Color Award Winner! | More Than Gold | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2001 |
| Booksellers Best Bet Award Winner! | More Than Gold | Greater Detroit Romance Writers 2001 |
| Golden Quill Award Winner! | More Than Gold | Desert Rose Romance Writers-Phoenix 2001 |
| National Readers Choice Award (3rd Place) | Island Magic (An Estate of Marriage) | Oklahoma Romance Writers 2001 |
| Barclay Gold (Top Ten List) | Opposites Attract | Lake Country Romance Writers 2001 |
| Venus Award (2nd Place) | More Than Gold | Heart Rate Reviews 2000 |
| Top 10 Romances of Year 2000 | More Than Gold | Amazon.com 2000 |
| Top 10 Romantic Suspense Novels of Year 2000 | More Than Gold | Amazon.com 2000 |
| Artemis Award (Cover Art) Winner! | Opposites Attract | Romance Writers of America 2000 |
| Barclay Gold Award (3rd Place) | Mirror Image | Lake Country Romance Writers 2000 |
| Artemis Award (Cover Art)Winner! | Mirror Image | Romance Writers of America 1999 |
| 100 Greatest Romances of the 20th Century! | Legacy | Compiled by Florida Romance Writers 1999 |
| Reader Favorite Awards for 1997 Winner! | Legacy | Under The Covers Website 1998 |
| Bestselling Multicultural Romance Novel 1997 | Legacy | WALDENBOOKS 1998 |
| Heart of The West Award (Honorable Mention) | Legacy | Utah Romance Writers 1998 |
| Best Multicultural Novel of 1997 Winner! | Legacy | Romancing the Web 1998 |
| Glamour Magazine "Fall in Love Again" List | Whispers of Love, White Diamonds, Legacy | Glamour Magazine 1997 |
| Career Achievement Award Winner! | Romantic Times Magazine 1997 | |
| Daphne DuMaurier Award (Honorable Mention) | White Diamonds | Mystery/Suspense Writers 1997 |
| Heart of The West Award (3rd Place) | Whispers of Love | Utah Romance Writers 1996 |
| HOLT Medallion Winner! | Whispers of Love | Virginia Romance Writers 1995 |
Award Finalists - Novels
| Best Long Contemporary | My Lover, My Friend | New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award 2007 |
| Best Long Contemporary | The Secret | HOLT Medallion-Vriginia Romance Writers 2007 |
| Best Long Contemporary | Love on Call | New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award 2005 |
| Book of the Year | A Father's Fortune | Romance in Color Reviewers' Choice Awards 2004 |
| Series Romance of the Year | A Father's Fortune | Romance in Color Reviewers' Chocie Awards 2004 |
| Best Silhouette Special Edition | A Father's Fortune | Romantic Times Magazine 2004 |
| Best Contemporary Hero and Heroine of Color | A Family Affair | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2003 |
| Outstanding Achiever | 2003 | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2003 |
| Best Contemporary Hero and Heroine of Color | HIS 1-800 WIFE | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2002 |
| Orange Rose Award | More Than Gold | Orange County Chapter-RWA 2001 |
| Top Ten Favorite Authors | 2001 | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2001 |
| Outstanding Achiever | 2001 | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2001 |
| Best Cover Award | More Than Gold | Affaire de Coeur Magazine 2001 |
| Daphne DuMaurier Award | More Than Gold | Mystery/Suspense Chapter RWA 2001 |
| Golden Pen (Best Romantic Fiction Collection)Award | Island Magic | Black Writers Alliance 2001 |
| HOLT Medallion Award | More Than Gold | Virginia Romance Writers 2001 |
| Emma Rodgers (Favorite Hero) Award | More Than Gold | Slam Jam 2001 |
| Emma Rodgers (Favorite Heroine) Award | More Than Gold | Slam Jam 2001 |
| Emma Rodgers (Favorite Anthology) Award | Island Magic | Slam Jam 2001 |
| Emma Rodgers (Favorite Thriller, Killer & Adventure) Award | More Than Gold | Slam Jam 2001 |
| Career Achievement Award | 2000 | Romantic Times Magazine 2000 |
| Dorothy Parker Award | More Than Gold | RIO -Reviewers International Org. 2000 |
| Best Contemporary Romance | Winter Nights | Black Writers Union 2000 |
| National Readers Choice Award | Opposites Attract | Oklahoma Romance Writers 2000 |
| The Beacon (finalist) | Opposites Attract | First Coast Romance Writers 2000 |
| Best Christmas Anthology of 1998 (Nomination) | Winter Nights | Romantic Times Magazine 1999 |
| Colorado Writers Award of Excellence | Legacy | Colorado Romance Writers 1998 |
| Best Multicultural Romance of 1996 (nomination) | White Diamonds | Romantic Times Magazine 1997 |
| Best Multicultural Romance (nomination) | White Diamonds | RRA-L |
| Golden Heart (semi-finalist) | Ice Maiden | Romance Writers of America 1990 |
Award Winners - Poems
| Psych It Magazine | Memories | 4th Place 1989 |
| Violetta Books | Immortality | 1st Place 1987 |
| Bay Area Poets Coalition | Immortality | 3rd Place 1985 |
