Jacqueline, with good friend Toni Blake, waiting for the doors to open before the ceremony.

Onstage, Jacqueline attempts an unscripted acceptance speech when her manuscript, Cursed By Love, wins the Golden Heart for Best Short Contemporary.

Jacqueline with author Catherine Mann at the literacy booksigning.

Jacqueline with authors Dianne Castell and Leigh Riker, also at the literacy booksigning.