Gay was nominated for the 2005 RWA Golden Heart in the paranormal category, and won the 2005 Laurie for best single title romance novel. She was a recipient of a 2005/2006 North Carolina Arts Council grant fellowship in writing.
Lindsay also says of her new client: "An important thing to note about Kelly: She very nearly sold me on the strength of her query letter alone; it was one of the most tightly-constructed and concise queries I've read, with a great one-sentence first-paragraph hook that drew me in from the moment I opened her email. She'd obviously put a great deal of thought into it, and not one word was wasted. Once we get her book sold, I may actually ask Kelly for permission to post her query online; I really think a lot of aspiring authors would benefit from seeing how carefully she constructed those six short paragraphs."
