2013 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Winner: The Way Back Home - Barbara Freethy

• Finalists:

About Last Night - Ruthie Knox

Barefoot In The Sand - Roxanne St. Claire

Forever And A Day - Jill Shalvis

Lucky In Love - Jill Shalvis

Melt Into You - Roni Loren

Sugar Springs - Kim Law

Zoe's Muster - Barbara Hannay

First Book

Winner: The Haunting Of Maddy Clare - Simone St. James

• Finalists:

The Anatomist's Wife - Anna Lee Huber

Crazy Little Thing - Tracy Brogan

Firelight - Kristen Callihan

Forged In Fire - Trish McCallan

Ghost Planet - Sharon Lynn Fisher

My Life Next Door - Huntley Fitzpatrick

Pushing The Limits - Katie McGarry

Historical Romance

Winner: A Rogue By Any Other Name - Sarah MacLean

• Finalists:

Beauty And The Bounty Hunter - Lori Austin

Bride By Mistake - Anne Gracie

Defiant - Pamela Clare

A Lady Never Surrenders - Sabrina Jeffries

The Recruit - Monica McCarty

Too Dangerous To Desire - Cara Elliott

Wedded In Sin - Jade Lee

Inspirational Romance

Winner: Against The Tide - Elizabeth Camden

• Finalists:

Betrayal - Robin Lee Hatcher

An Heiress At Heart - Jennifer Delamere

A House Full Of Hope - Missy Tippens

My Stubborn Heart - Becky Wade

Naomi's Christmas - Marta Perry

The Soldier's Wife - Cheryl Reavis

The Wedding Dress - Rachel Hauck

Long Contemporary Series Romance

Winner: A Gift For All Seasons - Karen Templeton

• Finalists:

A Cold Creek Noel - RaeAnne Thayne

From Father To Son - Janice Kay Johnson

A Life Rebuilt - Jean Brashear

Making Her Way Home - Janice Kay Johnson

No Ordinary Joe - Michelle Celmer

Out Of The Depths - Pamela Hearon

A Texas Chance - Jean Brashear

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Winner: The Haunting Of Maddy Clare - Simone St. James

• Finalists:

The Anatomist's Wife - Anna Lee Huber

Before And Ever Since - Sharla Lovelace

Bridge Of Scarlet Leaves - Kristina McMorris

A Girl Like You - Maria Geraci

Time's Echo - Pamela Hartshorne

The Welcome Committee Of Butternut Creek - Jane Myers Perrine

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Shadow's Claim - Kresley Cole

• Finalists:

Angel In Chains - Cynthia Eden

Edge Of Oblivion - J.T. Geissinger

Immortally Yours - Angie Fox

Lothaire - Kresley Cole

Mark Of The Witch - Maggie Shayne

Moonglow - Kristen Callihan

Rogue Rider - Larissa Ione

Romance Novella

Winner: Seduced By A Pirate - Eloisa James

• Finalists:

Breathless - Sophie Jordan

Duchess Of Love - Sally MacKenzie

"Room At The Inn" in Naughty & Nice - Ruthie Knox

"Sleeping With A Beauty" in Once Upon A Valentine - Leslie Kelly

"The Valentine's Curse" in Be My Texas Valentine - Jodi Thomas

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Scorched - Laura Griffin

• Finalists:

Celebrity In Death - J.D. Robb

Dead Heat - Bronwyn Parry

Don't Cry For Me - Sharon Sala

Forged In Fire - Trish McCallan

Last Man Standing - Cindy Gerard

Twisted - Laura Griffin

Vortex - Cherry Adair

Short Contemporary Series Romance

Winner: A Night Of No Return - Sarah Morgan

• Finalists:

Becoming Dante - Day Leclaire

Cowboy In The Crossfire - Robin Perini

The Last Single Maverick - Christine Rimmer

A Marriage Worth Fighting For - Lilian Darcy

Surgeon Sheik's Rescue - Loreth Anne White

The Tycoon's Secret Daughter - Susan Meier

We'll Always Have Paris - Jessica Hart

Young Adult Romance

Winner: The Farm - Emily McKay

• Finalists:

Bound - Erica O'Rourke

Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers

Pushing The Limits - Katie McGarry