2008 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Snowbound - Janice Kay Johnson

• Finalists:

Always A Bridesmaid - Kristin Hardy

Fall From Grace - Kristi Gold

Make-Believe Mom - Elaine Grant

The Mile High Club (aka The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain) - Heidi Rice

Night Mischief - Nina Bruhns

Sleeping Partner (aka Trouble In A Pinstripe Suit) - Kelly Hunter

The Tycoon's Princess Bride - Natasha Oakley

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

* Winner: Treasure - Helen Brenna

• Finalists:

High-Risk Affair - RaeAnne Thayne

The Medusa Affair - Cindy Dees

The Medusa Seduction - Cindy Dees

Midnight Prince - Dani Sinclair

Sara's Son - Tara Taylor Quinn

Stranded With A Spy - Merline Lovelace

Untouched - Samantha Hunter

Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Catch Of The Day - Kristan Higgins

• Finalists:

Blame It On Cupid - Jennifer Greene

Coming Undone - Susan Andersen

Sexiest Man Alive - Diana Holquist

She's No Angel - Leslie Kelly

The Sleeping Beauty Proposal - Sarah Strohmeyer

Tangled Up In You - Rachel Gibson

Tempt Me Tonight - Toni Blake

First Book

* Winner: Dead Girls Are Easy - Terri Garey

• Finalists:

Graffiti Girl - Kelly Parra

Prime Time - Hank Phillippi Ryan

Prom Dates From Hell - Rosemary Clement-Moore

Silent In The Grave - Deanna Raybourn

Snow Angel - Jamie Carie

Thief With No Shadow - Emily Gee

Treasure - Helen Brenna

Historical Romance

* Winner: Lessons Of Desire - Madeline Hunter

• Finalists:

And Then He Kissed Her - Laura Lee Guhrke

Beloved Warrior - Patricia Potter

The Leopard Prince - Elizabeth Hoyt

Mine Till Midnight - Lisa Kleypas

The Perfect Kiss - Anne Gracie

Surrender To A Scoundrel - Julianne MacLean

Tempted Tigress - Jade Lee

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: A Touch Of Grace - Linda Goodnight

• Finalists:

Autumn Blue - Karen Harter

Pursuit Of Justice - Pamela Tracy

Rainbow's End - Irene Hannon

Ransomed Dreams - Amy Wallace

Splitting Harriet - Tamara Leigh

Taming Rafe - Susan May Warren

When The Morning Comes - Cindy Woodsmall

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

* Winner: Silent In The Grave - Deanna Raybourn

• Finalists:

A Gentle Rain - Deborah Smith

High Noon - Nora Roberts

Learning To Breathe - Karen White

Odd Mom Out - Jane Porter

See No Evil - Allison Brennan

Sugar Daddy - Lisa Kleypas

Thief With No Shadow - Emily Gee

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Lover Revealed - J.R. Ward

• Finalists:

Dead Girls Are Easy - Terri Garey

Demon's Kiss - Maggie Shayne

Games Of Command - Linnea Sinclair

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot - Stephanie Rowe

Prince Of Magic - Linda Winstead Jones

Raintree: Haunted - Linda Winstead Jones

Touch Of Darkness - Christina Dodd

Regency Historical Romance

* Winner: The Secret Diaries Of Miss Miranda Cheever - Julia Quinn

• Finalists:

Blackthorne's Bride - Shana Galen

Claiming The Courtesan - Anna Campbell

Lord Of Scandal - Nicola Cornick

Untouched - Anna Campbell

Romance Novella

* Winner: "Born In My Heart" in Like Mother, Like Daughter (But In A Good Way) - Jennifer Greene

• Finalists:

"Angel And The Hellraiser" in Demon's Delight - Vickie Taylor

"Christmas Cravings" in Holiday With A Vampire - Maureen Child

"Christmas Day Family" in A Western Winter Wonderland - Cheryl St. John

"Eternity In Death" in Dead Of Night - J.D. Robb

"Fallen Angel" in A Western Winter Wonderland - Jenna Kernan

"Mischief And The Marquess" in Perfect Kisses - Sylvia Day

"On The Fringe" in Dead Of Night - Mary Kay McComas

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Ice Blue - Anne Stuart

• Finalists:

Die For Me - Karen Rose

Ice Storm - Anne Stuart

Prime Time - Hank Phillippi Ryan

Speak No Evil - Allison Brennan

Traceless - Debra Webb

White Heat - Cherry Adair

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr

• Finalists:

Girl At Sea - Maureen Johnson

Graffiti Girl - Kelly Parra

Leaving Paradise - Simone Elkeles