2008 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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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