2009 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: A Mother's Wish - Karen Templeton

  • Finalists:
Adopted: Outback Baby - Barbara Hannay
Antonides' Forbidden Wife - Anne McAllister
The Children's Doctor And The Single Mum - Lilian Darcy
The Cowboy's Christmas Miracle - RaeAnne Thayne
Falling For The Lone Wolf - Crystal Green
Last-Minute Proposal - Jessica Hart
The Right Mr. Wrong - Cindi Myers
Texas Heir - Linda Warren

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

* Winner: Danger Signals - Kathleen Creighton

  • Finalists:
Cold Case Connection - Kathleen Long
Lethal Attraction - Diana Duncan
The Man Behind The Cop - Janice Kay Johnson
The Secret Soldier - Jennifer Morey
A Sexy Time Of It - Cara Summers
Strangers In The Night - Kerry Connor
Tall, Dark And Lethal - Dana Marton
Twin Targets - Jessica Andersen

Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Not Another Bad Date - Rachel Gibson

  • Finalists:
No Good Girls - Jane Marie Pierson
Out Of Time - Samantha Graves
Snowfall At Willow Lake - Susan Wiggs
Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery
Tall Tales And Wedding Veils - Jane Graves
Twenty Wishes - Debbie Macomber
Your Roots Are Showing (aka The Wrong Sort Of Wife) - Elise Chidley

First Book

* Winner: Oh. My. Gods. - Tera Lynn Childs

  • Finalists:
Her One Desire - Kimberly Killion
No Good Girls - Jane Marie Pierson
Passionate (aka Fortune's Flower) - Anthea Lawson
Private Arrangements - Sherry Thomas
The Secret Soldier - Jennifer Morey
Strangers In The Night - Kerry Connor
Your Roots Are Showing (aka The Wrong Sort of Wife) - Elise Chidley

Historical Romance

* Winner: The Edge Of Impropriety - Pam Rosenthal

  • Finalists:
Duchess By Night - Eloisa James
In Bed With The Devil - Lorraine Heath
Private Arrangements - Sherry Thomas
Seduce Me At Sunrise - Lisa Kleypas
The Spymaster's Lady - Joanna Bourne
To Seduce A Sinner - Elizabeth Hoyt
Where The Heart Leads - Stephanie Laurens

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Finding Stefanie - Susan May Warren

  • Finalists:
The Convenient Groom - Denise Hunter
Deep In The Heart Of Trouble - Deeanne Gist
Faking Grace - Tamara Leigh
Love Starts With Elle - Rachel Hauck
Mulberry Park - Judy Duarte
The Perfect Life - Robin Lee Hatcher
Where Love Abides - Irene Hannon

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

* Winner: Tribute - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
The House On Tradd Street - Karen White
Last Dance At Jitterbug Lounge - Pamela Morsi
The Paper Marriage - Susan Kay Law
The Shape Of Mercy - Susan Meissner
Where Serpents Sleep - C.S. Harris
The Winter Sea - Susanna Kearsley

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Seducing Mr. Darcy - Gwyn Cready

  • Finalists:
The Darkest Night - Gena Showalter
Dragon Wytch - Yasmine Galenorn
The Healer - Sharon Sala
Mine To Possess - Nalini Singh
Moonstruck - Susan Grant
Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland
The Undead Next Door - Kerrelyn Sparks

Regency Romance

* Winner: My Lord And Spymaster - Joanna Bourne

  • Finalists:
The Dangerous Duke - Christine Wells
Duke Most Wanted - Celeste Bradley
The Edge Of Desire - Stephanie Laurens
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume - Julia Quinn
Three Nights Of Sin - Anne Mallory

Romance Novella

* Winner: "The Fall Of Rogue Gerard" in It Happened One Night - Stephanie Laurens

  • Finalists:
"All He Wants For Christmas" in Heating Up The Holidays - Jill Shalvis
"Blame It On The Mistletoe" in One Candlelit Christmas - Terri Brisbin
"Only You" in It Happened One Night - Jacquie D'Alessandro
"Our Day" in The Valentine Gift - Jean Brashear
"Penance" in Aftershock - Sharon Sala
"Snowy Night With A Highlander" in Snowy Night With A Stranger - Julia London
"Thicker Than Blood" in First Blood - Meljean Brook

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Take No Prisoners - Cindy Gerard

  • Finalists:
The Angel - Carla Neggers
Killing Fear - Allison Brennan
Night Secrets - Cherry Adair
Now You Die - Roxanne St. Claire
Scream For Me - Karen Rose
Stop Me - Brenda Novak
Triple Exposure - Colleen Thompson

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Hell Week - Rosemary Clement-Moore

  • Finalists:
How To Hook A Hottie - Tina Ferraro
Oh. My. Gods. - Tera Lynn Childs