2014 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Romance

Winner: Crazy Thing Called Love - Molly O'Keefe

• Finalists:

Along Came Trouble - Ruthie Knox

Beach House No. 9 - Christie Ridgway

Country Roads - Nancy Herkness

Fix You - Beck Anderson

Half Moon Hill - Toni Blake

Home To Whiskey Creek - Brenda Novak

Homecoming Ranch - Julia London

It Had To Be You - Jill Shalvis

Letters To Nowhere - Julie Cross

Rescued By A Stranger - Lizbeth Selvig

Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis

The Second Chance Café - Alison Kent

Sleigh Bells In The Snow - Sarah Morgan

The Sweet Spot - Laura Drake

Talk Of The Town - Beth Andrews

The Way You Look Tonight - Bella Andre

Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts

Erotic Romance

Winner: Claim Me - J. Kenner

• Finalists:

Private Practice - Samanthe Beck

"When I'm Bad I'm Better" in It Stings So Sweet - Stephanie Draven

First Book

Winner: The Sweet Spot - Laura Drake

• Finalists:

Five Days In Skye - Carla Laureano

Fix You - Beck Anderson

Private Practice - Samanthe Beck

Promise To Return - Elizabeth Byler Younts

Historical Romance

Winner: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished - Sarah MacLean

• Finalists:

Any Duchess Will Do - Tessa Dare

The Autumn Bride - Anne Gracie

Chieftain's Curse - Frances Housden

The Countess Conspiracy - Courtney Milan

Darius: Lord Of Pleasure - Grace Burrowes

Dark Angel: A Gothic Fairy Tale - T.J. Bennett

Duke Of Midnight - Elizabeth Hoyt

The Lady And The Laird - Nicola Cornick

Love And Other Scandals - Caroline Linden

The Luckiest Lady In London - Sherry Thomas

Never Desire A Duke - Lily Dalton

Plaid Tidings - Mia Marlowe

A Rake's Midnight Kiss - Anna Campbell

The Rogue's Proposal - Jennifer Haymore

Sins Of A Ruthless Rogue - Anna Randol

Sonata For A Scoundrel - Anthea Lawson

Inspirational Romance

Winner: Five Days In Skye - Carla Laureano

• Finalists:

Promise To Return - Elizabeth Byler Younts

Paranormal Romance

Winner: The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley

• Finalists:

The Burning Sky - Sherry Thomas

Caged Warrior - Lindsey Piper

Demon Hunting In A Dive Bar - Lexi George

The Devil's Heart - Cathy Maxwell

Diamond Dust - Vivian Arend

Heart Of Obsidian - Nalini Singh

His Clockwork Canary - Beth Ciotta

Immortally Ever After - Angie Fox

Shadowdance - Kristen Callihan

Skies Of Gold: The Ether Chronicles - Zoe Archer

Teardrop - Lauren Kate

Witch Bound - Eleri Stone

Romance Novella

Winner: Take Me, Cowboy - Jane Porter

• Finalists:

The Bridesmaid - Julia London

"Defending Truth" in A Pioneer Christmas Collection - Shannon McNear

How To Marry A Highlander - Katharine Ashe

How To Misbehave - Ruthie Knox

"Imagine You And Me" in Animal Attraction - Maisey Yates

Mine Under The Mistletoe - Kat Latham

Take What You Want - Jeanette Grey

"Too Fast To Fall" in Be Mine - Victoria Dahl

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Off The Edge - Carolyn Crane

• Finalists:

Justice For Sara - Erica Spindler

The Killing Game - Toni Anderson

Thrill Ride - Julie Ann Walker

Short Contemporary Romance

Winner: Why Resist A Rebel? - Leah Ashton

• Finalists:

A Conflict Of Interest - Barbara Dunlop

Free Fall - Karen Foley

Her Accidental Boyfriend - Robin Bielman

Her Secret, His Baby - Tanya Michaels

A Royal Without Rules - Caitlin Crews