2018 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Romance: Long

Winner: Falling Hard - Lexi Ryan

• Finalists:

The Dating Game - Avril Tremayne

Famous - Jenny Holiday

No One But You - Brenda Novak

Take The Lead - Alexis Daria

Tougher In Texas - Kari Lynn Dell

The Whys Have It - Amy Matayo

The Wingman - Natasha Anders

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Winner: Tell Me - Abigail Strom

• Finalists:

The F-Word - Sandra Marton

His Perfect Partner - Priscilla Oliveras

Lucky Charmed - Sharla Lovelace

New Leash On Life - Roxanne St. Claire

Redemption - Kelly Moran

Royally Wed - Teri Wilson

Summer Stock - Vanessa North

This Can't Be Love - Maria Geraci

You Do Something To Me - Bella Andre

Contemporary Romance: Short

Winner: Second Chance Summer - Kait Nolan

• Finalists:

The Billionaire's Christmas Baby - Marion Lennox

Christmas At The Graff - Kaylie Newell

A Christmas Miracle - Amy Andrews

The Cowboy Upstairs - Tanya Michaels

The Doctor And The Princess - Scarlet Wilson

Miracle On Chance Avenue - Jane Porter

The Princess Problem - Teri Wilson

The Sheikh's Convenient Princess - Liz Fielding

Troy - Amy Andrews

Erotic Romance

Winner: Wicked Dirty - J. Kenner

• Finalists:

Constant Craving - Tamara Lush

Deposition And A Dare - Evelyn Adams

The Rivalry - Nikki Sloane

Stud - Jamie Schmidt

First Book

Winner: Take The Lead - Alexis Daria

• Finalists:

Black Bird Of The Gallows - Meg Kassel

His Perfect Partner - Priscilla Oliveras

The Thing With Feathers - McCall Hoyle

Waltzing With The Earl - Catherine Tinley

Historical Romance: Long

Winner: Between The Devil And The Duke - Kelly Bowen

• Finalists:

The Day Of The Duchess - Sarah MacLean

Mad For The Marquess - Jess Russell

The Scandalous Flirt - Olivia Drake

The Scoundrel's Honor - Christi Caldwell

Historical Romance: Short

Winner: Waltzing With The Earl - Catherine Tinley

• Finalists:

Blame It On The Duke - Lenora Bell

The Demon Duke - Margaret Locke

The Rogue's Conquest - Lily Maxton

The Scandal of It All - Sophie Jordan

A Scottish Lord For Christmas - Lauren Smith

Within A Captain's Soul - Lisa Olech

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

Winner: Now That You Mention It - Kristan Higgins

• Finalists:

The Night Mark - Tiffany Reisz

Shelter The Sea - Heidi Cullinan

Unloved: A Love Story - Katy Regnery

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Hunt The Darkness - Stephanie Rowe

• Finalists:

Bishop - Marie Johnston

The Druid Next Door - E.J. Russell

Eleventh Grave In Moonlight - Darynda Jones

Song Of The Nightpiper - Hannah Meredith

Spectred Isle - K.J. Charles

To Enthrall The Demon Lord - Nadine Mutas

Wanted And Wired - Vivien Jackson

Romance Novella

Winner: Forbidden River - Brynn Kelly

• Finalists:

"Dancing With The Duke's Heir" in Scandal At The Christmas Ball - Bronwyn Scott

Her Duke At Daybreak - Wendy LaCapra

"In His Arms" in Falling: Small Town Love Anthology - Jules Dixon

"The Pursuit Of..." in Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio Of Romances - Courtney Milan

The Secret Of My Seduction - Caroline Linden

"Sweet Home Highlands" in Christmas In Kilts: A Highland Holiday Box Set - May McGoldrick

Until The Sun Sets - Tara Wyatt

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

Winner: Then There Was You - Kara Isaac

• Finalists:

Grounded Hearts - Jeanne M. Dickson

A New Shade Of Summer - Nicole Deese

A Note Yet Unsung - Tamera Alexander

One Simple Wish - Katy Lee

Romantic Suspense

Winner: The Fixer - HelenKay Dimon

• Finalists:

Critical Instinct - Janie Crouch

Guarding Mr. Fine - HelenKay Dimon

Montana Heat: Escape To You - Jennifer Ryan

Say You're Sorry - Melinda Leigh

Too Wilde To Tame - Tonya Burrows - Tonya Burrows

Touch Of Red - Laura Griffin

The Transporter - Liz Maverick

Under Fire - Scarlett Cole

Young Adult Romance

Winner: Seize Today - Pintip Dunn

• Finalists:

Black Bird Of The Gallows - Meg Kassel

Letters To The Lost - Brigid Kemmerer

The Thing With Feathers - McCall Hoyle