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[[Category:RITA Winners]]
 
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The following authors and books are finalists in the 2009 [[RITA]] contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories.  Winners of the awards will be announced in July at the [[RITA]] and [[Golden Heart]] Awards Ceremony at the [[RWA Annual Conference - 2009 Washington, D.C.|RWA's 29th Annual National Conference]] in Washington, D.C.  
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The following authors and books were finalists in the 2009 [[RITA]] contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories.  Winners of the awards were announced in July 2009 at the [[RITA]] and [[Golden Heart]] Awards Ceremony at the [[RWA Annual Conference - 2009 Washington, D.C.|RWA's 29th Annual National Conference]] in Washington, D.C.  
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best First Book|'''Best First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best First Book|'''Best First Book''']]===
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* ''[[Oh. My. Gods.]]'' by [[Tera Lynn Childs]], Penguin Group USA, Dutton - Sarah Shumway, editor
 
*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
 
** ''[[Her One Desire]]'' by [[Kimberly Killion]], Kensington Publishing Corp., Zebra - Hilary Sares, editor
 
** ''[[Her One Desire]]'' by [[Kimberly Killion]], Kensington Publishing Corp., Zebra - Hilary Sares, editor
 
** ''[[No Good Girls]]'' by [[Jean Marie Pierson]], Dorchester Publishing, [[Love Spell]] - Alicia Condon, editor
 
** ''[[No Good Girls]]'' by [[Jean Marie Pierson]], Dorchester Publishing, [[Love Spell]] - Alicia Condon, editor
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** ''[[Oh. My. Gods.]]'' by [[Tera Lynn Childs]], Penguin Group USA, Dutton - Sarah Shumway, editor
 
 
** ''[[Passionate]]'' by [[Anthea Lawson]], Kensington Publishing Corp., Zebra Debut - Hilary Sares, editor
 
** ''[[Passionate]]'' by [[Anthea Lawson]], Kensington Publishing Corp., Zebra Debut - Hilary Sares, editor
 
** ''[[Private Arrangements]]'' by [[Sherry Thomas]], Bantam Dell Publishing Group - Caitlin Alexander, editor
 
** ''[[Private Arrangements]]'' by [[Sherry Thomas]], Bantam Dell Publishing Group - Caitlin Alexander, editor
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===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|'''Best Contemporary Single Title''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|'''Best Contemporary Single Title''']]===
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* ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]], HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books - Lucia Macro, editor
 
*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
 
** ''[[No Good Girls]]'' by [[Jean Marie Pierson]], Dorchester Publishing, Love Spell - Alicia Condon, editor
 
** ''[[No Good Girls]]'' by [[Jean Marie Pierson]], Dorchester Publishing, Love Spell - Alicia Condon, editor
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** ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]], HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books - Lucia Macro, editor
 
 
** ''[[Out Of Time - Samantha Graves|Out Of Time]]'' by [[Samantha Graves]], Grand Central Publishing, Forever - Frances Jalet-Miller, editor
 
** ''[[Out Of Time - Samantha Graves|Out Of Time]]'' by [[Samantha Graves]], Grand Central Publishing, Forever - Frances Jalet-Miller, editor
 
** ''[[Snowfall At Willow Lake]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Margaret O'Neill Marbury, editor
 
** ''[[Snowfall At Willow Lake]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Margaret O'Neill Marbury, editor
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===[[RITA®: Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements|'''Best Novel With Strong  Romantic Elements''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements|'''Best Novel With Strong  Romantic Elements''']]===
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* ''[[Tribute]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]], Penguin Group USA, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman, editor
 
*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
 
** ''[[Last Dance At Jitterbug Lounge]]'' by [[Pamela Morsi]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Valerie Gray, editor
 
** ''[[Last Dance At Jitterbug Lounge]]'' by [[Pamela Morsi]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Valerie Gray, editor
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** ''[[The Shape Of Mercy]]'' by [[Susan Meissner]], Random House Publishing, WaterBrook Multnomah - Shannon Marchese, editor
 
** ''[[The Shape Of Mercy]]'' by [[Susan Meissner]], Random House Publishing, WaterBrook Multnomah - Shannon Marchese, editor
 
** ''[[The Winter Sea]]'' by [[Susanna Kearsley]], Allison & Busby - Lara Crisp, editor
 
** ''[[The Winter Sea]]'' by [[Susanna Kearsley]], Allison & Busby - Lara Crisp, editor
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** ''[[Tribute]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]], Penguin Group USA, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman, editor
 
 
** ''[[Where Serpents Sleep]]'' by [[C.S. Harris]], Penguin Group USA, NAL Obsidian - Ellen Edwards, editor
 
** ''[[Where Serpents Sleep]]'' by [[C.S. Harris]], Penguin Group USA, NAL Obsidian - Ellen Edwards, editor
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|'''Best Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|'''Best Paranormal Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Seducing Mr. Darcy]]'' by [[Gwen Cready]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket
 
*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
 
** ''[[Dragon Wytch]]'' by [[Yasmine Galenorn]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley - Kate Seaver, editor
 
** ''[[Dragon Wytch]]'' by [[Yasmine Galenorn]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley - Kate Seaver, editor
 
** ''[[Mine To Possess]]'' by [[Nalini Singh]],  Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation - Cindy Hwang, editor
 
** ''[[Mine To Possess]]'' by [[Nalini Singh]],  Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation - Cindy Hwang, editor
 
** ''[[Moonstruck - Susan Grant|Moonstruck]]'' by [[Susan Grant]], Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - Tara Parsons, editor
 
** ''[[Moonstruck - Susan Grant|Moonstruck]]'' by [[Susan Grant]], Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - Tara Parsons, editor
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** ''[[Seducing Mr. Darcy]]'' by [[Gwen Cready]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket
 
 
** ''[[The Darkest Night]]'' by [[Gena Showalter]], Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - Tracy Farrell and Margo Lipschultz, editors
 
** ''[[The Darkest Night]]'' by [[Gena Showalter]], Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - Tracy Farrell and Margo Lipschultz, editors
 
** ''[[The Healer - Sharon Sala|The Healer]]'' by [[Sharon Sala]], Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - Leslie Wainger, editor
 
** ''[[The Healer - Sharon Sala|The Healer]]'' by [[Sharon Sala]], Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - Leslie Wainger, editor
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===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|'''Best Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|'''Best Romantic Suspense''']]===
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* ''[[Take No Prisoners - Cindy Gerard|Take No Prisoners]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books - Maggie Crawford, editor
 
*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
 
** ''[[Killing Fear]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]], Random House Group, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher, editor
 
** ''[[Killing Fear]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]], Random House Group, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher, editor
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** ''[[Scream For Me]]'' by [[Karen Rose]], Grand Central Publishing, Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik, editor
 
** ''[[Scream For Me]]'' by [[Karen Rose]], Grand Central Publishing, Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik, editor
 
** ''[[Stop Me]]'' by [[Brenda Novak]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Paula Eykelhof, editor
 
** ''[[Stop Me]]'' by [[Brenda Novak]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Paula Eykelhof, editor
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** ''[[Take No Prisoners - Cindy Gerard|Take No Prisoners]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books - Maggie Crawford, editor
 
 
** ''[[The Angel]]'' by [[Carla Neggers]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Margaret Marbury, editor
 
** ''[[The Angel]]'' by [[Carla Neggers]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Margaret Marbury, editor
 
** ''[[Triple Exposure]]'' by [[Colleen Thompson]], Dorchester Publishing, Leisure Romantic Suspense - Alicia Condon, editor
 
** ''[[Triple Exposure]]'' by [[Colleen Thompson]], Dorchester Publishing, Leisure Romantic Suspense - Alicia Condon, editor

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The following authors and books were finalists in the 2009 RITA contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories. Winners of the awards were announced in July 2009 at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony at the RWA's 29th Annual National Conference in Washington, D.C.


Best First Book


Best Contemporary Series Romance


Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure


Best Contemporary Single Title


Best Historical Romance


Best Inspirational Romance


Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements


Best Paranormal Romance


Best Regency Historical Romance


Best Romantic Novella


Best Romantic Suspense


Best Young Adult Romance

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