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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
** ''[[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
** ''[[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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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