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[[Category:RITA Winners]]
 
[[Category:RITA Winners]]
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The following authors and books are finalists in the 2010 [[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 - 2010 Nashville|RWA's 30th Annual National Conference]] in Nashville, TN.  
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The following authors and books are finalists in the 2010 [[RITA]] contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories.  Winners of the awards were announced in July 2010 at the [[RITA]] and [[Golden Heart]] Awards Ceremony at the [[RWA Annual Conference - 2010 Nashville|RWA's 30th Annual National Conference]] in Nashville, TN.  
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best First Book|'''Best First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best First Book|'''Best First Book''']]===
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* ''[[One Scream Away]]'' by [[Kate Brady]], Grand Central Publishing, Forever - Celia Johnson, editor
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** ''[[One Scream Away]]'' by [[Kate Brady]], Grand Central Publishing, Forever - Celia Johnson, editor
 
 
** ''[[He Calls Her Doc]]'' by [[Mary Brady]], Harlequin Enterprises, [[Harlequin Superromance]] - Kathryn Lye, editor
 
** ''[[He Calls Her Doc]]'' by [[Mary Brady]], Harlequin Enterprises, [[Harlequin Superromance]] - Kathryn Lye, editor
 
** ''[[The Gladiator]]'' by [[Carla Capshaw]], Harlequin Enterprises, [[Steeple Hill]] [[Love Inspired Historical]] - Melissa Endlich, editor
 
** ''[[The Gladiator]]'' by [[Carla Capshaw]], Harlequin Enterprises, [[Steeple Hill]] [[Love Inspired Historical]] - Melissa Endlich, editor
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===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Series Romance|'''Best Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Series Romance|'''Best Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
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* ''[[A Not-So-Perfect Past]]'' by [[Beth Andrews]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance - Victoria Curran, editor
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** ''[[From The Outside]]'' by [[Helen Brenna]], Harlequin Enterprises, NASCAR - Tina James, editor
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** ''[[The Snow-Kissed Bride]]'' by [[Linda Goodnight]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Romance - Allison Lyons, editor
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** ''[[Single Mom Seeks...]]'' by [[Teresa Hill]], Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Special Edition - Melissa Jeglinski, editor
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** ''[[Revealed: A Prince And A Pregnancy]]'' by [[Kelly Hunter]], Harlequin Enterprises, Mills and Boon Modern Heat - Joanne Grant, editor
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** ''[[The Christmas Love-Child]]'' by [[Jennie Lucas]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Presents - Kimberly Young, editor
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** ''[[One-Night Mistress...Convenient Wife]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Presents - Jenny Hutton, editor
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** ''[[Duty, Desire, And The Desert King]]'' by [[Jane Porter]], Harlequin Enterprises, Mills and Boon Modern - Kim Young, editor
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** ''[[I Still Do]]'' by [[Christie Ridgway]], Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Special Edition - Patience Smith, editor
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure|'''Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure|'''Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure''']]===
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* ''[[The Soldier's Secret Daughter]]'' by [[Cindy Dees]], Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith, editor
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** ''[[Mountain Investigation]]'' by [[Jessica Andersen]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Intrigue - Allison Lyons, editor
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** ''[[The Christmas Stranger]]'' by [[Beth Cornelison]], Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Romantic Suspense - Allison Lyons, editor
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** ''[[In Care Of Sam Beaudry]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]], Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Special Edition - Leslie Wainger and Charles Griemsman, editors
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** ''[[Silent Watch]]'' by [[Elle Kennedy]], Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Romantic Suspense - Diana Ventimiglia, editor
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** ''[[Cold Case Affair]]'' by [[Loreth Anne White]], Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Romantic Suspense - Susan Litman, editor
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** ''[[The Christmas Present]]'' by [[Tracy Wolff]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance - Wanda Ottewell, editor
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|'''Best Contemporary Single Title''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|'''Best Contemporary Single Title''']]===
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* ''[[Too Good To Be True]]'' by [[Kristan Higgins]], Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - Keyren Gerlach and Tracy Farrell, editors
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*Finalists:  
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** ''[[Talk Me Down]]'' by [[Victoria Dahl]], Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - Tara Parsons, editor
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** ''[[True Love And Other Disasters]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]], HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books - Lucia Macro, editor
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** ''[[For The Love Of Pete]]'' by [[Julia Harper]], Grand Central Publishing, Forever - Amy Pierpont, editor
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** ''[[A Little Night Magic]]'' by [[Joy Nash]], Dorchester Publishing, Leisure Fiction - Alicia Condon, editor
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** ''[[Dirty Sexy Knitting]]'' by [[Christie Ridgway]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley - Cindy Hwang, editor
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** ''[[Instant Attraction]]'' by [[Jill Shalvis]], Kensington Publishing Corp., Brava - Kate Duffy, editor
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** ''[[Fireside]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Margaret O'Neill Marbury, editor
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Historical Romance|'''Best Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Historical Romance|'''Best Historical Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Not Quite A Husband]]'' by [[Sherry Thomas]], Bantam Dell Publishing Group - Caitlin Alexander, editor
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*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
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** ''[[Wicked All Day]]'' by [[Liz Carlyle]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books Romance - Lauren McKenna, editor
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** ''[[With Seduction In Mind]]'' by [[Laura Lee Guhrke]], HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books - Erika Tsang, editor
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** ''[[To Beguile A Beast]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]], Grand Central Publishing, Forever - Amy Pierpont, editor
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** ''[[Make Me Yours]]'' by [[Betina Krahn]], Harlequin Enterprises, [[Harlequin Blaze]], Brenda Chin, editor
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** ''[[Knight Of Pleasure]]'' by [[Margaret Mallory]], Grand Central Publishing, Forever - Alex Logan, editor
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** ''[[The Lone Texan]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley - Wendy McCurdy, editor
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** ''[[Taming Her Irish Warrior]]'' by [[Michelle Willingham]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Historical - Joanne Grant, editor
  
  
 
===[[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|'''Best Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|'''Best Inspirational Romance''']]===
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* ''[[The Inheritance]]'' by [[Tamera Alexander]], Thomas Nelson, Inc., Women of Faith Fiction - Ami McConnell and Natalie Hanemann, editors
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*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
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** ''[[A Lady Like Sarah]]'' by [[Margaret Brownley]], Thomas Nelson, Inc. - Natalie Hanemann, editor
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** ''[[The Gladiator]]'' by [[Carla Capshaw]], Harlequin Enterprises, Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical - Melissa Endlich, editor
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** ''[[Entertaining Angels]]'' by [[Judy Duarte]], Kensington Publishing Corp. - John Scognamiglio, editor
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** ''[[An Eye For An Eye]]'' by [[Irene Hannon]], Baker Publishing Group, Revell Books - Jennifer Leep, editor
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** ''[[The Silent Governess]]'' by [[Julie Klassen]], Bethany House Publishers - Karen Schurrer, editor
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** ''[[Breach Of Trust]]'' by [[Diann Mills]], Tyndale House Publishers - Stephanie Boerne, editor
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** ''[[The Confidential Life Of Eugenia Cooper]]'' by [[Kathleen Y'Barbo]], Random House Publishing, WaterBrook Multnomah - Jessica Barnes, 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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* ''[[The Lost Recipe For Happiness]]'' by [[Barbara O'Neal]], Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Discovery - Shauna Summers, editor
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*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
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** ''[[The Better Part Of Darkness]]'' by [[Kelly Gay]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books - Ed Schlesinger, editor
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** ''[[Scandal Sheet]]'' by [[Gemma Halliday]], Dorchester Publishing - Leah Hultenschmidt, editor
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** ''[[Red's Hot Honky Tonk Bar]]'' by [[Pamela Morsi]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Valerie Gray, editor
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** ''[[Silent On The Moor]]'' by [[Deanna Raybourn]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Valerie Gray, editor
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** ''[[The Accidental Bestseller]]'' by [[Wendy Wax]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley - Wendy McCurdy, editor
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** ''[[The Virgin's Daughters: In the Court of Elizabeth I]]'' by [[Jeane Westin]], Penguin Group, USA, NAL Trade - Ellen Edwards, editor
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** ''[[Lakeshore Christmas]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]], Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA Books - Margaret O'Neill Marbury, editor
  
  
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===[[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|'''Best Paranormal Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Kiss Of A Demon King]]'' by [[Kresley Cole]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books - Lauren McKenna, editor
  
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===[[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|'''Best Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
 
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*Finalists:  
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** ''[[What Would Jane Austen Do?]]'' by [[Laurie Brown]], Sourcebooks, Inc., Casablanca - Deb Werksman, editor
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** ''[[Untouchable]] in [[Deep Kiss Of Winter]]'' by [[Kresley Cole]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books - Lauren McKenna, editor
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** ''[[My Forbidden Desire]]'' by [[Carolyn Jewel]], Grand Central Publishing, Forever - Michele Bidelspach, editor
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** ''[[The Fire King]]'' by [[Marjorie M. Liu]], Dorchester Publishing, Leisure Books - Chris Keeslar, editor
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** ''[[For The Earl's Pleasure]]'' by [[Anne Mallory]], HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books - May Chen, editor
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** ''[[Darkness Unknown]]'' by [[Alexis Morgan]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, Pocket Star - Micki Nuding, editor
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** ''[[Covet]]'' by [[J.R. Ward]], Penguin Group USA, Signet - Kara Cesare, editor
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** ''[[Mortal Sins]]'' by [[Eileen Wilks]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation - Cindy Hwang, editor
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Regency Historical Romance|'''Best Regency Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Regency Historical Romance|'''Best Regency Historical Romance''']]===
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* ''[[What Happens In London]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]], HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books - Lyssa Keusch, editor
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*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
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** ''[[Surrender Of A Siren]]'' by [[Tessa Dare]], Ballantine/Bantam Dell - Kate Collins, editor
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** ''[[Scandal]]'' by [[Carolyn Jewel]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation - Kate Seaver, editor
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** ''[[Tempting Fate]]'' by [[Alissa Johnson]], Dorchester Publishing, Leisure Books - Leah Hultenschmidt, editor
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** ''[[A View To A Kiss]]'' by [[Caroline Linden]], HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books - Lyssa Keusch, editor
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** ''[[Revealed]]'' by [[Kate Noble]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation - Cindy Hwang, editor
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** ''[[Lord Braybrook's Penniless Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth Rolls]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Historical - Linda Fildew
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Novella|'''Best Romantic Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Novella|'''Best Romantic Novella''']]===
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* "The Christmas Eve Promise" by [[Molly O'Keefe]] in [[The Night Before Christmas]], Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Special Releases - Stacy Boyd, editor
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*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
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** "A Little Night Magic" by [[Allyson James]] in [[Hot For The Holidays]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley, Jove - Kate Seaver, editor
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** "The Robber Bride" by [[Marjorie M. Liu]] in [[Huntress]], St. Martin's Press
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** "Annalise and the Scandalous Rake" by [[Deb Marlowe]] in [[The Diamonds Of Welbourne Manor]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Historical - Linda Fildew, editor
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** "Charlotte and the Wicked Lord" by [[Amanda McCabe]] in [[The Diamonds Of Welbourne Manor]], Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Historical - Joanne Grant, editor
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** "This Wicked Gift" by [[Courtney Milan]] in [[The Heart Of Christmas]], Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - Ann Leslie Tuttle, editor
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** "On a Snowy Christmas" by [[Brenda Novak]] in [[The Night Before Christmas]], Harlequin Enterprises - Paula Eykelhof, editor
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|'''Best Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|'''Best Romantic Suspense''']]===
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* ''[[Whisper Of Warning]]'' by [[Laura Griffin]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, Pocket Star - Abby Zidle, editor
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*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
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** ''[[One Scream Away]]'' by [[Kate Brady]], Grand Central Publishing, Forever - Celia Johnson, editor
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** ''[[Waking The Dead]]'' by [[Kylie Brant]], Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation - Cindy Hwang, editor
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** ''[[A Dark Love]]'' by [[Margaret Carroll]], HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books - Carrie Feron, editor
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** ''[[Stolen Fury]]'' by [[Elisabeth Naughton]], Dorchester Publishing, Love Spell - Leah Hultenschmidt, editor
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** ''[[Dark Country]]'' by [[Bronwyn Parry]], Hachette Livre, Hachette Australia - Bernadette Foley, editor
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** ''[[Promises In Death]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]], Penguin Group USA, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman, editor
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** ''[[Kill For Me]]'' by [[Karen Rose]], Grand Central Publishing, Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik, editor
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Young Adult Romance|'''Best Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Young Adult Romance|'''Best Young Adult Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Perfect Chemistry]]'' by [[Simone Elkeles]], Walker Books for Young Readers - Emily Easton, editor
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** ''[[Fairy Tale]]'' by [[Cyn Balog]], Random House Group, Delacorte Press
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** ''[[Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover]]'' by [[Ally Carter]], Hyperion Books for Children - Jennifer Besser, editor
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** ''[[Going Too Far]]'' by [[Jennifer Echols]], Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, MTV Books - Jennifer Heddle, editor
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** ''[[The ABC's of Kissing Boys]]'' by [[Tina Ferraro]], Random House Group, Delacorte Press - Krista Marino, editor
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** ''[[Nothing Like You]]'' by [[Lauren Strasnick]], Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing - Anica Rissi, editor

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The following authors and books are finalists in the 2010 RITA contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories. Winners of the awards were announced in July 2010 at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony at the RWA's 30th Annual National Conference in Nashville, TN.


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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