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*Finalists:  
 
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** ''[[Cooper Vengeance]]'' by [[Paula Graves]] ([[Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
 
** ''[[Cooper Vengeance]]'' by [[Paula Graves]] ([[Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
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** ''[[The Doctor’s Deadly Affair]]'' by [[Stephanie Doyle]] ([[Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Wanda Ottewell, editor)
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** ''[[The Doctor's Deadly Affair]]'' by [[Stephanie Doyle]] ([[Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Wanda Ottewell, editor)
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** ''[[The Man from Gossamer Ridge]]'' by [[Paula Graves]] ([[Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
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** ''[[The Man From Gossamer Ridge]]'' by [[Paula Graves]] ([[Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
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** ''[[Nothing But the Truth]]'' by [[Kara Lennox]] ([[Harlequin Superromance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
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** ''[[Nothing But The Truth]]'' by [[Kara Lennox]] ([[Harlequin Superromance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
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** ''[[Stranded with Her Ex]]'' by [[Jill Sorenson]] ([[Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Stacy Boyd, editor)
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** ''[[Stranded With Her Ex]]'' by [[Jill Sorenson]] ([[Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Stacy Boyd, editor)
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** ''[[Taken to the Edge]]'' by [[Kara Lennox]] ([[Harlequin Superromance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
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** ''[[Taken To The Edge]]'' by [[Kara Lennox]] ([[Harlequin Superromance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|'''Best Contemporary Single Title''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|'''Best Contemporary Single Title''']]===
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* ''[[Boomerang Bride]]'' by [[Fiona Lowe]] (Carina Press; Charlotte Herscher, editor)
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*Finalists:  
 
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** ''[[At Hidden Falls]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]] (Pocket Books; Micki Nuding, editor)
 
** ''[[At Hidden Falls]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]] (Pocket Books; Micki Nuding, editor)
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** ''[[Black Ties And Lullabies]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor
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** ''[[Black Ties And Lullabies]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor)
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** ''[[Boomerang Bride]]'' by [[Fiona Lowe]] (Carina Press; Charlotte Herscher, editor
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** ''[[Heartstrings And Diamond Rings]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor)
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** ''[[Heartstrings And Diamond Rings]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor
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** ''[[Silver Sparks]]'' by [[Starr Ambrose]] (Pocket Books; Abby Zidle, editor)
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** ''[[Silver Sparks]]'' by [[Starr Ambrose]] (Pocket Books; Abby Zidle, editor
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** ''[[Slow Dancing On Price's Pier]]'' by [[Lisa Dale]] (Berkley Publishing Group; Cindy Hwang, editor)
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** ''[[Slow Dancing On Price's Pier]]'' by [[Lisa Dale]] (Berkley Publishing Group; Cindy Hwang, editor
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** ''[[Summer At Seaside Cove]]'' by [[Jacquie D’Alessandro]] (Berkley Publishing Group; Cindy Hwang, editor)
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** ''[[Summer At Seaside Cove]]'' by [[Jacquie D’Alessandro]] (Berkley Publishing Group; Cindy Hwang, editor
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** ''[[The Welcome Home Garden Club]]'' by [[Lori Wilde]] (Avon Books; Lucia Macro, editor)
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** ''[[The Welcome Home Garden Club]]'' by [[Lori Wilde]] (Avon Books; Lucia Macro, editor
 
  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Historical Romance|'''Best Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Historical Romance|'''Best Historical Romance''']]===
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* ''[[The Black Hawk]]'' by [[Joanna Bourne]] (Berkley Publishing Group; Wendy McCurdy, editor
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* ''[[The Black Hawk]]'' by [[Joanna Bourne]] (Berkley Publishing Group; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
  
 
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** ''[[Always a Temptress]]'' by [[Eileen Dreyer]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Amy Pierpont, editor
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** ''[[Always A Temptress]]'' by [[Eileen Dreyer]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Amy Pierpont, editor)
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** ''[[The Danger of Desire]]'' by [[Elizabeth Essex]] (Kensington Brava; Megan Records, editor
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** ''[[The Danger Of Desire]]'' by [[Elizabeth Essex]] (Kensington Brava; Megan Records, editor)
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** ''[[Heartbreak Creek]]'' by [[Kaki Warner]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor
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** ''[[Heartbreak Creek]]'' by [[Kaki Warner]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
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** ''[[The Many Sins of Lord Cameron]]'' by [[Jennifer Ashley]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Kate Seaver, editor
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** ''[[The Many Sins Of Lord Cameron]]'' by [[Jennifer Ashley]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Kate Seaver, editor)
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** ''[[Scandalous Desires]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] (Grand Central Publishing; Amy Pierpont, editor
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** ''[[Scandalous Desires]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] (Grand Central Publishing; Amy Pierpont, editor)
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** ''[[Silk Is for Seduction]]'' by [[Loretta Chase]] (Avon Books; May Chen, editor
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** ''[[Silk Is For Seduction]]'' by [[Loretta Chase]] (Avon Books; May Chen, editor)
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** ''[[Unveiled]]'' by [[Courtney Milan]] (HQN Books; Margo Lipschultz, editor
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** ''[[Unveiled]]'' by [[Courtney Milan]] (HQN Books; Margo Lipschultz, editor)
  
  
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===[[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|'''Best Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|'''Best Paranormal Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Dragon Bound]]'' by Thea Harrison]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor
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* ''[[Dragon Bound]]'' by [[Thea Harrison]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor)
  
 
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** ''[[Archangel's Blade]]'' by Nalini Singh]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor
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** ''[[Archangel's Blade]]'' by [[Nalini Singh]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor)
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** ''[[Changeling Moon]]'' by Dani Harper]] (Kensington Brava; Alicia Condon, editor
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** ''[[Changeling Moon]]'' by [[Dani Harper]] (Kensington Brava; Alicia Condon, editor)
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** ''[[Envy]]'' by J.R. Ward]] (NAL Signet; Kara Welsh, editor
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** ''[[Envy]]'' by [[J.R. Ward]] (NAL Signet; Kara Welsh, editor)
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** ''[[Lord of the Abyss]]'' by Nalini Singh]] (Harlequin Nocture; Tara Gavin, editor
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** ''[[Lord Of The Abyss]]'' by [[Nalini Singh]] (Harlequin Nocture; Tara Gavin, editor)
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** ''[[The Lost]]'' by Caridad Piñeiro]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Selina McLemore, editor
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** ''[[The Lost]]'' by [[Caridad Pineiro]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Selina McLemore, editor)
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** ''[[Nightfall]]'' by Ellen Connor (writing team Ann Aguirre and Carrie Lofty) (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor
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** ''[[Nightfall]]'' by [[Ellen Connor]] (writing team [[Ann Aguirre]] and [[Carrie Lofty]]) (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor)
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** ''[[The Restorer]]'' by Amanda Stevens]] (Harlequin MIRA; Denise Zaza, editor
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** ''[[The Restorer]]'' by [[Amanda Stevens]] (Harlequin MIRA; Denise Zaza, editor)
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Regency Historical Romance|'''Best Regency Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Regency Historical Romance|'''Best Regency Historical Romance''']]===
 
*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
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** ''[[The Devil in Disguise]]'' by Stefanie Sloane]] (Ballantine Bantam Dell; Junessa Viloria, editor
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** ''[[The Devil in Disguise]]'' by [[Stefanie Sloane]] (Ballantine Bantam Dell; Junessa Viloria, editor)
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** ''[[Heiress in Love]]'' by Christina Brooke]] (St. Martin's Press; Monique Patterson, editor
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** ''[[Heiress in Love]]'' by [[Christina Brooke]] (St. Martin's Press; Monique Patterson, editor)
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** ''[[How to Marry a Duke]]'' by Vicky Dreiling]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor
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** ''[[How to Marry a Duke]]'' by [[Vicky Dreiling]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor)
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** ''[[How to Seduce a Scoundrel]]'' by Vicky Dreiling]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor
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** ''[[How to Seduce a Scoundrel]]'' by [[Vicky Dreiling]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor)
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** ''[[Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish]]'' by Grace Burrowes]] (Sourcebooks Casablanca; Deb Werksman, editor
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** ''[[Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish]]'' by [Grace Burrowes]] (Sourcebooks Casablanca; Deb Werksman, editor)
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** ''[[A Night to Surrender]]'' by Tessa Dare]] (Avon Books; Tessa Woodward, editor
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** ''[[A Night to Surrender]]'' by [[Tessa Dare]] (Avon Books; Tessa Woodward, editor)
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** ''[[To Seduce an Angel]]'' by Kate Moore]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor
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** ''[[To Seduce an Angel]]'' by [[Kate Moore]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
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** ''[[When Beauty Tamed the Beast]]'' by Eloisa James]] (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor
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** ''[[When Beauty Tamed the Beast]]'' by [[Eloisa James]] (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor)
  
  
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===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|'''Best Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|'''Best Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
*Finalists:  
 
*Finalists:  
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** ''[[Hidden Away]]'' by Maya Banks]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor
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** ''[[Hidden Away]]'' by [[Maya Banks]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor)
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** ''[[Hot Zone]]'' by Catherine Mann]] (Sourcebooks Casablanca; Deb Werksman, editor
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** ''[[Hot Zone]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]] (Sourcebooks Casablanca; Deb Werksman, editor)
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** ''[[Hush]]'' by Cherry Adair]] (Pocket Star; Lauren McKenna, editor
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** ''[[Hush]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] (Pocket Star; Lauren McKenna, editor)
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** ''[[New York to Dallas]]'' by J.D. Robb]] (Penguin Putnam; Leslie Gelbman, editor
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** ''[[New York to Dallas]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]] (Penguin Putnam; Leslie Gelbman, editor)
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** ''[[Secrets of Bella Terra]]'' by Christina Dodd]] (New American Library; Kerry Donovan, editor
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** ''[[Secrets of Bella Terra]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] (New American Library; Kerry Donovan, editor)
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** ''[[True Colors]]'' by Joyce Lamb]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor
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** ''[[True Colors]]'' by [[Joyce Lamb]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
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** ''[[True Shot]]'' by Joyce Lamb]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor
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** ''[[True Shot]]'' by [[Joyce Lamb]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
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** ''[[Where All the Dead Lie]]'' by J.T. Ellison]] (Harlequin MIRA; Adam Wilson and Miranda Indrigo, editors
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** ''[[Where All the Dead Lie]]'' by [[J.T. Ellison]] (Harlequin MIRA; Adam Wilson and Miranda Indrigo, editors)
  
 
===[[RITA®: Best Young Adult Romance|'''Best Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Best Young Adult Romance|'''Best Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
*Finalists:
 
*Finalists:
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** ''[[Enclave]]'' by Ann Aguirre]] (Macmillan Feiwel & Freinds; Liz Szabla, editor
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** ''[[Enclave]]'' by [[Ann Aguirre]] (Macmillan Feiwel & Freinds; Liz Szabla, editor)
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** ''[[Flawless]]'' by Lara Chapman]] (Bloomsbury Publishing; Caroline Abbey, editor
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** ''[[Flawless]]'' by [[Lara Chapman]] (Bloomsbury Publishing; Caroline Abbey, editor)
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** ''[[Hourglass]]'' by Myra McEntire]] (Egmont USA; Regina Griffin, editor
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** ''[[Hourglass]]'' by [[Myra McEntire]] (Egmont USA; Regina Griffin, editor)
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** ''[[I'm Not Her]]'' by Janet Gurtler]] (Sourcebooks Fire; Leah Hultenschmidt, editor
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** ''[[I'm Not Her]]'' by [[Janet Gurtler]] (Sourcebooks Fire; Leah Hultenschmidt, editor)
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** ''[[Touch of Frost]]'' by Jennifer Estep]] (Kensington Teen; Alicia Condon, editor
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** ''[[Touch Of Frost]]'' by [[Jennifer Estep]] (Kensington Teen; Alicia Condon, editor)
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** ''[[Warped]]'' by Maurissa Guibord]] (Delacorte Press; Michelle Poploff, editor
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** ''[[Warped]]'' by [[Maurissa Guibord]] (Delacorte Press; Michelle Poploff, editor)

Revision as of 04:22, 29 July 2012

The following authors and books are finalists in the 2012 RITA contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories. Winners of the awards were announced in July 2012 at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony at the RWA's 32th Annual National Conference in Anaheim, California.


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

    • [[I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden

Avon Impulse; Lyssa Keusch, editor

  • Finalists:
    • "Angel's Wolf" by Nalini Singh

in Angels of Darkness Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor

    • "Chaos in Death" by J.D. Robb

in The Unquiet Berkley Publishing Group; Leslie Gelbman, editor

    • "Compassion Can't Wait" by Carly Phillips

in More Than Words, Vol. 7 Harlequin Enterprises; Marsha Zinberg, editor

    • "One Wish: a Christmas Story" by Jodi Thomas

in A Texas Christmas Kensington Zebra; Peter Senftleben, editor

    • "Resolution" by Linda Winstead Jones

in The Heart of Winter Harlequin Enterprises; Stacy Boyd, editor

    • "The Storm Within” by Trish Morey

in A Royal Engagement Harlequin Presents; Joanne Grant, editor

    • "Unforgiven" by Ruth Ryan Langan

in The Unquiet Berkley Publishing Group; Cindy Hwang, editor


Best Romantic Suspense

Best Young Adult Romance

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