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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Long|'''Contemporary Romance: Long''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Long|'''Contemporary Romance: Long''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[Brokedown Cowboy]]'' by [[Maisey Yates]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz | ||
| + | :''[[Fire Me Up]]'' by [[Kimberly Kincaid]] - Kensington, Zebra - Alicia Condon | ||
| + | :''[[Love Me Sweet]]'' by [[Tracy Brogan]] - Amazon, Montlake Romance - Kelli Martin | ||
| + | :''[[Love Somebody Like You]]'' by [[Susan Fox]] - Kensington, Zebra - Martin Biro | ||
| + | :''[[Once Kissed]]'' by [[Cecy Robson]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw | ||
| + | :''[[Ransom Canyon]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Susan Swinwood | ||
| + | :''[[Redemption Bay]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Gail Chasan | ||
| + | :''[[Searching for Beautiful]]'' by [[Jennifer Probst]] - Simon & Schuster, Gallery - Lauren McKenna | ||
| + | :''[[Second Chance Summer]]'' by [[Jill Shalvis]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Leah Hultenschmidt | ||
| + | :''[[The Secret Sister]]'' by [[Brenda Novak]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof | ||
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length|'''Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length|'''Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[Him]]'' by [[Sarina Bowen]] & [[Elle Kennedy]] - Self-published - Edie Danford | ||
| + | :''[[A Cold Creek Christmas Story]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan | ||
| + | :''[[Dances under the Harvest Moon]]'' by [[Joanne Rock]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Adrrienne Macintosh | ||
| + | :''[[Falling for Mister Wrong]]'' by [[Lizzie Shane]] - Self-published - Kristan Andrews | ||
| + | :''[[Just Say Yes]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hayley]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Laura Fazio | ||
| + | :''[[Love After All]]'' by [[Jaci Burton]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Kate Seaver | ||
| + | :''[[The Marriage Contract]]'' by [[Katee Robert]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Leah Hultenschmidt | ||
| + | :''[[Not a Fairy Tale]]'' by [[Romy Sommer]] - HarperCollins, HarperImpulse - Charlotte Ledger | ||
| + | :''[[Once Pure]]'' by [[Cecy Robson]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw | ||
| + | :''[[Romancing Miss Right]]'' by [[Lizzie Shane]] - Self-published - Kristan Andrews | ||
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Short|'''Contemporary Romance: Short''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Short|'''Contemporary Romance: Short''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[The Nanny Plan]]'' by [[Sarah M. Anderson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Desire - Stacy Boyd | ||
| + | :''[[A Bramble House Christmas]]'' by [[C. J. Carmichael]] - Tule Publishing - Sinclair Sawhney | ||
| + | :''[[Carter Bravo's Christmas Bride]]'' by [[Christine Rimmer]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan | ||
| + | :''[[Chance of a Lifetime]]'' by [[Marissa Clarke]] - Entangled Publishing, Lovestruck - Liz Pelletier | ||
| + | :''[[Heated Moments]]'' by [[Phyllis Bourne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Kimani - Glenda Howard | ||
| + | :''[[His Lost-and-Found Bride]]'' by [[Scarlet Wilson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Mills & Boon, Romance - Carly Byrne | ||
| + | :''[[One Night with Her Bachelor]]'' by [[Kat Latham]] - Tule, Montana Born - Sinclair Sawhney | ||
| + | :''[[The Prince She Never Forgot]]'' by [[Scarlet Wilson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Mills & Boon, Romance - Carly Byrne | ||
| + | :''[[Tempting the Knight]]'' by [[Heidi Rice]] - Tule - Kelly Hunter | ||
| + | :''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' by [[Kat Latham]] - Tule - Sinclair Sawhney | ||
===[[RITA®: Erotic Romance|'''Erotic Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Erotic Romance|'''Erotic Romance''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[For Real: A Spires Story]]'' by [[Alexis Hall]] - Riptide - Sarah Lyons | ||
| + | :''[[Break Me Down]]'' by [[Roni Loren]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Intermix - Kate Seaver | ||
| + | :''[[Say My Name]]'' by [[J. Kenner]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers | ||
| + | :''[[Sugar]]'' by [[Seressia Glass]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang | ||
| + | :''[[Three Little Mistakes]]'' by [[Nikki Sloane]] - Self-published - Lori Whitwam | ||
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[Forget Tomorrow]]'' by [[Pintip Dunn]] - Entangled, Teen - Liz Pelletier | ||
| + | :''[[Altered]]'' by [[Marnee Blake]] - Entangled, Embrace - Candace Havens | ||
| + | :''[[Night Hush]]'' by [[Leslie Jones]] - HarperCollins, HarperImpulse - Nicole Fischer | ||
| + | :''[[No Better Man]]'' by [[Sara Richardson]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Megha Parekh | ||
| + | :''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' by [[Kristi Ann Hunter]] - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr | ||
| + | :''[[Pairing Off]]'' by [[Elizabeth Harmon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Carina Press - Kerri Buckley | ||
| + | :''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' by [[Scarlett Cole]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's Press - Elizabeth Poteet | ||
| + | :''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' by [[Asa Maria Bradley]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Cat Clyne | ||
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Long|'''Historical Romance: Long''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Long|'''Historical Romance: Long''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[Tiffany Girl]]'' by [[Deeanne Gist]] - Simon & Schuster, Howard - Beth Adams | ||
| + | :''[[Bella and the Beast]]'' by [[Olivia Drake]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin | ||
| + | :''[[Earls Just Want to Have Fun]]'' by [[Shana Galen]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman | ||
| + | :''[[If the Viscount Falls]]'' by [[Sabrina Jeffries]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding | ||
| + | :''[[Tremaine's True Love]]'' by [[Grace Burrowes]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman | ||
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Short|'''Historical Romance: Short''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Short|'''Historical Romance: Short''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[It Started with a Scandal]]'' by [[Julie Anne Long]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen | ||
| + | :''[[Falling into Bed with a Duke]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen | ||
| + | :''[[Say Yes to the Marquess]]'' by [[Tessa Dare]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Tessa Woodward | ||
| + | :''[[Secrets of a Scandalous Heiress]]'' by [[Theresa Romain]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman | ||
| + | :''[[The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch | ||
| + | :''[[Sweetest Scoundrel]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont | ||
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' by [[Kristi Ann Hunter]] - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr | ||
| + | :''[[A Love Like Ours]]'' by [[Becky Wade]] - Baker, Bethany House - Charlene Patterson & Raela Schoenherr | ||
| + | :''[[Mistletoe Justice]]'' by [[Carol J. Post]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love Inspired Suspense - Rachel Burkot | ||
| + | :''[[The Mountain Midwife]]'' by [[Laurie Alice Eakes]] - HarperCollins, Zondervan - Becky Phillpot | ||
| + | :''[[The Rescued]]'' by [[Marta Perry]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Ellen Edwards | ||
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[Must Love Chainmail]]'' by [[Angela Quarles]] - Self-published - Erynn Newman & Jessa Slade | ||
| + | :''[[Midnight's Kiss]]'' by [[Thea Harrison]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang | ||
| + | :''[[Possessed by a Wolf]]'' by [[Sharon Ashwood]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Nocturne - Ann Leslie Tuttle | ||
| + | :''[[The Shattered Court]]'' by [[M. J. Scott]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL ROC - Jessica Wade | ||
| + | :''[[Soulbound]]'' by [[Kristen Callihan]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan | ||
| + | :''[[Stars of Fortune]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman | ||
| + | :''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' by [[Asa Maria Bradley]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Cat Clyne | ||
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[Nice Girls Don't Ride]]'' by [[Roni Loren]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley Intermix - Kate Seaver | ||
| + | :''[[All's Fair in Love and Scandal]]'' by [[Caroline Linden]] - HarperCollins, Avon Impulse - Lyssa Keusch | ||
| + | :''[[Blue Streak]]'' (aka ''[[Hookup Master]]'') by [[Jules Barnard]] - Self-published - Shelley Bates | ||
| + | :"Desert Heat" in ''[[Course of Action: Crossfire]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romantic Suspense - Patience Bloom | ||
| + | :"Her Secret Prince" in ''[[Royal Holiday]]'' by [[Madeline Ash]] - Tule - Laurie Johnson | ||
| + | :"Let It Shine" in ''[[The Brightest Day, a Juneteenth Historical Anthology]]'' by [[Alyssa Cole]] - Self-published - Arynn Nichols | ||
| + | :''[[One Little Kiss]]'' by [[Robin Covington]] - Self-published - Nicole Bailey | ||
| + | :"The Resurrection of Sam Sloan" in ''[[Dark and Damaged]]'' by [[Erin Quinn]] - Self-published | ||
| + | :''[[Toward the Sunrise]]'' by [[Elizabeth Camden]] - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr | ||
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[Flash Fire]]'' by [[Dana Marton]] - Self-published | ||
| + | :''[[Barefoot with a Bodyguard]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]] - Self-published - Kristi Yanta | ||
| + | :''[[Barefoot with a Stranger]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]] - Self-published - Kristi Yanta | ||
| + | :''[[Facing Fire]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen | ||
| + | :''[[Fatal Frenzy]]'' by [[Marie Force]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Carina Press - Alissa Davis | ||
| + | :''[[In the Waning Light]]'' by [[Loreth Anne White]] - Amazon, Montlake Romance - Charlotte Herscher & JoVon Sotak | ||
| + | :''[[She Can Kill]]'' by [[Melinda Leigh]] - Amazon, Montlake Romance - Charlotte Herscher & Anh Schluep | ||
| + | :''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' by [[Scarlett Cole]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's Press - Elizabeth Poteet | ||
| + | :''[[Target Engaged]]'' by [[M. L. Buchman]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman | ||
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[The Anatomical Shape of a Heart]]'' by [[Jenn Bennett]] - Macmillan, Feiwel & Friends - Anna Roberto | ||
| + | :''[[Followed by Frost]]'' by [[Charlie N. Holmberg]] - Amazon, 47North - Jason Kirk | ||
| + | :''[[Rikki]]'' by [[Abigail Strom]] - Self-published | ||
| + | :''[[Unspoken]]'' by [[C. C. Hunter]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's, Griffin - Rose Hilliard | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 16 June 2021
Contents
Contemporary Romance: Long
Brokedown Cowboy by Maisey Yates - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz
- Fire Me Up by Kimberly Kincaid - Kensington, Zebra - Alicia Condon
- Love Me Sweet by Tracy Brogan - Amazon, Montlake Romance - Kelli Martin
- Love Somebody Like You by Susan Fox - Kensington, Zebra - Martin Biro
- Once Kissed by Cecy Robson - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw
- Ransom Canyon by Jodi Thomas - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Susan Swinwood
- Redemption Bay by RaeAnne Thayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Gail Chasan
- Searching for Beautiful by Jennifer Probst - Simon & Schuster, Gallery - Lauren McKenna
- Second Chance Summer by Jill Shalvis - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Leah Hultenschmidt
- The Secret Sister by Brenda Novak - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length
Him by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy - Self-published - Edie Danford
- A Cold Creek Christmas Story by RaeAnne Thayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
- Dances under the Harvest Moon by Joanne Rock - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Adrrienne Macintosh
- Falling for Mister Wrong by Lizzie Shane - Self-published - Kristan Andrews
- Just Say Yes by Elizabeth Hayley - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Laura Fazio
- Love After All by Jaci Burton - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Kate Seaver
- The Marriage Contract by Katee Robert - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Leah Hultenschmidt
- Not a Fairy Tale by Romy Sommer - HarperCollins, HarperImpulse - Charlotte Ledger
- Once Pure by Cecy Robson - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw
- Romancing Miss Right by Lizzie Shane - Self-published - Kristan Andrews
Contemporary Romance: Short
The Nanny Plan by Sarah M. Anderson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Desire - Stacy Boyd
- A Bramble House Christmas by C. J. Carmichael - Tule Publishing - Sinclair Sawhney
- Carter Bravo's Christmas Bride by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
- Chance of a Lifetime by Marissa Clarke - Entangled Publishing, Lovestruck - Liz Pelletier
- Heated Moments by Phyllis Bourne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Kimani - Glenda Howard
- His Lost-and-Found Bride by Scarlet Wilson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Mills & Boon, Romance - Carly Byrne
- One Night with Her Bachelor by Kat Latham - Tule, Montana Born - Sinclair Sawhney
- The Prince She Never Forgot by Scarlet Wilson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Mills & Boon, Romance - Carly Byrne
- Tempting the Knight by Heidi Rice - Tule - Kelly Hunter
- Three Nights Before Christmas by Kat Latham - Tule - Sinclair Sawhney
Erotic Romance
For Real: A Spires Story by Alexis Hall - Riptide - Sarah Lyons
- Break Me Down by Roni Loren - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Intermix - Kate Seaver
- Say My Name by J. Kenner - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
- Sugar by Seressia Glass - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
- Three Little Mistakes by Nikki Sloane - Self-published - Lori Whitwam
First Book
Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn - Entangled, Teen - Liz Pelletier
- Altered by Marnee Blake - Entangled, Embrace - Candace Havens
- Night Hush by Leslie Jones - HarperCollins, HarperImpulse - Nicole Fischer
- No Better Man by Sara Richardson - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Megha Parekh
- A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr
- Pairing Off by Elizabeth Harmon - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Carina Press - Kerri Buckley
- The Strongest Steel by Scarlett Cole - Macmillan, St. Martin's Press - Elizabeth Poteet
- Viking Warrior Rising by Asa Maria Bradley - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Cat Clyne
Historical Romance: Long
Tiffany Girl by Deeanne Gist - Simon & Schuster, Howard - Beth Adams
- Bella and the Beast by Olivia Drake - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
- Earls Just Want to Have Fun by Shana Galen - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman
- If the Viscount Falls by Sabrina Jeffries - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding
- Tremaine's True Love by Grace Burrowes - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman
Historical Romance: Short
It Started with a Scandal by Julie Anne Long - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
- Falling into Bed with a Duke by Lorraine Heath - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
- Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare - HarperCollins, Avon - Tessa Woodward
- Secrets of a Scandalous Heiress by Theresa Romain - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman
- The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
- Sweetest Scoundrel by Elizabeth Hoyt - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont
Inspirational Romance
A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr
- A Love Like Ours by Becky Wade - Baker, Bethany House - Charlene Patterson & Raela Schoenherr
- Mistletoe Justice by Carol J. Post - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love Inspired Suspense - Rachel Burkot
- The Mountain Midwife by Laurie Alice Eakes - HarperCollins, Zondervan - Becky Phillpot
- The Rescued by Marta Perry - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Ellen Edwards
Paranormal Romance
Must Love Chainmail by Angela Quarles - Self-published - Erynn Newman & Jessa Slade
- Midnight's Kiss by Thea Harrison - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
- Possessed by a Wolf by Sharon Ashwood - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Nocturne - Ann Leslie Tuttle
- The Shattered Court by M. J. Scott - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL ROC - Jessica Wade
- Soulbound by Kristen Callihan - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan
- Stars of Fortune by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
- Viking Warrior Rising by Asa Maria Bradley - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Cat Clyne
Romance Novella
Nice Girls Don't Ride by Roni Loren - PRH/Penguin, Berkley Intermix - Kate Seaver
- All's Fair in Love and Scandal by Caroline Linden - HarperCollins, Avon Impulse - Lyssa Keusch
- Blue Streak (aka Hookup Master) by Jules Barnard - Self-published - Shelley Bates
- "Desert Heat" in Course of Action: Crossfire by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romantic Suspense - Patience Bloom
- "Her Secret Prince" in Royal Holiday by Madeline Ash - Tule - Laurie Johnson
- "Let It Shine" in The Brightest Day, a Juneteenth Historical Anthology by Alyssa Cole - Self-published - Arynn Nichols
- One Little Kiss by Robin Covington - Self-published - Nicole Bailey
- "The Resurrection of Sam Sloan" in Dark and Damaged by Erin Quinn - Self-published
- Toward the Sunrise by Elizabeth Camden - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr
Romantic Suspense
Flash Fire by Dana Marton - Self-published
- Barefoot with a Bodyguard by Roxanne St. Claire - Self-published - Kristi Yanta
- Barefoot with a Stranger by Roxanne St. Claire - Self-published - Kristi Yanta
- Facing Fire by HelenKay Dimon - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
- Fatal Frenzy by Marie Force - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Carina Press - Alissa Davis
- In the Waning Light by Loreth Anne White - Amazon, Montlake Romance - Charlotte Herscher & JoVon Sotak
- She Can Kill by Melinda Leigh - Amazon, Montlake Romance - Charlotte Herscher & Anh Schluep
- The Strongest Steel by Scarlett Cole - Macmillan, St. Martin's Press - Elizabeth Poteet
- Target Engaged by M. L. Buchman - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman
Young Adult Romance
The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett - Macmillan, Feiwel & Friends - Anna Roberto
- Followed by Frost by Charlie N. Holmberg - Amazon, 47North - Jason Kirk
- Rikki by Abigail Strom - Self-published
- Unspoken by C. C. Hunter - Macmillan, St. Martin's, Griffin - Rose Hilliard
