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===[[RITA®: Erotic Romance|'''Erotic Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Erotic Romance|'''Erotic Romance''']]===
 
''[[Wicked Dirty]]'' by [[J. Kenner]]
 
''[[Wicked Dirty]]'' by [[J. Kenner]]
:''[[Constant Craving - Tamara Lush|Constant Craving]]'' by [[Tamara Lush]] - Self-published - Jami Nord
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:''[[Constant Craving - Tamara Lush|Constant Craving]]'' by [[Tamara Lush]]
:''[[Deposition and a Dare]]'' by [[Evelyn Adams]] - Self-published - The Atwater Group
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:''[[Deposition and a Dare]]'' by [[Evelyn Adams]]
:''[[The Rivalry]]'' by [[Nikki Sloane]] - Self-published - Karen Dale Harris
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:''[[The Rivalry]]'' by [[Nikki Sloane]]
:''[[Stud]]'' by [[Jamie Schmidt]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw
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:''[[Stud]]'' by [[Jamie Schmidt]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
''[[Take the Lead]]'' by [[Alexis Daria]]
 
''[[Take the Lead]]'' by [[Alexis Daria]]
:''[[Black Bird of the Gallows]]'' by [[Meg Kassel]] - Entangled, Teen - Liz Pelletier
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:''[[Black Bird of the Gallows]]'' by [[Meg Kassel]]
:''[[His Perfect Partner]]'' by [[Priscilla Oliveras]] - Kensington, Zebra, Shout - Martin Biro
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:''[[His Perfect Partner]]'' by [[Priscilla Oliveras]]
:''[[The Thing with Feathers]]'' by [[McCall Hoyle]] - HarperCollins, Children's, Blink - Jillian Manning
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:''[[The Thing with Feathers]]'' by [[McCall Hoyle]]
:''[[Waltzing with the Earl]]'' by [[Catherine Tinley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Julia Williams
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:''[[Waltzing with the Earl]]'' by [[Catherine Tinley]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Long|'''Historical Romance: Long''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Long|'''Historical Romance: Long''']]===
 
''[[Between the Devil and the Duke]]'' by [[Kelly Bowen]]
 
''[[Between the Devil and the Duke]]'' by [[Kelly Bowen]]
:''[[The Day of the Duchess]]'' by [[Sarah MacLean]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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:''[[The Day of the Duchess]]'' by [[Sarah MacLean]]
:''[[Mad for the Marquess]]'' by [[Jess Russell]] - Wild Rose, Tea Rose - Nicole D'Arienzio
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:''[[Mad for the Marquess]]'' by [[Jess Russell]]
:''[[The Scandalous Flirt]]'' by [[Olivia Drake]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[The Scandalous Flirt]]'' by [[Olivia Drake]]
:''[[The Scoundrel's Honor]]'' by [[Christi Caldwell]] - Amazon, Montlake - Alison Dasho
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:''[[The Scoundrel's Honor]]'' by [[Christi Caldwell]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Short|'''Historical Romance: Short''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Short|'''Historical Romance: Short''']]===
 
''[[Waltzing with the Earl]]'' by [[Catherine Tinley]]
 
''[[Waltzing with the Earl]]'' by [[Catherine Tinley]]
:''[[Blame It on the Duke]]'' by [[Lenora Bell]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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:''[[Blame It on the Duke]]'' by [[Lenora Bell]]
:''[[The Demon Duke]]'' by [[Margaret Locke]] - Self-published - Tessa Shapcott
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:''[[The Demon Duke]]'' by [[Margaret Locke]]
:''[[The Rogue's Conquest]]'' by [[Lily Maxton]] - Entangled, Scandalous - Alycia Tornetta
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:''[[The Rogue's Conquest]]'' by [[Lily Maxton]]
:''[[The Scandal of It All]]'' by [[Sophie Jordan]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
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:''[[The Scandal of It All]]'' by [[Sophie Jordan]]
:''[[A Scottish Lord for Christmas]]'' by [[Lauren Smith]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Madeleine Colavita
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:''[[A Scottish Lord for Christmas]]'' by [[Lauren Smith]]
:''[[Within a Captain's Soul]]'' by [[Lisa Olech]] - Kensington, Lyrical - Amanda Siemen
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:''[[Within a Captain's Soul]]'' by [[Lisa Olech]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance|'''Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance|'''Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance''']]===
 
''[[Now That You Mention It]]'' by [[Kristan Higgins]]
 
''[[Now That You Mention It]]'' by [[Kristan Higgins]]
:''[[The Night Mark]]'' by [[Tiffany Reisz]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Susan Swinwood
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:''[[The Night Mark]]'' by [[Tiffany Reisz]]
:''[[Shelter the Sea]]'' by [[Heidi Cullinan]] - Self-published - Sasha Knight
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:''[[Shelter the Sea]]'' by [[Heidi Cullinan]]
:''[[Unloved: A Love Story]]'' by [[Katy Regnery]] - Self-published - Chris Belden & Melissa Demeo
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:''[[Unloved: A Love Story]]'' by [[Katy Regnery]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
''[[Hunt the Darkness]]'' by [[Stephanie Rowe]]
 
''[[Hunt the Darkness]]'' by [[Stephanie Rowe]]
:''[[Bishop]]'' by [[Marie Johnston]] - Self-published - Razor Sharp Editing
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:''[[Bishop]]'' by [[Marie Johnston]]
:''[[The Druid Next Door]]'' by [[E. J. Russell]] - Riptide - Rachel Haimowitz
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:''[[The Druid Next Door]]'' by [[E. J. Russell]]
:''[[Eleventh Grave in Moonlight]]'' by [[Darynda Jones]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[Eleventh Grave in Moonlight]]'' by [[Darynda Jones]]  
:''[[Song of the Nightpiper]]'' by [[Hannah Meredith]] - Self-published - Anna D. Allen
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:''[[Song of the Nightpiper]]'' by [[Hannah Meredith]]
:''[[Spectred Isle]]'' by [[K. J. Charles]] - Self-published - none given
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:''[[Spectred Isle]]'' by [[K. J. Charles]]
:''[[To Enthrall the Demon Lord]]'' by [[Nadine Mutas]] - Self-published - Faith Freewoman
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:''[[To Enthrall the Demon Lord]]'' by [[Nadine Mutas]]
:''[[Wanted and Wired]]'' by [[Vivien Jackson]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Cat Clyne
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:''[[Wanted and Wired]]'' by [[Vivien Jackson]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
''[[Forbidden River]]'' by [[Brynn Kelly]]
 
''[[Forbidden River]]'' by [[Brynn Kelly]]
:"Dancing with the Duke's Heir" in ''[[Scandal at the Christmas Ball]]'' by [[Bronwyn Scott]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Nicola Caws
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:"Dancing with the Duke's Heir" in ''[[Scandal at the Christmas Ball]]'' by [[Bronwyn Scott]]
:''[[Her Duke at Daybreak]]'' by [[Wendy LaCapra]] - Self-published - The Killion Group
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:''[[Her Duke at Daybreak]]'' by [[Wendy LaCapra]]
:"In His Arms" in ''[[Falling: Small Town Love Anthology]]'' by [[Jules Dixon]] - Self-published - Michelle Josett
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:"In His Arms" in ''[[Falling: Small Town Love Anthology]]'' by [[Jules Dixon]]
:"The Pursuit of..." in ''[[Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances]]'' by [[Courtney Milan]] - Self-published - Lindsey Faber
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:"The Pursuit of..." in ''[[Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances]]'' by [[Courtney Milan]]
:''[[The Secret of My Seduction]]'' by [[Caroline Linden]] - Self-published - Martha Trachtenberg
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:''[[The Secret of My Seduction]]'' by [[Caroline Linden]]
:"Sweet Home Highlands" in ''[[Christmas in Kilts: A Highland Holiday Box Set]]'' by [[May McGoldrick]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's, Swerve - Eileen Rothschild
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:"Sweet Home Highlands" in ''[[Christmas in Kilts: A Highland Holiday Box Set]]'' by [[May McGoldrick]]
:''[[Until the Sun Sets]]'' by [[Tara Wyatt]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's, Swerve - Holly Ingraham
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:''[[Until the Sun Sets]]'' by [[Tara Wyatt]]  
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements|'''Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements|'''Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements''']]===
 
''[[Then There Was You]]'' by [[Kara Isaac]]
 
''[[Then There Was You]]'' by [[Kara Isaac]]
:''[[Grounded Hearts]]'' by [[Jeanne M. Dickson]] - Amazon, Waterfall - Sheryl Zajechowski
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:''[[Grounded Hearts]]'' by [[Jeanne M. Dickson]]
:''[[A New Shade of Summer]]'' by [[Nicole Deese]] - Amazon, Waterfall - Sheryl Zajechowski
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:''[[A New Shade of Summer]]'' by [[Nicole Deese]]
:''[[A Note Yet Unsung]]'' by [[Tamera Alexander]] - Baker, Bethany House - Karen Schurrer
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:''[[A Note Yet Unsung]]'' by [[Tamera Alexander]]
:''[[One Simple Wish]]'' by [[Katy Lee]] - Annie's Fiction - Janice Tate
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:''[[One Simple Wish]]'' by [[Katy Lee]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
''[[The Fixer]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]]
 
''[[The Fixer]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]]
:''[[Critical Instinct]]'' by [[Janie Crouch]] - Amazon, Kindle Press - Stephanie Scott
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:''[[Critical Instinct]]'' by [[Janie Crouch]]
:''[[Guarding Mr. Fine]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Guarding Mr. Fine]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]]
:''[[Montana Heat: Escape to You]]'' by [[Jennifer Ryan]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Montana Heat: Escape to You]]'' by [[Jennifer Ryan]]  
:''[[Say You're Sorry]]'' by [[Melinda Leigh]] - Amazon, Montlake - Charlotte Herscher & Anh Schluep
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:''[[Say You're Sorry]]'' by [[Melinda Leigh]]
:''[[Too Wilde to Tame]]'' by [[Tonya Burrows]] - Entangled, Ignite - Heather Howland
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:''[[Too Wilde to Tame]]'' by [[Tonya Burrows]]
:''[[Touch of Red]]'' by [[Laura Griffin]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Abby Zidle
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:''[[Touch of Red]]'' by [[Laura Griffin]]
:''[[The Transporter]]'' by [[Liz Maverick]] - Amazon, Montlake - Alison Dasho
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:''[[The Transporter]]'' by [[Liz Maverick]]
:''[[Under Fire]]'' by [[Scarlett Cole]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Lizzie Poteet
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:''[[Under Fire]]'' by [[Scarlett Cole]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
''[[Seize Today]]'' by [[Pintip Dunn]]
 
''[[Seize Today]]'' by [[Pintip Dunn]]
:''[[Black Bird of the Gallows]]'' by [[Meg Kassel]] - Entangled, Teen - Liz Pelletier
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:''[[Black Bird of the Gallows]]'' by [[Meg Kassel]]
:''[[Letters to the Lost]]'' by [[Brigid Kemmerer]] - Bloomsbury, Childrens USA - Mary Kate Castellani
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:''[[Letters to the Lost]]'' by [[Brigid Kemmerer]]
:''[[The Thing with Feathers]]'' by [[McCall Hoyle]] - HarperCollins, Children's, Blink - Jillian Manning
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:''[[The Thing with Feathers]]'' by [[McCall Hoyle]]

Revision as of 22:53, 25 June 2021


Contemporary Romance: Long

Falling Hard by Lexi Ryan

The Dating Game by Avril Tremayne
Famous by Jenny Holiday
No One but You by Brenda Novak
Take the Lead by Alexis Daria
Tougher in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell
The Whys Have It by Amy Matayo
The Wingman by Natasha Anders

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Tell Me by Abigail Strom

The F-Word by Sandra Marton
His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras
Lucky Charmed by Sharla Lovelace
New Leash on Life by Roxanne St. Claire
Redemption by Kelly Moran
Royally Wed by Teri Wilson
Summer Stock by Vanessa North
This Can't Be Love by Maria Geraci
You Do Something to Me by Bella Andre

Contemporary Romance: Short

Second Chance Summer by Kait Nolan

The Billionaire's Christmas Baby by Marion Lennox
Christmas at the Graff by Kaylie Newell
A Christmas Miracle by Amy Andrews
The Cowboy Upstairs by Tanya Michaels
The Doctor and the Princess by Scarlet Wilson
Miracle on Chance Avenue by Jane Porter
The Princess Problem by Teri Wilson
The Sheikh's Convenient Princess by Liz Fielding
Troy by Amy Andrews

Erotic Romance

Wicked Dirty by J. Kenner

Constant Craving by Tamara Lush
Deposition and a Dare by Evelyn Adams
The Rivalry by Nikki Sloane
Stud by Jamie Schmidt

First Book

Take the Lead by Alexis Daria

Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel
His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras
The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle
Waltzing with the Earl by Catherine Tinley

Historical Romance: Long

Between the Devil and the Duke by Kelly Bowen

The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean
Mad for the Marquess by Jess Russell
The Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake
The Scoundrel's Honor by Christi Caldwell

Historical Romance: Short

Waltzing with the Earl by Catherine Tinley

Blame It on the Duke by Lenora Bell
The Demon Duke by Margaret Locke
The Rogue's Conquest by Lily Maxton
The Scandal of It All by Sophie Jordan
A Scottish Lord for Christmas by Lauren Smith
Within a Captain's Soul by Lisa Olech

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins

The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz
Shelter the Sea by Heidi Cullinan
Unloved: A Love Story by Katy Regnery

Paranormal Romance

Hunt the Darkness by Stephanie Rowe

Bishop by Marie Johnston
The Druid Next Door by E. J. Russell
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones
Song of the Nightpiper by Hannah Meredith
Spectred Isle by K. J. Charles
To Enthrall the Demon Lord by Nadine Mutas
Wanted and Wired by Vivien Jackson

Romance Novella

Forbidden River by Brynn Kelly

"Dancing with the Duke's Heir" in Scandal at the Christmas Ball by Bronwyn Scott
Her Duke at Daybreak by Wendy LaCapra
"In His Arms" in Falling: Small Town Love Anthology by Jules Dixon
"The Pursuit of..." in Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Courtney Milan
The Secret of My Seduction by Caroline Linden
"Sweet Home Highlands" in Christmas in Kilts: A Highland Holiday Box Set by May McGoldrick
Until the Sun Sets by Tara Wyatt

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

Then There Was You by Kara Isaac

Grounded Hearts by Jeanne M. Dickson
A New Shade of Summer by Nicole Deese
A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander
One Simple Wish by Katy Lee

Romantic Suspense

The Fixer by HelenKay Dimon

Critical Instinct by Janie Crouch
Guarding Mr. Fine by HelenKay Dimon
Montana Heat: Escape to You by Jennifer Ryan
Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh
Too Wilde to Tame by Tonya Burrows
Touch of Red by Laura Griffin
The Transporter by Liz Maverick
Under Fire by Scarlett Cole

Young Adult Romance

Seize Today by Pintip Dunn

Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel
Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle