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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Long|'''Contemporary Romance: Long''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Long|'''Contemporary Romance: Long''']]===
''[[Miracle on 5th Avenue]]'' by [[Sarah Morgan]]
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''[[Miracle On 5th Avenue]]'' by [[Sarah Morgan]]
:''[[Always a Bridesmaid]]'' by [[Lizzie Shane]]
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:''[[Always A Bridesmaid]]'' by [[Lizzie Shane]]
:''[[Hot in Hellcat Canyon]]'' by [[Julie Anne Long]]
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:''[[Hot In Hellcat Canyon]]'' by [[Julie Anne Long]]
 
:''[[Make Me Sin]]'' by [[J.T. Geissinger]]
 
:''[[Make Me Sin]]'' by [[J.T. Geissinger]]
 
:''[[Pansies]]'' by [[Alexis Hall]]
 
:''[[Pansies]]'' by [[Alexis Hall]]
:''[[Snowfall on Haven Point]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
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:''[[Snowfall On Haven Point]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
:''[[Tender Is the Night]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]]
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:''[[Tender Is The Night]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length|'''Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length|'''Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length''']]===
 
''[[Carolina Dreaming]]'' by [[Virginia Kantra]]
 
''[[Carolina Dreaming]]'' by [[Virginia Kantra]]
:''[[Back in the Saddle]]'' by [[Karen Templeton]]
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:''[[Back In The Saddle]]'' by [[Karen Templeton]]
:''[[Barefoot at Midnight]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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:''[[Barefoot At Midnight]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
 
:''[[Fast Connection]]'' by [[Megan Erickson]] & [[Santino Hassell]]
 
:''[[Fast Connection]]'' by [[Megan Erickson]] & [[Santino Hassell]]
 
:''[[Lone Heart Pass]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]]
 
:''[[Lone Heart Pass]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]]
:''[[Off the Hook]]'' by [[Laura Drewry]]
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:''[[Off The Hook]]'' by [[Laura Drewry]]
:''[[Once and for All: An American Valor Novel]]'' by [[Cheryl Etchison]]  
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:''[[Once And For All: An American Valor Novel]]'' by [[Cheryl Etchison]]  
 
:''[[Tell Me How This Ends]]'' by [[Victoria De La O]]
 
:''[[Tell Me How This Ends]]'' by [[Victoria De La O]]
 
:''[[The Turning Point]]'' by [[Marie Meyer]]
 
:''[[The Turning Point]]'' by [[Marie Meyer]]
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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Short|'''Contemporary Romance: Short''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Short|'''Contemporary Romance: Short''']]===
''[[Christmas on Crimson Mountain]]'' by [[Michelle Major]]
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''[[Christmas On Crimson Mountain]]'' by [[Michelle Major]]
 
:''[[APB: Baby]]'' by [[Julie Miller]]
 
:''[[APB: Baby]]'' by [[Julie Miller]]
 
:''[[Breaking Good]]'' by [[Madeline Ash]]
 
:''[[Breaking Good]]'' by [[Madeline Ash]]
:''[[Falling for the Rancher]]'' by [[Tanya Michaels]]
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:''[[Falling For The Rancher]]'' by [[Tanya Michaels]]
:''[[Far from Home]]'' by [[Lorelie Brown]]
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:''[[Far From Home]]'' by [[Lorelie Brown]]
 
:''[[His Stolen Bride]]'' by [[Barbara Dunlop]]
 
:''[[His Stolen Bride]]'' by [[Barbara Dunlop]]
:''[[A Malibu Kind of Romance]]'' by [[Synithia Williams]]
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:''[[A Malibu Kind Of Romance]]'' by [[Synithia Williams]]
 
:''[[Overwhelming Force]]'' by [[Janie Crouch]]
 
:''[[Overwhelming Force]]'' by [[Janie Crouch]]
:''[[Searching for Disaster]]'' by [[Jennifer Probst]]
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:''[[Searching For Disaster]]'' by [[Jennifer Probst]]
:''[[Two Doctors and a Baby]]'' by [[Brenda Harlen]]
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:''[[Two Doctors And A Baby]]'' by [[Brenda Harlen]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Erotic Romance|'''Erotic Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Erotic Romance|'''Erotic Romance''']]===
''[[Off the Clock]]'' by [[Roni Loren]]
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''[[Off The Clock]]'' by [[Roni Loren]]
 
:''[[The Dirty Secret]]'' by [[Kira A. Gold]]
 
:''[[The Dirty Secret]]'' by [[Kira A. Gold]]
 
:''[[The Master]]'' by [[Tara Sue Me]]
 
:''[[The Master]]'' by [[Tara Sue Me]]
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
''[[Once and for All: An American Valor Novel]]'' by [[Cheryl Etchison]]
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''[[Once And For All: An American Valor Novel]]'' by [[Cheryl Etchison]]
 
:''[[Alterations]]'' by [[Stephanie Scott]]
 
:''[[Alterations]]'' by [[Stephanie Scott]]
:''[[Close to You]]'' by [[Kara Isaac]]
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:''[[Close To You]]'' by [[Kara Isaac]]
:''[[The Distance from A to Z]]'' by [[Natalie Blitt]]
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:''[[The Distance From A To Z]]'' by [[Natalie Blitt]]
:''[[Summer of Supernovas]]'' by [[Darcy Woods]]
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:''[[Summer Of Supernovas]]'' by [[Darcy Woods]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Long|'''Historical Romance: Long''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Long|'''Historical Romance: Long''']]===
''[[No Mistress of Mine]]'' by [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]
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''[[No Mistress Of Mine]]'' by [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]
 
:''[[Dukes Prefer Blondes]]'' by [[Loretta Chase]]
 
:''[[Dukes Prefer Blondes]]'' by [[Loretta Chase]]
:''[[How I Married a Marquess]]'' by [[Anna Harrington]]  
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:''[[How I Married A Marquess]]'' by [[Anna Harrington]]  
:''[[Susana and the Scot]]'' by [[Sabrina York]]
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:''[[Susana And The Scot]]'' by [[Sabrina York]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Short|'''Historical Romance: Short''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Short|'''Historical Romance: Short''']]===
''[[A Duke to Remember]]'' by [[Kelly Bowen]]
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''[[A Duke To Remember]]'' by [[Kelly Bowen]]
:''[[Do You Want to Start a Scandal?]]'' by [[Tessa Dare]]
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:''[[Do You Want To Start A Scandal?]]'' by [[Tessa Dare]]
:''[[Duke of Sin]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]]
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:''[[Duke Of Sin]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]]
:''[[Left at the Altar]]'' by [[Margaret Brownley]]
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:''[[Left At The Altar]]'' by [[Margaret Brownley]]
:''[[Study of Seduction]]'' by [[Sabrina Jeffries]]
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:''[[Study Of Seduction]]'' by [[Sabrina Jeffries]]
:''[[Taming the Highlander]]'' by [[May McGoldrick]]
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:''[[Taming The Highlander]]'' by [[May McGoldrick]]
  
 
===[[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''']]===
''[[The Moon in the Palace]]'' by [[Weina Dai Randel]]
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''[[The Moon In The Palace]]'' by [[Weina Dai Randel]]
:''[[The Color of a Promise]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]]
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:''[[The Color Of A Promise]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]]
:''[[The Depth of Beauty]]'' by [[A. B. Michaels]]
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:''[[The Depth Of Beauty]]'' by [[A. B. Michaels]]
 
:''[[Now That It's You]]'' by [[Tawna Fenske]]
 
:''[[Now That It's You]]'' by [[Tawna Fenske]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
''[[The Pages of the Mind]]'' by [[Jeffe Kennedy]]
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''[[The Pages Of The Mind]]'' by [[Jeffe Kennedy]]
 
:''[[Bayou Shadow Hunter]]'' by [[Debbie Herbert]]
 
:''[[Bayou Shadow Hunter]]'' by [[Debbie Herbert]]
 
:''[[The Beast]]'' by [[J.R. Ward]]
 
:''[[The Beast]]'' by [[J.R. Ward]]
:''[[The Champion of Baresh]]'' (aka ''[[Star Champion]]'') by [[Susan Grant]]
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:''[[The Champion Of Baresh]]'' (aka ''[[Star Champion]]'') by [[Susan Grant]]
 
:''[[Enchanted Warrior]]'' by [[Sharon Ashwood]]
 
:''[[Enchanted Warrior]]'' by [[Sharon Ashwood]]
 
:''[[Ghost Gifts]]'' by [[Laura Lee Spinella]]
 
:''[[Ghost Gifts]]'' by [[Laura Lee Spinella]]
 
:''[[The Leopard King]]'' by [[Ann Aguirre]]
 
:''[[The Leopard King]]'' by [[Ann Aguirre]]
:''[[Where the Wild Things Bite]]'' by [[Molly Harper]]
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:''[[Where The Wild Things Bite]]'' by [[Molly Harper]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
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:"The Husband Maneuver" in ''[[With This Ring? - Karen Witemeyer|With This Ring?: A Novella Collection of Proposals Gone Awry]]'' by [[Karen Witemeyer]]
 
:"The Husband Maneuver" in ''[[With This Ring? - Karen Witemeyer|With This Ring?: A Novella Collection of Proposals Gone Awry]]'' by [[Karen Witemeyer]]
 
:''[[Let It Snow - Jeanette Grey|Let It Snow]]'' by [[Jeanette Grey]]
 
:''[[Let It Snow - Jeanette Grey|Let It Snow]]'' by [[Jeanette Grey]]
:"Let Us Dream" in ''[[Daughter of a Nation]]'' by [[Alyssa Cole]]
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:"Let Us Dream" in ''[[Daughter Of A Nation]]'' by [[Alyssa Cole]]
:''[[Searching for Mine]]'' by [[Jennifer Probst]]
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:''[[Searching For Mine]]'' by [[Jennifer Probst]]
 
:''[[Tycoon]]'' by [[Joanna Shupe]]
 
:''[[Tycoon]]'' by [[Joanna Shupe]]
:''[[Wild in Rio]]'' by [[Lyssa Kay Adams]]
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:''[[Wild In Rio]]'' by [[Lyssa Kay Adams]]
  
 
===[[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''']]===
 
''[[My Hope Next Door]]'' by [[Tammy L. Gray]]
 
''[[My Hope Next Door]]'' by [[Tammy L. Gray]]
:''[[Close to You]]'' by [[Kara Isaac]]
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:''[[Close To You]]'' by [[Kara Isaac]]
:''[[Keeper of the Stars]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
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:''[[Keeper Of The Stars]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
 
:''[[Trust My Heart]]'' by [[Carol J. Post]]
 
:''[[Trust My Heart]]'' by [[Carol J. Post]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
''[[Repressed]]'' by [[Elisabeth Naughton]]
 
''[[Repressed]]'' by [[Elisabeth Naughton]]
:''[[All the Dead Girls]]'' by [[Rita Herron]]
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:''[[All The Dead Girls]]'' by [[Rita Herron]]
 
:''[[Atone]]'' by [[Beth Yarnall]]
 
:''[[Atone]]'' by [[Beth Yarnall]]
:''[[Field of Graves]]'' by [[J. T. Ellison]]
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:''[[Field Of Graves]]'' by [[J. T. Ellison]]
 
:''[[Killer Countdown]]'' by [[Amelia Autin]]
 
:''[[Killer Countdown]]'' by [[Amelia Autin]]
:''[[Mr. and Mr. Smith]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]]
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:''[[Mr. And Mr. Smith]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]]
:''[[One Minute to Midnight]]'' by [[Nico Rosso]]
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:''[[One Minute To Midnight]]'' by [[Nico Rosso]]
:''[[Tall, Dark and Damaged]]'' by [[Sarah Andre]]
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:''[[Tall, Dark And Damaged]]'' by [[Sarah Andre]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
''[[The Problem with Forever]]'' by [[Jennifer L. Armentrout]]
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''[[The Problem With Forever]]'' by [[Jennifer L. Armentrout]]
 
:''[[Affective Needs]]'' by [[Rebecca Taylor]]
 
:''[[Affective Needs]]'' by [[Rebecca Taylor]]
:''[[The Distance from A to Z]]'' by [[Natalie Blitt]]
+
:''[[The Distance From A To Z]]'' by [[Natalie Blitt]]
:''[[Summer of Supernovas]]'' by [[Darcy Woods]]
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:''[[Summer Of Supernovas]]'' by [[Darcy Woods]]

Revision as of 21:03, 13 July 2021


Contemporary Romance: Long

Miracle On 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan

Always A Bridesmaid by Lizzie Shane
Hot In Hellcat Canyon by Julie Anne Long
Make Me Sin by J.T. Geissinger
Pansies by Alexis Hall
Snowfall On Haven Point by RaeAnne Thayne
Tender Is The Night by Barbara Freethy

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Carolina Dreaming by Virginia Kantra

Back In The Saddle by Karen Templeton
Barefoot At Midnight by Roxanne St. Claire
Fast Connection by Megan Erickson & Santino Hassell
Lone Heart Pass by Jodi Thomas
Off The Hook by Laura Drewry
Once And For All: An American Valor Novel by Cheryl Etchison
Tell Me How This Ends by Victoria De La O
The Turning Point by Marie Meyer
Wanderlust by Roni Loren

Contemporary Romance: Short

Christmas On Crimson Mountain by Michelle Major

APB: Baby by Julie Miller
Breaking Good by Madeline Ash
Falling For The Rancher by Tanya Michaels
Far From Home by Lorelie Brown
His Stolen Bride by Barbara Dunlop
A Malibu Kind Of Romance by Synithia Williams
Overwhelming Force by Janie Crouch
Searching For Disaster by Jennifer Probst
Two Doctors And A Baby by Brenda Harlen

Erotic Romance

Off The Clock by Roni Loren

The Dirty Secret by Kira A. Gold
The Master by Tara Sue Me
Ravenous by M. S. Force
Three Sweet Nothings by Nikki Sloane

First Book

Once And For All: An American Valor Novel by Cheryl Etchison

Alterations by Stephanie Scott
Close To You by Kara Isaac
The Distance From A To Z by Natalie Blitt
Summer Of Supernovas by Darcy Woods

Historical Romance: Long

No Mistress Of Mine by Laura Lee Guhrke

Dukes Prefer Blondes by Loretta Chase
How I Married A Marquess by Anna Harrington
Susana And The Scot by Sabrina York

Historical Romance: Short

A Duke To Remember by Kelly Bowen

Do You Want To Start A Scandal? by Tessa Dare
Duke Of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt
Left At The Altar by Margaret Brownley
Study Of Seduction by Sabrina Jeffries
Taming The Highlander by May McGoldrick

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

The Moon In The Palace by Weina Dai Randel

The Color Of A Promise by Julianne MacLean
The Depth Of Beauty by A. B. Michaels
Now That It's You by Tawna Fenske

Paranormal Romance

The Pages Of The Mind by Jeffe Kennedy

Bayou Shadow Hunter by Debbie Herbert
The Beast by J.R. Ward
The Champion Of Baresh (aka Star Champion) by Susan Grant
Enchanted Warrior by Sharon Ashwood
Ghost Gifts by Laura Lee Spinella
The Leopard King by Ann Aguirre
Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper

Romance Novella

Her Every Wish by Courtney Milan

"The Husband Maneuver" in With This Ring?: A Novella Collection of Proposals Gone Awry by Karen Witemeyer
Let It Snow by Jeanette Grey
"Let Us Dream" in Daughter Of A Nation by Alyssa Cole
Searching For Mine by Jennifer Probst
Tycoon by Joanna Shupe
Wild In Rio by Lyssa Kay Adams

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

My Hope Next Door by Tammy L. Gray

Close To You by Kara Isaac
Keeper Of The Stars by Robin Lee Hatcher
Trust My Heart by Carol J. Post

Romantic Suspense

Repressed by Elisabeth Naughton

All The Dead Girls by Rita Herron
Atone by Beth Yarnall
Field Of Graves by J. T. Ellison
Killer Countdown by Amelia Autin
Mr. And Mr. Smith by HelenKay Dimon
One Minute To Midnight by Nico Rosso
Tall, Dark And Damaged by Sarah Andre

Young Adult Romance

The Problem With Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Affective Needs by Rebecca Taylor
The Distance From A To Z by Natalie Blitt
Summer Of Supernovas by Darcy Woods