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===[[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''']]===
 
:''[[At Love’s Command]]'' by [[Karen Witemeyer]] - Bethany House Publishers
 
:''[[At Love’s Command]]'' by [[Karen Witemeyer]] - Bethany House Publishers
:''[[Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish]]'' by [[Bethany Turner]] - Revell
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::''[[Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish]]'' by [[Bethany Turner]] - Revell
:''[[Small Town Faith]]'' by [[Michelle Lindo-Rice]] & [[Michelle Stimpson]] - Self-published
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::''[[Small Town Faith]]'' by [[Michelle Lindo-Rice]] & [[Michelle Stimpson]] - Self-published
:''[[Stay With Me]]'' by [[Becky Wade]] - Bethany House Publishers
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::''[[Stay With Me]]'' by [[Becky Wade]] - Bethany House Publishers
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense - Long|'''Romantic Suspense - Long''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense - Long|'''Romantic Suspense - Long''']]===

Revision as of 12:44, 1 August 2021


Contemporary Romance - Long

The Boy Toy by Nicola Marsh - Berkley Romance
Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony - Wild Rose
False Start by Jessica Ruddick - Peake Ink Press
A Fast Woman by Laralyn Doran - A Three Dogs Day, LLC
Like Lovers Do by Tracey Livesay - Avon Books
Lovestruck by Bronwyn Sell - Harlequin, HQ Fiction
The Marriage Game by Sara Desai - Berkley Romance

Contemporary Romance - Mid

Heartthrob by Robin Bielman - Tule Publishing
Pilot Down by Kimberley Troutte - Self-published
Roughing by Michaela Grey - Self-published
The Secret Ingredient by Kilby Blades - Self-published
Swipe Right For A Cowboy by Karen Foley - Tule Publishing, Texas Born
Tempting Taste by Sara Whitney - Self-published
Under His Protection by LaQuette - Brooklyn Girl Ink

Contemporary Romance - Short

Engaging The Enemy by Reese Ryan - Harlequin Desire
Marriage By Arrangement by Sophia Singh Sasson - Harlequin Desire
There Galapagos My Heart by Philip William Stover - Iron Bridge Workshop
Worth Fighting For by Laura Kaye - 1,001 Dark Nights

Erotic Romance

Pure Satisfaction by Rebecca Hunter - Harlequin Dare
The Redemption by Nikki Sloane - Shady Creek Publishing

First Published Book

Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony - Wild Rose
Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline - Self-published
A Fast Woman by Laralyn Doran - A Three Dogs Day, LLC
Greedy Heart by A.P. Murray - Tule Publishing
Her Outback Driver by Giulia Skye - Self-published
How To Stay by Christina Mitchell - Pigasus Pen Publishing
Love Me Like A Love Song by Annmarie Boyle - Self-published
Lovely Digits by Jeanine Englert - Soul Mate Publishing
Painting The Lines by Ashley R. King - City Owl Press
Perfect Distraction by Allison Ashley - Entangled Amara
A Song Of Secrets by Robyn Chalmers - Self-published

Historical Romance - Long

The Clothier’s Daughter by Bronwyn Parry - Firetail Press
His Secret Mistress by Cathy Maxwell - Avon Books
Once A Spy by Mary Jo Putney - Kensington, Zebra
Ten Things I Hate About The Duke by Loretta Chase - Avon Books

Historical Romance - Mid

For This Knight Only by Barbara Bettis - Wild Rose, Tea
The Footman And I by Valerie Bowman - Self-published
A Song Of Secrets by Robyn Chalmers - Self-published
A Study In Passion by Louisa Cornell - Scarsdale Publishing, Ltd.

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

Accidentally Family by Sasha Summers - Entangled Amara
Every Last Drop by Sarah Robinson - Self-published
An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham - St. Martin’s Press
The Last Goodbye by Fiona Lucas - HarperCollins, HQ

Most Anticipated Romance

“23 And You And Me” by Michelle McCraw
“Burning Caine” by Janet Oppedisano
“The Compound” by Deena Short
“Love, With Complications” by Jane Durand
“Trivial Pursuit” by Ingrid Pierce

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

At Love’s Command by Karen Witemeyer - Bethany House Publishers
Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish by Bethany Turner - Revell
Small Town Faith by Michelle Lindo-Rice & Michelle Stimpson - Self-published
Stay With Me by Becky Wade - Bethany House Publishers

Romantic Suspense - Long

Hail Mary by Hope Anika - Self-published
Burn by Stephanie Rowe - Authenticity Playground, LLC
Code Of Conduct by April White - Smartypants Romance
Cold Wicked Lies by Toni Anderson - Toni Anderson Inc.
Honor Avenged by Tonya Burrows - Entangled Amara

Romantic Suspense - Mid

Storm by Janie Crouch - Self-published
Harbour by Claire Boston - Bantilly Publishing
K-9 Protector by Julie Miller - Harlequin Intrigue
Lovely Digits by Jeanine Englert - Soul Mate Publishing

Speculative Romance - Long

A Stitch In Time by Kelley Armstrong - K.L.A. Fricke, Inc.
Curse Of Seduction by C.R. Robinson - Self-published
Echoes Of The Runes by Christina Courtenay - Headline
Written In Water by Elizabeth Schechter - Self-published

Speculative Romance - Mid

Betwixt by Darynda Jones - Feather & Leaf, LLC