Difference between revisions of "2008 RITA® Winners & Finalists"

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-[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RWA Award Finalists]]
+[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
 ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance|'''Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
-''[[Snowbound]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
+'''* Winner: ''[[Snowbound - Janice Kay Johnson|Snowbound]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]]'''
-:''[[Always a Bridesmaid]]'' by [[Kristin Hardy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Fall from Grace]]'' by [[Kristi Gold]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Everlasting Love - Beverley Sotolov
+:''[[Always A Bridesmaid - Kristin Hardy|Always A Bridesmaid]]'' - [[Kristin Hardy]]
-:''[[Make-Believe Mom]]'' by [[Elaine Grant]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Victoria Curran
+:''[[Fall From Grace]]'' - [[Kristi Gold]]
-:''[[The Mile High Club]]'' (aka ''[[The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain]]'') by [[Heidi Rice]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern Extra - Bryony Green
+:''[[Make-Believe Mom - Elaine Grant|Make-Believe Mom]]'' - [[Elaine Grant]]
-:''[[Night Mischief]]'' by [[Nina Bruhns]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Nocturne - Natashya Wilson & Tara Parsons
+:''[[The Mile High Club]]'' (aka ''[[The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain]]'') - [[Heidi Rice]]
-:''[[Sleeping Partner]]'' (aka ''[[Trouble in a Pinstripe Suit]]'') by [[Kelly Hunter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Sexy Sensation - Joanne Carr
+:''[[Night Mischief]]'' - [[Nina Bruhns]]
-:''[[The Tycoon's Princess Bride]]'' by [[Natasha Oakley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Jenny Hutton
+:''[[Sleeping Partner]]'' (aka ''[[Trouble In A Pinstripe Suit]]'') - [[Kelly Hunter]]
+:''[[The Tycoon's Princess Bride]]'' - [[Natasha Oakley]]
 ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure|'''Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure''']]===
-''[[Treasure]]'' by [[Helen Brenna]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen
+'''* Winner: ''[[Treasure]]'' - [[Helen Brenna]]'''
-:''[[High-Risk Affair]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
+* Finalists:
-:''[[The Medusa Affair]]'' by [[Cindy Dees]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith
+:''[[High-Risk Affair]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
-:''[[The Medusa Seduction]]'' by [[Cindy Dees]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith
+:''[[The Medusa Affair]]'' - [[Cindy Dees]]
-:''[[Midnight Prince]]'' by [[Dani Sinclair]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Natashya Wilson
+:''[[The Medusa Seduction]]'' - [[Cindy Dees]]
-:''[[Sara's Son]]'' by [[Tara Taylor Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
+:''[[Midnight Prince]]'' - [[Dani Sinclair]]
-:''[[Stranded with a Spy]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
+:''[[Sara's Son]]'' - [[Tara Taylor Quinn]]
-:''[[Untouched]]'' by [[Samantha Hunter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze Extreme - Birgit Davis Todd
+:''[[Stranded With A Spy]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
+:''[[Untouched - Samantha Hunter|Untouched]]'' - [[Samantha Hunter]]
 ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
-''[[Catch of the Day]]'' by [[Kristan Higgins]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tracy Farrell & Keyren Gerlach
+'''* Winner: ''[[Catch Of The Day - Kristan Higgins|Catch Of The Day]]'' - [[Kristan Higgins]]'''
-:''[[Blame It on Cupid]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Melissa Jeglinski
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Coming Undone]]'' by [[Susan Andersen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz
+:''[[Blame It On Cupid]]'' - [[Jennifer Greene]]
-:''[[Sexiest Man Alive]]'' by [[Diana Holquist]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Michele Bidelspach
+:''[[Coming Undone - Susan Andersen|Coming Undone]]'' - [[Susan Andersen]]
-:''[[She's No Angel]]'' by [[Leslie Kelly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Brenda Chin
+:''[[Sexiest Man Alive]]'' - [[Diana Holquist]]
-:''[[The Sleeping Beauty Proposal]]'' by [[Sarah Strohmeyer]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Dutton - Julie Doughty
+:''[[She's No Angel - Leslie Kelly|She's No Angel]]'' - [[Leslie Kelly]]
-:''[[Tangled Up in You]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
+:''[[The Sleeping Beauty Proposal]]'' - [[Sarah Strohmeyer]]
-:''[[Tempt Me Tonight]]'' by [[Toni Blake]] - HarperCollins, Avon Red - Lucia Macro
+:''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' - [[Rachel Gibson]]
+:''[[Tempt Me Tonight]]'' - [[Toni Blake]]
 ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
-''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' by [[Terri Garey]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
+'''* Winner: ''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' - [[Terri Garey]]'''
-:''[[Graffiti Girl]]'' by [[Kelly Parra]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Prime Time]]'' by [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
+:''[[Graffiti Girl]]'' - [[Kelly Parra]]
-:''[[Prom Dates from Hell]]'' by [[Rosemary Clement-Moore]] - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino
+:''[[Prime Time]]'' - [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]]
-:''[[Silent in the Grave]]'' by [[Deanna Raybourn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
+:''[[Prom Dates From Hell]]'' - [[Rosemary Clement-Moore]]
-:''[[Snow Angel]]'' by [[Jamie Carie]] - B&H, Fiction - Thomas Walters & David Webb
+:''[[Silent In The Grave]]'' - [[Deanna Raybourn]]
-:''[[Thief with No Shadow]]'' by [[Emily Gee]] - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
+:''[[Snow Angel - Jamie Carie|Snow Angel]]'' - [[Jamie Carie]]
-:''[[Treasure]]'' by [[Helen Brenna]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen
+:''[[Thief With No Shadow]]'' - [[Emily Gee]]
+:''[[Treasure]]'' - [[Helen Brenna]]
 ===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
-''[[Lessons of Desire]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Shauna Summers
+'''* Winner: ''[[Lessons Of Desire]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]]'''
-:''[[And Then He Kissed Her]]'' by [[Laura Lee Guhrke]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Beloved Warrior]]'' by [[Patricia Potter]] - PRG/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika
+:''[[And Then He Kissed Her]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]
-:''[[The Leopard Prince]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
+:''[[Beloved Warrior - Patricia Potter|Beloved Warrior]]'' - [[Patricia Potter]]
-:''[[Mine Till Midnight]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
+:''[[The Leopard Prince]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hoyt]]
-:''[[The Perfect Kiss]]'' by [[Anne Gracie]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika
+:''[[Mine Till Midnight]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
-:''[[Surrender to a Scoundrel]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
+:''[[The Perfect Kiss - Anne Gracie|The Perfect Kiss]]'' - [[Anne Gracie]]
-:''[[Tempted Tigress]]'' by [[Jade Lee]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Chris Keeslar
+:''[[Surrender To A Scoundrel]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]]
+:''[[Tempted Tigress]]'' - [[Jade Lee]]
 ===[[RITA®: Insiprational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
-''[[A Touch of Grace]]'' by [[Linda Goodnight]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons
+'''* Winner: ''[[A Touch Of Grace]]'' - [[Linda Goodnight]]'''
-:''[[Autumn Blue]]'' by [[Karen Harter]] - Hachette, Center Street - Christina Boys
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Pursuit of Justice]]'' by [[Pamela Tracy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Suspense - Krista Stroever
+:''[[Autumn Blue]]'' - [[Karen Harter]]
-:''[[Rainbow's End]]'' by [[Irene Hannon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich
+:''[[Pursuit Of Justice]]'' - [[Pamela Tracy]]
-:''[[Ransomed Dreams]]'' by [[Amy Wallace]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
+:''[[Rainbow's End - Irene Hannon|Rainbow's End]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]
-:''[[Splitting Harriet]]'' by [[Tamara Leigh]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
+:''[[Ransomed Dreams]]'' - [[Amy Wallace]]
-:''[[Taming Rafe]]'' by [[Susan May Warren]] - Tyndale House - Karen Watson
+:''[[Splitting Harriet]]'' - [[Tamara Leigh]]
-:''[[When the Morning Comes]]'' by [[Cindy Woodsmall]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Shannon Hill
+:''[[Taming Rafe - Susan May Warren|Taming Rafe]]'' - [[Susan May Warren]]
+:''[[When The Morning Comes]]'' - [[Cindy Woodsmall]]
 ===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]===
-''[[Silent in the Grave]]'' by [[Deanna Raybourn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
+'''* Winner: ''[[Silent In The Grave]]'' - [[Deanna Raybourn]]'''
-:''[[A Gentle Rain]]'' by [[Deborah Smith]] - BelleBooks - Debra Dixon
+* Finalists:
-:''[[High Noon]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
+:''[[A Gentle Rain]]'' - [[Deborah Smith]]
-:''[[Learning to Breathe]]'' by [[Karen White]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Accent - Cindy Hwang
+:''[[High Noon - Nora Roberts|High Noon]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
-:''[[Odd Mom Out]]'' by [[Jane Porter]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot - Karen Kosztolnyik
+:''[[Learning To Breathe]]'' - [[Karen White]]
-:''[[See No Evil]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
+:''[[Odd Mom Out]]'' - [[Jane Porter]]
-:''[[Sugar Daddy]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
+:''[[See No Evil - Allison Brennan|See No Evil]]'' - [[Allison Brennan]]
-:''[[Thief with No Shadow]]'' by [[Emily Gee]] - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
+:''[[Sugar Daddy]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
+:''[[Thief With No Shadow]]'' - [[Emily Gee]]
 ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
-''[[Lover Revealed]]'' by [[J. R. Ward]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Kara Cesare
+'''* Winner: ''[[Lover Revealed]]'' - [[J.R. Ward]]'''
-:''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' by [[Terri Garey]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Demon's Kiss]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
+:''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' - [[Terri Garey]]
-:''[[Games of Command]]'' by [[Linnea Sinclair]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Spectra - Anne Groell
+:''[[Demon's Kiss]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
-:''[[He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot]]'' by [[Stephanie Rowe]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
+:''[[Games Of Command]]'' - [[Linnea Sinclair]]
-:''[[Prince of Magic]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Christine Zika & Wendy McCurdy
+:''[[He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot]]'' - [[Stephanie Rowe]]
-:''[[Raintree: Haunted]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Leslie Wainger
+:''[[Prince Of Magic - Linda Winstead Jones|Prince Of Magic]]'' - [[Linda Winstead Jones]]
-:''[[Touch of Darkness]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Kara Cesare
+:''[[Raintree: Haunted]]'' - [[Linda Winstead Jones]]
+:''[[Touch Of Darkness]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]]
 ===[[RITA®: Regency Historical Romance|'''Regency Historical Romance''']]===
-''[[The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
+'''* Winner: ''[[The Secret Diaries Of Miss Miranda Cheever]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]'''
-:''[[Blackthorne's Bride]]'' by [[Shana Galen]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Claiming the Courtesan]]'' by [[Anna Campbell]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
+:''[[Blackthorne's Bride]]'' - [[Shana Galen]]
-:''[[Lord of Scandal]]'' by [[Nicola Cornick]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Kimberley Young
+:''[[Claiming The Courtesan]]'' - [[Anna Campbell]]
-:''[[Untouched - Anna Campbell|Untouched]]'' by [[Anna Campbell]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
+:''[[Lord Of Scandal]]'' - [[Nicola Cornick]]
+:''[[Untouched - Anna Campbell|Untouched]]'' - [[Anna Campbell]]
 ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
-"Born in My Heart" in ''[[Like Mother, Like Daughter (But in a Good Way)]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Melissa Jeglinski
+'''* Winner: "Born In My Heart" in ''[[Like Mother, Like Daughter (But In A Good Way)]]'' - [[Jennifer Greene]]'''
-:"Angel and the Hellraiser" in ''[[Demon's Delight]]'' by [[Vickie Taylor]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
+* Finalists:
-:"Christmas Cravings" in ''[[Holiday with a Vampire]]'' by [[Maureen Child]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Melissa Jeglinski
+:"Angel And The Hellraiser" in ''[[Demon's Delight]]'' - [[Vickie Taylor]]
-:"Christmas Day Family" in ''[[A Western Winter Wonderland]]'' by [[Cheryl St. John]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
+:"Christmas Cravings" in ''[[Holiday With A Vampire]]'' - [[Maureen Child]]
-:"Eternity in Death" in ''[[Dead of Night]]'' by [[J. D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
+:"Christmas Day Family" in ''[[A Western Winter Wonderland]]'' - [[Cheryl St. John]]
-:"Fallen Angel" in ''[[A Western Winter Wonderland]]'' by [[Jenna Kernan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
+:"Eternity In Death" in ''[[Dead Of Night]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
-:"Mischief and the Marquess" in ''[[Perfect Kisses]]'' by [[Sylvia Day]] - Kensington, Brava - Kate Duffy
+:"Fallen Angel" in ''[[A Western Winter Wonderland]]'' - [[Jenna Kernan]]
-:"On the Fringe" in ''[[Dead of Night]]'' by [[Mary Kay McComas]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
+:"Mischief And The Marquess" in ''[[Perfect Kisses]]'' - [[Sylvia Day]]
+:"On The Fringe" in ''[[Dead Of Night]]'' - [[Mary Kay McComas]]
 ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
-''[[Ice Blue]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury
+'''* Winner: ''[[Ice Blue]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]'''
-:''[[Die for Me]]'' by [[Karen Rose]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Ice Storm]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neil Marbury
+:''[[Die For Me]]'' - [[Karen Rose]]
-:''[[Prime Time]]'' by [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
+:''[[Ice Storm - Anne Stuart|Ice Storm]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
-:''[[Speak No Evil]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
+:''[[Prime Time]]'' - [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]]
-:''[[Traceless]]'' by [[Debra Webb]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
+:''[[Speak No Evil]]'' - [[Allison Brennan]]
-:''[[White Heat]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
+:''[[Traceless - Debra Webb|Traceless]]'' - [[Debra Webb]]
+:''[[White Heat - Cherry Adair|White Heat]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
 ===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
-''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' by [[Melissa Marr]] - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Anne Hoppe & Nick Lake
+'''* Winner: ''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' - [[Melissa Marr]]'''
-:''[[Girl at Sea]]'' by [[Maureen Johnson]] - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Farrin Jacobs
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Graffiti Girl]]'' by [[Kelly Parra]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle
+:''[[Girl At Sea]]'' - [[Maureen Johnson]]
-:''[[Leaving Paradise]]'' by [[Simone Elkeles]] - Llewellyn Worldwide, Flux - Andrew Karre
+:''[[Graffiti Girl]]'' - [[Kelly Parra]]
+:''[[Leaving Paradise]]'' - [[Simone Elkeles]]

Difference between revisions of "2008 RITA® Winners & Finalists"

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Contents

Contemporary Series Romance

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Contemporary Single Title Romance

First Book

Historical Romance

Inspirational Romance

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Paranormal Romance

Regency Historical Romance

Romance Novella

Romantic Suspense

Young Adult Romance

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