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[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Long|'''Contemporary Romance: Long''']]===
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===[[Contemporary Romance: Long]]===
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''[[Falling Hard]]'' by [[Lexi Ryan]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Falling Hard]]'' - [[Lexi Ryan]]'''
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:''[[The Dating Game]]'' by [[Avril Tremayne]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Famous]]'' by [[Jenny Holiday]]  
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:''[[The Dating Game]]'' - [[Avril Tremayne]]
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:''[[No One but You]]'' by [[Brenda Novak]]
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:''[[Famous]]'' - [[Jenny Holiday]]  
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:''[[Take the Lead]]'' by [[Alexis Daria]]
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:''[[No One But You - Brenda Novak|No One But You]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]]
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:''[[Tougher in Texas]]'' by [[Kari Lynn Dell]]
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:''[[Take The Lead]]'' - [[Alexis Daria]]
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:''[[The Whys Have It]]'' by [[Amy Matayo]]
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:''[[Tougher In Texas]]'' - [[Kari Lynn Dell]]
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:''[[The Wingman]]'' by [[Natasha Anders]]
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:''[[The Whys Have It]]'' - [[Amy Matayo]]
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:''[[The Wingman]]'' - [[Natasha Anders]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length|'''Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length''']]===
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===[[Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length]]===
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''[[Tell Me]]'' by [[Abigail Strom]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Tell Me]]'' - [[Abigail Strom]]'''
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:''[[The F-Word]]'' by [[Sandra Marton]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[His Perfect Partner]]'' by [[Priscilla Oliveras]]
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:''[[The F-Word]]'' - [[Sandra Marton]]
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:''[[Lucky Charmed]]'' by [[Sharla Lovelace]]
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:''[[His Perfect Partner]]'' - [[Priscilla Oliveras]]
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:''[[New Leash on Life]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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:''[[Lucky Charmed]]'' - [[Sharla Lovelace]]
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:''[[Redemption - Kelly Moran|Redemption]]'' by [[Kelly Moran]]
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:''[[New Leash On Life]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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:''[[Royally Wed - Teri Wilson|Royally Wed]]'' by [[Teri Wilson]]
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:''[[Redemption - Kelly Moran|Redemption]]'' - [[Kelly Moran]]
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:''[[Summer Stock]]'' by [[Vanessa North]]
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:''[[Royally Wed - Teri Wilson|Royally Wed]]'' - [[Teri Wilson]]
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:''[[This Can't Be Love]]'' by [[Maria Geraci]]
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:''[[Summer Stock]]'' - [[Vanessa North]]
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:''[[You Do Something to Me]]'' by [[Bella Andre]]
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:''[[This Can't Be Love]]'' - [[Maria Geraci]]
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:''[[You Do Something To Me]]'' - [[Bella Andre]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Short|'''Contemporary Romance: Short''']]===
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===[[Contemporary Romance: Short]]===
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''[[Second Chance Summer]]'' by [[Kait Nolan]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Second Chance Summer]]'' - [[Kait Nolan]]'''
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:''[[The Billionaire's Christmas Baby]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Christmas at the Graff]]'' by [[Kaylie Newell]]
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:''[[The Billionaire's Christmas Baby]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]
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:''[[A Christmas Miracle]]'' by [[Amy Andrews]]
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:''[[Christmas At The Graff]]'' - [[Kaylie Newell]]
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:''[[The Cowboy Upstairs]]'' by [[Tanya Michaels]]
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:''[[A Christmas Miracle]]'' - [[Amy Andrews]]
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:''[[The Doctor and the Princess]]'' by [[Scarlet Wilson]]
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:''[[The Cowboy Upstairs]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]]
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:''[[Miracle on Chance Avenue]]'' by [[Jane Porter]]
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:''[[The Doctor And The Princess]]'' - [[Scarlet Wilson]]
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:''[[The Princess Problem]]'' by [[Teri Wilson]]  
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:''[[Miracle On Chance Avenue]]'' - [[Jane Porter]]
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:''[[The Sheikh's Convenient Princess]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]]
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:''[[The Princess Problem]]'' - [[Teri Wilson]]  
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:''[[Troy]]'' by [[Amy Andrews]]
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:''[[The Sheikh's Convenient Princess]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]
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:''[[Troy]]'' - [[Amy Andrews]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Erotic Romance|'''Erotic Romance''']]===
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===[[Erotic Romance]]===
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''[[Wicked Dirty]]'' by [[J. Kenner]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Wicked Dirty]]'' - [[J. Kenner]]'''
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:''[[Constant Craving - Tamara Lush|Constant Craving]]'' by [[Tamara Lush]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Deposition and a Dare]]'' by [[Evelyn Adams]]
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:''[[Constant Craving - Tamara Lush|Constant Craving]]'' - [[Tamara Lush]]
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:''[[The Rivalry]]'' by [[Nikki Sloane]]
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:''[[Deposition And A Dare]]'' - [[Evelyn Adams]]
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:''[[Stud]]'' by [[Jamie Schmidt]]
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:''[[The Rivalry]]'' - [[Nikki Sloane]]
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:''[[Stud]]'' - [[Jamie Schmidt]]
  
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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===[[First Book]]===
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''[[Take the Lead]]'' by [[Alexis Daria]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Take The Lead]]'' - [[Alexis Daria]]'''
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:''[[Black Bird of the Gallows]]'' by [[Meg Kassel]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[His Perfect Partner]]'' by [[Priscilla Oliveras]]
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:''[[Black Bird Of The Gallows]]'' - [[Meg Kassel]]
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:''[[The Thing with Feathers]]'' by [[McCall Hoyle]]
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:''[[His Perfect Partner]]'' - [[Priscilla Oliveras]]
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:''[[Waltzing with the Earl]]'' by [[Catherine Tinley]]
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:''[[The Thing With Feathers]]'' - [[McCall Hoyle]]
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:''[[Waltzing With The Earl]]'' - [[Catherine Tinley]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Long|'''Historical Romance: Long''']]===
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===[[Historical Romance: Long]]===
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''[[Between the Devil and the Duke]]'' by [[Kelly Bowen]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Between The Devil And The Duke]]'' - [[Kelly Bowen]]'''
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:''[[The Day of the Duchess]]'' by [[Sarah MacLean]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Mad for the Marquess]]'' by [[Jess Russell]]
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:''[[The Day Of The Duchess]]'' - [[Sarah MacLean]]
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:''[[The Scandalous Flirt]]'' by [[Olivia Drake]]
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:''[[Mad For The Marquess]]'' - [[Jess Russell]]
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:''[[The Scoundrel's Honor]]'' by [[Christi Caldwell]]
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:''[[The Scandalous Flirt]]'' - [[Olivia Drake]]
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:''[[The Scoundrel's Honor]]'' - [[Christi Caldwell]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Short|'''Historical Romance: Short''']]===
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===[[Historical Romance: Short]]===
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''[[Waltzing with the Earl]]'' by [[Catherine Tinley]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Waltzing With The Earl]]'' - [[Catherine Tinley]]'''
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:''[[Blame It on the Duke]]'' by [[Lenora Bell]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Demon Duke]]'' by [[Margaret Locke]]
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:''[[Blame It On The Duke]]'' - [[Lenora Bell]]
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:''[[The Rogue's Conquest]]'' by [[Lily Maxton]]
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:''[[The Demon Duke]]'' - [[Margaret Locke]]
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:''[[The Scandal of It All]]'' by [[Sophie Jordan]]
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:''[[The Rogue's Conquest]]'' - [[Lily Maxton]]
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:''[[A Scottish Lord for Christmas]]'' by [[Lauren Smith]]
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:''[[The Scandal of It All]]'' - [[Sophie Jordan]]
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:''[[Within a Captain's Soul]]'' by [[Lisa Olech]]
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:''[[A Scottish Lord For Christmas]]'' - [[Lauren Smith]]
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:''[[Within A Captain's Soul]]'' - [[Lisa Olech]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance|'''Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance''']]===
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===[[Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance]]===
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''[[Now That You Mention It]]'' by [[Kristan Higgins]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Now That You Mention It]]'' - [[Kristan Higgins]]'''
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:''[[The Night Mark]]'' by [[Tiffany Reisz]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Shelter the Sea]]'' by [[Heidi Cullinan]]
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:''[[The Night Mark]]'' - [[Tiffany Reisz]]
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:''[[Unloved: A Love Story]]'' by [[Katy Regnery]]
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:''[[Shelter The Sea]]'' - [[Heidi Cullinan]]
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:''[[Unloved: A Love Story]]'' - [[Katy Regnery]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
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===[[Paranormal Romance]]===
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''[[Hunt the Darkness]]'' by [[Stephanie Rowe]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Hunt The Darkness]]'' - [[Stephanie Rowe]]'''
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:''[[Bishop]]'' by [[Marie Johnston]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Druid Next Door]]'' by [[E. J. Russell]]
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:''[[Bishop]]'' - [[Marie Johnston]]
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:''[[Eleventh Grave in Moonlight]]'' by [[Darynda Jones]]  
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:''[[The Druid Next Door]]'' - [[E.J. Russell]]
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:''[[Song of the Nightpiper]]'' by [[Hannah Meredith]]
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:''[[Eleventh Grave In Moonlight]]'' - [[Darynda Jones]]  
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:''[[Spectred Isle]]'' by [[K. J. Charles]]
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:''[[Song Of The Nightpiper]]'' - [[Hannah Meredith]]
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:''[[To Enthrall the Demon Lord]]'' by [[Nadine Mutas]]
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:''[[Spectred Isle]]'' - [[K.J. Charles]]
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:''[[Wanted and Wired]]'' by [[Vivien Jackson]]
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:''[[To Enthrall The Demon Lord]]'' - [[Nadine Mutas]]
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:''[[Wanted And Wired]]'' - [[Vivien Jackson]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
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===[[Romance Novella]]===
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''[[Forbidden River]]'' by [[Brynn Kelly]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Forbidden River]]'' - [[Brynn Kelly]]'''
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:"Dancing with the Duke's Heir" in ''[[Scandal at the Christmas Ball]]'' by [[Bronwyn Scott]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Her Duke at Daybreak]]'' by [[Wendy LaCapra]]
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:"Dancing With The Duke's Heir" in ''[[Scandal At The Christmas Ball]]'' - [[Bronwyn Scott]]
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:"In His Arms" in ''[[Falling: Small Town Love Anthology]]'' by [[Jules Dixon]]
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:''[[Her Duke At Daybreak]]'' - [[Wendy LaCapra]]
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:"The Pursuit of..." in ''[[Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances]]'' by [[Courtney Milan]]
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:"In His Arms" in ''[[Falling: Small Town Love Anthology]]'' - [[Jules Dixon]]
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:''[[The Secret of My Seduction]]'' by [[Caroline Linden]]
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:"The Pursuit Of..." in ''[[Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio Of Romances]]'' - [[Courtney Milan]]
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:"Sweet Home Highlands" in ''[[Christmas in Kilts: A Highland Holiday Box Set]]'' by [[May McGoldrick]]
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:''[[The Secret Of My Seduction]]'' - [[Caroline Linden]]
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:''[[Until the Sun Sets]]'' by [[Tara Wyatt]]  
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:"Sweet Home Highlands" in ''[[Christmas In Kilts: A Highland Holiday Box Set]]'' - [[May McGoldrick]]
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:''[[Until The Sun Sets]]'' - [[Tara Wyatt]]  
  
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===[[RITA®: Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements|'''Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements''']]===
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===[[Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements]]===
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''[[Then There Was You]]'' by [[Kara Isaac]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Then There Was You]]'' - [[Kara Isaac]]'''
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:''[[Grounded Hearts]]'' by [[Jeanne M. Dickson]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[A New Shade of Summer]]'' by [[Nicole Deese]]
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:''[[Grounded Hearts]]'' - [[Jeanne M. Dickson]]
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:''[[A Note Yet Unsung]]'' by [[Tamera Alexander]]
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:''[[A New Shade Of Summer]]'' - [[Nicole Deese]]
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:''[[One Simple Wish]]'' by [[Katy Lee]]
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:''[[A Note Yet Unsung]]'' - [[Tamera Alexander]]
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:''[[One Simple Wish]]'' - [[Katy Lee]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
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''[[The Fixer]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]]
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'''Winner: ''[[The Fixer]]'' - [[HelenKay Dimon]]'''
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:''[[Critical Instinct]]'' by [[Janie Crouch]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Guarding Mr. Fine]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]]
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:''[[Critical Instinct]]'' - [[Janie Crouch]]
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:''[[Montana Heat: Escape to You]]'' by [[Jennifer Ryan]]  
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:''[[Guarding Mr. Fine]]'' - [[HelenKay Dimon]]
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:''[[Say You're Sorry]]'' by [[Melinda Leigh]]
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:''[[Montana Heat: Escape To You]]'' - [[Jennifer Ryan]]  
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:''[[Too Wilde to Tame]]'' by [[Tonya Burrows]]
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:''[[Say You're Sorry]]'' - [[Melinda Leigh]]
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:''[[Touch of Red]]'' by [[Laura Griffin]]
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:''[[Too Wilde To Tame - Tonya Burrows]]'' - [[Tonya Burrows]]
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:''[[The Transporter]]'' by [[Liz Maverick]]
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:''[[Touch Of Red]]'' - [[Laura Griffin]]
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:''[[Under Fire]]'' by [[Scarlett Cole]]
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:''[[The Transporter]]'' - [[Liz Maverick]]
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:''[[Under Fire]]'' - [[Scarlett Cole]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
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===[[Young Adult Romance]]===
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''[[Seize Today]]'' by [[Pintip Dunn]]
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'''Winner: ''[[Seize Today]]'' - [[Pintip Dunn]]'''
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:''[[Black Bird of the Gallows]]'' by [[Meg Kassel]]
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Letters to the Lost]]'' by [[Brigid Kemmerer]]
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:''[[Black Bird Of The Gallows]]'' - [[Meg Kassel]]
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:''[[The Thing with Feathers]]'' by [[McCall Hoyle]]
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:''[[Letters To The Lost]]'' - [[Brigid Kemmerer]]
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:''[[The Thing With Feathers]]'' - [[McCall Hoyle]]

Latest revision as of 22:49, 10 February 2023


Contemporary Romance: Long

Winner: Falling Hard - Lexi Ryan

  • Finalists:
The Dating Game - Avril Tremayne
Famous - Jenny Holiday
No One But You - Brenda Novak
Take The Lead - Alexis Daria
Tougher In Texas - Kari Lynn Dell
The Whys Have It - Amy Matayo
The Wingman - Natasha Anders

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Winner: Tell Me - Abigail Strom

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

Contemporary Romance: Short

Winner: Second Chance Summer - Kait Nolan

  • Finalists:
The Billionaire's Christmas Baby - Marion Lennox
Christmas At The Graff - Kaylie Newell
A Christmas Miracle - Amy Andrews
The Cowboy Upstairs - Tanya Michaels
The Doctor And The Princess - Scarlet Wilson
Miracle On Chance Avenue - Jane Porter
The Princess Problem - Teri Wilson
The Sheikh's Convenient Princess - Liz Fielding
Troy - Amy Andrews

Erotic Romance

Winner: Wicked Dirty - J. Kenner

  • Finalists:
Constant Craving - Tamara Lush
Deposition And A Dare - Evelyn Adams
The Rivalry - Nikki Sloane
Stud - Jamie Schmidt

First Book

Winner: Take The Lead - Alexis Daria

  • Finalists:
Black Bird Of The Gallows - Meg Kassel
His Perfect Partner - Priscilla Oliveras
The Thing With Feathers - McCall Hoyle
Waltzing With The Earl - Catherine Tinley

Historical Romance: Long

Winner: Between The Devil And The Duke - Kelly Bowen

  • Finalists:
The Day Of The Duchess - Sarah MacLean
Mad For The Marquess - Jess Russell
The Scandalous Flirt - Olivia Drake
The Scoundrel's Honor - Christi Caldwell

Historical Romance: Short

Winner: Waltzing With The Earl - Catherine Tinley

  • Finalists:
Blame It On The Duke - Lenora Bell
The Demon Duke - Margaret Locke
The Rogue's Conquest - Lily Maxton
The Scandal of It All - Sophie Jordan
A Scottish Lord For Christmas - Lauren Smith
Within A Captain's Soul - Lisa Olech

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

Winner: Now That You Mention It - Kristan Higgins

  • Finalists:
The Night Mark - Tiffany Reisz
Shelter The Sea - Heidi Cullinan
Unloved: A Love Story - Katy Regnery

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Hunt The Darkness - Stephanie Rowe

  • Finalists:
Bishop - Marie Johnston
The Druid Next Door - E.J. Russell
Eleventh Grave In Moonlight - Darynda Jones
Song Of The Nightpiper - Hannah Meredith
Spectred Isle - K.J. Charles
To Enthrall The Demon Lord - Nadine Mutas
Wanted And Wired - Vivien Jackson

Romance Novella

Winner: Forbidden River - Brynn Kelly

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

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

Winner: Then There Was You - Kara Isaac

  • Finalists:
Grounded Hearts - Jeanne M. Dickson
A New Shade Of Summer - Nicole Deese
A Note Yet Unsung - Tamera Alexander
One Simple Wish - Katy Lee

Romantic Suspense

Winner: The Fixer - HelenKay Dimon

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

Young Adult Romance

Winner: Seize Today - Pintip Dunn

  • Finalists:
Black Bird Of The Gallows - Meg Kassel
Letters To The Lost - Brigid Kemmerer
The Thing With Feathers - McCall Hoyle
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