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| − | [[Category:RITA Winners]] | + | [[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]] |
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Contemporary Romance: Long]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[Miracle On 5th Avenue]]'' - [[Sarah Morgan]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[Always A Bridesmaid - Lizzie Shane|Always A Bridesmaid]]'' - [[Lizzie Shane]] | ||
| + | :''[[Hot In Hellcat Canyon]]'' - [[Julie Anne Long]] | ||
| + | :''[[Make Me Sin]]'' - [[J.T. Geissinger]] | ||
| + | :''[[Pansies]]'' - [[Alexis Hall]] | ||
| + | :''[[Snowfall On Haven Point]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]] | ||
| + | :''[[Tender Is The Night - Barbara Freethy|Tender Is The Night]]'' - [[Barbara Freethy]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[Carolina Dreaming]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[Back In The Saddle]]'' - [[Karen Templeton]] | ||
| + | :''[[Barefoot At Midnight]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]] | ||
| + | :''[[Fast Connection]]'' - [[Megan Erickson]] & [[Santino Hassell]] | ||
| + | :''[[Lone Heart Pass]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]] | ||
| + | :''[[Off The Hook]]'' - [[Laura Drewry]] | ||
| + | :''[[Once And For All: An American Valor Novel]]'' - [[Cheryl Etchison]] | ||
| + | :''[[Tell Me How This Ends]]'' - [[Victoria De La O]] | ||
| + | :''[[The Turning Point]]'' - [[Marie Meyer]] | ||
| + | :''[[Wanderlust - Roni Loren|Wanderlust]]'' - [[Roni Loren]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Contemporary Romance: Short]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[Christmas On Crimson Mountain]]'' - [[Michelle Major]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[APB: Baby]]'' - [[Julie Miller]] | ||
| + | :''[[Breaking Good]]'' - [[Madeline Ash]] | ||
| + | :''[[Falling For The Rancher]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]] | ||
| + | :''[[Far From Home]]'' - [[Lorelie Brown]] | ||
| + | :''[[His Stolen Bride]]'' - [[Barbara Dunlop]] | ||
| + | :''[[A Malibu Kind Of Romance]]'' - [[Synithia Williams]] | ||
| + | :''[[Overwhelming Force]]'' - [[Janie Crouch]] | ||
| + | :''[[Searching For Disaster]]'' - [[Jennifer Probst]] | ||
| + | :''[[Two Doctors And A Baby]]'' - [[Brenda Harlen]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Erotic Romance]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[Off The Clock]]'' - [[Roni Loren]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[The Dirty Secret]]'' - [[Kira A. Gold]] | ||
| + | :''[[The Master]]'' - [[Tara Sue Me]] | ||
| + | :''[[Ravenous]]'' - [[M. S. Force]] | ||
| + | :''[[Three Sweet Nothings]]'' - [[Nikki Sloane]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[First Book]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[Once And For All: An American Valor Novel]]'' - [[Cheryl Etchison]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[Alterations]]'' - [[Stephanie Scott]] | ||
| + | :''[[Close To You]]'' - [[Kara Isaac]] | ||
| + | :''[[The Distance From A To Z]]'' - [[Natalie Blitt]] | ||
| + | :''[[Summer Of Supernovas]]'' - [[Darcy Woods]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Historical Romance: Long]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[No Mistress Of Mine]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[Dukes Prefer Blondes]]'' - [[Loretta Chase]] | ||
| + | :''[[How I Married A Marquess]]'' - [[Anna Harrington]] | ||
| + | :''[[Susana And The Scot]]'' - [[Sabrina York]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Historical Romance: Short]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[A Duke To Remember]]'' - [[Kelly Bowen]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[Do You Want To Start A Scandal?]]'' - [[Tessa Dare]] | ||
| + | :''[[Duke Of Sin]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] | ||
| + | :''[[Left At The Altar - Margaret Brownley|Left At The Altar]]'' - [[Margaret Brownley]] | ||
| + | :''[[The Study Of Seduction]]'' - [[Sabrina Jeffries]] | ||
| + | :''[[Taming The Highlander]]'' - [[May McGoldrick]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[The Moon In The Palace]]'' - [[Weina Dai Randel]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[The Color Of A Promise]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]] | ||
| + | :''[[The Depth Of Beauty]]'' - [[A. B. Michaels]] | ||
| + | :''[[Now That It's You]]'' - [[Tawna Fenske]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[-Paranormal Romance]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[The Pages Of The Mind]]'' - [[Jeffe Kennedy]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[Bayou Shadow Hunter]]'' - [[Debbie Herbert]] | ||
| + | :''[[The Beast]]'' - [[J.R. Ward]] | ||
| + | :''[[The Champion Of Baresh]]'' (aka ''[[Star Champion]]'') - [[Susan Grant]] | ||
| + | :''[[Enchanted Warrior]]'' - [[Sharon Ashwood]] | ||
| + | :''[[Ghost Gifts]]'' - [[Laura Lee Spinella]] | ||
| + | :''[[The Leopard King]]'' - [[Ann Aguirre]] | ||
| + | :''[[Where The Wild Things Bite]]'' - [[Molly Harper]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Romance Novella]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[Her Every Wish]]'' - [[Courtney Milan]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :"The Husband Maneuver" in ''[[With This Ring? - Karen Witemeyer|With This Ring?: A Novella Collection of Proposals Gone Awry]]'' - [[Karen Witemeyer]] | ||
| + | :''[[Let It Snow - Jeanette Grey|Let It Snow]]'' - [[Jeanette Grey]] | ||
| + | :"Let Us Dream" in ''[[Daughters Of A Nation]]'' - [[Alyssa Cole]] | ||
| + | :''[[Searching For Mine]]'' - [[Jennifer Probst]] | ||
| + | :''[[Tycoon]]'' - [[Joanna Shupe]] | ||
| + | :''[[Wild In Rio]]'' - [[Lyssa Kay Adams]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[My Hope Next Door]]'' - [[Tammy L. Gray]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[Close To You]]'' - [[Kara Isaac]] | ||
| + | :''[[Keeper Of The Stars]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] | ||
| + | :''[[Trust My Heart]]'' - [[Carol J. Post]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===[[Romantic Suspense]]=== |
| + | '''Winner: ''[[Repressed]]'' - [[Elisabeth Naughton]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[All The Dead Girls]]'' - [[Rita Herron]] | ||
| + | :''[[Atone]]'' - [[Beth Yarnall]] | ||
| + | :''[[Field Of Graves]]'' - [[J. T. Ellison]] | ||
| + | :''[[Killer Countdown]]'' - [[Amelia Autin]] | ||
| + | :''[[Mr. And Mr. Smith]]'' - [[HelenKay Dimon]] | ||
| + | :''[[One Minute To Midnight]]'' - [[Nico Rosso]] | ||
| + | :''[[Tall, Dark And Damaged]]'' - [[Sarah Andre]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===[[Young Adult Romance]]=== | ||
| + | '''Winner: ''[[The Problem With Forever]]'' - [[Jennifer L. Armentrout]]''' | ||
| + | * Finalists: | ||
| + | :''[[Affective Needs]]'' - [[Rebecca Taylor]] | ||
| + | :''[[The Distance From A To Z]]'' - [[Natalie Blitt]] | ||
| + | :''[[Summer Of Supernovas]]'' - [[Darcy Woods]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:03, 10 February 2023
Contents
- 1 Contemporary Romance: Long
- 2 Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length
- 3 Contemporary Romance: Short
- 4 Erotic Romance
- 5 First Book
- 6 Historical Romance: Long
- 7 Historical Romance: Short
- 8 Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance
- 9 -Paranormal Romance
- 10 Romance Novella
- 11 Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements
- 12 Romantic Suspense
- 13 Young Adult Romance
Contemporary Romance: Long
Winner: Miracle On 5th Avenue - Sarah Morgan
- Finalists:
- Always A Bridesmaid - Lizzie Shane
- Hot In Hellcat Canyon - Julie Anne Long
- Make Me Sin - J.T. Geissinger
- Pansies - Alexis Hall
- Snowfall On Haven Point - RaeAnne Thayne
- Tender Is The Night - Barbara Freethy
Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length
Winner: Carolina Dreaming - Virginia Kantra
- Finalists:
- Back In The Saddle - Karen Templeton
- Barefoot At Midnight - Roxanne St. Claire
- Fast Connection - Megan Erickson & Santino Hassell
- Lone Heart Pass - Jodi Thomas
- Off The Hook - Laura Drewry
- Once And For All: An American Valor Novel - Cheryl Etchison
- Tell Me How This Ends - Victoria De La O
- The Turning Point - Marie Meyer
- Wanderlust - Roni Loren
Contemporary Romance: Short
Winner: Christmas On Crimson Mountain - Michelle Major
- Finalists:
- APB: Baby - Julie Miller
- Breaking Good - Madeline Ash
- Falling For The Rancher - Tanya Michaels
- Far From Home - Lorelie Brown
- His Stolen Bride - Barbara Dunlop
- A Malibu Kind Of Romance - Synithia Williams
- Overwhelming Force - Janie Crouch
- Searching For Disaster - Jennifer Probst
- Two Doctors And A Baby - Brenda Harlen
Erotic Romance
Winner: Off The Clock - Roni Loren
- Finalists:
- The Dirty Secret - Kira A. Gold
- The Master - Tara Sue Me
- Ravenous - M. S. Force
- Three Sweet Nothings - Nikki Sloane
First Book
Winner: Once And For All: An American Valor Novel - Cheryl Etchison
- Finalists:
- Alterations - Stephanie Scott
- Close To You - Kara Isaac
- The Distance From A To Z - Natalie Blitt
- Summer Of Supernovas - Darcy Woods
Historical Romance: Long
Winner: No Mistress Of Mine - Laura Lee Guhrke
- Finalists:
- Dukes Prefer Blondes - Loretta Chase
- How I Married A Marquess - Anna Harrington
- Susana And The Scot - Sabrina York
Historical Romance: Short
Winner: A Duke To Remember - Kelly Bowen
- Finalists:
- Do You Want To Start A Scandal? - Tessa Dare
- Duke Of Sin - Elizabeth Hoyt
- Left At The Altar - Margaret Brownley
- The Study Of Seduction - Sabrina Jeffries
- Taming The Highlander - May McGoldrick
Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance
Winner: The Moon In The Palace - Weina Dai Randel
- Finalists:
- The Color Of A Promise - Julianne MacLean
- The Depth Of Beauty - A. B. Michaels
- Now That It's You - Tawna Fenske
-Paranormal Romance
Winner: The Pages Of The Mind - Jeffe Kennedy
- Finalists:
- Bayou Shadow Hunter - Debbie Herbert
- The Beast - J.R. Ward
- The Champion Of Baresh (aka Star Champion) - Susan Grant
- Enchanted Warrior - Sharon Ashwood
- Ghost Gifts - Laura Lee Spinella
- The Leopard King - Ann Aguirre
- Where The Wild Things Bite - Molly Harper
Romance Novella
Winner: Her Every Wish - Courtney Milan
- Finalists:
- "The Husband Maneuver" in With This Ring?: A Novella Collection of Proposals Gone Awry - Karen Witemeyer
- Let It Snow - Jeanette Grey
- "Let Us Dream" in Daughters Of A Nation - Alyssa Cole
- Searching For Mine - Jennifer Probst
- Tycoon - Joanna Shupe
- Wild In Rio - Lyssa Kay Adams
Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements
Winner: My Hope Next Door - Tammy L. Gray
- Finalists:
Romantic Suspense
Winner: Repressed - Elisabeth Naughton
- Finalists:
- All The Dead Girls - Rita Herron
- Atone - Beth Yarnall
- Field Of Graves - J. T. Ellison
- Killer Countdown - Amelia Autin
- Mr. And Mr. Smith - HelenKay Dimon
- One Minute To Midnight - Nico Rosso
- Tall, Dark And Damaged - Sarah Andre
Young Adult Romance
Winner: The Problem With Forever - Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Finalists:
