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

Latest revision as of 23:03, 10 February 2023


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:
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