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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Long|'''Contemporary Romance: Long''']]===
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===[[Contemporary Romance: Long]]===
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''[[Brokedown Cowboy]]'' by [[Maisey Yates]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz
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'''Winner: ''[[Brokedown Cowboy]]'' - [[Maisey Yates]]'''
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:''[[Fire Me Up]]'' by [[Kimberly Kincaid]] - Kensington, Zebra - Alicia Condon
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Love Me Sweet]]'' by [[Tracy Brogan]] - Amazon, Montlake Romance - Kelli Martin
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:''[[Fire Me Up]]'' - [[Kimberly Kincaid]]
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:''[[Love Somebody Like You]]'' by [[Susan Fox]] - Kensington, Zebra - Martin Biro
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:''[[Love Me Sweet]]'' - [[Tracy Brogan]]
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:''[[Once Kissed]]'' by [[Cecy Robson]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw
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:''[[Love Somebody Like You]]'' - [[Susan Fox]]
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:''[[Ransom Canyon]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Susan Swinwood
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:''[[Once Kissed]]'' - [[Cecy Robson]]
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:''[[Redemption Bay]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Ransom Canyon]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]]
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:''[[Searching for Beautiful]]'' by [[Jennifer Probst]] - Simon & Schuster, Gallery - Lauren McKenna
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:''[[Redemption Bay]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
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:''[[Second Chance Summer]]'' by [[Jill Shalvis]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Leah Hultenschmidt
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:''[[Searching For Beautiful]]'' - [[Jennifer Probst]]
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:''[[The Secret Sister]]'' by [[Brenda Novak]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
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:''[[Second Chance Summer - Jill Shalvis|Second Chance Summer]]'' - [[Jill Shalvis]]
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:''[[The Secret Sister]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]]
  
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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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''[[Him]]'' by [[Sarina Bowen]] & [[Elle Kennedy]] - Self-published - Edie Danford
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'''Winner: ''[[Him]]'' - [[Sarina Bowen]], [[Elle Kennedy]]'''
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:''[[A Cold Creek Christmas Story]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Dances under the Harvest Moon]]'' by [[Joanne Rock]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Adrrienne Macintosh
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:''[[A Cold Creek Christmas Story]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
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:''[[Falling for Mister Wrong]]'' by [[Lizzie Shane]] - Self-published - Kristan Andrews
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:''[[Dances Under The Harvest Moon]]'' - [[Joanne Rock]]  
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:''[[Just Say Yes]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hayley]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Laura Fazio
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:''[[Falling For Mister Wrong]]'' - [[Lizzie Shane]]
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:''[[Love After All]]'' by [[Jaci Burton]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Kate Seaver
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:''[[Just Say Yes]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hayley]]
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:''[[The Marriage Contract - Katee Robert|The Marriage Contract]]'' by [[Katee Robert]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Leah Hultenschmidt
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:''[[Love After All]]'' - [[Jaci Burton]]
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:''[[Not a Fairy Tale]]'' by [[Romy Sommer]] - HarperCollins, HarperImpulse - Charlotte Ledger
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:''[[The Marriage Contract - Katee Robert|The Marriage Contract]]'' - [[Katee Robert]]
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:''[[Once Pure]]'' by [[Cecy Robson]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw
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:''[[Not A Fairy Tale]]'' - [[Romy Sommer]]
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:''[[Romancing Miss Right]]'' by [[Lizzie Shane]] - Self-published - Kristan Andrews
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:''[[Once Pure]]'' - [[Cecy Robson]]
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:''[[Romancing Miss Right]]'' - [[Lizzie Shane]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Romance: Short|'''Contemporary Romance: Short''']]===
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===[[Contemporary Romance: Short]]===
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''[[The Nanny Plan]]'' by [[Sarah M. Anderson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Desire - Stacy Boyd
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'''Winner: ''[[The Nanny Plan]]'' - [[Sarah M. Anderson]]'''
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:''[[A Bramble House Christmas]]'' by [[C. J. Carmichael]] - Tule Publishing - Sinclair Sawhney
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Carter Bravo's Christmas Bride]]'' by [[Christine Rimmer]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
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:''[[A Bramble House Christmas]]'' - [[C. J. Carmichael]]
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:''[[Chance of a Lifetime]]'' by [[Marissa Clarke]] - Entangled Publishing, Lovestruck - Liz Pelletier
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:''[[Carter Bravo's Christmas Bride]]'' - [[Christine Rimmer]]
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:''[[Heated Moments]]'' by [[Phyllis Bourne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Kimani - Glenda Howard
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:''[[Chance Of A Lifetime - Marissa Clarke|Chance Of A Lifetime]]'' - [[Marissa Clarke]]
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:''[[His Lost-and-Found Bride]]'' by [[Scarlet Wilson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Mills & Boon, Romance - Carly Byrne
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:''[[Heated Moments]]'' - [[Phyllis Bourne]]
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:''[[One Night with Her Bachelor]]'' by [[Kat Latham]] - Tule, Montana Born - Sinclair Sawhney
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:''[[His Lost-and-Found Bride]]'' - [[Scarlet Wilson]]
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:''[[The Prince She Never Forgot]]'' by [[Scarlet Wilson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Mills & Boon, Romance - Carly Byrne
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:''[[One Night With Her Bachelor]]'' - [[Kat Latham]]
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:''[[Tempting the Knight]]'' by [[Heidi Rice]] - Tule - Kelly Hunter
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:''[[The Prince She Never Forgot]]'' - [[Scarlet Wilson]]
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:''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' by [[Kat Latham]] - Tule - Sinclair Sawhney
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:''[[Tempting The Knight]]'' - [[Heidi Rice]]  
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:''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' - [[Kat Latham]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Erotic Romance|'''Erotic Romance''']]===
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===[[Erotic Romance]]===
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''[[For Real: A Spires Story]]'' by [[Alexis Hall]] - Riptide - Sarah Lyons
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'''Winner: ''[[For Real: A Spires Story]]'' - [[Alexis Hall]]'''
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:''[[Break Me Down]]'' by [[Roni Loren]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Intermix - Kate Seaver
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Say My Name]]'' by [[J. Kenner]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Break Me Down]]'' - [[Roni Loren]]
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:''[[Sugar]]'' by [[Seressia Glass]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[Say My Name]]'' - [[J. Kenner]]
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:''[[Three Little Mistakes]]'' by [[Nikki Sloane]] - Self-published - Lori Whitwam
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:''[[Sugar]]'' - [[Seressia Glass]]
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:''[[Three Little Mistakes]]'' - [[Nikki Sloane]]
  
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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===[[First Book]]===
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''[[Forget Tomorrow]]'' by [[Pintip Dunn]] - Entangled, Teen - Liz Pelletier
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'''Winner: ''[[Forget Tomorrow]]'' - [[Pintip Dunn]]'''
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:''[[Altered]]'' by [[Marnee Blake]] - Entangled, Embrace - Candace Havens
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Night Hush]]'' by [[Leslie Jones]] - HarperCollins, HarperImpulse - Nicole Fischer
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:''[[Altered]]'' - [[Marnee Blake]]
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:''[[No Better Man]]'' by [[Sara Richardson]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Megha Parekh
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:''[[Night Hush]]'' - [[Leslie Jones]]
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:''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' by [[Kristi Ann Hunter]] - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr
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:''[[No Better Man]]'' - [[Sara Richardson]]
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:''[[Pairing Off]]'' by [[Elizabeth Harmon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Carina Press - Kerri Buckley
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:''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' - [[Kristi Ann Hunter]]
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:''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' by [[Scarlett Cole]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's Press - Elizabeth Poteet
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:''[[Pairing Off]]'' - [[Elizabeth Harmon]]
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:''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' by [[Asa Maria Bradley]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Cat Clyne
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:''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' - [[Scarlett Cole]]
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:''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Long|'''Historical Romance: Long''']]===
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===[[Historical Romance: Long]]===
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''[[Tiffany Girl]]'' by [[Deeanne Gist]] - Simon & Schuster, Howard - Beth Adams
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'''Winner: ''[[Tiffany Girl]]'' - [[Deeanne Gist]]'''
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:''[[Bella and the Beast]]'' by [[Olivia Drake]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Earls Just Want to Have Fun]]'' by [[Shana Galen]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman
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:''[[Bella And The Beast]]'' - [[Olivia Drake]]
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:''[[If the Viscount Falls]]'' by [[Sabrina Jeffries]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding
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:''[[Earls Just Want to Have Fun]]'' - [[Shana Galen]]
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:''[[Tremaine's True Love]]'' by [[Grace Burrowes]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman
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:''[[If The Viscount Falls]]'' - [[Sabrina Jeffries]]
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:''[[Tremaine's True Love]]'' - [[Grace Burrowes]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Historical Romance: Short|'''Historical Romance: Short''']]===
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===[[Historical Romance: Short]]===
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''[[It Started with a Scandal]]'' by [[Julie Anne Long]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
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'''Winner: ''[[It Started With A Scandal]]'' - [[Julie Anne Long]]'''
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:''[[Falling into Bed with a Duke]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Say Yes to the Marquess]]'' by [[Tessa Dare]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Tessa Woodward
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:''[[Falling Into Bed With A Duke]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]]
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:''[[Secrets of a Scandalous Heiress]]'' by [[Theresa Romain]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman
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:''[[Say Yes To The Marquess]]'' - [[Tessa Dare]]
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:''[[The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[Secrets Of A Scandalous Heiress]]'' - [[Theresa Romain]]
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:''[[Sweetest Scoundrel]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont
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:''[[The Secrets Of Sir Richard Kenworthy]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
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:''[[Sweetest Scoundrel]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hoyt]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
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===[[Inspirational Romance]]===
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''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' by [[Kristi Ann Hunter]] - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr
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'''Winner: ''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' - [[Kristi Ann Hunter]]'''
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:''[[A Love Like Ours]]'' by [[Becky Wade]] - Baker, Bethany House - Charlene Patterson & Raela Schoenherr
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Mistletoe Justice]]'' by [[Carol J. Post]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love Inspired Suspense - Rachel Burkot
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:''[[A Love Like Ours]]'' - [[Becky Wade]]
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:''[[The Mountain Midwife]]'' by [[Laurie Alice Eakes]] - HarperCollins, Zondervan - Becky Phillpot
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:''[[Mistletoe Justice]]'' - [[Carol J. Post]]
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:''[[The Rescued]]'' by [[Marta Perry]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[The Mountain Midwife]]'' - [[Laurie Alice Eakes]]
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:''[[The Rescued]]'' - [[Marta Perry]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
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===[[Paranormal Romance]]===
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''[[Must Love Chainmail]]'' by [[Angela Quarles]] - Self-published - Erynn Newman & Jessa Slade
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'''Winner: ''[[Must Love Chainmail]]'' - [[Angela Quarles]]'''
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:''[[Midnight's Kiss]]'' by [[Thea Harrison]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Possessed by a Wolf]]'' by [[Sharon Ashwood]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Nocturne - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[Midnight's Kiss]]'' - [[Thea Harrison]]
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:''[[The Shattered Court]]'' by [[M. J. Scott]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL ROC - Jessica Wade
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:''[[Possessed By A Wolf]]'' - [[Sharon Ashwood]]
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:''[[Soulbound - Kristen Callihan|Soulbound]]'' by [[Kristen Callihan]] - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan
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:''[[The Shattered Court]]'' - [[M. J. Scott]]
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:''[[Stars of Fortune]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Soulbound - Kristen Callihan|Soulbound]]'' - [[Kristen Callihan]]
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:''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' by [[Asa Maria Bradley]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Cat Clyne
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:''[[Stars Of Fortune]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
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===[[Romance Novella]]===
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''[[Nice Girls Don't Ride]]'' by [[Roni Loren]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley Intermix - Kate Seaver
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'''Winner: ''[[Nice Girls Don't Ride]]'' - [[Roni Loren]]'''
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:''[[All's Fair in Love and Scandal]]'' by [[Caroline Linden]] - HarperCollins, Avon Impulse - Lyssa Keusch
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Blue Streak]]'' (aka ''[[Hookup Master]]'') by [[Jules Barnard]] - Self-published - Shelley Bates
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:''[[All's Fair In Love And Scandal]]'' - [[Caroline Linden]]
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:"Desert Heat" in ''[[Course of Action: Crossfire]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romantic Suspense - Patience Bloom
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:''[[Blue Streak]]'' (aka ''[[Hookup Master]]'') - [[Jules Barnard]]
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:"Her Secret Prince" in ''[[Royal Holiday]]'' by [[Madeline Ash]] - Tule - Laurie Johnson
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:"Desert Heat" in ''[[Course Of Action: Crossfire]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
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:"Let It Shine" in ''[[The Brightest Day, a Juneteenth Historical Anthology]]'' by [[Alyssa Cole]] - Self-published - Arynn Nichols
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:"Her Secret Prince" in ''[[Royal Holiday]]'' - [[Madeline Ash]]
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:''[[One Little Kiss]]'' by [[Robin Covington]] - Self-published - Nicole Bailey
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:"Let It Shine" in ''[[The Brightest Day, A Juneteenth Historical Anthology]]'' - [[Alyssa Cole]]
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:"The Resurrection of Sam Sloan" in ''[[Dark and Damaged]]'' by [[Erin Quinn]] - Self-published
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:''[[One Little Kiss]]'' - [[Robin Covington]]
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:''[[Toward the Sunrise]]'' by [[Elizabeth Camden]] - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr
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:"The Resurrection Of Sam Sloan" in ''[[Dark And Damaged]]'' - [[Erin Quinn]]
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:''[[Toward The Sunrise]]'' - [[Elizabeth Camden]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
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''[[Flash Fire]]'' by [[Dana Marton]] - Self-published
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'''Winner: ''[[Flash Fire]]'' - [[Dana Marton]]'''
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:''[[Barefoot with a Bodyguard]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]] - Self-published - Kristi Yanta
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Barefoot with a Stranger]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]] - Self-published - Kristi Yanta
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:''[[Barefoot With A Bodyguard]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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:''[[Facing Fire]]'' by [[HelenKay Dimon]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
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:''[[Barefoot With A Stranger]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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:''[[Fatal Frenzy]]'' by [[Marie Force]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Carina Press - Alissa Davis
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:''[[Facing Fire]]'' - [[HelenKay Dimon]]  
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:''[[In the Waning Light]]'' by [[Loreth Anne White]] - Amazon, Montlake Romance - Charlotte Herscher & JoVon Sotak
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:''[[Fatal Frenzy]]'' - [[Marie Force]]
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:''[[She Can Kill]]'' by [[Melinda Leigh]] - Amazon, Montlake Romance - Charlotte Herscher & Anh Schluep
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:''[[In The Waning Light]]'' - [[Loreth Anne White]]
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:''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' by [[Scarlett Cole]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's Press - Elizabeth Poteet
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:''[[She Can Kill]]'' - [[Melinda Leigh]]  
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:''[[Target Engaged]]'' by [[M. L. Buchman]] - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman
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:''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' - [[Scarlett Cole]]
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:''[[Target Engaged]]'' - [[M. L. Buchman]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
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===[[Young Adult Romance]]===
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''[[The Anatomical Shape of a Heart]]'' by [[Jenn Bennett]] - Macmillan, Feiwel & Friends - Anna Roberto
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'''Winner: ''[[The Anatomical Shape Of A Heart]]'' - [[Jenn Bennett]]'''
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:''[[Followed by Frost]]'' by [[Charlie N. Holmberg]] - Amazon, 47North - Jason Kirk
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Rikki]]'' by [[Abigail Strom]] - Self-published
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:''[[Followed By Frost]]'' - [[Charlie N. Holmberg]]
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:''[[Unspoken]]'' by [[C. C. Hunter]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's, Griffin - Rose Hilliard
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:''[[Rikki]]'' - [[Abigail Strom]]
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:''[[Unspoken]]'' - [[C. C. Hunter]]

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Contemporary Romance: Long

Winner: Brokedown Cowboy - Maisey Yates

  • Finalists:
Fire Me Up - Kimberly Kincaid
Love Me Sweet - Tracy Brogan
Love Somebody Like You - Susan Fox
Once Kissed - Cecy Robson
Ransom Canyon - Jodi Thomas
Redemption Bay - RaeAnne Thayne
Searching For Beautiful - Jennifer Probst
Second Chance Summer - Jill Shalvis
The Secret Sister - Brenda Novak

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Winner: Him - Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

  • Finalists:
A Cold Creek Christmas Story - RaeAnne Thayne
Dances Under The Harvest Moon - Joanne Rock
Falling For Mister Wrong - Lizzie Shane
Just Say Yes - Elizabeth Hayley
Love After All - Jaci Burton
The Marriage Contract - Katee Robert
Not A Fairy Tale - Romy Sommer
Once Pure - Cecy Robson
Romancing Miss Right - Lizzie Shane

Contemporary Romance: Short

Winner: The Nanny Plan - Sarah M. Anderson

  • Finalists:
A Bramble House Christmas - C. J. Carmichael
Carter Bravo's Christmas Bride - Christine Rimmer
Chance Of A Lifetime - Marissa Clarke
Heated Moments - Phyllis Bourne
His Lost-and-Found Bride - Scarlet Wilson
One Night With Her Bachelor - Kat Latham
The Prince She Never Forgot - Scarlet Wilson
Tempting The Knight - Heidi Rice
Three Nights Before Christmas - Kat Latham

Erotic Romance

Winner: For Real: A Spires Story - Alexis Hall

  • Finalists:
Break Me Down - Roni Loren
Say My Name - J. Kenner
Sugar - Seressia Glass
Three Little Mistakes - Nikki Sloane

First Book

Winner: Forget Tomorrow - Pintip Dunn

  • Finalists:
Altered - Marnee Blake
Night Hush - Leslie Jones
No Better Man - Sara Richardson
A Noble Masquerade - Kristi Ann Hunter
Pairing Off - Elizabeth Harmon
The Strongest Steel - Scarlett Cole
Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley

Historical Romance: Long

Winner: Tiffany Girl - Deeanne Gist

  • Finalists:
Bella And The Beast - Olivia Drake
Earls Just Want to Have Fun - Shana Galen
If The Viscount Falls - Sabrina Jeffries
Tremaine's True Love - Grace Burrowes

Historical Romance: Short

Winner: It Started With A Scandal - Julie Anne Long

  • Finalists:
Falling Into Bed With A Duke - Lorraine Heath
Say Yes To The Marquess - Tessa Dare
Secrets Of A Scandalous Heiress - Theresa Romain
The Secrets Of Sir Richard Kenworthy - Julia Quinn
Sweetest Scoundrel - Elizabeth Hoyt

Inspirational Romance

Winner: A Noble Masquerade - Kristi Ann Hunter

  • Finalists:
A Love Like Ours - Becky Wade
Mistletoe Justice - Carol J. Post
The Mountain Midwife - Laurie Alice Eakes
The Rescued - Marta Perry

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Must Love Chainmail - Angela Quarles

  • Finalists:
Midnight's Kiss - Thea Harrison
Possessed By A Wolf - Sharon Ashwood
The Shattered Court - M. J. Scott
Soulbound - Kristen Callihan
Stars Of Fortune - Nora Roberts
Viking Warrior Rising - Asa Maria Bradley

Romance Novella

Winner: Nice Girls Don't Ride - Roni Loren

  • Finalists:
All's Fair In Love And Scandal - Caroline Linden
Blue Streak (aka Hookup Master) - Jules Barnard
"Desert Heat" in Course Of Action: Crossfire - Merline Lovelace
"Her Secret Prince" in Royal Holiday - Madeline Ash
"Let It Shine" in The Brightest Day, A Juneteenth Historical Anthology - Alyssa Cole
One Little Kiss - Robin Covington
"The Resurrection Of Sam Sloan" in Dark And Damaged - Erin Quinn
Toward The Sunrise - Elizabeth Camden

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Flash Fire - Dana Marton

  • Finalists:
Barefoot With A Bodyguard - Roxanne St. Claire
Barefoot With A Stranger - Roxanne St. Claire
Facing Fire - HelenKay Dimon
Fatal Frenzy - Marie Force
In The Waning Light - Loreth Anne White
She Can Kill - Melinda Leigh
The Strongest Steel - Scarlett Cole
Target Engaged - M. L. Buchman

Young Adult Romance

Winner: The Anatomical Shape Of A Heart - Jenn Bennett

  • Finalists:
Followed By Frost - Charlie N. Holmberg
Rikki - Abigail Strom
Unspoken - C. C. Hunter
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