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− | [[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]] |
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Contemporary Romance: Long]]=== |
− | ''[[Brokedown Cowboy]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Brokedown Cowboy]]'' - [[Maisey Yates]]''' |
− | :''[[Fire Me Up]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Love Me Sweet]]'' | + | :''[[Fire Me Up]]'' - [[Kimberly Kincaid]] |
− | :''[[Love Somebody Like You]]'' | + | :''[[Love Me Sweet]]'' - [[Tracy Brogan]] |
− | :''[[Once Kissed]]'' | + | :''[[Love Somebody Like You]]'' - [[Susan Fox]] |
− | :''[[Ransom Canyon]]'' | + | :''[[Once Kissed]]'' - [[Cecy Robson]] |
− | :''[[Redemption Bay]]'' | + | :''[[Ransom Canyon]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]] |
− | :''[[Searching | + | :''[[Redemption Bay]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]] |
− | :''[[Second Chance Summer - Jill Shalvis|Second Chance Summer]]'' | + | :''[[Searching For Beautiful]]'' - [[Jennifer Probst]] |
− | :''[[The Secret Sister]]'' | + | :''[[Second Chance Summer - Jill Shalvis|Second Chance Summer]]'' - [[Jill Shalvis]] |
+ | :''[[The Secret Sister]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length]]=== |
− | ''[[Him]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Him]]'' - [[Sarina Bowen]], [[Elle Kennedy]]''' |
− | :''[[A Cold Creek Christmas Story]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Dances | + | :''[[A Cold Creek Christmas Story]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]] |
− | :''[[Falling | + | :''[[Dances Under The Harvest Moon]]'' - [[Joanne Rock]] |
− | :''[[Just Say Yes]]'' | + | :''[[Falling For Mister Wrong]]'' - [[Lizzie Shane]] |
− | :''[[Love After All]]'' | + | :''[[Just Say Yes]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hayley]] |
− | :''[[The Marriage Contract - Katee Robert|The Marriage Contract]]'' | + | :''[[Love After All]]'' - [[Jaci Burton]] |
− | :''[[Not | + | :''[[The Marriage Contract - Katee Robert|The Marriage Contract]]'' - [[Katee Robert]] |
− | :''[[Once Pure]]'' | + | :''[[Not A Fairy Tale]]'' - [[Romy Sommer]] |
− | :''[[Romancing Miss Right]]'' | + | :''[[Once Pure]]'' - [[Cecy Robson]] |
+ | :''[[Romancing Miss Right]]'' - [[Lizzie Shane]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Contemporary Romance: Short]]=== |
− | ''[[The Nanny Plan]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[The Nanny Plan]]'' - [[Sarah M. Anderson]]''' |
− | :''[[A Bramble House Christmas]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Carter Bravo's Christmas Bride]]'' | + | :''[[A Bramble House Christmas]]'' - [[C. J. Carmichael]] |
− | :''[[Chance | + | :''[[Carter Bravo's Christmas Bride]]'' - [[Christine Rimmer]] |
− | :''[[Heated Moments]]'' | + | :''[[Chance Of A Lifetime - Marissa Clarke|Chance Of A Lifetime]]'' - [[Marissa Clarke]] |
− | :''[[His Lost-and-Found Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Heated Moments]]'' - [[Phyllis Bourne]] |
− | :''[[One Night | + | :''[[His Lost-and-Found Bride]]'' - [[Scarlet Wilson]] |
− | :''[[The Prince She Never Forgot]]'' | + | :''[[One Night With Her Bachelor]]'' - [[Kat Latham]] |
− | :''[[Tempting | + | :''[[The Prince She Never Forgot]]'' - [[Scarlet Wilson]] |
− | :''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' | + | :''[[Tempting The Knight]]'' - [[Heidi Rice]] |
+ | :''[[Three Nights Before Christmas]]'' - [[Kat Latham]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Erotic Romance]]=== |
− | ''[[For Real: A Spires Story]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[For Real: A Spires Story]]'' - [[Alexis Hall]]''' |
− | :''[[Break Me Down]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Say My Name]]'' | + | :''[[Break Me Down]]'' - [[Roni Loren]] |
− | :''[[Sugar]]'' | + | :''[[Say My Name]]'' - [[J. Kenner]] |
− | :''[[Three Little Mistakes]]'' | + | :''[[Sugar]]'' - [[Seressia Glass]] |
+ | :''[[Three Little Mistakes]]'' - [[Nikki Sloane]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[First Book]]=== |
− | ''[[Forget Tomorrow]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Forget Tomorrow]]'' - [[Pintip Dunn]]''' |
− | :''[[Altered]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Night Hush]]'' | + | :''[[Altered]]'' - [[Marnee Blake]] |
− | :''[[No Better Man]]'' | + | :''[[Night Hush]]'' - [[Leslie Jones]] |
− | :''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' | + | :''[[No Better Man]]'' - [[Sara Richardson]] |
− | :''[[Pairing Off]]'' | + | :''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' - [[Kristi Ann Hunter]] |
− | :''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' | + | :''[[Pairing Off]]'' - [[Elizabeth Harmon]] |
− | :''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' | + | :''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' - [[Scarlett Cole]] |
+ | :''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Historical Romance: Long]]=== |
− | ''[[Tiffany Girl]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Tiffany Girl]]'' - [[Deeanne Gist]]''' |
− | :''[[Bella | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Earls Just Want to Have Fun]]'' | + | :''[[Bella And The Beast]]'' - [[Olivia Drake]] |
− | :''[[If | + | :''[[Earls Just Want to Have Fun]]'' - [[Shana Galen]] |
− | :''[[Tremaine's True Love]]'' | + | :''[[If The Viscount Falls]]'' - [[Sabrina Jeffries]] |
+ | :''[[Tremaine's True Love]]'' - [[Grace Burrowes]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Historical Romance: Short]]=== |
− | ''[[It Started | + | '''Winner: ''[[It Started With A Scandal]]'' - [[Julie Anne Long]]''' |
− | :''[[Falling | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Say Yes | + | :''[[Falling Into Bed With A Duke]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]] |
− | :''[[Secrets | + | :''[[Say Yes To The Marquess]]'' - [[Tessa Dare]] |
− | :''[[The Secrets | + | :''[[Secrets Of A Scandalous Heiress]]'' - [[Theresa Romain]] |
− | :''[[Sweetest Scoundrel]]'' | + | :''[[The Secrets Of Sir Richard Kenworthy]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]] |
+ | :''[[Sweetest Scoundrel]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Inspirational Romance]]=== |
− | ''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[A Noble Masquerade]]'' - [[Kristi Ann Hunter]]''' |
− | :''[[A Love Like Ours]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Mistletoe Justice]]'' | + | :''[[A Love Like Ours]]'' - [[Becky Wade]] |
− | :''[[The Mountain Midwife]]'' | + | :''[[Mistletoe Justice]]'' - [[Carol J. Post]] |
− | :''[[The Rescued]]'' | + | :''[[The Mountain Midwife]]'' - [[Laurie Alice Eakes]] |
+ | :''[[The Rescued]]'' - [[Marta Perry]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Paranormal Romance]]=== |
− | ''[[Must Love Chainmail]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Must Love Chainmail]]'' - [[Angela Quarles]]''' |
− | :''[[Midnight's Kiss]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Possessed | + | :''[[Midnight's Kiss]]'' - [[Thea Harrison]] |
− | :''[[The Shattered Court]]'' | + | :''[[Possessed By A Wolf]]'' - [[Sharon Ashwood]] |
− | :''[[Soulbound - Kristen Callihan|Soulbound]]'' | + | :''[[The Shattered Court]]'' - [[M. J. Scott]] |
− | :''[[Stars | + | :''[[Soulbound - Kristen Callihan|Soulbound]]'' - [[Kristen Callihan]] |
− | :''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' | + | :''[[Stars Of Fortune]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
+ | :''[[Viking Warrior Rising]]'' - [[Asa Maria Bradley]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Romance Novella]]=== |
− | ''[[Nice Girls Don't Ride]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Nice Girls Don't Ride]]'' - [[Roni Loren]]''' |
− | :''[[All's Fair | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Blue Streak]]'' (aka ''[[Hookup Master]]'') | + | :''[[All's Fair In Love And Scandal]]'' - [[Caroline Linden]] |
− | :"Desert Heat" in ''[[Course | + | :''[[Blue Streak]]'' (aka ''[[Hookup Master]]'') - [[Jules Barnard]] |
− | :"Her Secret Prince" in ''[[Royal Holiday]]'' | + | :"Desert Heat" in ''[[Course Of Action: Crossfire]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]] |
− | :"Let It Shine" in ''[[The Brightest Day, | + | :"Her Secret Prince" in ''[[Royal Holiday]]'' - [[Madeline Ash]] |
− | :''[[One Little Kiss]]'' | + | :"Let It Shine" in ''[[The Brightest Day, A Juneteenth Historical Anthology]]'' - [[Alyssa Cole]] |
− | :"The Resurrection | + | :''[[One Little Kiss]]'' - [[Robin Covington]] |
− | :''[[Toward | + | :"The Resurrection Of Sam Sloan" in ''[[Dark And Damaged]]'' - [[Erin Quinn]] |
+ | :''[[Toward The Sunrise]]'' - [[Elizabeth Camden]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Romantic Suspense]]=== |
− | ''[[Flash Fire]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Flash Fire]]'' - [[Dana Marton]]''' |
− | :''[[Barefoot | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Barefoot | + | :''[[Barefoot With A Bodyguard]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]] |
− | :''[[Facing Fire]]'' | + | :''[[Barefoot With A Stranger]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]] |
− | :''[[Fatal Frenzy]]'' | + | :''[[Facing Fire]]'' - [[HelenKay Dimon]] |
− | :''[[In | + | :''[[Fatal Frenzy]]'' - [[Marie Force]] |
− | :''[[She Can Kill]]'' | + | :''[[In The Waning Light]]'' - [[Loreth Anne White]] |
− | :''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' | + | :''[[She Can Kill]]'' - [[Melinda Leigh]] |
− | :''[[Target Engaged]]'' | + | :''[[The Strongest Steel]]'' - [[Scarlett Cole]] |
+ | :''[[Target Engaged]]'' - [[M. L. Buchman]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Young Adult Romance]]=== |
− | ''[[The Anatomical Shape | + | '''Winner: ''[[The Anatomical Shape Of A Heart]]'' - [[Jenn Bennett]]''' |
− | :''[[Followed | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Rikki]]'' | + | :''[[Followed By Frost]]'' - [[Charlie N. Holmberg]] |
− | :''[[Unspoken]]'' | + | :''[[Rikki]]'' - [[Abigail Strom]] |
+ | :''[[Unspoken]]'' - [[C.C. Hunter]] |
Latest revision as of 14:23, 11 November 2024
Contents
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: