Difference between revisions of "2008 RITA® Winners"

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* ''[[And Then He Kissed Her]]'' by [[Laura Lee Guhrke]], HarperCollins Publishers, [[Avon]] Books - Erika Tsang, editor
 
* ''[[And Then He Kissed Her]]'' by [[Laura Lee Guhrke]], HarperCollins Publishers, [[Avon]] Books - Erika Tsang, editor
 
* ''[[Beloved Warrior]]'' by [[Patricia Potter]], Penguin Group USA, [[Berkley Sensation]] - Wendy McCurdy and Christine Zika, editors
 
* ''[[Beloved Warrior]]'' by [[Patricia Potter]], Penguin Group USA, [[Berkley Sensation]] - Wendy McCurdy and Christine Zika, editors
* ''[[Lessons Of Desire]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]], [[Bantam/Dell|Bantam Dell]] Publishing Group,  - Shauna Summers, editor
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* ''[[Lessons Of Desire]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]], [[Bantam Dell Publishing Group]],  - Shauna Summers, editor
 
* ''[[Mine Till Midnight]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]], [[St. Martin's Press]]  - Jennifer Enderlin, editor
 
* ''[[Mine Till Midnight]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]], [[St. Martin's Press]]  - Jennifer Enderlin, editor
 
* ''[[Surrender To A Scoundrel]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]], HarperCollins Publishers, [[Avon]] Books - Erika Tsang, editor
 
* ''[[Surrender To A Scoundrel]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]], HarperCollins Publishers, [[Avon]] Books - Erika Tsang, editor

Revision as of 17:36, 17 July 2008

The following authors and books were finalists in the 2008 RITA contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories. Winners of the awards are announced August 2nd at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony to be held at RWA’s 28th Annual National Conference in San Francisco, California.

Interestingly, two books called Untouched, by Anna Campbell and Samantha Hunter, were finalists in the 2008 RITA® contest in the RITA®: Regency Historical Romance and RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure categories, respectively.

Several 2008 finalists -- Diana Holquist, Susan Andersen, Leslie Kelly, and Kristan Higgins (with a special appearance by Rachel Gibson's publicist produced a trash talking video to highlight the important stakes behind the RITA.

2008 RITA for Best First Book Finalists


2008 RITA for Contemporary Series Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure Finalists

2008 RITA for Contemporary Single Title Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Historical Romance Finalists


2008 RITA for Inspirational Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements Finalists

2008 RITA for Paranormal Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Regency Historical Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Romance Novella Finalists

2008 RITA for Romantic Suspense Finalists

2008 RITA for Young Adult Romance