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[[category:Romance Industry Awards]] [[Category:Romance Writers of America]]
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[[category:RITA Winners]]
 
The [[Romance Writers of America]] award the [[RITA]] each year.
 
The [[Romance Writers of America]] award the [[RITA]] each year.
  
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===[[RITA®: Best First Book|'''Best First Book''']]===
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* ''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' by [[Wendy Lindstrom]]
  
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* '''Traditional''': ''[[The Christmas Basket]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]]
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* Finalists:
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* '''Short Contemporary''': ''[[Taming The Outlaw]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard|Cindy Kay Gerard]]
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** ''[[Falling Star]]'' by [[Diana Dempsey]]
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* '''Long Contemporary Series''': ''[[Taking Cover]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]]
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** ''[[The Baby Plan - Susan Gable|The Baby Plan]]'' by [[Susan Gable]]
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* '''Paranormal''': ''[[Contact - Susan Grant|Contact]]'' by [[Susan Grant]]
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** ''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]]
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* '''Inspirational''': ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]'' by [[Irene Hannon]]
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** ''[[Danger's Promise]]'' by [[Marliss Moon]]
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* '''Romantic Novella''': [[To Kiss In The Shadows]] by [[Lynn Kurland]]
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** ''[[A Perilous Attraction]]'' by [[Patricia Frances Rowell]]
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* '''First Book''': ''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' by [[Wendy Lindstrom]]
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** ''[[Silver Dagger]]'' by [[T.L. Sinclare]]
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* '''Regency''': ''[[A Debt To Delia]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]]
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* '''Short Historical''': ''[[The Bride Fair]]'' by [[Cheryl Reavis]]
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* '''Long Historical''': ''[[Stealing Heaven - Madeline Hunter|Stealing Heaven]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance|'''Best Traditional Romance''']]===
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* '''Romantic Suspense''': ''[[Three Fates]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]
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* ''[[The Christmas Basket]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]]
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* '''Contemporary Single Title''': ''[[No Place Like Home - Barbara Samuel|No Place Like Home]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[True Love, Inc.]]'' by [[Jackie Braun]]
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** ''[[A Millionaire For Molly]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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** ''[[A Royal Proposition]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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** ''[[Finding Her Prince]]'' by [[Lilian Darcy]]  
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** ''[[City Girl In Training]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]]
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** ''[[The Tycoon's Takeover]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Short Contemporary Series|'''Best Short Contemporary Series''']]===
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* ''[[Taming The Outlaw]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard|Cindy Kay Gerard]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Take Me - Cherry Adair|Take Me]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]]
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** ''[[Private Investigations - Tori Carrington|Private Investigations]]'' by [[Tori Carrington]]
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** ''[[The Doctor's Mistress]]'' by [[Lilian Darcy]]
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** ''[[Two To Tangle]]'' by [[Leslie Kelly]]
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** ''[[Taming Blackhawk]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]]  
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** ''[[Lazaro's Revenge]]'' by [[Jane Porter]]
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** ''[[Good Time Girl]]'' by [[Candace Schuler]]
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** ''[[Two Catch A Fox]]'' by [[Isabel Sharpe]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Long Contemporary Series|'''Best Long Contemporary Series''']]===
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* ''[[Taking Cover]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[What The Heart Wants]]'' by [[Jean Brashear]] 
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** ''[[What A Woman Wants]]'' by [[Tori Carrington]]
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** ''[[Seduced By The Enemy - Jamie Denton|Seduced By The Enemy]]'' by [[Jamie Denton]]
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** ''[[Capturing Cleo]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]]
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** ''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]]
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** ''[[Babes In Arms - Kathleen O'Brien|Babes In Arms]]'' by [[Kathleen O'Brien]]
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** ''[[The Secret Son]]'' by [[Tara Taylor Quinn]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|'''Best Paranormal Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Contact - Susan Grant|Contact]]'' by [[Susan Grant]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[The Charm Stone]]'' by [[Donna Kauffman]]
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** ''[[The Forest Lord]]'' by [[Susan Krinard]]  
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** ''[[Twilight Hunger]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]]
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===[[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|'''Best Inspirational Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]'' by [[Irene Hannon]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Ruth]] by [[Lori Copeland]]
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** ''[[Firstborn]] by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
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** ''[[Whirlpool]] by [[Lorena McCourtney]]
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** ''[[Summer Shadows]] by [[Gayle Roper]]  
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** ''[[Gifts Of Love]] by [[Crystal Stovall]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Novella|'''Best Romantic Novella''']]===
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* "To Kiss In The Shadows" by [[Lynn Kurland]], from [[Tapestry]]
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* Finalists:
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** "A Rancher" by [[Leanne Banks]], from [[In The Stocking]] 
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** "The Bed Is Made" by [[Connie Brockway]], from [[Once Upon A Pillow]] 
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** "The Bed Is Unmade" by [[Christina Dodd]], from [[Once Upon A Pillow]]
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** "Kismet" by [[Fiona Brand]], from [[Sheiks Of Summer]] 
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** "The Breeding Season" by [[Lisa Cach]], from [[A Mother's Way]] 
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** "An Interrupted Tapestry" by [[Madeline Hunter]], from [[Tapestry]]  
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===[[RITA®: Best Regency Romance|'''Best Regency Romance''']]===
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* ''[[A Debt To Delia]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[The Former Fiance]]'' by [[Teresa DesJardien]]
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** ''[[The Errant Earl]]'' by [[Amanda McCabe]]  
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** ''[[Kissing Cousins]]'' by [[Nadine Miller]]
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** ''[[The Storybook Hero]]'' by [[Andrea Pickens]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|'''Best Short Historical Romance''']]===
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* ''[[The Bride Fair]]'' by [[Cheryl Reavis]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Embrace The Sun]]'' by [[Linda Lea Castle]]
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** ''[[The Willing Wife]]'' by [[Claudia Dain]]
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** ''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' by [[Wendy Lindstrom]]
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** ''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]]
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** ''[[Tess And The Highlander]]'' by [[May McGoldrick]]
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** ''[[The Texan's Wager]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]]
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** ''[[Diamond In The Rough - Patricia Waddell|Diamond In The Rough]]'' by [[Patricia Waddell]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|'''Best Long Historical Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Stealing Heaven - Madeline Hunter|Stealing Heaven]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[A Summer To Remember]]'' by [[Mary Balogh]]
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** ''[[Lost In Your Arms]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]]
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** ''[[Tempted By Your Touch]]'' by [[Jen Holling]]
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** ''[[Magnolia Creek]]'' by [[Jill Marie Landis]]  
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** ''[[Prairie Moon]]'' by [[Maggie Osborne]]
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** ''[[Romancing Mister Bridgerton]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|'''Best Romantic Suspense''']]===
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* ''[[Three Fates]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Hush]]'' by [[Anne Frasier]]  
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** ''[[Wild At Heart - Jane Graves|Wild At Heart]]'' by [[Jane Graves]]
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** ''[[Purity In Death]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]]
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** ''[[Reunion In Death]]'' by [[J. D. Robb]]
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** ''[[Someone Knows]]'' by [[Karen Young]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|'''Best Contemporary Single Title''']]===
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* ''[[No Place Like Home - Barbara Samuel|No Place Like Home]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[The Boy Next Door]]'' by [[Meggin Cabot]]
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** ''[[Twice Burned]]'' by [[Jan Coffey]]
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** ''[[Once Upon A Wedding]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]]
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** ''[[Love In Bloom's]]'' by [[Judith Arnold]]
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** ''[[The Beach House]]'' by [[Mary Alice Monroe]]
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** ''[[Chesapeake Blue]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]

Latest revision as of 19:27, 14 June 2009

The Romance Writers of America award the RITA each year.

Best First Book


Best Traditional Romance


Best Short Contemporary Series

Best Long Contemporary Series

Best Paranormal Romance


Best Inspirational Romance


Best Romantic Novella


Best Regency Romance


Best Short Historical Romance

Best Long Historical Romance

Best Romantic Suspense

Best Contemporary Single Title

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