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− | [[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]] |
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Contemporary Romance: Long]]=== |
− | ''[[Miracle On 5th Avenue]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Miracle On 5th Avenue]]'' - [[Sarah Morgan]]''' |
− | :''[[Always A Bridesmaid]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Hot In Hellcat Canyon]]'' | + | :''[[Always A Bridesmaid - Lizzie Shane|Always A Bridesmaid]]'' - [[Lizzie Shane]] |
− | :''[[Make Me Sin]]'' | + | :''[[Hot In Hellcat Canyon]]'' - [[Julie Anne Long]] |
− | :''[[Pansies]]'' | + | :''[[Make Me Sin]]'' - [[J.T. Geissinger]] |
− | :''[[Snowfall On Haven Point]]'' | + | :''[[Pansies]]'' - [[Alexis Hall]] |
− | :''[[Tender Is The Night]]'' | + | :''[[Snowfall On Haven Point]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]] |
+ | :''[[Tender Is The Night - Barbara Freethy|Tender Is The Night]]'' - [[Barbara Freethy]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length]]=== |
− | ''[[Carolina Dreaming]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Carolina Dreaming]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]''' |
− | :''[[Back In The Saddle]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Barefoot At Midnight]]'' | + | :''[[Back In The Saddle]]'' - [[Karen Templeton]] |
− | :''[[Fast Connection]]'' | + | :''[[Barefoot At Midnight]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]] |
− | :''[[Lone Heart Pass]]'' | + | :''[[Fast Connection]]'' - [[Megan Erickson]] & [[Santino Hassell]] |
− | :''[[Off The Hook]]'' | + | :''[[Lone Heart Pass]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]] |
− | :''[[Once And For All: An American Valor Novel]]'' | + | :''[[Off The Hook]]'' - [[Laura Drewry]] |
− | :''[[Tell Me How This Ends]]'' | + | :''[[Once And For All: An American Valor Novel]]'' - [[Cheryl Etchison]] |
− | :''[[The Turning Point]]'' | + | :''[[Tell Me How This Ends]]'' - [[Victoria De La O]] |
− | :''[[Wanderlust - Roni Loren|Wanderlust]]'' | + | :''[[The Turning Point]]'' - [[Marie Meyer]] |
+ | :''[[Wanderlust - Roni Loren|Wanderlust]]'' - [[Roni Loren]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Contemporary Romance: Short]]=== |
− | ''[[Christmas On Crimson Mountain]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Christmas On Crimson Mountain]]'' - [[Michelle Major]]''' |
− | :''[[APB: Baby]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Breaking Good]]'' | + | :''[[APB: Baby]]'' - [[Julie Miller]] |
− | :''[[Falling For The Rancher]]'' | + | :''[[Breaking Good]]'' - [[Madeline Ash]] |
− | :''[[Far From Home]]'' | + | :''[[Falling For The Rancher]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]] |
− | :''[[His Stolen Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Far From Home]]'' - [[Lorelie Brown]] |
− | :''[[A Malibu Kind Of Romance]]'' | + | :''[[His Stolen Bride]]'' - [[Barbara Dunlop]] |
− | :''[[Overwhelming Force]]'' | + | :''[[A Malibu Kind Of Romance]]'' - [[Synithia Williams]] |
− | :''[[Searching For Disaster]]'' | + | :''[[Overwhelming Force]]'' - [[Janie Crouch]] |
− | :''[[Two Doctors And A Baby]]'' | + | :''[[Searching For Disaster]]'' - [[Jennifer Probst]] |
+ | :''[[Two Doctors And A Baby]]'' - [[Brenda Harlen]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Erotic Romance]]=== |
− | ''[[Off The Clock]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Off The Clock]]'' - [[Roni Loren]]''' |
− | :''[[The Dirty Secret]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Master]]'' | + | :''[[The Dirty Secret]]'' - [[Kira A. Gold]] |
− | :''[[Ravenous]]'' | + | :''[[The Master]]'' - [[Tara Sue Me]] |
− | :''[[Three Sweet Nothings]]'' | + | :''[[Ravenous]]'' - [[M. S. Force]] |
+ | :''[[Three Sweet Nothings]]'' - [[Nikki Sloane]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[First Book]]=== |
− | ''[[Once And For All: An American Valor Novel]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Once And For All: An American Valor Novel]]'' - [[Cheryl Etchison]]''' |
− | :''[[Alterations]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Close To You]]'' | + | :''[[Alterations]]'' - [[Stephanie Scott]] |
− | :''[[The Distance From A To Z]]'' | + | :''[[Close To You]]'' - [[Kara Isaac]] |
− | :''[[Summer Of Supernovas]]'' | + | :''[[The Distance From A To Z]]'' - [[Natalie Blitt]] |
+ | :''[[Summer Of Supernovas]]'' - [[Darcy Woods]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Historical Romance: Long]]=== |
− | ''[[No Mistress Of Mine]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[No Mistress Of Mine]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]''' |
− | :''[[Dukes Prefer Blondes]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[How I Married A Marquess]]'' | + | :''[[Dukes Prefer Blondes]]'' - [[Loretta Chase]] |
− | :''[[Susana And The Scot]]'' | + | :''[[How I Married A Marquess]]'' - [[Anna Harrington]] |
+ | :''[[Susana And The Scot]]'' - [[Sabrina York]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Historical Romance: Short]]=== |
− | ''[[A Duke To Remember]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[A Duke To Remember]]'' - [[Kelly Bowen]]''' |
− | :''[[Do You Want To Start A Scandal?]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Duke Of Sin]]'' | + | :''[[Do You Want To Start A Scandal?]]'' - [[Tessa Dare]] |
− | :''[[Left At The Altar]]'' | + | :''[[Duke Of Sin]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] |
− | :''[[Study Of Seduction]]'' | + | :''[[Left At The Altar - Margaret Brownley|Left At The Altar]]'' - [[Margaret Brownley]] |
− | :''[[Taming The Highlander]]'' | + | :''[[The Study Of Seduction]]'' - [[Sabrina Jeffries]] |
+ | :''[[Taming The Highlander]]'' - [[May McGoldrick]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance]]=== |
− | ''[[The Moon In The Palace]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[The Moon In The Palace]]'' - [[Weina Dai Randel]]''' |
− | :''[[The Color Of A Promise]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Depth Of Beauty]]'' | + | :''[[The Color Of A Promise]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]] |
− | :''[[Now That It's You]]'' | + | :''[[The Depth Of Beauty]]'' - [[A. B. Michaels]] |
+ | :''[[Now That It's You]]'' - [[Tawna Fenske]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[-Paranormal Romance]]=== |
− | ''[[The Pages Of The Mind]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[The Pages Of The Mind]]'' - [[Jeffe Kennedy]]''' |
− | :''[[Bayou Shadow Hunter]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Beast]]'' | + | :''[[Bayou Shadow Hunter]]'' - [[Debbie Herbert]] |
− | :''[[The Champion Of Baresh]]'' (aka ''[[Star Champion]]'') | + | :''[[The Beast]]'' - [[J.R. Ward]] |
− | :''[[Enchanted Warrior]]'' | + | :''[[The Champion Of Baresh]]'' (aka ''[[Star Champion]]'') - [[Susan Grant]] |
− | :''[[Ghost Gifts]]'' | + | :''[[Enchanted Warrior]]'' - [[Sharon Ashwood]] |
− | :''[[The Leopard King]]'' | + | :''[[Ghost Gifts]]'' - [[Laura Lee Spinella]] |
− | :''[[Where The Wild Things Bite]]'' | + | :''[[The Leopard King]]'' - [[Ann Aguirre]] |
+ | :''[[Where The Wild Things Bite]]'' - [[Molly Harper]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Romance Novella]]=== |
− | ''[[Her Every Wish]]'' | + | '''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]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Let It Snow - Jeanette Grey|Let It Snow]]'' | + | :"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 ''[[ | + | :''[[Let It Snow - Jeanette Grey|Let It Snow]]'' - [[Jeanette Grey]] |
− | :''[[Searching For Mine]]'' | + | :"Let Us Dream" in ''[[Daughters Of A Nation]]'' - [[Alyssa Cole]] |
− | :''[[Tycoon]]'' | + | :''[[Searching For Mine]]'' - [[Jennifer Probst]] |
− | :''[[Wild In Rio]]'' | + | :''[[Tycoon]]'' - [[Joanna Shupe]] |
+ | :''[[Wild In Rio]]'' - [[Lyssa Kay Adams]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements]]=== |
− | ''[[My Hope Next Door]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[My Hope Next Door]]'' - [[Tammy L. Gray]]''' |
− | :''[[Close To You]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Keeper Of The Stars]]'' | + | :''[[Close To You]]'' - [[Kara Isaac]] |
− | :''[[Trust My Heart]]'' | + | :''[[Keeper Of The Stars]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] |
+ | :''[[Trust My Heart]]'' - [[Carol J. Post]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Romantic Suspense]]=== |
− | ''[[Repressed]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[Repressed]]'' - [[Elisabeth Naughton]]''' |
− | :''[[All The Dead Girls]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Atone]]'' | + | :''[[All The Dead Girls]]'' - [[Rita Herron]] |
− | :''[[Field Of Graves]]'' | + | :''[[Atone]]'' - [[Beth Yarnall]] |
− | :''[[Killer Countdown]]'' | + | :''[[Field Of Graves]]'' - [[J. T. Ellison]] |
− | :''[[Mr. And Mr. Smith]]'' | + | :''[[Killer Countdown]]'' - [[Amelia Autin]] |
− | :''[[One Minute To Midnight]]'' | + | :''[[Mr. And Mr. Smith]]'' - [[HelenKay Dimon]] |
− | :''[[Tall, Dark And Damaged]]'' | + | :''[[One Minute To Midnight]]'' - [[Nico Rosso]] |
+ | :''[[Tall, Dark And Damaged]]'' - [[Sarah Andre]] | ||
− | ===[[ | + | ===[[Young Adult Romance]]=== |
− | ''[[The Problem With Forever]]'' | + | '''Winner: ''[[The Problem With Forever]]'' - [[Jennifer L. Armentrout]]''' |
− | :''[[Affective Needs]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Distance From A To Z]]'' | + | :''[[Affective Needs]]'' - [[Rebecca Taylor]] |
− | :''[[Summer Of Supernovas]]'' | + | :''[[The Distance From A To Z]]'' - [[Natalie Blitt]] |
+ | :''[[Summer Of Supernovas]]'' - [[Darcy Woods]] |
Latest revision as of 23:03, 10 February 2023
Contents
- 1 Contemporary Romance: Long
- 2 Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length
- 3 Contemporary Romance: Short
- 4 Erotic Romance
- 5 First Book
- 6 Historical Romance: Long
- 7 Historical Romance: Short
- 8 Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance
- 9 -Paranormal Romance
- 10 Romance Novella
- 11 Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements
- 12 Romantic Suspense
- 13 Young Adult Romance
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:
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: