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+[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
 ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance|'''Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
-''[[A Mother's Wish]]'' by [[Karen Templeton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
+'''* Winner: ''[[A Mother's Wish - Karen Templeton|A Mother's Wish]]'' - [[Karen Templeton]]'''
-:''[[Adopted: Outback Baby]]'' by [[Barbara Hannay]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Meg Lewis
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Antonides' Forbidden Wife]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern - Jenny Hutton
+:''[[Adopted: Outback Baby]]'' - [[Barbara Hannay]]
-:''[[The Children's Doctor And The Single Mum]]'' by [[Lilian Darcy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Medical - Bryony Green
+:''[[Antonides' Forbidden Wife]]'' - [[Anne McAllister]]
-:''[[The Cowboy's Christmas Miracle]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
+:''[[The Children's Doctor And The Single Mum]]'' - [[Lilian Darcy]]
-:''[[Falling For The Lone Wolf]]'' by [[Crystal Green]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Susan Litman
+:''[[The Cowboy's Christmas Miracle]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
-:''[[Last-Minute Proposal]]'' by [[Jessica Hart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Maddie Rowe
+:''[[Falling For The Lone Wolf]]'' - [[Crystal Green]]
-:''[[The Right Mr. Wrong]]'' by [[Cindi Myers]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American Wanda Ottewell
+:''[[Last-Minute Proposal]]'' - [[Jessica Hart]]
-:''[[Texas Heir]]'' by [[Linda Warren]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Kathleen Scheibling
+:''[[The Right Mr. Wrong - Cindi Myers|The Right Mr. Wrong]]'' - [[Cindi Myers]]
+:''[[Texas Heir]]'' - [[Linda Warren]]
 ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure|'''Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure''']]===
-''[[Danger Signals]]'' by [[Kathleen Creighton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
+'''* Winner: ''[[Danger Signals]]'' - [[Kathleen Creighton]]'''
-:''[[Cold Case Connection]]'' by [[Kathleen Long]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Lethal Attraction]]'' by [[Diana Duncan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Susan Litman
+:''[[Cold Case Connection]]'' - [[Kathleen Long]]
-:''[[The Man Behind The Cop]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Wanda Ottewell
+:''[[Lethal Attraction - Diana Duncan|Lethal Attraction]]'' - [[Diana Duncan]]
-:''[[The Secret Soldier]]'' by [[Jennifer Morey]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Natashya Wilson
+:''[[The Man Behind The Cop]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]]
-:''[[A Sexy Time Of It]]'' by [[Cara Summers]] - HarperCollins, Blaze - Brenda Chin
+:''[[The Secret Soldier]]'' - [[Jennifer Morey]]
-:''[[Strangers In The Night]]'' by [[Kerry Connor]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Sean Mackiewicz
+:''[[A Sexy Time Of It]]'' - [[Cara Summers]]
-:''[[Tall, Dark And Lethal]]'' by [[Dana Marton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons
+:''[[Strangers In The Night - Kerry Connor|Strangers In The Night]]'' - [[Kerry Connor]]
-:''[[Twin Targets]]'' by [[Jessica Andersen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons
+:''[[Tall, Dark And Lethal]]'' - [[Dana Marton]]
+:''[[Twin Targets]]'' - [[Jessica Andersen]]
 ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
-''[[Not Another Bad Date]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
+'''* Winner: ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]'' - [[Rachel Gibson]]'''
-:''[[No Good Girls]]'' by [[Jane Marie Pierson]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Alicia Condon
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Out Of Time]]'' by [[Samantha Graves]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Frances Jalet-Miller
+:''[[No Good Girls]]'' - [[Jane Marie Pierson]]
-:''[[Snowfall At Willow Lake]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury
+:''[[Out Of Time - Samantha Graves|Out Of Time]]'' - [[Samantha Graves]]
-:''[[Sweet Talk]]'' by [[Susan Mallery]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons
+:''[[Snowfall At Willow Lake]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]
-:''[[Tall Tales And Wedding Veils]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Michele Bidelspach
+:''[[Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery|Sweet Talk]]'' - [[Susan Mallery]]
-:''[[Twenty Wishes]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
+:''[[Tall Tales And Wedding Veils]]'' - [[Jane Graves]]
-:''[[Your Roots Are Showing]]'' (aka ''[[The Wrong Sort Of Wife]]'') by [[Elise Chidley]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot - Alex Logan
+:''[[Twenty Wishes]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]
+:''[[Your Roots Are Showing]]'' (aka ''[[The Wrong Sort Of Wife]]'') - [[Elise Chidley]]
 ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
-''[[Oh. My. Gods.]]'' by [[Tera Lynn Childs]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Dutton - Sarah Shumway
+'''* Winner: ''[[Oh. My. Gods.]]'' - [[Tera Lynn Childs]]'''
-:''[[Her One Desire]]'' by [[Kimberly Killion]] - Kensington, Zebra - Hilary Sares
+* Finalists:
-:''[[No Good Girls]]'' by [[Jane Marie Pierson]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Alicia Condon
+:''[[Her One Desire]]'' - [[Kimberly Killion]]
-:''[[Passionate]]'' (aka ''[[Fortune's Flower]]'') by [[Anthea Lawson]] - Kensington, Zebra Debut - Hilary Sares
+:''[[No Good Girls]]'' - [[Jane Marie Pierson]]
-:''[[Private Arrangements]]'' by [[Sherry Thomas]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Caitlin Alexander
+:''[[Passionate]]'' (aka ''[[Fortune's Flower]]'') - [[Anthea Lawson]]
-:''[[The Secret Soldier]]'' by [[Jennifer Morey]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Natashya Wilson
+:''[[Private Arrangements]]'' - [[Sherry Thomas]]
-:''[[Strangers In The Night]]'' by [[Kerry Connor]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Sean Mackiewicz
+:''[[The Secret Soldier]]'' - [[Jennifer Morey]]
-:''[[Your Roots Are Showing]]'' (aka ''[[The Wrong Sort of Wife]]'') by [[Elise Chidley]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot - Alex Logan
+:''[[Strangers In The Night - Kerry Connor|Strangers In The Night]]'' - [[Kerry Connor]]
+:''[[Your Roots Are Showing]]'' (aka ''[[The Wrong Sort of Wife]]'') - [[Elise Chidley]]
 ===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
-''[[The Edge Of Impropriety]]'' by [[Pam Rosenthal]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Eclipse - Laura Cifelli
+'''* Winner: ''[[The Edge Of Impropriety]]'' - [[Pam Rosenthal]]'''
-:''[[Duchess By Night]]'' by [[Eloisa James]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
+* Finalists:
-:''[[In Bed With The Devil]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro & May Chen
+:''[[Duchess By Night]]'' - [[Eloisa James]]
-:''[[Private Arrangements]]'' by [[Sherry Thomas]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Caitlyn Alexander
+:''[[In Bed With The Devil - Lorraine Heath|In Bed With The Devil]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]]
-:''[[Seduce Me At Sunrise]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
+:''[[Private Arrangements]]'' - [[Sherry Thomas]]
-:''[[The Spymaster's Lady]]'' by [[Joanna Bourne]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy
+:''[[Seduce Me At Sunrise]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
-:''[[To Seduce A Sinner]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Amy Pierpont
+:''[[The Spymaster's Lady]]'' - [[Joanna Bourne]]
-:''[[Where The Heart Leads]]'' by [[Stephanie Laurens]] - HarperCollins, Morrow - Lucia Macro
+:''[[To Seduce A Sinner]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hoyt]]
+:''[[Where The Heart Leads - Stephanie Laurens|Where The Heart Leads]]'' - [[Stephanie Laurens]]
 ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
-''[[Finding Stefanie]]'' by [[Susan May Warren]] - Tyndale House - Karen Watson
+'''* Winner: ''[[Finding Stefanie]]'' - [[Susan May Warren]]'''
-:''[[The Convenient Groom]]'' by [[Denise Hunter]] - Thomas Nelson - Amanda Bostic & Leslie Peterson
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Deep In The Heart Of Trouble]]'' by [[Deeanne Gist]] - Baker, Bethany House - David Long & Julie Klassen
+:''[[The Convenient Groom]]'' - [[Denise Hunter]]
-:''[[Faking Grace]]'' by [[Tamara Leigh]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
+:''[[Deep In The Heart Of Trouble]]'' - [[Deeanne Gist]]
-:''[[Love Starts With Elle]]'' by [[Rachel Hauck]] - Thomas Nelson - Ami McConnell
+:''[[Faking Grace]]'' - [[Tamara Leigh]]
-:''[[Mulberry Park]]'' by [[Judy Duarte]] - Kensington - John Scognamiglio
+:''[[Love Starts With Elle]]'' - [[Rachel Hauck]]
-:''[[The Perfect Life]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] - Thomas Nelson, Women of Faith - Ami McConnell & Leslie Peterson
+:''[[Mulberry Park]]'' - [[Judy Duarte]]
-:''[[Where Love Abides]]'' by [[Irene Hannon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich
+:''[[The Perfect Life]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
+:''[[Where Love Abides]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]
 ===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]===
-''[[Tribute]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
+'''* Winner: ''[[Tribute]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
-:''[[The House On Tradd Street]]'' by [[Karen White]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Last Dance At Jitterbug Lounge]]'' by [[Pamela Morsi]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
+:''[[The House On Tradd Street]]'' - [[Karen White]]
-:''[[The Paper Marriage]]'' by [[Susan Kay Law]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Jackie Cantor
+:''[[Last Dance At Jitterbug Lounge]]'' - [[Pamela Morsi]]
-:''[[The Shape Of Mercy]]'' by [[Susan Meissner]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Shannon Marchese
+:''[[The Paper Marriage]]'' - [[Susan Kay Law]]
-:''[[Where Serpents Sleep]]'' by [[C. S. Harris]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Obsidian - Ellen Edwards
+:''[[The Shape Of Mercy]]'' - [[Susan Meissner]]
-:''[[The Winter Sea]]'' by [[Susanna Kearsley]] - Allison & Busby - Lara Crisp
+:''[[Where Serpents Sleep]]'' - [[C.S. Harris]]
+:''[[The Winter Sea]]'' - [[Susanna Kearsley]]
 ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
-''[[Seducing Mr. Darcy]]'' by [[Gwyn Cready]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Megan McKeever
+'''* Winner: ''[[Seducing Mr. Darcy]]'' - [[Gwyn Cready]]'''
-:''[[The Darkest Night]]'' by [[Gena Showalter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tracy Farrell & Margo Lipschultz
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Dragon Wytch]]'' by [[Yasmine Galenorn]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Kate Seaver
+:''[[The Darkest Night]]'' - [[Gena Showalter]]
-:''[[The Healer]]'' by [[Sharon Sala]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Leslie Wainger
+:''[[Dragon Wytch]]'' - [[Yasmine Galenorn]]
-:''[[Mine To Possess]]'' by [[Nalini Singh]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
+:''[[The Healer - Sharon Sala|The Healer]]'' - [[Sharon Sala]]
-:''[[Moonstruck]]'' by [[Susan Grant]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons
+:''[[Mine To Possess]]'' - [[Nalini Singh]]
-:''[[Thunder Moon]]'' by [[Lori Handeland]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
+:''[[Moonstruck - Susan Grant|Moonstruck]]'' - [[Susan Grant]]
-:''[[The Undead Next Door]]'' by [[Kerrelyn Sparks]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
+:''[[Thunder Moon]]'' - [[Lori Handeland]]
+:''[[The Undead Next Door]]'' - [[Kerrelyn Sparks]]
 ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
-''[[My Lord And Spymaster]]'' by [[Joanna Bourne]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy
+'''* Winner: ''[[My Lord And Spymaster]]'' - [[Joanna Bourne]]'''
-:''[[The Dangerous Duke]]'' by [[Christine Wells]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Leis Pederson
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Duke Most Wanted]]'' by [[Celeste Bradley]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Monique Patterson
+:''[[The Dangerous Duke]]'' - [[Christine Wells]]
-:''[[The Edge Of Desire]]'' by [[Stephanie Laurens]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
+:''[[Duke Most Wanted]]'' - [[Celeste Bradley]]
-:''[[Mr. Cavendish, I Presume]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
+:''[[The Edge Of Desire]]'' - [[Stephanie Laurens]]
-:''[[Three Nights Of Sin]]'' by [[Anne Mallory]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
+:''[[Mr. Cavendish, I Presume]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
+:''[[Three Nights Of Sin]]'' - [[Anne Mallory]]
 ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
-"The Fall Of Rogue Gerard" in ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' by [[Stephanie Laurens]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
+'''* Winner: "The Fall Of Rogue Gerard" in ''[[It Happened One Night - Anthology|It Happened One Night]]'' - [[Stephanie Laurens]]'''
-:"All He Wants For Christmas" in ''[[Heating Up The Holidays]]'' by [[Jill Shalvis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin
+* Finalists:
-:"Blame It On The Mistletoe" in ''[[One Candlelit Christmas]]'' by [[Terri Brisbin]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Joanne Carr Grant
+:"All He Wants For Christmas" in ''[[Heating Up The Holidays]]'' - [[Jill Shalvis]]
-:"Only You" in ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' by [[Jacquie D'Alessandro]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
+:"Blame It On The Mistletoe" in ''[[One Candlelit Christmas]]'' - [[Terri Brisbin]]
-:"Our Day" in ''[[The Valentine Gift]]'' by [[Jean Brashear]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance, Everlasting Love - Beverley Sotolov
+:"Only You" in ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' - [[Jacquie D'Alessandro]]
-:"Penance" in ''[[Aftershock]]'' by [[Sharon Sala]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Nocturne - Leslie Wainger
+:"Our Day" in ''[[The Valentine Gift]]'' - [[Jean Brashear]]
-:"Snowy Night With A Highlander" in ''[[Snowy Night With A Stranger]]'' by [[Julia London]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
+:"Penance" in ''[[Aftershock]]'' - [[Sharon Sala]]
-:"Thicker Than Blood" in ''[[First Blood]]'' by [[Meljean Brook]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
+:"Snowy Night With A Highlander" in ''[[Snowy Night With A Stranger]]'' - [[Julia London]]
+:"Thicker Than Blood" in ''[[First Blood]]'' - [[Meljean Brook]]
 ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
-''[[Take No Prisoners - Cindy Gerard|Take No Prisoners]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
+'''* Winner: ''[[Take No Prisoners - Cindy Gerard|Take No Prisoners]]'' - [[Cindy Gerard]]'''
-:''[[The Angel]]'' by [[Carla Neggers]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret Marbury
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Killing Fear]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
+:''[[The Angel]]'' - [[Carla Neggers]]
-:''[[Night Secrets - Cherry Adair|Night Secrets]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
+:''[[Killing Fear]]'' - [[Allison Brennan]]
-:''[[Now You Die]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding
+:''[[Night Secrets - Cherry Adair|Night Secrets]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
-:''[[Scream For Me]]'' by [[Karen Rose]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik
+:''[[Now You Die]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
-:''[[Stop Me]]'' by [[Brenda Novak]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
+:''[[Scream For Me]]'' - [[Karen Rose]]
-:''[[Triple Exposure]]'' by [[Colleen Thompson]] - Dorchester, Leisure, Romantic Suspense - Alicia Condon
+:''[[Stop Me]]'' - [[Brenda Novak]]
+:''[[Triple Exposure]]'' - [[Colleen Thompson]]
 ===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
-''[[Hell Week]]'' by [[Rosemary Clement-Moore]] - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino
+'''* Winner: ''[[Hell Week]]'' - [[Rosemary Clement-Moore]]'''
-:''[[How To Hook A Hottie]]'' by [[Tina Ferraro]] - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino
+* Finalists:
-:''[[Oh. My. Gods.]]'' by [[Tera Lynn Childs]] - RH/Penguin, Berkley, Dutton - Sarah Shumway
+:''[[How To Hook A Hottie]]'' - [[Tina Ferraro]]
+:''[[Oh. My. Gods.]]'' - [[Tera Lynn Childs]]

Difference between revisions of "2009 RITA® Winners & Finalists"

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Contents

Contemporary Series Romance

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Contemporary Single Title Romance

First Book

Historical Romance

Inspirational Romance

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Paranormal Romance

Regency Romance

Romance Novella

Romantic Suspense

Young Adult Romance

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