2014 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Romance

Crazy Thing Called Love by Molly O'Keefe - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers

Along Came Trouble by Ruthie Knox - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw

Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz

Country Roads by Nancy Herkness - Amazon, Montlake - Kelli Martin & JoVon Sotak

Fix You by Beck Anderson - Omnific - Jessica Royer Ocken & Cindy Robinson Campbell

Half Moon Hill by Toni Blake - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen

Home to Whiskey Creek by Brenda Novak - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof

Homecoming Ranch by Julia London - Amazon, Montlake - Maria Gomez

It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

Letters to Nowhere by Julie Cross - Self-published - Martha Trachtenberg

Rescued by a Stranger by Lizbeth Selvig - HarperCollins, Avon Impulse - Tessa Woodward

Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Kate Seaver

The Second Chance Café by Alison Kent - Amazon, Montlake - Lindsay Guzzardo

Sleigh Bells in the Snow by Sarah Morgan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Flo Nicoll

The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Latoya Smith

Talk of the Town by Beth Andrews - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Wanda Ottewell

The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre - Self-published - Shelley Bates

Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman

Erotic Romance

Claim Me by J. Kenner - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Shauna Summers

Private Practice by Samanthe Beck - Entangled, Brazen - Heather Howland

"When I'm Bad I'm Better" in It Stings So Sweet by Stephanie Draven - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

First Book

The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Latoya Smith

Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano - David C. Cook - John Blase & Tonya Osterhouse

Fix You by Beck Anderson - Omnific - Jessica Royer Ocken & Cindy Robinson Campbell

Private Practice by Samanthe Beck - Entangled, Brazen - Heather Howland

Promise to Return by Elizabeth Byler Younts - Simon & Schuster, Howard - Beth Adams & Amanda Demastus

Historical Romance

No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron

Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare - HarperCollins, Avon - Tessa Woodward

The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie - PRH/Penguin,Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy

Chieftain's Curse by Frances Housden - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Kate Cuthbert

The Countess Conspiracy' by Courtney Milan - Self-published - Robin Harders & Keira Soleore

Darius: Lord of Pleasure by Grace Burrowes - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman

Dark Angel: A Gothic Fairy Tale by T. J. Bennett - Entangled, Edge - Liz Pelletier & Shannon Godwin

Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

The Lady and the Laird by Nicola Cornick - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Ann Leslie Tuttle

Love and Other Scandals by Caroline Linden - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch

The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Wendy McCurdy

Never Desire a Duke by Lily Dalton - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Michele Bidelspach

Plaid Tidings by Mia Marlowe - Kensington, Zebra - Alicia Condon

A Rake's Midnight Kiss by Anna Campbell - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

The Rogue's Proposal by Jennifer Haymore - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Selina McLemore

Sins of a Ruthless Rogue by Anna Randol - HarperCollins, Avon - Tessa Woodward

Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson - Self-published

Inspirational Romance

Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano - David C. Cook - John Blase & Tonya Osterhouse

Promise to Return by Elizabeth Byler Younts - Simon & Schuster, Howard - Beth Adams & Amanda Demastus

Paranormal Romance

The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley - Sourcebooks, Landmark - Deb Werksman

The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas - HarperCollins, Blazer & Bray - Donna Bray

Caged Warrior by Lindsey Piper - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna

Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar by Lexi George - Kensington, Brava - Alicia Condon

The Devil's Heart by Cathy Maxwell - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

Diamond Dust by Vivian Arend - Samhain - Anne Scott

Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

His Clockwork Canary by Beth Ciotta - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Jhanteigh Kupihea

Immortally Ever After by Angie Fox - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Monique Patterson

Shadowdance by Kristen Callihan - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

Skies of Gold: The Ether Chronicles by Zoe Archer - HarperCollins, Avon Impulse - Amanda Bergeron

Teardrop by Lauren Kate - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Tamar Schwartz

Witch Bound by Eleri Stone - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Carina Press - Gina Bernal

Romance Novella

Take Me, Cowboy by Jane Porter - Tule, Montana Born - Tessa Shapcott

The Bridesmaid by Julia London - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman

"Defending Truth" in A Pioneer Christmas Collection by Shannon McNear - Barbour - Becky Germany

How to Marry a Highlander by Katharine Ashe - HarperCollins, Avon Impulse - Lucia Macro

How to Misbehave by Ruthie Knox - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw

"Imagine You and Me" in Animal Attraction by Maisey Yates - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz

Mine Under the Mistletoe by Kat Latham - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Carina Press - Angela James

Take What You Want by Jeanette Grey - Samhain - Jennifer Miller

"Too Fast to Fall" in Be Mine by Victoria Dahl - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons

Romantic Suspense

Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane - Self-published

Justice for Sara by Erica Spindler - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weiss

The Killing Game by Toni Anderson - Self-published

Thrill Ride by Julie Ann Walker - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Leah Hultenschmidt

Short Contemporary Romance

Why Resist a Rebel? by Leah Ashton - HarperCollins, Harlequin, KISS - Meg Lewis

A Conflict of Interest by Barbara Dunlop - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Desire - Charles Griemsman

Free Fall by Karen Foley - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin

Her Accidental Boyfriend by Robin Bielman - Entangled, Bliss - Stacy Abrams & Wendy Chen

Her Secret, His Baby by Tanya Michaels - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Johanna Raisanen

A Royal without Rules by Caitlin Crews - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Megan Haslam