2007 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Adios to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV

Aussie Rules by Jill Shalvis - Kensington

Heiress for Hire by Erin McCarthy - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation

Irresistible by Susan Mallery - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN

The Kept Woman by Susan Donovan - Macmillan, St. Martin's

Lucy Gets Her Life Back by Stef Ann Holm - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

Must Love Mistletoe by Christie Ridgway - HarperCollins, Avon

Ride a Painted Pony by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

First Book

The Husband Trap by Tracy Anne Warren - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy

Adios to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV

Blind-Date Marriage by Fiona Harper - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance

Eyes of Crow by Jeri Smith-Ready - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Luna

A Killing Tide by P. J. Alderman - Dorchester, Love Spell

Rekindled by Tamera Alexander - Baker, Bethany House

Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday - Making-It

Ten Thousand Charms by Allison Pittman - PRH/Crown, Multnomah

Inspirational Romance

Revealed by Tamera Alexander - Baker, Bethany House

Be My Neat-Heart by Judy Baer - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired

A Family Forever by Brenda Coulter - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired

The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist - Baker, Bethany House

My So-Called Love Life by Allie Pleiter - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired

Ten Thousand Charms by Allison Pittman - PRH/Crown, Multnomah

Violette Between by Alison Strobel - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook

Long Contemporary Romance

The Mommy Quest by Lori Handeland - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance

Enemy Husband by Nina Bruhns - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments

Family First by Margaret Watson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance

Heat of the Moment by Diana Duncan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments

Make-Believe Cowboy by Terry McLaughlin - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance

Man with a Past by Kay Stockham - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance

Under His Spell by Kristin Hardy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition

Up All Night by Joanne Rock - HarperCollins, Harlquin, Blaze

Long Historical Romance

On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon

The Husband Trap by Tracy Anne Warren - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy

Lady of Sin by Madeline Hunter - PRH/Random House, Dell

The Marriage Spell by Mary Jo Putney - PRH/Random House, Ballantine

The Slightest Provocation by Pam Rosenthal - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade

Surrender by Pamela Clare - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation

Novel with Romantic Elements

A Lady Raised High by Laurien Gardner - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove

California Demon by Julie Kenne - rPRH/Penguin, Berkley, Martini & Olive

Dead End Dating by Kimberly Raye - PRH/Random House, Ballantine

Eyes of Crow by Jeri Smith-Ready - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Luna

Her Perfect Life by Vicki Hinze - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Signature Selects

Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah - PRH/Random House, Ballantine

On Blue Falls Pond by Susan Crandall - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever

Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday - Making-It

Paranormal Romance

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star

Date Me, Baby, One More Time by Stephanie Rowe - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever

The Dream Thief by Shana Abe - PRH/Random House, Bantam

Eye of Heaven by Marjorie M. Liu - Dorchester, Leisure

His Mistress by Morning by Elizabeth Boyle - HarperCollins, Avon

Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

Secrets of the Highwayman by Sara MacKenzie - HarperCollins, Avon

Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu - Dorchester, Love Spell

Romance Novella

"Tis the Silly Season" in A NASCAR Holiday by Roxanne St. Claire - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN

"An Affair to Remember" in And the Envelope, Please... by Emilie Rose - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Anthologies

"Her Mad Grace" in Scandalous Liaisons by Sylvia Day - Kensington

"Ready and Willing" in The Boys Are Back in Town by Tanya Michaels] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Anthologies

"The Reluctant Hero" in My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys by Lorraine Heath - Kensington, Zebra

Somebody's Lover by Jasmine Haynes - PRH/Penguin, Berkley

"Summer Breeze" in Come September by Jacquie D'Alessandro - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Anthologies

"You Can Count on Me" in I'll Be Home for Christmas by Roxanne St. Claire - Simon & Schuster, Pocket

Romantic Suspense

Blackout by Annie Solomon - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever

The Bachelor Trap by Elizabeth Thornton - PRH/Random House, Bantam

Born in Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley

Deadly Gamble (aka Arizona Wild) by Linda Lael Miller - HarperCollins, Harlequin

The Kill by Allison Brennan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine

Quiet as the Grave by Kathleen O'Brien - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Signature Select

Relentless by Jo Leigh - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze

Tempting the Devil by Patricia Potter - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation

Under the Wire by Cindy Gerard - Macmillan, St. Martin's

Short Contemporary Romance

From the First by Jessica Bird - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition

The Boss and Miss Baxter by Wendy Warren - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition

House of Midnight Fantasies by Kristi Gold - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire

The Lost Prince by Cindy Dees - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments

Married in Haste by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition

The Perfect Boyfriend by Barbara Dunlop - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern

Rapid Fire by Jessica Andersen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue

The Specialist by Rhonda Nelson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze

Short Historical Romance

The Book of True Desires by Betina Krahn - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove

The Barefoot Princess by Christina Dodd - HarperCollins, Avon

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas - HarperCollins, Avon

The Devil's Waltz by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

A Duke of Her Own by Lorraine Heath - HarperCollins, Avon

Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas - HarperCollins, Avon

She's No Princess by Laura Lee Guhrke - HarperCollins, Avon

The Taming of the Duke by Eloisa James - HarperCollins, Avon

Traditional Romance

Claiming His Family by Barbara Hannay - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance

Blind-Date Marriage by Fiona Harper - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance

The Doctor's Proposal by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance

Domesticating Luc by Sandra Paul - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance

The Surgeon's Family Miracle by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Medical

A Woman Worth Loving by Jackie Braun - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance