2011 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Series Romance

Welcome Home, Cowboy by Karen Templeton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan

“Breaking the Sheikh's Rules” in Summer Sheikhs by Abby Green - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Meg Lewis

Christmas Magic on the Mountain by Melissa McClone - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Joanne Grant

Christmas with Her Boss by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Sheila Hodgson

Dare She Date the Dreamy Doc? by Sarah Morgan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Medical Romance - Kimberly Young

Red-Hot Renegade by Kelly Hunter - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern Heart - Joanne Grant

An Unexpected Father by Lisa Ruff - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Johanna Raisanen

Zoe and the Tormented Tycoon by Kate Hewitt - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Meg Lewis

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

The Moon That Night by Helen Brenna - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

The Baby's Guardian by Delores Fossen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons

Case File: Canyon Creek, Wyoming by Paula Graves - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons

A Cop in Her Stocking by Ann Voss Peterson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons

Meltdown by Gail Barrett - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Susan Litman

Perfect Partners? by C. J. Carmichael - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

Renegade Angel by Kendra Leigh Castle - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Nocturne - Ann Leslie Tuttle

To Catch a Killer by Kimberly Van Meter - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Johanna Raisanen

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

And One Last Thing... by Molly Harper - Simon & Schuster, Gallery - Jennifer Heddle

Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Leslie Gelbman

Lead Me On by Victoria Dahl - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons

Not That Kind of Girl by Susan Donovan - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Monique Patterson

Nothing but Trouble by Rachel Gibson - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

One Fine Cowboy by Joanne Kennedy - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman

Still the One by Robin Wells - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Selina McLemore

First Book

Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy

Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leis Pederson

Firestorm by Kelly Ann Riley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Suspense - Tina James

I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan - Scholastic - Cheryl Klein

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Teen - Natashya Wilson

The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells - Sourcebooks, Fire - Deb Werksman

A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer - Baker, Bethany House - Karen Schurrer

Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts - Macmillan, Tor, Forge - Bob Gleason

When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin

Historical Romance

His at Night by Sherry Thomas - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Caitlin Alexander

Countess of Scandal by Laurel McKee - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

The Forbidden Rose by Joanna Bourne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Wendy McCurdy

A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron

Last Night's Scandal by Loretta Chase - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen

A Little Bit Wild by Victoria Dahl - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio

One Wicked Sin by Nicola Cornick - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Kimberley Young

Open Country by Kaki Warner - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Wendy McCurdy

Inspirational Romance

In Harm's Way by Irene Hannon - Baker, Revell - Jennifer Leep

A Convenient Wife by Anna Schmidt - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Historical - Tina James

Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy - Barbour - Rebecca Germany

Finding Her Way Home by Linda Goodnight - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons

Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist - Baker, Bethany House - David Long & Julie Klassen

Shades of Morning by Marlo Schalesky - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Shannon Marchese

The Wedding Garden by Linda Goodnight - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons

Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang - Tyndale House - Stephanie Broene

Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander - Baker, Bethany House - Karen Schurrer & Charlene Patterson

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Wendy McCurdy

Blood Vines by Erica Spindler - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis

The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn - Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray

Killbox by Ann Aguirre - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Ace - Anne Sowards

On Folly Beach by Karen White - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Accent - Cindy Hwang

The Search by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman

Stormwalker by Allyson James - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Kate Seaver

Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts - Macmillan, Tor, Forge - Bob Gleason

Paranormal Romance

Unchained: The Dark Forgotten by Sharon Ashwood - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Eclipse - Laura Cifelli

Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leis Pederson

A Highlander's Homecoming by Melissa Mayhue - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Megan McKeever

Immortal Sea by Virginia Kantra - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Cindy Hwang

Marked by the Moon by Lori Handeland - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin

Rebel by Zoe Archer - Kensington, Zebra - Megan Records

Sins of the Heart by Eve Silver - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons

Water Bound by Christine Feehan - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang

Regency Historical Romance

The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Dutton - Erika Imranyi

His Christmas Pleasure by Cathy Maxwell - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron

Provocative in Pearls by Madeline Hunter - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Wendy McCurdy

To Surrender to a Rogue by Cara Elliott - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Frances Jalet-Miller

Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Kate Collins

When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin

The Wicked Wyckerley by Patricia Rice - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Ellen Edwards

Romance Novella

"Shifting Sea" in Burning Up by Virginia Kantra - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

"Blame It on the Blizzard" in Baby, It's Cold Outside by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Anthologies - Marsha Zinberg

"A Dundee Christmas" in Be Mine at Christmas by Brenda Novak - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof

"Friendly Fire" in Born on the 4th of July by Jill Shalvis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin

"Love Me to Death" in Heart of Darkness by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Leslie Wainger

"Mistletoe Magic" in Under the Millionaire's Mistletoe by Sandra Hyatt - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Krista Stroever

"Mountain Rose" in To Be a Mother by Cheryl St. John - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Historical - Patience Smith

"The Wrong Brother" inUnder the Millionaire's Mistletoe by Maureen Child - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Krista Stroever

Romantic Suspense

Silent Scream by Karen Rose - Hachette, Grand Central - Karen Kosztolnyik

The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang

Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

Indulgence in Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman

Kill Me Again by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger

Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher & Kate Collins

Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Michele Bidelspach

Young Adult Romance

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Teen - Natashya Wilson

Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder - Simon & Schuster, Children's - Annette Pollert

The Clearing by Heather Davis - Houghton Mifflin, Graphia - Julie Tibbott

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - Simon & Schuster, Children's - Karen Wojtyla

I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan - Scholastic - Cheryl Klein

Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles - Bloomsbury, Walker - Emily Easton

The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells - Sourcebooks, Fire - Deb Werksman