Difference between revisions of "2009 RITA® Winners & Finalists"
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:''[[Out Of Time - Samantha Graves|Out Of Time]]'' by [[Samantha Graves]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Frances Jalet-Miller | :''[[Out Of Time - Samantha Graves|Out Of Time]]'' by [[Samantha Graves]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Frances Jalet-Miller | ||
:''[[Snowfall At Willow Lake]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury | :''[[Snowfall At Willow Lake]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury | ||
− | :''[[Sweet Talk]]'' by [[Susan Mallery]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons | + | :''[[Sweet Talk - Susan Mallery|Sweet Talk]]'' by [[Susan Mallery]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons |
:''[[Tall Tales And Wedding Veils]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Michele Bidelspach | :''[[Tall Tales And Wedding Veils]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Michele Bidelspach | ||
:''[[Twenty Wishes]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof | :''[[Twenty Wishes]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof |
Revision as of 21:54, 19 July 2021
Contents
- 1 Contemporary Series Romance
- 2 Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure
- 3 Contemporary Single Title Romance
- 4 First Book
- 5 Historical Romance
- 6 Inspirational Romance
- 7 Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
- 8 Paranormal Romance
- 9 Regency Romance
- 10 Romance Novella
- 11 Romantic Suspense
- 12 Young Adult Romance
Contemporary Series Romance
A Mother's Wish by Karen Templeton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
- Adopted: Outback Baby by Barbara Hannay - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Meg Lewis
- Antonides' Forbidden Wife by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern - Jenny Hutton
- The Children's Doctor And The Single Mum by Lilian Darcy - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Medical - Bryony Green
- The Cowboy's Christmas Miracle by RaeAnne Thayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
- Falling For The Lone Wolf by Crystal Green - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Susan Litman
- Last-Minute Proposal by Jessica Hart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Maddie Rowe
- The Right Mr. Wrong by Cindi Myers - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American Wanda Ottewell
- Texas Heir by Linda Warren - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Kathleen Scheibling
Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure
Danger Signals by Kathleen Creighton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
- Cold Case Connection by Kathleen Long - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons
- Lethal Attraction by Diana Duncan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Susan Litman
- The Man Behind The Cop by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Wanda Ottewell
- The Secret Soldier by Jennifer Morey - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Natashya Wilson
- A Sexy Time Of It by Cara Summers - HarperCollins, Blaze - Brenda Chin
- Strangers In The Night by Kerry Connor - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Sean Mackiewicz
- Tall, Dark And Lethal by Dana Marton - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons
- Twin Targets by Jessica Andersen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons
Contemporary Single Title Romance
Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
- No Good Girls by Jane Marie Pierson - Dorchester, Love Spell - Alicia Condon
- Out Of Time by Samantha Graves - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Frances Jalet-Miller
- Snowfall At Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury
- Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons
- Tall Tales And Wedding Veils by Jane Graves - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Michele Bidelspach
- Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
- Your Roots Are Showing (aka The Wrong Sort Of Wife) by Elise Chidley - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot - Alex Logan
First Book
Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Dutton - Sarah Shumway
- Her One Desire by Kimberly Killion - Kensington, Zebra - Hilary Sares
- No Good Girls by Jane Marie Pierson - Dorchester, Love Spell - Alicia Condon
- Passionate (aka Fortune's Flower) by Anthea Lawson - Kensington, Zebra Debut - Hilary Sares
- Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Caitlin Alexander
- The Secret Soldier by Jennifer Morey - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Natashya Wilson
- Strangers In The Night by Kerry Connor - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Sean Mackiewicz
- Your Roots Are Showing (aka The Wrong Sort of Wife) by Elise Chidley - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot - Alex Logan
Historical Romance
The Edge Of Impropriety by Pam Rosenthal - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Eclipse - Laura Cifelli
- Duchess By Night by Eloisa James - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
- In Bed With The Devil by Lorraine Heath - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro & May Chen
- Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Caitlyn Alexander
- Seduce Me At Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
- The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy
- To Seduce A Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Amy Pierpont
- Where The Heart Leads by Stephanie Laurens - HarperCollins, Morrow - Lucia Macro
Inspirational Romance
Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren - Tyndale House - Karen Watson
- The Convenient Groom by Denise Hunter - Thomas Nelson - Amanda Bostic & Leslie Peterson
- Deep In The Heart Of Trouble by Deeanne Gist - Baker, Bethany House - David Long & Julie Klassen
- Faking Grace by Tamara Leigh - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
- Love Starts With Elle by Rachel Hauck - Thomas Nelson - Ami McConnell
- Mulberry Park by Judy Duarte - Kensington - John Scognamiglio
- The Perfect Life by Robin Lee Hatcher - Thomas Nelson, Women of Faith - Ami McConnell & Leslie Peterson
- Where Love Abides by Irene Hannon - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
Tribute by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
- The House On Tradd Street by Karen White - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
- Last Dance At Jitterbug Lounge by Pamela Morsi - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
- The Paper Marriage by Susan Kay Law - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Jackie Cantor
- The Shape Of Mercy by Susan Meissner - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Shannon Marchese
- Where Serpents Sleep by C.S. Harris - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Obsidian - Ellen Edwards
- The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley - Allison & Busby - Lara Crisp
Paranormal Romance
Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Megan McKeever
- The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tracy Farrell & Margo Lipschultz
- Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Kate Seaver
- The Healer by Sharon Sala - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Leslie Wainger
- Mine To Possess by Nalini Singh - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
- Moonstruck by Susan Grant - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons
- Thunder Moon by Lori Handeland - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
- The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
Regency Romance
My Lord And Spymaster by Joanna Bourne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy
- The Dangerous Duke by Christine Wells - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Leis Pederson
- Duke Most Wanted by Celeste Bradley - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Monique Patterson
- The Edge Of Desire by Stephanie Laurens - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
- Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
- Three Nights Of Sin by Anne Mallory - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
Romance Novella
"The Fall Of Rogue Gerard" in It Happened One Night by Stephanie Laurens - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
- "All He Wants For Christmas" in Heating Up The Holidays by Jill Shalvis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin
- "Blame It On The Mistletoe" in One Candlelit Christmas by Terri Brisbin - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Joanne Carr Grant
- "Only You" in It Happened One Night by Jacquie D'Alessandro - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
- "Our Day" in The Valentine Gift by Jean Brashear - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance, Everlasting Love - Beverley Sotolov
- "Penance" in Aftershock by Sharon Sala - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Nocturne - Leslie Wainger
- "Snowy Night With A Highlander" in Snowy Night With A Stranger by Julia London - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
- "Thicker Than Blood" in First Blood by Meljean Brook - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
Romantic Suspense
Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
- The Angel by Carla Neggers - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret Marbury
- Killing Fear by Allison Brennan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
- Night Secrets by Cherry Adair - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
- Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding
- Scream For Me by Karen Rose - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik
- Stop Me by Brenda Novak - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
- Triple Exposure by Colleen Thompson - Dorchester, Leisure, Romantic Suspense - Alicia Condon
Young Adult Romance
Hell Week by Rosemary Clement-Moore - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino
- How To Hook A Hottie by Tina Ferraro - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino
- Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs - RH/Penguin, Berkley, Dutton - Sarah Shumway