Difference between revisions of "2008 RITA® Winners"

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* ''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' by [[Terri Garey]], HarperCollins Publishers, [[Avon]] Books - Erika Tsang, editor
 
* ''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' by [[Terri Garey]], HarperCollins Publishers, [[Avon]] Books - Erika Tsang, editor
 
* ''[[Demon's Kiss]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]], Harlequin Enterprises, [[MIRA]] - Leslie Wainger, editor
 
* ''[[Demon's Kiss]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]], Harlequin Enterprises, [[MIRA]] - Leslie Wainger, editor
* ''[[Games Of Command]]'' by [[Linnea Sinclair]], [[Bantam Dell]] Publishing Group, Spectra Anne Groell, editor
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* ''[[Games Of Command]]'' by [[Linnea Sinclair]], [[Bantam Dell]] Publishing Group, Spectra - Anne Groell, editor
 
* ''[[He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot]]'' by [[Stephanie Rowe]], [[Grand Central Publishing]], Forever - Melanie Murray, editor
 
* ''[[He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot]]'' by [[Stephanie Rowe]], [[Grand Central Publishing]], Forever - Melanie Murray, editor
 
* ''[[Lover Revealed]]'' by [[J.R. Ward]], [[Penguin]] Group USA, Signet, Onyx - Kara Ceseare, editor
 
* ''[[Lover Revealed]]'' by [[J.R. Ward]], [[Penguin]] Group USA, Signet, Onyx - Kara Ceseare, editor

Revision as of 16:13, 13 July 2008

The following authors and books were finalists in the 2008 RITA contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories. Winners of the awards are announced August 2nd at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony to be held at RWA’s 28th Annual National Conference in San Francisco, California.

Interestingly, two books called Untouched, by Anna Campbell and Samantha Hunter, were finalists in the 2008 RITA® contest in the RITA®: Regency Historical Romance and RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure categories, respectively.

Several 2008 finalists -- Diana Holquist, Susan Andersen, Leslie Kelly, and Kristan Higgins (with a special appearance by Rachel Gibson's publicist produced a trash talking video to highlight the important stakes behind the RITA.

2008 RITA for Best First Book Finalists


2008 RITA for Contemporary Series Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure Finalists

2008 RITA for Contemporary Single Title Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Historical Romance Finalists


2008 RITA for Inspirational Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements Finalists

2008 RITA for Paranormal Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Regency Historical Romance Finalists

2008 RITA for Romance Novella Finalists

2008 RITA for Romantic Suspense Finalists

2008 RITA for Young Adult Romance