2013 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

The Way Back Home by Barbara Freethy

About Last Night by Ruthie Knox

Barefoot In The Sand by Roxanne St. Claire

Forever And A Day by Jill Shalvis

Lucky In Love by Jill Shalvis

Melt Into You by Roni Loren

Sugar Springs by Kim Law

Zoe's Muster by Barbara Hannay

First Book

The Haunting Of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber

Crazy Little Thing by Tracy Brogan

Firelight by Kristen Callihan

Forged In Fire by Trish McCallan

Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry

Historical Romance

A Rogue By Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean

Beauty And The Bounty Hunter by Lori Austin

Bride By Mistake by Anne Gracie

Defiant by Pamela Clare

A Lady Never Surrenders by Sabrina Jeffries

The Recruit by Monica McCarty

Too Dangerous To Desire by Cara Elliott

Wedded In Sin by Jade Lee

Inspirational Romance

Against The Tide by Elizabeth Camden

Betrayal by Robin Lee Hatcher

An Heiress At Heart by Jennifer Delamere

A House Full Of Hope by Missy Tippens

My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade

Naomi's Christmas by Marta Perry

The Soldier's Wife by Cheryl Reavis

The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck

Long Contemporary Series Romance

A Gift For All Seasons by Karen Templeton

A Cold Creek Noel by RaeAnne Thayne

From Father To Son by Janice Kay Johnson

A Life Rebuilt by Jean Brashear

Making Her Way Home by Janice Kay Johnson

No Ordinary Joe by Michelle Celmer

Out Of The Depths by Pamela Hearon

A Texas Chance by Jean Brashear

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

The Haunting Of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber

Before And Ever Since by Sharla Lovelace

Bridge Of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris

A Girl Like You by Maria Geraci

Time's Echo by Pamela Hartshorne

The Welcome Committee Of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine

Paranormal Romance

Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole

Angel In Chains by Cynthia Eden

Edge Of Oblivion - J.T. Geissinger

Immortally Yours by Angie Fox

Lothaire by Kresley Cole

Mark Of The Witch by Maggie Shayne

Moonglow by Kristen Callihan

Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione

Romance Novella

Seduced By A Pirate by Eloisa James

Breathless by Sophie Jordan

Duchess Of Love by Sally MacKenzie

"Room At The Inn" in Naughty & Nice by Ruthie Knox

"Sleeping With A Beauty" in Once Upon A Valentine by Leslie Kelly

"The Valentine's Curse" in Be My Texas Valentine by Jodi Thomas

Romantic Suspense

Scorched by Laura Griffin

Celebrity In Death by J.D. Robb

Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry

Don't Cry For Me by Sharon Sala

Forged In Fire by Trish McCallan

Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star - Micki Nuding

Twisted by Laura Griffin

Vortex by Cherry Adair

Short Contemporary Series Romance

A Night Of No Return by Sarah Morgan

Becoming Dante by Day Leclaire

Cowboy In The Crossfire by Robin Perini

The Last Single Maverick by Christine Rimmer

A Marriage Worth Fighting For by Lilian Darcy

Surgeon Sheik's Rescue by Loreth Anne White

The Tycoon's Secret Daughter by Susan Meier

We'll Always Have Paris by Jessica Hart

Young Adult Romance

The Farm by Emily McKay

Bound by Erica O'Rourke

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry