2011 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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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" in Under 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