2015 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Romance: Long

Winner: Baby, It's You - Jane Graves

  • Finalists:
The Best Medicine - Tracy Brogan
Fever Pitch - Heidi Cullinan
It's In His Kiss - Jill Shalvis
The Place I Belong - Nancy Herkness
Slow Tango With A Prince - Nicole Burnham
Somebody Like You - Beth K. Vogt
The Sweetest September - Liz Talley
To Scotland With Love - Patience Griffin
The Vixen And The Vet - Katy Regnery

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Winner: One In A Million - Jill Shalvis

  • Finalists:
Carolina Man - Virginia Kantra
Her Cowboy Hero - Tanya Michaels
Her Kind Of Trouble - Sarah Mayberry
Her Temporary Hero - Jennifer Apodaca
Love With A Perfect Cowboy - Lori Wilde
Once A Family - Tara Taylor Quinn
Reforming The Playboy - Inara Scott
Starting With June - Emilie Rose
Worth The Fall - Caitie Quinn

Contemporary Romance: Short

Winner: A Texas Rescue Christmas - Caro Carson

  • Finalists:
The Bachelor Doctor's Bride - Caro Carson
Bad Girl - Julie Miller
Blueprint For A Kiss - Nancy Warren
A Bride For The Black Sheep Brother - Emily McKay
Enemies With Benefits - Louisa George
The Headmaster - Tiffany Reisz
Her Unforgettable Royal Lover - Merline Lovelace
What The Greek Can't Resist - Maya Blake
Yours Forever - Farrah Rochon

Erotic Romance

Winner: The Saint - Tiffany Reisz

  • Finalists:
Bonds Of Denial - Lynda Aicher
Call Me Saffron - Talia Surova
Purely Professional - Elia Winters
Wanted - J. Kenner

First Book

Winner: Run To You Part I: First Sight (aka Deception So Deadly) - Clara Kensie

  • Finalists:
A Bollywood Affair - Sonali Dev
The Dress Thief - Natalie Meg Evans
Fake - Beck Nicholas
For Such A Time - Kate Breslin
Mind Sweeper - A. E. Jones
Purely Professional - Elia Winters
The Smuggler Wore Silk - Alyssa Alexander
To Scotland With Love - Patience Griffin

Historical Romance: Long

Winner: Fool Me Twice - Meredith Duran

  • Finalists:
Douglas: Lord Of Heartache - Grace Burrowes
A Place Called Harmony - Jodi Thomas
Where The Horses Run - Kaki Warner
Worth: Lord Of Reckoning - Grace Burrowes

Historical Romance: Short

Winner: Romancing The Duke - Tessa Dare

  • Finalists:
The Bells Of Times Square - Amy Lane
The Cowboy's Reluctant Bride - Debra Cowan
Darling Beast - Elizabeth Hoyt
The Gentleman Rogue - Margaret McPhee
In Bed With A Rogue - Samantha Grace

Inspirational Romance

Winner: Deceived - Irene Hannon

  • Finalists:
For Such A Time - Kate Breslin
Hope At Dawn by Stacy Henrie
Huckleberry Summer - Jennifer Beckstrand
The Widow's Suitor - Rose Ross Zediker

Paranormal Romance

Winner: Evernight - Kristen Callihan

  • Finalists:
Be Careful What You Kiss For - Jane Lynne Daniels
Bitter Spirits - Jenn Bennett
Burn For Me - Cynthia Eden
The Darkest Touch - Gena Showalter
Forged By Desire - Bec McMaster
Mind Sweeper - A. E. Jones
My Lady, My Lord - Katharine Ashe

Romance Novella

Winner: His Road Home - Anna Richland

  • Finalists:
10 Rules To Sex Up A Blind Date - Heidi Rice
"A Game Of Brides" in Love Me True - Megan Crane
Her Best Laid Plans - Cara McKenna
Kiss And Tell - Grace Burrowes
The Last Wicked Scoundrel - Lorraine Heath
"A Love Letter To The Editor" in Four Weddings & A Kiss - Robin Lee Hatcher
Pushing The Line - Kimberly Kincaid
"Will You Be My Wi-Fi?" in At The Billionaire's Wedding - Caroline Linden
A Yorkshire Christmas - Kate Hewitt

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Concealed In Death - J.D. Robb

  • Finalists:
Forged In Ash - Trish McCallan
Grave Danger - Katy Lee
Honor Reclaimed - Tonya Burrows
Into The Shadows - Carolyn Crane
Lock And Load - Kimberley Troutte
Midnight Action - Elle Kennedy
You're Not Safe - Mary Burton

Young Adult Romance

Winner: Boys Like You - Juliana Stone

  • Finalists:
Plus One - Elizabeth Fama
Run To You Part I: First Sight (aka Deception So Deadly) - Clara Kensie
Some Boys - Patty Blount