2008 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Series Romance

Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin

Always a Bridesmaid by Kristin Hardy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan

Fall from Grace by Kristi Gold - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Everlasting Love - Beverley Sotolov

Make-Believe Mom by Elaine Grant - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Victoria Curran

The Mile High Club (aka The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain) by Heidi Rice - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern Extra - Bryony Green

Night Mischief by Nina Bruhns - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Nocturne - Natashya Wilson & Tara Parsons

Sleeping Partner (aka Trouble in a Pinstripe Suit) by Kelly Hunter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Sexy Sensation - Joanne Carr

The Tycoon's Princess Bride by Natasha Oakley - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Jenny Hutton

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Treasure by Helen Brenna - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

High-Risk Affair by RaeAnne Thayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan

The Medusa Affair by Cindy Dees - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith

The Medusa Seduction by Cindy Dees - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith

Midnight Prince by Dani Sinclair - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Natashya Wilson

Sara's Son by Tara Taylor Quinn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof

Stranded with a Spy by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan

Untouched by Samantha Hunter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze Extreme - Birgit Davis Todd

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tracy Farrell & Keyren Gerlach

Blame It on Cupid by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Melissa Jeglinski

Coming Undone by Susan Andersen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz

Sexiest Man Alive by Diana Holquist - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Michele Bidelspach

She's No Angel by Leslie Kelly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Brenda Chin

The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Dutton - Julie Doughty

Tangled Up in You by Rachel Gibson - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

Tempt Me Tonight by Toni Blake - HarperCollins, Avon Red - Lucia Macro

First Book

Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang

Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle

Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle

Prom Dates from Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray

Snow Angel by Jamie Carie - B&H, Fiction - Thomas Walters & David Webb

Thief with No Shadow by Emily Gee - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton

Treasure by Helen Brenna - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

Historical Romance

Lessons of Desire by Madeline Hunter - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Shauna Summers

And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang

Beloved Warrior by Patricia Potter - PRG/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika

The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin

The Perfect Kiss by Anne Gracie - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika

Surrender to a Scoundrel by Julianne MacLean - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang

Tempted Tigress by Jade Lee - Dorchester, Leisure - Chris Keeslar

Inspirational Romance

A Touch of Grace by Linda Goodnight - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons

Autumn Blue by Karen Harter - Hachette, Center Street - Christina Boys

Pursuit of Justice by Pamela Tracy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Suspense - Krista Stroever

Rainbow's End by Irene Hannon - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich

Ransomed Dreams by Amy Wallace - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg

Splitting Harriet by Tamara Leigh - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg

Taming Rafe by Susan May Warren - Tyndale House - Karen Watson

When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Shannon Hill

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray

A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith - BelleBooks - Debra Dixon

High Noon by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman

Learning to Breathe by Karen White - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Accent - Cindy Hwang

Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot - Karen Kosztolnyik

See No Evil by Allison Brennan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher

Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin

Thief with No Shadow by Emily Gee - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton

Paranormal Romance

Lover Revealed by J. R. Ward - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Kara Cesare

Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang

Demon's Kiss by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger

[[Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Spectra - Anne Groell

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot by Stephanie Rowe - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray

Prince of Magic by Linda Winstead Jones - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Christine Zika & Wendy McCurdy

Raintree: Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Leslie Wainger

Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Kara Cesare

Regency Historical Romance

The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch

Blackthorne's Bride by Shana Galen - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen

Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

Lord of Scandal by Nicola Cornick - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Kimberley Young

Untouched] by Anna Campbell - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

Romance Novella

"Born in My Heart" in Like Mother, Like Daughter (But in a Good Way) by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Melissa Jeglinski

"Angel and the Hellraiser" in Demon's Delight by Vickie Taylor - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

"Christmas Cravings" in Holiday with a Vampire by Maureen Child - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Melissa Jeglinski

"Christmas Day Family" in A Western Winter Wonderland by Cheryl St. John - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle

"Eternity in Death" in Dead of Night by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman

"Fallen Angel" in A Western Winter Wonderland by Jenna Kernan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle

"Mischief and the Marquess" in Perfect Kisses by Sylvia Day - Kensington, Brava - Kate Duffy

"On the Fringe" in Dead of Night by Mary Kay McComas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang

Romantic Suspense

Ice Blue by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury

Die for Me by Karen Rose - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik

Ice Storm by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neil Marbury

Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle

Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher

Traceless by Debra Webb - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis

White Heat by Cherry Adair - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher

Young Adult Romance

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Anne Hoppe & Nick Lake

Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Farrin Jacobs

Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle

Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles - Llewellyn Worldwide, Flux - Andrew Karre