2013 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

The Way Back Home by Barbara Freethy - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding

About Last Night by Ruthie Knox - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw

Barefoot in the Sand by Roxanne St. Claire - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

Forever and a Day by Jill Shalvis - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

Melt into You by Roni Loren - PRH/Penguin, Berkley Heat - Kate Seaver

Sugar Springs by Kim Law - Amazon, Montlake - Kelli Martin

Zoe's Muster by Barbara Hannay - PRH/Penguin, Michael Joseph - Belinda Byrne

First Book

The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Ellen Edwards

The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Michelle Vega

Crazy Little Thing by Tracy Brogan - Amazon, Montlake - Kelli Martin

Firelight by Kristen Callihan - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

Forged in Fire by Trish McCallan - Amazon, Montlake - Lindsay Guzzardo

Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher - Tom Doherty Associates, Tor - Whitney Ross

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick - PRH/Penguin, Dial - Jessica Garrison

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Teen - Margo Lipschultz

Historical Romance

A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron

Beauty and the Bounty Hunter by Lori Austin - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Eclipse - Claire Zion

Bride by Mistake by Anne Gracie - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy

Defiant by Pamela Clare - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

A Lady Never Surrenders by Sabrina Jeffries - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding

The Recruit by Monica McCarty - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Kate Collins

Too Dangerous to Desire by Cara Elliott - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Lauren Plude

Wedded in Sin by Jade Lee - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Kate Seaver

Inspirational Romance

Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr

Betrayal by Robin Lee Hatcher - HarperCollins, Zondervan - Sue Brower & Leslie Peterson

An Heiress at Heart by Jennifer Delamere - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Lauren Plude

A House Full of Hope by Missy Tippens - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love Inspired - Emily Rodmell & Rachel Burkot

My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade - Baker, Bethany House - Sarah Long

Naomi's Christmas by Marta Perry - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Ellen Edwards

The Soldier's Wife by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love Inspired - Tara Gavin

The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck - Thomas Nelson - Ami McConnell

Long Contemporary Series Romance

A Gift for All Seasons by Karen Templeton - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan

A Cold Creek Noel by RaeAnne Thayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan

From Father to Son by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Wanda Ottewell

A Life Rebuilt by Jean Brashear - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Adrienne Macintosh

Making Her Way Home by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Wanda Ottewell

No Ordinary Joe by Michelle Celmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Charles Greimsman

Out of the Depths by Pamela Hearon - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Megan Long

A Texas Chance by Jean Brashear - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Adrienne Macintosh

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Ellen Edwards

The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Michelle Vega

Before and Ever Since by Sharla Lovelace - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy

Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris - Kensington - John Scognamiglio

A Girl Like You by Maria Geraci - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Wendy McCurdy

Time's Echo by Pamela Hartshorne - Macmillan, Pan Macmillan - Wayne Brookes

The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine - Hachette Nashville, Faith Words - Christina Boys

Paranormal Romance

Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna

Angel in Chains by Cynthia Eden - Kensington, Brava - Megan Records

Edge of Oblivion - J. T. Geissinger - Amazon, Montlake - Eleni Caminis

Immortally Yours by Angie Fox - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Monique Patterson

Lothaire by Kresley Cole - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna

Mark of the Witch by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger

Moonglow by Kristen Callihan - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

Romance Novella

Seduced by a Pirate by Eloisa James - HarperCollins, Avon Impulse - Carrie Feron

Breathless by Sophie Jordan - HarperCollins, HarperTeen Impulse - Kari Sutherland

Duchess of Love by Sally MacKenzie - Kensington, Zebra - Audrey LaFehr

"Room at the Inn" in Naughty & Nice by Ruthie Knox - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw

"Sleeping with a Beauty" in Once Upon a Valentine by Leslie Kelly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin

"The Valentine's Curse" in Be My Texas Valentine by Jodi Thomas - Kensington, Zebra - Peter Senftleben

Romantic Suspense

Scorched by Laura Griffin - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star - Abby Zidle

Celebrity in Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman

Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry - Hachette Australia - Bernadette Foley

Don't Cry for Me by Sharon Sala - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger

Forged in Fire by Trish McCallan - Amazon, Montlake - Lindsay Guzzardo

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

Twisted by Laura Griffin - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star - Abby Zidle

Vortex by Cherry Adair - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Rose Hilliar:d

Short Contemporary Series Romance

A Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Lucy Gilmour

Becoming Dante by Day Leclaire - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Desire - Mary-Theresa Hussey

Cowboy in the Crossfire by Robin Perini - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons

The Last Single Maverick by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan & Susan Litman

A Marriage Worth Fighting For by Lilian Darcy - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition -Bryony Green

Surgeon Sheik's Rescue by Loreth Anne White - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romantic Suspense - Susan Litman

The Tycoon's Secret Daughter by Susan Meier - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Sally Williamson

We'll Always Have Paris by Jessica Hart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Lucy Gilmour

Young Adult Romance

The Farm by Emily McKay - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Michelle Vega

Bound by Erica O'Rourke - Kensington, KTeen - Alicia Condon

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers - Houghton Mifflin - Kate O'Sullivan

Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Harlequin Teen - Margo Lipschultz