2010 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Series Romance

A Not-So-Perfect Past by Beth Andrews - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Victoria Curran

The Christmas Love-Child by Jennie Lucas - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents Extra - Kimberley Young

Duty, Desire and the Desert King by Jane Porter - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern - Kimberley Young

From the Outside by Helen Brenna - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NSCAR - Tina James

I Still Do by Christie Ridgway - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Patience Smith

One-Night Mistress...Convenient Wife by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Jenny Hutton

Revealed: A Prince and a Pregnancy by Kelly Hunter - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern Heat - Joanne Grant

Single Mom Seeks... by Teresa Hill - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Melissa Jeglinski

The Snow-Kissed Bride by Linda Goodnight - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Allison Lyons

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

The Soldier's Secret Daughter by Cindy Dees - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith

The Christmas Present by Tracy Wolff - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Wanda Ottewell

The Christmas Stranger by Beth Cornelison - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Allison Lyons

Cold Case Affair by Loreth Anne White - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Susan Litman

In Care of Sam Beaudry by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Wainger & Charles Griesman

Mountain Investigation by Jessica Andersen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons

Silent Watch by Elle Kennedy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Diana Ventimiglia

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Too Good to Be True by Kristan Higgins - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Keyren Gerlach & Tracy Farrell

Dirty Sexy Knitting by Christie Ridgway - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang

Fireside by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury

For the Love of Pete by Julia Harper - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis - Kensington, Brava - Kate Duffy

A Little Light Magic by Joy Nash - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon

Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tara Parsons

True Love and Other Disasters by Rachel Gibson - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

First Book

One Scream Away by Kate Brady - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Celia Johnson

Angel Vindicated by Viola Estrella - Ellora's Cave, Cerridwen - Helen Woodall

The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Ed Schlesinger

The Gladiator by Carla Capshaw - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Historical - Melissa Endlich

He Calls Her Doc by Mary Brady - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Kathryn Lye

The Last Will of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh - PRH/Random House, Shaye Areheart - Sarah Knight

Nothing Like You by Lauren Strasnick - Simon & Schuster, Children's - Anica Rissi

Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton - Dorchester, Love Spell - Leah Hultenschmidt

Historical Romance

Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Caitlin Alexander

Knight of Pleasure by Margaret Mallory - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan

The Lone Texan by Jodi Thomas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Wendy McCurdy

Make Me Yours by Betina Krahn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin

Taming Her Irish Warrior by Michelle Willingham - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Joanne Grant

To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

Wicked All Day by Liz Carlyle - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna

With Seduction in Mind by Laura Lee Guhrke - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang

Inspirational Romance

The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander - Thomas Nelson, Women of Faith - Ami McConnell & Natalie Hanemann

Breach of Trust by DiAnn Mills - Tyndale House - Stephanie Boerne

The Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper by Kathleen Y'Barbro - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Jessica Barnes

Entertaining Angels by Judy Duarte - Kensington, John Scognamiglio

An Eye for an Eye by Irene Hannon - Baker, Revell - Jennifer Leep

The Gladiator by Carla Capshaw - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Historical - Melissa Endlich

A Lady Like Sarah by Margaret Brownley - Thomas Nelson - Natalie Hanemann

The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen - Baker, Bethany House - Karen Schurrer

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal - PRH/Penguin, Bantam, Discovery - Shauna Summers

The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Wendy McCurdy

The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Ed Schlesinger

Lakeshore Christmas by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury

Red's Hot Honky Tonk Bar by Pamela Morsi - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray

Scandal Sheet (aka Hollywood Scandals) by Gemma Halliday - Making-It - Leah Hultenschmidt

Silent on the Moor by Deanna Raybourn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray

The Virgin's Daughters: In the Court of Elizabeth I by Jeane Westin - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Ellen Edwards

Paranormal Romance

Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna

Covet by J. R. Ward - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Kara Cesare

Darkness Unknown by Alexis Morgan - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding

The Fire King by Marjorie M. Liu - Dorchester, Leisure - Chris Keeslar

For the Earl's Pleasure by Anne Mallory - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen

Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

My Forbidden Desire by Carolyn Jewel - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Michele Bidelspach

"Untouchable" in Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna

What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman

Regency Historical Romance

What Happens in London by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch

Lord Braybrook's Penniless Bride by Elizabeth Rolls - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Linda Fildew

Revealed by Kate Noble - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

Scandal by Carolyn Jewel - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Kate Seaver

Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Kate Collins

Tempting Fate by Alissa Johnson - Dorchester, Leisure - Leah Hultenschmidt

A View to a Kiss by Caroline Linden - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch

Romance Novella

"The Christmas Eve Promise" in The Night before Christmas by Molly O'Keefe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Special Releases - Stacy Boyd

"Annalise and the Scandalous Rake" in The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor by Deb Marlowe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Linda Fildew

"Charlotte and the Wicked Lord" in The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor by Amanda McCabe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Joanne Grant

"A Little Night Magic" in Hot for the Holidays by Allyson James - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Kate Seaver

"On a Snowy Christmas" in The Night before Christmas by Brenda Novak - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Anthologies - Paula Eykelhof

"The Robber Bride" in Huntress by Marjorie M. Liu - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Rose Hilliard

"This Wicked Gift" in The Heart of Christmas by Courtney Milan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Ann Leslie Tuttle

Romantic Suspense

Whisper of Warning by Laura Griffin - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star - Abby Zidle

Dark Country by Bronwyn Parry - Hachette Australia - Bernadette Foley

A Dark Love by Margaret Carroll - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron

Kill for Me by Karen Rose - Hachette, Grand Central, Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik

One Scream Away by Kate Brady - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Celia Johnson

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

Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton - Dorchester, Love Spell - Leah Hultenschmidt

Waking the Dead by Kylie Brant - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

Young Adult Romance

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles - Bloomsbury, Walker - Emily Easton

The ABC's of Kissing Boys by Tina Ferraro - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino

Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter - Hyperion BFC - Jennifer Besser

Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog - PRH/Random House, Delacorte

Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle

Nothing Like You by Lauren Strasnick - Simon & Schuster, Children's - Anica Rissi