2012 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Series Romance

Doukakis's Apprentice by Sarah Morgan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Lucy Gilmour

A Bravo Homecoming by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan

Donovan's Child by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan

How A Cowboy Stole Her Heart by Donna Alward - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Sally Williamson

I'll Catch You by Farrah Rochon - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Kimani - Glenda Howard

A Mother's Homecoming by Tanya Michaels - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Kathleen Scheibling

Rancher's Twins: Mom Needed by Barbara Hannay - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Meg Lewis

The Texan's Bride by Linda Warren - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Kathleen Scheibling

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Soldier's Last Stand by Cindy Dees - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romantic Suspense - Patience Bloom

Cooper Vengeance by Paula Graves - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons

The Doctor's Deadly Affair by Stephanie Doyle - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romantic Suspense - Wanda Ottewell

The Man From Gossamer Ridge by Paula Graves - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons

Nothing But The Truth by Kara Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

Stranded With Her Ex by Jill Sorenson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romantic Suspense - Stacy Boyd

Taken To The Edge by Kara Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Carina Press - Charlotte Hercher

At Hidden Falls by Barbara Freethy - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star - Micki Nuding

Black Ties And Lullabies by Jane Graves - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Michele Bidelspach

Heartstrings And Diamond Rings by Jane Graves - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Michele Bidelspach

Silver Sparks by Starr Ambrose - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Abby Zidle

Slow Dancing On Price's Pier by Lisa Dale - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang

Summer At Seaside Cove by Jacquie D'Alessandro - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang

The Welcome Home Garden Club by Lori Wilde - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

First Book

First Grave On The Right by Darynda Jones - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin

Beautiful Disaster by Laura Spinella - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leis Pederson

The Darling Strumpet by Gillian Bagwell - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Kate Seaver

The Devil In Disguise by Stefanie Sloane - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Junessa Viloria

Hourglass by Myra McEntire - Egmont USA - Regina Griffin

How To Marry A Duke by Vicky Dreiling - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Michele Bidelspach

I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler - Sourcebooks, Fire - Leah Hultenschmidt

Warped by Maurissa Guibord - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Michelle Poploff

Historical Romance

The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy

Always A Temptress by Eileen Dreyer - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

The Danger Of Desire by Elizabeth Essex - Kensington, Brava - Megan Records

Heartbreak Creek by Kaki Warner - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy

The Many Sins Of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Kate Seaver

Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

Silk Is For Seduction by Loretta Chase - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen

Unveiled by Courtney Milan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz

Inspirational Romance

The Measure Of Katie Calloway by Serena B. Miller - Baker, Revell - Vicki Crumpton

The Christmas Child (aka Winter Of Redemption) by Linda Goodnight - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons

Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon - Baker, Revell - Jennifer Leep

Katie's Way by Marta Perry - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Ellen Edwards

The Ladies' Room by Carolyn Brown - HarperCollins, Avalon - Lia Brown

Love On The Line by Deeanne Gist - Baker, Bethany House - David Long & Julie Klassen

My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren - Tyndale House - Karen Watson

Save The Date by Jenny B. Jones - Thomas Nelson - Natalie Hanemann & Jamie Chavez

To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer - Baker, Bethany House - Karen Schurrer

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements Romance

How To Bake A Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers

The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray

Death Magic by Eileen Wilks - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

First Grave On The Right by Darynda Jones - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin

Goodnight Tweetheart by Teresa Medeiros - Simon & Schuster, Gallery - Lauren McKenna

The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley - Sourcebooks, Landmark - Deb Werksman

Shadow Walker by Allyson James - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Kate Seaver

Song Of The Nile by Stephanie Dray - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang

Spider's Revenge by Jennifer Estep - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Megan McKeever

Paranormal Romance

Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

Changeling Moon by Dani Harper - Kensington, Brava - Alicia Condon

Envy by J.R. Ward - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Kara Welsh

Lord Of The Abyss by Nalini Singh - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Nocturne - Tara Gavin

The Lost by Caridad Piniero - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Selina McLemore

Nightfall by Ellen Connor - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

The Restorer by Amanda Stevens - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Denise Zaza

Regency Historical Romance

A Night To Surrender by Tessa Dare - HarperCollins, Avon - Tessa Woodward

The Devil In Disguise by Stefanie Sloane - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Junessa Viloria

Heiress In Love by Christina Brooke - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Monique Patterson

How To Marry A Duke by Vicky Dreiling - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Michele Bidelspach

How To Seduce A Scoundrel by Vicky Dreiling - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Michele Bidelspach

Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish by Grace Burrowes - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman

To Seduce An Angel by Kate Moore - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy

When Beauty Tamed The Beast by Eloisa James - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron

Romance Novella

I Love The Earl by Caroline Linden - HarperCollins, Avon, Impulse - Lyssa Keusch

"Angel's Wolf" in Angels Of Darkness by Nalini Singh - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

"Chaos In Death" in The Unquiet by J.D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman

"Compassion Can't Wait" in More Than Words, Volume 7 by Carly Phillips - HarperCollins, Harlequin - Marsha Zinberg

"One Wish: A Christmas Story" in A Texas Christmas by Jodi Thomas - Kensington, Zebra - Peter Senftleben

"Resolution" in The Heart Of Winter by Linda Winstead Jones - HarperCollins, Harlequin by Stacy Boyd

"The Storm Within" in A Royal Engagement by Trish Morey - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents by Joanne Grant

"The Unforgiven" in The Unquiet by Ruth Ryan Langan - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang

Romantic Suspense

New York To Dallas by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman

Hidden Away by Maya Banks - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang

Hot Zone by Catherine Mann - Sourcebooks, Casablanca - Deb Werksman

Hush by Cherry Adair - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star - Lauren McKenna

Secrets Of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Select - Kerry Donovan

True Colors by Joyce Lamb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy

True Shot by Joyce Lamb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy

Where All The Dead Lie by J. T. Ellison - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Adam Wilson & Miranda Indrigo

Young Adult Romance

Enclave by Ann Aguirre - Macmillan, Feiwel & Friends - Liz Szabla

Flawless by Lara Chapman - Bloomsbury - Caroline Abbey

Hourglass by Myra McEntire - Egmont USA - Regina Griffin

I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler - Sourcebooks, Fire - Leah Hultenschmidt

Touch Of Frost by Jennifer Estep - Kensington, KTeen - Alicia Condon

Warped by Maurissa Guibord - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Michelle Poploff