2011 RITA® Winners

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The following authors and books are finalists in the 2010 RITA contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories. Winners of the awards were announced in July 2010 at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony at the RWA's 31th Annual National Conference in New York City.


Best First Book


Best Contemporary Series Romance


Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure


Best Contemporary Single Title


Best Historical Romance


Best Inspirational Romance

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Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements

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Best Paranormal Romance

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Best Regency Historical Romance

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Best Romantic Novella

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Best Romantic Suspense

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Best Young Adult Romance

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2011 RITA Finalists for Inspirational Romance

A Convenient Wife by Anna Schmidt (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical; Tina James, editor) Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy (Barbour Publishing; Rebecca Germany, editor) Finding Her Way Home by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor) In Harm's Way by Irene Hannon (Revell; Jennifer Leep, editor) Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers; David Long and Julie Klassen, editors) Shades of Morning by Marlo M. Schalesky (WaterBrook Multnomah; Shannon Marchese, editor) The Wedding Garden by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor) Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang (Tyndale House Publishers; Stephanie Broene, editor) Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers; Karen Schurrer and Charlene Patterson, editors)


2011 RITA Finalists for Novel With Strong Romantic Elements Blood Vines by Erica Spindler (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Weis, editor) The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn (MIRA; Valerie Gray, editor) Killbox by Ann Aguirre (Ace Books; Anne Sowards, editor) On Folly Beach by Karen White (NAL Accent; Cindy Hwang, editor) The Search by Nora Roberts (G.P. Putnam's Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor) Stormwalker by Allyson James (Berkley Sensation; Kate Seaver, editor) Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts (Tor/Forge; Bob Gleason, editor) Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas (Berkley; Wendy McCurdy, editor)


2011 RITA Finalists for Paranormal Romance Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (Berkley; Leis Pederson, editor) A Highlander's Homecoming by Melissa Mayhue (Pocket Books; Megan McKeever, editor) Immortal Sea by Virginia Kantra (berkley Trade; Cindy Hwang, editor) Marked by the Moon by Lori Handeland (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor) Rebel by Zoe Archer (Zebra Books; Megan Records, editor) Sins of the Heart by Eve Silver (HQN Books; Tara Parsons, editor) Unchained: the Dark Forgotten by Sharon Ashwood (NAL/Signet Eclipse; Laura Cifelli, editor) Water Bound by Christine Feehan (Jove; Cindy Hwang, editor)

2011 RITA Finalists for Regency Historical Romance His Christmas Pleasure by Cathy Maxwell (Avon Books; Lucia Macro, editor) The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig (Dutton; Erika Imranyi, editor) Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor) Provocative in Pearls by Madeline Hunter (Jove; Wendy McCurdy, editor) To Surrender to a Rogue by Cara Elliott (Forever; Frances Jalet-Miller, editor) Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare (Ballantine Books; Kate Collins, editor) When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor) The Wicked Wyckerly by Patricia Rice (NAL/Signet; Ellen Edwards, editor)

2011 RITA Finalists for Romance Novella "Blame It on the Blizzard" by Jennifer Greene in Baby, It's Cold Outside (Harlequin; Marsha Zinberg, editor) "A Dundee Christmas" by Brenda Novak in That Christmas Feeling (Harlequin Superromance; Paula Eykelhof, editor) "Friendly Fire" by Jill Shalvis in Born on the 4th of July (Harlequin Blaze; Brenda Chin, editor) "Love Me to Death" by Maggie Shayne in Heart of Darkness (HQN Books; Leslie Wainger, editor) "Mistletoe Magic" by Sandra Hyatt in Under the Millionaire's Mistletoe (Silhouette Desire; Krista Stroever, editor) "Mountain Rose" by Cheryl St. John in To Be a Mother (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical; Patience Smith, editor) "Shifting Sea" by Virginia Kantra in Burning Up (Berkley Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor) "The Wrong Brother" by Maureen Child in Under the Millionaire's Mistletoe (Silhouette Desire; Krista Stroever, editor)

2011 RITA Finalists for Romantic Suspense The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks (Berkley; Cindy Hwang, editor) Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden (Forever; Alex Logan, editor) Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire (Forever; Amy Pierpont, editor) Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb (G.P. Putnam's Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor) Kill Me Again by Maggie Shayne (MIRA; Leslie Wainger, editor) Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan (Ballantine Books; Charlotte Herscher & Kate Collins, editors) Silent Scream by Karen Rose (Grand Central; Karen Kosztolnyik, editor) Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon (Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor)

2011 RITA Finalists for Young Adult Romance Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; Annette Pollert, editor) The Clearing by Heather Davis (Houghton Mifflin Graphia; Julie Tibbott, editor) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; Karen Wojtyla, editor) I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor) The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor) Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles (Walker Publishing; Emily Easton, editor) The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells (Sourcebooks Fire; Deb Werksman)