2012 RITA® Winners

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The following authors and books are finalists in the 2012 RITA contest. Over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories. Winners of the awards were announced in July 2012 at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony at the RWA's 32th Annual National Conference in Anaheim, California.


Best First Book


Best Contemporary Series Romance


Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure


Best Contemporary Single Title

Pocket Books; Micki Nuding, editor)

Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor

Carina Press; Charlotte Herscher, editor

Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor

Pocket Books; Abby Zidle, editor

Berkley Publishing Group; Cindy Hwang, editor

Berkley Publishing Group; Cindy Hwang, editor

Avon Books; Lucia Macro, editor


Best Historical Romance

  • The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne]] (Berkley Publishing Group; Wendy McCurdy, editor


Best Inspirational Romance

Harlequin Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor

Revell; Jennifer Leep, editor

Berkley Publishing Group; Ellen Edwards, editor

Avalon Books; Lia Brown, editor

Bethany House Publishers; David Long and Julie Klassen, editors

Tyndale House Publishers; Karen Watson, editor

Thomas Nelson; Natalie Hanemann and Jamie Chavez, editors

Bethany House Publishers; Karen Schurrer, editor

Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements


Best Paranormal Romance

  • Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor
  • Finalists:
    • Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor
    • Changeling Moon by Dani Harper]] (Kensington Brava; Alicia Condon, editor
    • Envy by J.R. Ward]] (NAL Signet; Kara Welsh, editor
    • Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh]] (Harlequin Nocture; Tara Gavin, editor
    • The Lost by Caridad Piñeiro]] (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Selina McLemore, editor
    • Nightfall by Ellen Connor (writing team Ann Aguirre and Carrie Lofty) (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor
    • The Restorer by Amanda Stevens]] (Harlequin MIRA; Denise Zaza, editor

Best Regency Historical Romance


Best Romantic Novella

    • [[I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden

Avon Impulse; Lyssa Keusch, editor

  • Finalists:
    • "Angel's Wolf" by Nalini Singh

in Angels of Darkness Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor

    • "Chaos in Death" by J.D. Robb

in The Unquiet Berkley Publishing Group; Leslie Gelbman, editor

    • "Compassion Can't Wait" by Carly Phillips

in More Than Words, Vol. 7 Harlequin Enterprises; Marsha Zinberg, editor

    • "One Wish: a Christmas Story" by Jodi Thomas

in A Texas Christmas Kensington Zebra; Peter Senftleben, editor

    • "Resolution" by Linda Winstead Jones

in The Heart of Winter Harlequin Enterprises; Stacy Boyd, editor

    • "The Storm Within” by Trish Morey

in A Royal Engagement Harlequin Presents; Joanne Grant, editor

    • "Unforgiven" by Ruth Ryan Langan

in The Unquiet Berkley Publishing Group; Cindy Hwang, editor


Best Romantic Suspense

  • Finalists:
    • Hidden Away by Maya Banks]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor
    • Hot Zone by Catherine Mann]] (Sourcebooks Casablanca; Deb Werksman, editor
    • Hush by Cherry Adair]] (Pocket Star; Lauren McKenna, editor
    • New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb]] (Penguin Putnam; Leslie Gelbman, editor
    • Secrets of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd]] (New American Library; Kerry Donovan, editor
    • True Colors by Joyce Lamb]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor
    • True Shot by Joyce Lamb]] (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor
    • Where All the Dead Lie by J.T. Ellison]] (Harlequin MIRA; Adam Wilson and Miranda Indrigo, editors

Best Young Adult Romance

  • Finalists:
    • Enclave by Ann Aguirre]] (Macmillan Feiwel & Freinds; Liz Szabla, editor
    • Flawless by Lara Chapman]] (Bloomsbury Publishing; Caroline Abbey, editor
    • Hourglass by Myra McEntire]] (Egmont USA; Regina Griffin, editor
    • I'm Not Her by Janet Gurtler]] (Sourcebooks Fire; Leah Hultenschmidt, editor
    • Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep]] (Kensington Teen; Alicia Condon, editor
    • Warped by Maurissa Guibord]] (Delacorte Press; Michelle Poploff, editor