2018 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Romance: Long

Falling Hard by Lexi Ryan

The Dating Game by Avril Tremayne

Famous by Jenny Holiday

No One but You by Brenda Novak

Take the Lead by Alexis Daria

Tougher in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell

The Whys Have It by Amy Matayo

The Wingman by Natasha Anders

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Tell Me by Abigail Strom

The F-Word by Sandra Marton

His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras

Lucky Charmed by Sharla Lovelace

New Leash on Life by Roxanne St. Claire

Redemption by Kelly Moran

Royally Wed by Teri Wilson

Summer Stock by Vanessa North

This Can't Be Love by Maria Geraci

You Do Something to Me by Bella Andre

Contemporary Romance: Short

Second Chance Summer by Kait Nolan

The Billionaire's Christmas Baby by Marion Lennox

Christmas at the Graff by Kaylie Newell

A Christmas Miracle by Amy Andrews

The Cowboy Upstairs by Tanya Michaels

The Doctor and the Princess by Scarlet Wilson

Miracle on Chance Avenue by Jane Porter

The Princess Problem by Teri Wilson

The Sheikh's Convenient Princess by Liz Fielding

Troy by Amy Andrews

Erotic Romance

Wicked Dirty by J. Kenner

Constant Craving by Tamara Lush

Deposition and a Dare by Evelyn Adams

The Rivalry by Nikki Sloane

Stud by Jamie Schmidt

First Book

Take the Lead by Alexis Daria

Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel

His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras

The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle

Waltzing with the Earl by Catherine Tinley

Historical Romance: Long

Between the Devil and the Duke by Kelly Bowen

The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean

Mad for the Marquess by Jess Russell

The Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake

The Scoundrel's Honor by Christi Caldwell

Historical Romance: Short

Waltzing with the Earl by Catherine Tinley

Blame It on the Duke by Lenora Bell

The Demon Duke by Margaret Locke

The Rogue's Conquest by Lily Maxton

The Scandal of It All by Sophie Jordan

A Scottish Lord for Christmas by Lauren Smith

Within a Captain's Soul by Lisa Olech

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins

The Night Mark by Tiffany Reisz

Shelter the Sea by Heidi Cullinan

Unloved: A Love Story by Katy Regnery

Paranormal Romance

Hunt the Darkness by Stephanie Rowe

Bishop by Marie Johnston

The Druid Next Door by E. J. Russell

Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones

Song of the Nightpiper by Hannah Meredith

Spectred Isle by K. J. Charles

To Enthrall the Demon Lord by Nadine Mutas

Wanted and Wired by Vivien Jackson

Romance Novella

Forbidden River by Brynn Kelly

"Dancing with the Duke's Heir" in Scandal at the Christmas Ball by Bronwyn Scott

Her Duke at Daybreak by Wendy LaCapra

"In His Arms" in Falling: Small Town Love Anthology by Jules Dixon

"The Pursuit of..." in Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Courtney Milan

The Secret of My Seduction by Caroline Linden

"Sweet Home Highlands" in Christmas in Kilts: A Highland Holiday Box Set by May McGoldrick

Until the Sun Sets by Tara Wyatt

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

Then There Was You by Kara Isaac

Grounded Hearts by Jeanne M. Dickson

A New Shade of Summer by Nicole Deese

A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander

One Simple Wish by Katy Lee

Romantic Suspense

The Fixer by HelenKay Dimon

Critical Instinct by Janie Crouch

Guarding Mr. Fine by HelenKay Dimon

Montana Heat: Escape to You by Jennifer Ryan

Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh

Too Wilde to Tame by Tonya Burrows

Touch of Red by Laura Griffin

The Transporter by Liz Maverick

Under Fire by Scarlett Cole

Young Adult Romance

Seize Today by Pintip Dunn

Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel

Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

The Thing with Feathers by McCall Hoyle