2013 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Single Title Romance

The Way Back Home by Barbara Freethy - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding

About Last Night by Ruthie Knox - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw
Barefoot In The Sand by Roxanne St. Claire - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont
Forever And A Day by Jill Shalvis - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan
Lucky In Love by Jill Shalvis - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan
Melt Into You by Roni Loren - PRH/Penguin, Berkley Heat - Kate Seaver
Sugar Springs by Kim Law - Amazon, Montlake - Kelli Martin
Zoe's Muster by Barbara Hannay - PRH/Penguin, Michael Joseph - Belinda Byrne

First Book

The Haunting Of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Ellen Edwards

The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Michelle Vega
Crazy Little Thing by Tracy Brogan - Amazon, Montlake - Kelli Martin
Firelight by Kristen Callihan - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan
Forged In Fire by Trish McCallan - Amazon, Montlake - Lindsay Guzzardo
Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher - Tom Doherty Associates, Tor - Whitney Ross
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick - PRH/Penguin, Dial - Jessica Garrison
Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Teen - Margo Lipschultz

Historical Romance

A Rogue By Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron

Beauty And The Bounty Hunter by Lori Austin - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Eclipse - Claire Zion
Bride By Mistake by Anne Gracie - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy
Defiant by Pamela Clare - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
A Lady Never Surrenders by Sabrina Jeffries - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding
The Recruit by Monica McCarty - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Kate Collins
Too Dangerous To Desire by Cara Elliott - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Lauren Plude
Wedded In Sin by Jade Lee - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Kate Seaver

Inspirational Romance

Against The Tide by Elizabeth Camden - Baker, Bethany House - Raela Schoenherr

Betrayal by Robin Lee Hatcher - HarperCollins, Zondervan - Sue Brower & Leslie Peterson
An Heiress At Heart by Jennifer Delamere - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Lauren Plude
A House Full Of Hope by Missy Tippens - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love Inspired - Emily Rodmell & Rachel Burkot
My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade - Baker, Bethany House - Sarah Long
Naomi's Christmas by Marta Perry - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Ellen Edwards
The Soldier's Wife by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love Inspired - Tara Gavin
The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck - Thomas Nelson - Ami McConnell

Long Contemporary Series Romance

A Gift For All Seasons by Karen Templeton - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan

A Cold Creek Noel by RaeAnne Thayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
From Father To Son by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Wanda Ottewell
A Life Rebuilt by Jean Brashear - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Adrienne Macintosh
Making Her Way Home by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Wanda Ottewell
No Ordinary Joe by Michelle Celmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Charles Greimsman
Out Of The Depths by Pamela Hearon - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Megan Long
A Texas Chance by Jean Brashear - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Adrienne Macintosh

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

The Haunting Of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Ellen Edwards

The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Michelle Vega
Before And Ever Since by Sharla Lovelace - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy
Bridge Of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris - Kensington - John Scognamiglio
A Girl Like You by Maria Geraci - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Wendy McCurdy
Time's Echo by Pamela Hartshorne - Macmillan, Pan Macmillan - Wayne Brookes
The Welcome Committee Of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine - Hachette Nashville, Faith Words - Christina Boys

Paranormal Romance

Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna

Angel In Chains by Cynthia Eden - Kensington, Brava - Megan Records
Edge Of Oblivion - J. T. Geissinger - Amazon, Montlake - Eleni Caminis
Immortally Yours by Angie Fox - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Monique Patterson
Lothaire by Kresley Cole - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna
Mark Of The Witch by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
Moonglow by Kristen Callihan - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Alex Logan
Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione - Hachette, Grand Central, Forever - Amy Pierpont

Romance Novella

Seduced By A Pirate by Eloisa James - HarperCollins, Avon Impulse - Carrie Feron

Breathless by Sophie Jordan - HarperCollins, HarperTeen Impulse - Kari Sutherland
Duchess Of Love by Sally MacKenzie - Kensington, Zebra - Audrey LaFehr
"Room At The Inn" in Naughty & Nice by Ruthie Knox - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Sue Grimshaw
"Sleeping With A Beauty" in Once Upon A Valentine by Leslie Kelly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin
"The Valentine's Curse" in Be My Texas Valentine by Jodi Thomas - Kensington, Zebra - Peter Senftleben

Romantic Suspense

Scorched by Laura Griffin - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star - Abby Zidle

Celebrity In Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry - Hachette Australia - Bernadette Foley
Don't Cry For Me by Sharon Sala - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
Forged In Fire by Trish McCallan - Amazon, Montlake - Lindsay Guzzardo
Last Man Standing by Cindy Gerard - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star - Micki Nuding
Twisted by Laura Griffin - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star - Abby Zidle
Vortex by Cherry Adair - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Rose Hilliar:d

Short Contemporary Series Romance

A Night Of No Return by Sarah Morgan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Lucy Gilmour

Becoming Dante by Day Leclaire - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Desire - Mary-Theresa Hussey
Cowboy In The Crossfire by Robin Perini - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons
The Last Single Maverick by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Gail Chasan & Susan Litman
A Marriage Worth Fighting For by Lilian Darcy - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition -Bryony Green
Surgeon Sheik's Rescue by Loreth Anne White - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romantic Suspense - Susan Litman
The Tycoon's Secret Daughter by Susan Meier - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Sally Williamson
We'll Always Have Paris by Jessica Hart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Lucy Gilmour

Young Adult Romance

The Farm by Emily McKay - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Michelle Vega

Bound by Erica O'Rourke - Kensington, KTeen - Alicia Condon
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers - Houghton Mifflin - Kate O'Sullivan
Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Harlequin Teen - Margo Lipschultz