2017 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Romance: Long

Winner: Miracle On 5th Avenue - Sarah Morgan

  • Finalists:
Always A Bridesmaid - Lizzie Shane
Hot In Hellcat Canyon - Julie Anne Long
Make Me Sin - J.T. Geissinger
Pansies - Alexis Hall
Snowfall On Haven Point - RaeAnne Thayne
Tender Is The Night - Barbara Freethy

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Winner: Carolina Dreaming - Virginia Kantra

  • Finalists:
Back In The Saddle - Karen Templeton
Barefoot At Midnight - Roxanne St. Claire
Fast Connection - Megan Erickson & Santino Hassell
Lone Heart Pass - Jodi Thomas
Off The Hook - Laura Drewry
Once And For All: An American Valor Novel - Cheryl Etchison
Tell Me How This Ends - Victoria De La O
The Turning Point - Marie Meyer
Wanderlust - Roni Loren

Contemporary Romance: Short

Winner: Christmas On Crimson Mountain - Michelle Major

  • Finalists:
APB: Baby - Julie Miller
Breaking Good - Madeline Ash
Falling For The Rancher - Tanya Michaels
Far From Home - Lorelie Brown
His Stolen Bride - Barbara Dunlop
A Malibu Kind Of Romance - Synithia Williams
Overwhelming Force - Janie Crouch
Searching For Disaster - Jennifer Probst
Two Doctors And A Baby - Brenda Harlen

Erotic Romance

Winner: Off The Clock - Roni Loren

  • Finalists:
The Dirty Secret - Kira A. Gold
The Master - Tara Sue Me
Ravenous - M. S. Force
Three Sweet Nothings - Nikki Sloane

First Book

Winner: Once And For All: An American Valor Novel - Cheryl Etchison

  • Finalists:
Alterations - Stephanie Scott
Close To You - Kara Isaac
The Distance From A To Z - Natalie Blitt
Summer Of Supernovas - Darcy Woods

Historical Romance: Long

Winner: No Mistress Of Mine - Laura Lee Guhrke

  • Finalists:
Dukes Prefer Blondes - Loretta Chase
How I Married A Marquess - Anna Harrington
Susana And The Scot - Sabrina York

Historical Romance: Short

Winner: A Duke To Remember - Kelly Bowen

  • Finalists:
Do You Want To Start A Scandal? - Tessa Dare
Duke Of Sin - Elizabeth Hoyt
Left At The Altar - Margaret Brownley
The Study Of Seduction - Sabrina Jeffries
Taming The Highlander - May McGoldrick

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

Winner: The Moon In The Palace - Weina Dai Randel

  • Finalists:
The Color Of A Promise - Julianne MacLean
The Depth Of Beauty - A. B. Michaels
Now That It's You - Tawna Fenske

-Paranormal Romance

Winner: The Pages Of The Mind - Jeffe Kennedy

  • Finalists:
Bayou Shadow Hunter - Debbie Herbert
The Beast - J.R. Ward
The Champion Of Baresh (aka Star Champion) - Susan Grant
Enchanted Warrior - Sharon Ashwood
Ghost Gifts - Laura Lee Spinella
The Leopard King - Ann Aguirre
Where The Wild Things Bite - Molly Harper

Romance Novella

Winner: Her Every Wish - Courtney Milan

  • Finalists:
"The Husband Maneuver" in With This Ring?: A Novella Collection of Proposals Gone Awry - Karen Witemeyer
Let It Snow - Jeanette Grey
"Let Us Dream" in Daughters Of A Nation - Alyssa Cole
Searching For Mine - Jennifer Probst
Tycoon - Joanna Shupe
Wild In Rio - Lyssa Kay Adams

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements

Winner: My Hope Next Door - Tammy L. Gray

  • Finalists:
Close To You - Kara Isaac
Keeper Of The Stars - Robin Lee Hatcher
Trust My Heart - Carol J. Post

Romantic Suspense

Winner: Repressed - Elisabeth Naughton

  • Finalists:
All The Dead Girls - Rita Herron
Atone - Beth Yarnall
Field Of Graves - J. T. Ellison
Killer Countdown - Amelia Autin
Mr. And Mr. Smith - HelenKay Dimon
One Minute To Midnight - Nico Rosso
Tall, Dark And Damaged - Sarah Andre

Young Adult Romance

Winner: The Problem With Forever - Jennifer L. Armentrout

  • Finalists:
Affective Needs - Rebecca Taylor
The Distance From A To Z - Natalie Blitt
Summer Of Supernovas - Darcy Woods