Congratulations to RWA's 2014 RITA finalists!
Today's a big day for romance authors! It's the day we find out who has finaled in the 2014 RITA Awards, the Oscars of the romance publishing industry. Winners will be announced at RWA's national conference in San Antonio in July. And the nominees are ...
BEST FIRST BOOK
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Fix You by Beck Anderson
Private Practice by Samanthe Beck
Promise to Return by Elizabeth Byler Younts
The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Along Came Trouble by Ruthie Knox
Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway
Country Roads by Nancy Herkness
Crazy Thing Called Love by Molly O'Keefe
Fix You by Beck Anderson
Half Moon Hill by Toni Blake
Home to Whiskey Creek by Brenda Novak
Homecoming Ranch by Julia London
It Had to Be You by Jill Shalvis
Letters to Nowhere by Julie Cross
Rescued by a Stranger by Lizbeth Selvig
Rumor Has It by Jill Shalvis
The Second Chance Café by Alison Kent
Sleigh Bells in the Snow by Sarah Morgan
The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake
Talk of the Town by Beth Andrews
The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts
EROTIC ROMANCE
Claim Me by J. Kenner
Private Practice by Samanthe Beck
When I'm Bad I'm Better in It Stings So Sweet by Stephanie Draven
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare
The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie
The Chieftain's Curse by Frances Housden
The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan
Darius by Grace Burrowes
Dark Angel: A Gothic Fairy Tale by T J Bennett
Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt
The Lady and the Laird by Nicola Cornick
Love and Other Scandals by Caroline Linden
The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas
Never Desire a Duke by Lily Dalton
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
Plaid Tidings by Mia Marlowe
A Rake's Midnight Kiss by Anna Campbell
The Rogue's Proposal by Jennifer Haymore
Sins of a Ruthless Rogue by Anna Randol
Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson
INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE
Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Promise to Return by Elizabeth Byler Younts
PARANORMAL ROMANCE
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
Caged Warrior by Lindsey Piper
Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar by Lexi George
The Devil's Heart by Cathy Maxwell
Diamond Dust by Vivian Arend
The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh
His Clockwork Canary by Beth Ciotta
Immortally Ever After by Angie Fox
Shadowdance by Kristen Callihan
Skies of Gold: The Ether Chronicles by Zoë Archer
Teardrop by Lauren Kate
Witch Bound by Eleri Stone
ROMANCE NOVELLA
The Bridesmaid by Julia London
Defending Truth (in A Pioneer Christmas) by Shannon McNear
How to Marry a Highlander by Katharine Ashe
How to Misbehave by Ruthie Knox
Imagine Me and You (in Animal Attraction) by Maisey Yates
Mine Under the Mistletoe by Kat Latham
Take Me, Cowboy by Jane Porter
Take What You Want by Jeanette Grey
Too Fast to Fall (in Be Mine) by Victoria Dahl
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Justice for Sara by Erica Spindler
The Killing Game by Toni Anderson
Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane
Thrill Ride by Julie Ann Walker
SHORT CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
A Conflict of Interest by Barbara Dunlop
Free Fall by Karen Foley
Her Accidental Boyfriend by Robin Bielman
Her Secret, His Baby by Tanya Michaels
A Royal without Rules by Caitlin Crews
Why Resist a Rebel? by Leah Ashton
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