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Congratulations to this year's RITA and Golden Heart winners


Saturday night more than 2,000 members of the romance publishing industry settled in in a ballroom at the Marriott Marquis in New York's Times Square to honor the RITA and Golden Heart award winners. Congratulations to all!

RITA WINNERS

Best first book: Run to You by Clara Kensie

Contemporary romance (long): Baby, It's You by Jane Graves

Contemporary romance (mid-length): One in a Million by Jill Shalvis

Contemporary romance (short): A Texas Rescue Christmas by Caro Carson

Erotic romance: The Headmaster by Tiffany Reisz

Historical romance (long): Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran

Historical romance (short): Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare

Inspirational romance: Deceived by Irene Hannon

Paranormal romance: Evernight by Kristen Callihan

Romance novella: His Road Home by Anna Richland

Romantic suspense: Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb

Young Adult: Boys Like You by Juliana Stone

GOLDEN HEART WINNERS

Contemporary: Call Me Mrs. Whitlock by Kimberly Buckner

Erotic romance: A Deal for Love by Michele Arris

Historical romance: The Reunion by Sara Leyton

Paranormal romance: Demons Don't by Jeanne Oates Estridge

Romantic suspense: A Shot Worth Taking by Tracy Poole

Short contemporary: Winning Her Over by Alexa Rowan

Young Adult: When I Wake by Stephanie Winkelhake