Winner: Silent Scream by Karen Rose (Grand Central; Karen Kosztolnyik, editor) Finalists: ▪ The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks (Berkley; Cindy Hwang, editor) ▪ Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden (Forever; Alex Logan, editor) ▪ Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire (Forever; Amy Pierpont, editor) ▪ Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb (G.P. Putnam’s Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor) ▪ Kill Me Again by Maggie Shayne (MIRA; Leslie Wainger, editor) ▪ Love Me to Death by … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Romantic Suspense →

Winner: “Shifting Sea” by Virginia Kantra in Burning Up (Berkley Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor) Finalists: ▪ “Blame It on the Blizzard” by Jennifer Greene in Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Harlequin; Marsha Zinberg, editor) ▪ “A Dundee Christmas” by Brenda Novak in That Christmas Feeling (Harlequin Superromance; Paula Eykelhof, editor) ▪ “Friendly Fire” by Jill Shalvis in Born on the 4th of July (Harlequin Blaze; Brenda Chin, editor) ▪ “Love Me to Death” by Maggie Shayne … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Romance Novella →

Winner: Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas (Berkley; Wendy McCurdy, editor) Finalists: ▪ Blood Vines by Erica Spindler (St. Martin’s Press; Jennifer Weis, editor) ▪ The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn (MIRA; Valerie Gray, editor) ▪ Killbox by Ann Aguirre (Ace Books; Anne Sowards, editor) ▪ On Folly Beach by Karen White (NAL Accent; Cindy Hwang, editor) ▪ The Search by Nora Roberts (G.P. Putnam’s Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor) ▪ Stormwalker by Allyson James … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Novel With Strong Romantic Elements →

Winner: The Moon That Night by Helen Brenna (Harlequin Superromance; Johanna Raisanen, editor) Finalists: ▪ The Baby’s Guardian by Delores Fossen (Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor) ▪ Case File: Canyon Creek, Wyoming by Paula Graves (Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor) ▪ To Catch a Killer by Kimberly Van Meter (Silhouette Romantic Suspense; Johanna Raisanen, editor) ▪ A Cop in Her Stocking by Ann Voss Peterson (Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor) ▪ Meltdown by Gail Barrett … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure →

Winner: Welcome Home, Cowboy by Karen Templeton (Silhouette Special Edition; Gail Chasan, editor) Finalists: ▪ Breaking the Sheikh’s Rules in the Summer Sheikhs anthology by Abby Green (Mills & Boon; Meg Lewis, editor) ▪ Christmas Magic on the Mountain by Melissa McClone (Harlequin Romance; Joanne Grant, editor) ▪ Christmas with Her Boss by Marion Lennox (Harlequin Romance; Sheila Hodgson, editor) ▪ Dare She Date the Dreamy Doc? by Sarah Morgan (Mills & Boon Medical Romance; … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Contemporary Series Romance →

Winner: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor) Finalists: ▪ Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Annette Pollert, editor) ▪ The Clearing by Heather Davis (Houghton Mifflin Graphia; Julie Tibbott, editor) ▪ Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Karen Wojtyla, editor) ▪ I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor) ▪ The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Young Adult Romance →

Winner: In Harm’s Way by Irene Hannon (Revell; Jennifer Leep, editor) Finalists: ▪ A Convenient Wife by Anna Schmidt (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical; Tina James, editor) ▪ Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy (Barbour Publishing; Rebecca Germany, editor) ▪ Finding Her Way Home by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor) ▪ In Harm’s Way by Irene Hannon (Revell; Jennifer Leep, editor) ▪ Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers; … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Inspirational Romance →

Winner: His at Night by Sherry Thomas (Bantam Books; Caitlin Alexander, editor) Finalists: ▪ Countess of Scandal by Laurel McKee (Forever; Alex Logan, editor) ▪ The Forbidden Rose by Joanne Bourne (Berkley Trade; Wendy McCurdy, editor) ▪ His at Night by Sherry Thomas (Bantam Books; Caitlin Alexander, editor) ▪ A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor) ▪ Last Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase (Avon; May Chen, editor) ▪ A Little … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Historical Romance →

Winner : The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig (Dutton; Erika Imranyi, editor) Finalists: ▪ His Christmas Pleasure by Cathy Maxwell (Avon Books; Lucia Macro, editor) ▪ The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig (Dutton; Erika Imranyi, editor) ▪ Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor) ▪ Provocative in Pearls by Madeline Hunter (Jove; Wendy McCurdy, editor) ▪ To Surrender to a Rogue by … Continue reading 2011 RITA Winner for Regency Historical Romance →