RITA Reader Challenge Reviews

RITA Reader Challenge: Shadow Walker by Allyson James

RITA Reader Challenge: Shadow Walker by Allyson James

This review was written by SB Sarah. This story was nominated in the Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category. The summary:      Winter descends on the town of Magellan, and new evil comes to call. Racing her motorcycle down a lonely winter highway, Stormwalker Janet Begay feels the ground collapse beneath her feet. After tumbling two hundred feet into an underground cavern, she manages to escape with help from her sexy dragon-shifter boyfriend, Mick–but … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Shadow Walker by Allyson James

RITA Reader Challenge: How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O’Neal

RITA Reader Challenge: How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O’Neal

This review was written by Tabs. This story was nominated in the Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category. The summary:      Professional baker Ramona Gallagher is a master of an art that has sustained her through the most turbulent times, including a baby at fifteen and an endless family feud. But now Ramona’s bakery threatens to crumble around her. Literally. She’s one water-heater disaster away from losing her grandmother’s rambling Victorian and everything she’s … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O’Neal

RITA Reader Challenge: Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves

RITA Reader Challenge: Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves

This review was written by Tabs. This story was nominated in the Best Contemporary Single Title Romance category. The summary:      Bernadette Hogan doesn't make mistakes. Not when it comes to caring for her mother, and not at her job protecting Texas's most eligible–and infuriating–bachelor. Maybe that's why she's overcome with guilt after one tiny indiscretion: a passionate fling with her boss that's left her confused, intrigued…and pregnant. To self-made millionaire Jeremy Bridges, women are … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves

RITA Reader Challenge: Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves

RITA Reader Challenge: Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves

This review was written by Annie. This story was nominated in the Best Contemporary Single Title Romance category. The summary:      Bernadette Hogan doesn't make mistakes. Not when it comes to caring for her mother, and not at her job protecting Texas's most eligible–and infuriating–bachelor. Maybe that's why she's overcome with guilt after one tiny indiscretion: a passionate fling with her boss that's left her confused, intrigued…and pregnant. To self-made millionaire Jeremy Bridges, women are … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves

RITA Reader Challenge: Silver Sparks by Starr Ambrose

RITA Reader Challenge: Silver Sparks by Starr Ambrose

This review was written by Ashlea. This story was nominated in the Best Contemporary Single Title Romance category. The summary:      The Larkin sisters are used to hearing whispers behind their backs. Being raised by hippie parents in the small resort town of Barringer’s Pass, Colorado, they were always considered oddballs, and for a while, they did everything they could to earn the name.  But now, older and wiser, they're discovering that it's not so … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Silver Sparks by Starr Ambrose

RITA Reader Challenge: Envy by JR Ward

RITA Reader Challenge: Envy by JR Ward

This review was written by Michelle B. This story was nominated in the Best Paranormal Romance category. The summary:      As the son of a serial killer, homicide detective Thomas “Veck” DelVecchio, Jr., grew up in the shadow of evil. Now, on the knife-edge between civic duty and blind retribution, he atones for the sins of his father- while fighting his inner demons. Assigned to monitor Veck is Internal Affairs officer Sophia Reilly, whose interest … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Envy by JR Ward

RITA Reader Challenge: The Lost by Caridad Piniero

RITA Reader Challenge: The Lost by Caridad Piniero

This review was written by Cyndy. This story was nominated in the Best Paranormal Romance category. The summary:      Adam Bruno is no ordinary millionaire. The heir to an ancient race possessing a dark, powerful magic, he can shapeshift and create energy. His gifts make him a living weapon and have forced him to live in seclusion. But now an inhuman force hunts down Adam-just when he finds someone who makes him feel more human … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Lost by Caridad Piniero

RITA Reader Challenge: Hush by Cherry Adair

RITA Reader Challenge: Hush by Cherry Adair

This review was written by Randee . This story was nominated in the Best Romantic Suspense category. The summary: Thrill seekers Zakary and Gideon Stark travel the globe in search of extreme adventure, but a trip to Venezuela to jump off the world’s highest falls catapults them into a perilous game of life or death—where they don’t know the rules. Kidnapped with a woman Zak knows nothing about, the brothers are held prisoner deep in … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Hush by Cherry Adair

RITA Reader Challenge: “Unforgiven” by Ruth Ryan Langan

RITA Reader Challenge: “Unforgiven” by Ruth Ryan Langan

This review was written by Emily A. This story was nominated in the Best Romance Novella category. The summary:       The shattered soul of an angry spirit imprisoned in a Scottish manor house could be a young widow's only salvation. And here is Emily's review: Ironically I don’t have much to say which is odd, because I usually have a lot to say. This novella was fine, but filled with characters we’ve met … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: “Unforgiven” by Ruth Ryan Langan

RITA Reader Challenge: I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden

RITA Reader Challenge: I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden

This review was written by Willaful. This story was nominated in the Best Romance Novella category. The summary:      A single lady in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a suitor Margaret de Lacey has accepted her unmarried state with dignity, if not delight. She had no suitors when she was young and starry-eyed, though regrettably poor, and it’s unlikely any man will court her now that she’s older, wiser, and … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden

RITA Reader Challenge: Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh

RITA Reader Challenge: Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh

This review was written by Zulma. This story was nominated in the Best Paranormal Romance category. The summary:      Once upon a time…the Blood Sorcerer vanquished the kingdom of Elden. To save their children, the queen scattered them to safety and the king filled them with vengeance. Only a magical timepiece connects the four royal heirs…and time is running out.… As the dark Lord who condemns souls to damnation in the Abyss, Micah is nothing … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh