2014 Rita Award (Awarded by Romance Writers of America)

Awards List

Contemporary Single Title

Crazy Thing Called Love
(Winner)
Molly O'Keefe

Beach House No. 9
(Finalist)
Christie Ridgway

Along Came Trouble
(Finalist)
Ruthie Knox

The Second Chance Cafe
(Finalist)
Alison Kent

Talk of the Town
(Finalist)
Beth Andrews

Whiskey Beach
(Finalist)
Nora Roberts

Half Moon Hill
(Finalist)
Toni Blake

It Had to Be You
(Finalist)
Jill Shalvis

The Sweet Spot
(Finalist)
Laura Drake

The Way You Look Tonight
(Finalist)
Bella Andre

Home to Whiskey Creek
(Finalist)
Brenda Novak

Homecoming Ranch
(Finalist)
Julia London

Letters To Nowhere
(Finalist)
Julie Cross

Country Roads
(Finalist)
Nancy Herkness

Fix You
(Finalist)
Beck Anderson

Rescued by a Stranger
(Finalist)
Lizbeth Selvig

Rumor Has It
(Finalist)
Jill Shalvis

Sleigh Bells in the Snow
(Finalist)
Sarah Morgan

Erotica

Claim Me
(Winner)
J. Kenner

It Stings So Sweet
(Finalist)
Stephanie Draven

Private Practice
(Finalist)
Samanthe Beck

First Book

The Sweet Spot
(Winner)
Laura Drake

Private Practice
(Finalist)
Samanthe Beck

Five Days in Skye
(Finalist)
Carla Laureano

Fix You
(Finalist)
Beck Anderson

Promise to Return
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Byler Younts

Historical Romance

No Good Duke Goes Unpunished
(Winner)
Sarah MacLean

The Autumn Bride
(Finalist)
Anne Gracie

The Chieftain's Curse
(Finalist)
Frances Housden

Darius: Lord of Pleasures
(Finalist)
Grace Burrowes

Sins of a Ruthless Rogue
(Finalist)
Anna Randol

Any Duchess Will Do
(Finalist)
Tessa Dare

The Lady and the Laird
(Finalist)
Nicola Cornick

Love and Other Scandals
(Finalist)
Caroline Linden

Never Desire a Duke
(Finalist)
Lily Dalton

A Rake's Midnight Kiss
(Finalist)
Anna Campbell

Dark Angel
(Finalist)
T.J. Bennett

Duke of Midnight
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Hoyt

Plaid Tidings
(Finalist)
Mia Marlowe

Sonata for a Scoundrel
(Finalist)
Anthea Lawson

The Luckiest Lady in London
(Finalist)
Sherry Thomas

The Rogue's Proposal
(Finalist)
Jennifer Haymore

The Countess Conspiracy
(Finalist)
Courtney Milan

Inspirational Romance

Five Days in Skye
(Winner)
Carla Laureano

Promise to Return
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Byler Younts

Paranormal Romance

The Firebird
(Winner)
Susanna Kearsley

Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar
(Finalist)
Lexi George

The Devil's Heart
(Finalist)
Cathy Maxwell

Caged Warrior
(Finalist)
Lindsey Piper

Heart of Obsidian
(Finalist)
Nalini Singh

His Clockwork Canary
(Finalist)
Beth Ciotta

Witch Bound
(Finalist)
Eleri Stone

Diamond Dust
(Finalist)
Vivian Arend

Skies of Gold
(Finalist)
Zoe Archer

The Burning Sky
(Finalist)
Sherry Thomas

Immortally Ever After
(Finalist)
Angie Fox

Teardrop
(Finalist)
Lauren Kate

Shadowdance
(Finalist)
Kristen Callihan

Romantic Novella

Love Me, Cowboy
(Winner)
Jane Porter

Sizzle
(Finalist)
Jennifer Crusie
  • / Contemporary Romance
  • Buy Buy

Take What You Want
(Finalist)
Jeanette Grey
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

How to Misbehave
(Finalist)
Ruthie Knox

Too Fast to Fall
(Finalist)
Victoria Dahl
in Be Mine

Imagine Me and You
(Finalist)
Maisey Yates
in Animal Attraction

How to Marry a Highlander: A Novella
(Finalist)
Katharine Ashe

Defending Truth
(Finalist)
Shannon McNear
in A Pioneer Christmas Collection

The Bridesmaid
(Finalist)
Julia London

Take Me, Cowboy
(Finalist)
Jane Porter

Mine Under the Mistletoe
(Finalist)
Kat Latham

Romantic Suspense

Off the Edge
(Winner)
Carolyn Crane

The Killing Game
(Finalist)
Toni Anderson

Thrill Ride
(Finalist)
Julie Ann Walker

Justice for Sara
(Finalist)
Erica Spindler

Short Contemporary Romance

Why Resist a Rebel?
(Winner)
Leah Ashton

A Conflict of Interest
(Finalist)
Barbara Dunlop

Free Fall
(Finalist)
Karen Foley

Her Secret, His Baby
(Finalist)
Tanya Michaels

A Royal Without Rules
(Finalist)
Caitlin Crews

Her Accidental Boyfriend
(Finalist)
Robin Bielman

Award Categories

Best Romance

Contemporary Romance: Long

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Contemporary Romance: Short

Contemporary Series Romance

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Contemporary Single Title

Erotic Romance

Erotica

First Book

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal

Historical Romance

Historical Romance: Long

Historical Romance: Short

Historical Series

Historical Single Title

Inspirational Romance

Long Contemporary Romance

Long Contemporary Series

Long Historical Romance

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Paranormal Romance

Regency Romance

Romance Novella

Romantic Novella

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