2015 Rita Award (Awarded by Romance Writers of America)

Awards List

Contemporary Romance: Long

Baby, It's You
(Winner)
Jane Graves

The Best Medicine
(Finalist)
Tracy Brogan

Somebody Like You
(Finalist)
Beth K. Vogt

The Place I Belong
(Finalist)
Nancy Herkness

Slow Tango with a Prince
(Finalist)
Nicole Burnham

To Scotland with Love
(Finalist)
Patience Griffin

The Vixen & the Vet
(Finalist)
Katy Regnery

The Sweetest September
(Finalist)
Liz Talley

Fever Pitch
(Finalist)
Heidi Cullinan

It's in His Kiss
(Finalist)
Jill Shalvis

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

One in a Million
(Winner)
Jill Shalvis

Reforming the Playboy
(Finalist)
Inara Scott

Carolina Man
(Finalist)
Virginia Kantra

Her Kind of Trouble
(Finalist)
Sarah Mayberry

Her Cowboy Hero
(Finalist)
Tanya Michaels

Love with a Perfect Cowboy
(Finalist)
Lori Wilde

Once a Family
(Finalist)
Tara Taylor Quinn

Her Temporary Hero
(Finalist)
Jennifer Apodaca

Worth the Fall
(Finalist)
Caitie Quinn

Starting with June
(Finalist)
Emilie Rose

Contemporary Romance: Short

A Texas Rescue Christmas
(Winner)
Caro Carson

The Headmaster
(Finalist)
Tiffany Reisz
  • / Contemporary Romance
  • Buy Buy

Yours Forever
(Finalist)
Farrah Rochon

The Bachelor Doctor's Bride
(Finalist)
Caro Carson

A Bride for the Black Sheep Brother
(Finalist)
Emily McKay

What the Greek Can't Resist
(Finalist)
Maya Blake

Blueprint for a Kiss
(Finalist)
Nancy Warren

Bad Girl
(Finalist)
Julie Miller

Enemies with Benefits
(Finalist)
Louisa George

Her Unforgettable Royal Lover
(Finalist)
Merline Lovelace

Erotic Romance

The Saint
(Winner)
Tiffany Reisz

Purely Professional
(Finalist)
Elia Winters

Wanted
(Finalist)
J. Kenner

Bonds of Denial
(Finalist)
Lynda Aicher

Call Me Saffron
(Finalist)
Talia Surova

First Book

Deception So Deadly
(Winner)
Clara Kensie

The Dress Thief
(Finalist)
Natalie Meg Evans

Purely Professional
(Finalist)
Elia Winters

The Smuggler Wore Silk
(Finalist)
Alyssa Alexander

For Such a Time
(Finalist)
Kate Breslin

To Scotland with Love
(Finalist)
Patience Griffin

Fake
(Finalist)
Beck Nicholas

Mind Sweeper
(Finalist)
A.E. Jones

A Bollywood Affair
(Finalist)
Sonali Dev

Historical Romance: Long

Fool Me Twice
(Winner)
Meredith Duran

Douglas: Lord of Heartache
(Finalist)
Grace Burrowes

Worth: Lord of Reckoning
(Finalist)
Grace Burrowes

Where the Horses Run
(Finalist)
Kaki Warner

A Place Called Harmony
(Finalist)
Jodi Thomas

Historical Romance: Short

Romancing the Duke
(Winner)
Tessa Dare

The Cowboy's Reluctant Bride
(Finalist)
Debra Cowan

The Gentleman Rogue
(Finalist)
Margaret McPhee

In Bed with a Rogue
(Finalist)
Samantha Grace

Darling Beast
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Hoyt

The Bells of Times Square
(Finalist)
Amy Lane

Inspirational Romance

Deceived
(Winner)
Irene Hannon

The Widow's Suitor
(Finalist)
Rose Ross Zediker

For Such a Time
(Finalist)
Kate Breslin

Hope at Dawn
(Finalist)
Stacy Henrie

Huckleberry Summer
(Finalist)
Jennifer Beckstrand

Paranormal Romance

Evernight
(Winner)
Kristen Callihan

Bitter Spirits
(Finalist)
Jenn Bennett

Burn for Me
(Finalist)
Cynthia Eden

My Lady, My Lord
(Finalist)
Katharine Ashe

Be Careful What You Kiss For
(Finalist)
Jane Lynne Daniels

Forged by Desire
(Finalist)
Bec McMaster

Mind Sweeper
(Finalist)
A.E. Jones

The Darkest Touch
(Finalist)
Gena Showalter

Romance Novella

His Road Home
(Winner)
Anna Richland

The Last Wicked Scoundrel: A Novella
(Finalist)
Lorraine Heath

A Yorkshire Christmas
(Finalist)
Kate Hewitt
  • / Contemporary Romance
  • Buy

Her Best Laid Plans
(Finalist)
Cara McKenna

A Game of Brides
(Finalist)
Megan Crane

Love Letter to the Editor
(Finalist)
Robin Lee Hatcher
in Four Weddings and a Kiss

Pushing the Line
(Finalist)
Kimberly Kincaid

10 Rules to Sex Up a Blind Date
(Finalist)
Heidi Rice

Kiss and Tell
(Finalist)
Grace Burrowes

Romantic Suspense

Concealed in Death
(Winner)
J.D. Robb

Forged in Ash
(Finalist)
Trish McCallan

You're Not Safe
(Finalist)
Mary Burton

Grave Danger
(Finalist)
Katy Lee

Honor Reclaimed
(Finalist)
Tonya Burrows

Lock and Load
(Finalist)
Kimberley Troutte

Into the Shadows
(Finalist)
Carolyn Crane

Midnight Action
(Finalist)
Elle Kennedy

Young Adult Romance

Boys Like You
(Winner)
Juliana Stone

Run to You: First Sight
(Finalist)
Clara Kensie

Plus One
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Fama

Some Boys
(Finalist)
Patty Blount

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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