2007 Rita Award (Awarded by Romance Writers of America)

Awards List

Contemporary Single Title

Adios to My Old Life
(Winner)
Caridad Ferrer

First Book

The Husband Trap
(Winner)
Tracy Anne Warren

Inspirational Romance

Revealed
(Winner)
Tamera Alexander

Long Contemporary Romance

The Mommy Quest
(Winner)
Lori Handeland

Long Historical Romance

On the Way to the Wedding
(Winner)
Julia Quinn

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

A Lady Raised High
(Winner)
Laurien Gardner

Paranormal Romance

A Hunger Like No Other
(Winner)
Kresley Cole

Romantic Novella

'Tis the Silly Season
(Winner)
Roxanne St. Claire
in NASCAR Holiday

Romantic Suspense

Blackout
(Winner)
Annie Solomon

Short Contemporary Romance

From the First // The Renegade
(Winner)
Jessica Bird

Short Historical Romance

The Book of True Desires
(Winner)
Betina Krahn

Traditional Romance

Claiming His Family
(Winner)
Barbara Hannay

Contemporary Single Title

Heiress For Hire
(Finalist)
Erin McCarthy

Aussie Rules
(Finalist)
Jill Shalvis

Irresistible
(Finalist)
Susan Mallery

The Kept Woman
(Finalist)
Susan Donovan

Summer At Willow Lake
(Finalist)
Susan Wiggs

Lucy Gets Her Life Back
(Finalist)
Stef Ann Holm

Must Love Mistletoe
(Finalist)
Christie Ridgway

Ride A Painted Pony
(Finalist)
Kathleen Eagle

First Book

Rekindled
(Finalist)
Tamera Alexander

Ten Thousand Charms
(Finalist)
Allison K. Pittman

Adios to My Old Life
(Finalist)
Caridad Ferrer

Spying in High Heels
(Finalist)
Gemma Halliday

Eyes of Crow
(Finalist)
Jeri Smith-Ready

A Killing Tide
(Finalist)
P.J. Alderman

Blind-Date Marriage
(Finalist)
Fiona Harper

Inspirational Romance

A Family Forever
(Finalist)
Brenda Coulter

Rekindled
(Finalist)
Tamera Alexander

Be My Neat-Heart
(Finalist)
Judy Baer

Ten Thousand Charms
(Finalist)
Allison K. Pittman

Violette Between
(Finalist)
Alison Strobel

The Measure of a Lady
(Finalist)
Deeanne Gist

My So-Called Love Life
(Finalist)
Allie Pleiter

Long Contemporary Romance

Enemy Husband
(Finalist)
Nina Bruhns

Family First // The Cop and the Single Mum
(Finalist)
Margaret Watson

Up All Night
(Finalist)
Joanne Rock

Man With A Past
(Finalist)
Kay Stockham

Heat Of The Moment
(Finalist)
Diana Duncan

Make-Believe Cowboy // Millionaire Cowboy Seeks Wife
(Finalist)
Terry McLaughlin

Under His Spell
(Finalist)
Kristin Hardy

Long Historical Romance

Lady of Sin
(Finalist)
Madeline Hunter

Surrender
(Finalist)
Pamela Clare

The Husband Trap
(Finalist)
Tracy Anne Warren

The Marriage Spell
(Finalist)
Mary Jo Putney

The Slightest Provocation
(Finalist)
Pam Rosenthal

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

On Blue Falls Pond
(Finalist)
Susan Crandall

Magic Hour
(Finalist)
Kristin Hannah

Her Perfect Life
(Finalist)
Vicki Hinze

California Demon
(Finalist)
Julie Kenner

Spying in High Heels
(Finalist)
Gemma Halliday

Dead End Dating
(Finalist)
Kimberly Raye

Eyes of Crow
(Finalist)
Jeri Smith-Ready

Paranormal Romance

Shadow Touch
(Finalist)
Marjorie M. Liu

Date Me, Baby, One More time
(Finalist)
Stephanie Rowe

His Mistress By Morning
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Boyle

The Dream Thief
(Finalist)
Shana Abe

Magic Study
(Finalist)
Maria V. Snyder

Secrets of the Highwayman
(Finalist)
Sara Mackenzie

Eye of Heaven
(Finalist)
Marjorie M. Liu

Romantic Novella

An Affair to Remember
(Finalist)
Emilie Rose
in And The Envelope, Please...

Bad Boys Ahoy! // Scandalous Liaisons
(Finalist)
Sylvia Day

The Reluctant Hero
(Finalist)
Lorraine Heath
in My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Ready and Willing
(Finalist)
Tanya Michaels
in The Boys Are Back In Town

Somebody's Lover
(Finalist)
Jasmine Haynes

Summer Breeze
(Finalist)
Jacquie D'Alessandro
in Come September

You Can Count on Me
(Finalist)
Roxanne St. Claire
in I'll Be Home for Christmas

Romantic Suspense

The Kill
(Finalist)
Allison Brennan

Quiet As The Grave
(Finalist)
Kathleen O'Brien

The Bachelor Trap
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Thornton

Born in Death
(Finalist)
J.D. Robb

Tempting the Devil
(Finalist)
Patricia Potter

Deadly Gamble
(Finalist)
Linda Lael Miller

Relentless
(Finalist)
Jo Leigh

Under the Wire
(Finalist)
Cindy Gerard

Short Contemporary Romance

The Boss and Miss Baxter
(Finalist)
Wendy Warren

House of Midnight Fantasies
(Finalist)
Kristi Gold

The Perfect Boyfriend
(Finalist)
Barbara Dunlop

Rapid Fire
(Finalist)
Jessica Andersen

Married In Haste
(Finalist)
Christine Rimmer

The Specialist
(Finalist)
Rhonda Nelson

The Lost Prince
(Finalist)
Cindy Dees

Short Historical Romance

The Barefoot Princess
(Finalist)
Christina Dodd

The Devil's Waltz
(Finalist)
Anne Stuart

Devil in Winter
(Finalist)
Lisa Kleypas

The Taming of the Duke
(Finalist)
Eloisa James

She's No Princess
(Finalist)
Laura Lee Guhrke

Scandal in Spring
(Finalist)
Lisa Kleypas

A Duke of Her Own
(Finalist)
Lorraine Heath

Traditional Romance

Domesticating Luc
(Finalist)
Sandra Paul

The Doctor's Proposal
(Finalist)
Marion Lennox

A Woman Worth Loving
(Finalist)
Jackie Braun

Blind-Date Marriage
(Finalist)
Fiona Harper

The Surgeon's Family Miracle
(Finalist)
Marion Lennox

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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