Rita Award - Historical Romance (Awarded by Romance Writers of America)

Awards List

2014

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

2013

A Rogue by Any Other Name
(Winner)
Sarah MacLean

Bride by Mistake
(Finalist)
Anne Gracie

A Lady Never Surrenders
(Finalist)
Sabrina Jeffries

Defiant
(Finalist)
Pamela Clare

Wedded in Sin
(Finalist)
Jade Lee

Beauty and the Bounty Hunter
(Finalist)
Lori Austin

The Recruit
(Finalist)
Monica McCarty

Too Dangerous to Desire
(Finalist)
Cara Elliott

2012

The Black Hawk
(Winner)
Joanna Bourne / Joanna Watkins Bourne

Unveiled
(Finalist)
Courtney Milan

Heartbreak Creek
(Finalist)
Kaki Warner

Silk Is for Seduction
(Finalist)
Loretta Chase

The Many Sins of Lord Cameron
(Finalist)
Jennifer Ashley

Always a Temptress
(Finalist)
Eileen Dreyer

Scandalous Desires
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Hoyt

The Danger of Desire
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Essex

2011

His at Night
(Winner)
Sherry Thomas

Countess of Scandal
(Finalist)
Laurel McKee

The Forbidden Rose
(Finalist)
Joanna Bourne / Joanna Watkins Bourne

Open Country
(Finalist)
Kaki Warner

A Kiss at Midnight
(Finalist)
Eloisa James

Last Night's Scandal
(Finalist)
Loretta Chase

A Little Bit Wild
(Finalist)
Victoria Dahl

One Wicked Sin
(Finalist)
Nicola Cornick

2010

Not Quite a Husband
(Winner)
Sherry Thomas

To Beguile A Beast
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Hoyt

Make Me Yours
(Finalist)
Betina Krahn

With Seduction in Mind
(Finalist)
Laura Lee Guhrke

Wicked All Day
(Finalist)
Liz Carlyle

The Lone Texan
(Finalist)
Jodi Thomas

Taming Her Irish Warrior
(Finalist)
Michelle Willingham

Knight of Pleasure
(Finalist)
Margaret Mallory

2009

The Edge of Impropriety
(Winner)
Pam Rosenthal

The Spymaster's Lady
(Finalist)
Joanna Bourne / Joanna Watkins Bourne

Where the Heart Leads
(Finalist)
Stephanie Laurens

Private Arrangements
(Finalist)
Sherry Thomas

Duchess By Night
(Finalist)
Eloisa James

In Bed With the Devil
(Finalist)
Lorraine Heath

Seduce Me at Sunrise
(Finalist)
Lisa Kleypas

To Seduce A Sinner
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Hoyt

2008

The Lessons of Desire
(Winner)
Madeline Hunter

The Perfect Kiss
(Finalist)
Anne Gracie

Surrender to a Scoundrel // Where Love Begins
(Finalist)
Julianne MacLean

And Then He Kissed Her
(Finalist)
Laura Lee Guhrke

Beloved Warrior
(Finalist)
Patricia Potter

The Leopard Prince
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Hoyt

Tempted Tigress
(Finalist)
Jade Lee

Mine Till Midnight
(Finalist)
Lisa Kleypas

1983

The Velvet Thorn
(Finalist)
Angela Alexie

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

Award Years

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

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