reviews_and_ramblings | 2008 RITA Awards

Best First Book: Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey

Best First Book Finalists: Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Prom Dates From Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Snow Angel by Jamie Carie
Thief With No Shadow by Emily Gee
Treasure by Helen Brenna

Best Contemporary Series Romance: Snowbound by Janice Johnson

Best Contemporary Series Romance Finalists: Always a Bridesmaid by Kristin Hardy
Fall From Grace by Kristi Gold
Make-Believe Mom by Elaine Grant
Night Mischief by Nina Bruhns
Sleeping Partner by Kelly Hunter
The Mile High Club by Heidi Rice
The Tycoon's Princess Bride by Natasha Oakley

Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure: Treasure by Helen Brenna

Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure Finalists: High-Risk Affair by RaeAnne Thayne
Midnight Prince by Dani Sinclair
Sara's Son by Tara Taylor Quinn
Stranded With A Spy by Merline Lovelace
The Medusa Affair by Cindy Dees
The Medusa Seduction by Cindy Dees
Untouched by Samantha Hunter

Best Contemporary Single Title Romance: Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins

Best Contemporary Single Title Romance Finalists: Blame It On Cupid by Jennifer Greene
Coming Undone by Susan Andersen
Sexiest Man Alive by Diana Holquist
She's No Angel by Leslie Kelly
Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson
Tempt Me Tonight by Toni Blake
The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer

Best Historical Romance: Lessons of Desire by Madeline Hunter

Best Historical Romance Finalists: And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke
Beloved Warrior by Patricia Potter
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
Surrender to a Scoundrel by Julianne MacLean
Tempted Tigress by Jade Lee
The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
The Perfect Kiss by Anne Gracie

Best Inspirational Romance: A Touch of Grace by Linda Goodnight

Best Inspirational Romance Finalists: Autumn Blue by Karen Harter
Pursuit of Justice by Pamela Tracy
Rainbow's End by Irene Hannon
Ransomed Dreams by Amy Wallace
Splitting Harriet by Tamara Leigh
Taming Rafe by Susan May Warren
When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall

Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements: Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn

Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements Finalists: A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith
High Noon by Nora Roberts
Learning to Breathe by Karen White
Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter
See No Evil by Allison Brennan
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas
Thief With No Shadow by Emily Gee

Best Paranormal Romance: Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward

Best Paranormal Romance Finalists: Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey
Demon's Kiss by Maggie Shayne
Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot by Stephanie Rowe
Prince of Magic by Linda Winstead Jones
Raintree: Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones
Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd

Best Regency Historical Romance: The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn

Best Regency Historical Romance Finalists: Blackthorne's Bride by Shana Galen
Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell
Lord of Scandal by Nicola Cornick
Untouched by Anna Campbell

Best Romance Novella: “Born in My Heart” in Like Mother, Like Daughter by Jennifer Greene

Best Romance Novella Finalists: “Angel and the Hellraiser” in Demon’s Delight by Vickie Taylor
“Christmas Cravings” in Holiday with a Vampire by Maureen Child
“Christmas Day Family” in A Western Winter Wonderland by Cheryl St. John
“Eternity in Death” in Dead of Night by J.D. Robb
“Fallen Angel” in A Western Winter Wonderland by Jenna Kernan
“Mischief and the Marquess” in Perfect Kisses by Sylvia Day
“On the Fringe” in Dead of Night by Mary Kay McComas

Best Romantic Suspense: Ice Blue by Anne Stuart

Best Romantic Suspense Finalists: Die for Me by Karen Rose
Ice Storm by Anne Stuart
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan
Traceless by Debra Webb
White Heat by Cherry Adair

Best Young Adult: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Best Young Adult Finalists: Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra
Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles

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