13 RITA finalists you should Read
Yesterday the Romance Writers of America announced the finalists of the coveted RITA award. Winners of the awards will be announced July 18th at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony to be held at RWA’s 29th Annual National Conference in Washington, D.C. (Photo is of Regency romance author Julia Quinn with her RITA win last year for THE SECRET DIARIES OF MISS MIRANDA CHEEVER.)
There are 12 categories and multiple Seattle finalists. The full list of GSRWA member finalists in both the RITA and Golden Heart should be up on the website soon. Congrats to Yasmine Galenorn, Susan Mallery, Anthea Lawson, Vivi Andrews, Cherry Adair, Julia Quinn, Susan Wiggs, Janice Kay Johnson, Debbie Malcomer and Lisa Kleypas (unsubstantiated rumor says she moved to Bellingham). Seatown represent!
So many books, so little time. How will you decide which finalists to read? Here are the 13 you should choose first (in order as they appear on the RITA finalist list):
- Passionate by Anthea Lawson
Kensington Publishing Corp., Zebra Debut
Finalist: Best First Book
- Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
Bantam Dell Publishing Group
Finalist: Best First Book, Historical Romance
- Strangers in the Night by Kerry Connor
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Intrigue
Finalist: Best First Book, Contemp. series suspense/adventure - The Man Behind the Cop by Janice Kay Johnson
Harlequin Enterprises, Superromance
Finalist: Contemp. series suspense/adventure - Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
St. Martin’s Press
Finalist: Historical Romance - The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne
Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation
Finalist: Historical Romance - Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn
Penguin Group USA, Berkley
Finalist: Paranormal Romance - Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation
Finalist: Paranormal Romance - Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books
Finalist: Regency Historical Romance - My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne
Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation
Finalist: Regency Historical Romance - “Only You” by Jacquie D’Alessandro in It Happened One Night
HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books
Finalist: Romance Novella - “Thicker Than Blood” by Meljean Brook in First Blood
Penguin Group USA, Berkley
Finalist: Romance Novella - “The Fall of Rogue Gerard” by Stephanie Laurens in It Happened One Night
HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books
Finalist: Romance Novella
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March 26, 2009 at 12:38 pm
So with you on the Janice Kay Johnson. The next time someone tells me they don’t read category romance because “shorter books can’t possibly have enough story” or that they’re all “fluffy nonsense” I want to find a copy of that book and throw it their heads. I’d throw my copy, but alas I bought the ebook and my Sony Reader wouldn’t survive the impact.
March 27, 2009 at 12:22 am
I’ve only read two of those! I own a couple more. Need to get reading apparently!
Wendy, if you want to throw your Sony Reader my way I promise I would do my best to catch it! ;-)