The 2012 Golden Heart® and RITA® Award Winners.
Congratulations to all the winners.
2012 Golden Heart® Winner for Paranormal Romance:
"Never Deal with Dragons" by Lorenda Christensen
2012 Golden Heart® Winner for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements:
"Song without Words" by Lisa Laing
2012 Golden Heart® Winner for Historical Romance:
"The Devil May Care" by Elisa Beatty
2012 Golden Heart® Winner for Inspirational Romance:
"Love's Advocate" by Karen Fleming (w/a KD Flemming)
2012 Golden Heart® Winner for Contemporary Single Title Romance:
"No Peeking" by Tamar Bihari (w/a Talia Quinn Daniels)
2012 Golden Heart® Winner for Regency Historical Romance:
"The Perfect Heiress" by Kimberly Ohara (w/a April Bennet)
2012 Golden Heart® Winner for Young Adult Romance:
"Wired" by Romily Bernard
2012 Golden Heart® Winner for Contemporary Series Romance:
"Cyrano at Your Service" by Tamra Baumann
2012 Golden Heart® Winner for Romantic Suspense:
"Edge of Deception" by Elizabeth Bemis
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(Click on Covers to be transported to Amazon to view the description and/or buy the book)
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2012 RITA® Winner for Paranormal Romance:
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Berkley Publishing Group
Cindy Hwang, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Romance Novella:
I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden
Avon Impulse
Lyssa Keusch, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements:
How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal
Ballantine Bantam Dell
Shauna Summers, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Best First Book:
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
St. Martin's Press
Jennifer Enderlin, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Historical Romance:
The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne
Berkley Publishing Group
Wendy McCurdy, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Inspirational Romance:
The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena Miller
Revell
Vicki Crumpton, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Contemporary Series Romance (Suspense/Adventure):
Soldier's Last Stand by Cindy Dees
Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Patience Bloom, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Contemporary Single Title Romance:
Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe
Carina Press
Charlotte Herscher, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Regency Historical Romance:
A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare
Avon Books
Tessa Woodward, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Young Adult Romance:
Enclave by Ann Aguirre
Macmillan Feiwel & Friends
Liz Szabla, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Contemporary Series Romance:
Doukakis's Apprentice by Sarah Morgan
Harlequin Presents
Lucy Gilmour, editor
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2012 RITA® Winner for Romantic Suspense:
New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb
Penguin Putnam
Leslie Gelbman, editor
(Click on Covers to be transported to Amazon to view the description and/or buy the book)
2012 RITA® Winner for Paranormal Romance:
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Berkley Publishing Group
Cindy Hwang, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Romance Novella:
I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden
Avon Impulse
Lyssa Keusch, editor
How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O'Neal
Ballantine Bantam Dell
Shauna Summers, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Best First Book:
First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
St. Martin's Press
Jennifer Enderlin, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Historical Romance:
The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne
Berkley Publishing Group
Wendy McCurdy, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Inspirational Romance:
The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena Miller
Revell
Vicki Crumpton, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Contemporary Series Romance (Suspense/Adventure):
Soldier's Last Stand by Cindy Dees
Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Patience Bloom, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Contemporary Single Title Romance:
Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe
Carina Press
Charlotte Herscher, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Regency Historical Romance:
A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare
Avon Books
Tessa Woodward, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Young Adult Romance:
Enclave by Ann Aguirre
Macmillan Feiwel & Friends
Liz Szabla, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Contemporary Series Romance:
Doukakis's Apprentice by Sarah Morgan
Harlequin Presents
Lucy Gilmour, editor
2012 RITA® Winner for Romantic Suspense:
New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb
Penguin Putnam
Leslie Gelbman, editor
I was right on a couple of them =)
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