Congratulations to all the ladies who have become finalists in the 2014 RITA competition!
I love following the RITA awards. I feel it is always a great representation of current trends in the romance genre and it helps us see which authors, editors and publishers are in the thick of it all. Hopefully, one day my name will appear on it as well 😉
This year there were a few self-published works on the list which I felt was a nice change of pace. I don’t know about you, but as a reader, I have more self-published books from authors in my kindle library then I do traditionally published authors.
Like I did last year with the 2013 RITA Winners, I plan on following the authors on this list, reading their works (if I haven ‘t already) and paying attention to the editors and publishers. I feel that by doing so it helps me see how the inner workings of the romance genre is currently and what I should and shouldn’t be doing with my own works and marketing strategies.
So, without further ado, here is the list of the authors and their books that have been listed as the 2014 RITA finalists. I’ve included a link to the kindle versions of each book and the authors official websites.
2014 RITA® Finalists
Best First Book
Five Days in Skye
by Carla Laureano
Private Practice
by Samanthe Beck
Promise to Return
by Elizabeth Byler Younts
Contemporary Romance
by Ruthie Knox
Beach House No. 9
by Christie Ridgway
Country Roads
by Nancy Herkness
Crazy Thing Called Love
by Molly O’Keefe
Home to Whiskey Creek
by Brenda Novak
Homecoming Ranch
by Julia London
It Had to Be You
by Jill Shalvis
Letters to Nowhere
by Julie Cross
Rescued by a Stranger
by Lizbeth Selvig
The Second Chance Café
by Alison Kent
Sleigh Bells in the Snow
by Sarah Morgan
Talk of the Town
by Beth Andrews
The Way You Look Tonight
by Bella Andre
Erotic Romance
Private Practice
by Samanthe Beck
It Stings So Sweet
by Stephanie Draven
Historical Romance
Any Duchess Will Do
by Tessa Dare
The Autumn Bride
by Anne Gracie
The Chieftain’s Curse
by Frances Housden
The Countess Conspiracy
by Courtney Milan
Dark Angel: A Gothic Fairy Tale
by T J Bennett
Duke of Midnight
by Elizabeth Hoyt
The Lady and the Laird
by Nicola Cornick
Love and Other Scandals
by Caroline Linden
The Luckiest Lady in London
by Sherry Thomas
Never Desire a Duke
by Lily Dalton
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished
by Sarah MacLean
A Rake’s Midnight Kiss
by Anna Campbell
The Rogue’s Proposal
by Jennifer Haymore
Sins of a Ruthless Rogue
by Anna Randol
Sonata for a Scoundrel
by Anthea Lawson
Inspirational Romance
Five Days in Skye
by Carla Laureano
Promise to Return
by Elizabeth Byler Younts
Paranormal Romance
The Burning Sky
by Sherry Thomas
Caged Warrior
by Lindsey Piper
Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar
by Lexi George
The Devil’s Heart
by Cathy Maxwell
The Firebird
by Susanna Kearsley
Heart of Obsidian
by Nalini Singh
His Clockwork Canary
by Beth Ciotta
Immortally Ever After
by Angie Fox
Shadowdance
by Kristen Callihan
Skies of Gold: The Ether Chronicles
by Zoë Archer
Romance Novella
The Bridesmaid
by Julia London
“Defending Truth”
by Shannon McNear
in A Pioneer Christmas
How to Marry a Highlander
by Katharine Ashe
How to Misbehave
by Ruthie Knox
“Imagine Me and You”
by Maisey Yates
in Animal Attraction
Mine Under the Mistletoe
by Kat Latham
Take Me, Cowboy
by Jane Porter
Take What You Want
by Jeanette Grey
“Too Fast to Fall”
by Victoria Dahl
in Be Mine
Romantic Suspense
Justice for Sara
by Erica Spindler
The Killing Game
by Toni Anderson
Thrill Ride
by Julie Ann Walker
Short Contemporary Romance
A Conflict of Interest
by Barbara Dunlop
Her Accidental Boyfriend
by Robin Bielman
Her Secret, His Baby
by Tanya Michaels
A Royal without Rules
by Caitlin Crews
Why Resist a Rebel?
by Leah Ashton
Darla G. Denton 
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