2007 RITA Finalists

2007 RITA for Best First Book Finalists

A Killing Tide by P.J. Alderman
Dorchester Publishing, Love Spell - (0505526964)
Alicia Condon, editor

Rekindled by Tamera Alexander
Bethany House Publishers - (0764201085)
Karen Schurrer, editor

Adiós to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer
Pocket Books, MTV Books - (1416524738)
Lauren McKenna, editor

Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
Dorchester Publishing, Making It - (0843957352)
Leah Hultenschmidt, editor

Blind-Date Marriage by Fiona Harper
Harlequin Mills & Boon, Romance - (9780263849417)
Kimberley Young, editor

Ten Thousand Charms by Allison Pittman
Random House, Waterbrook Multnomah - (1590525752)
Rod Morris, editor

Eyes of Crow by Jeri Lynn Smith-Ready
Harlequin Enterprises, Luna - (373802586)
Stacy Boyd, editor

The Husband Trap by Tracy Anne Warren
Ballantine - (345483081)
Charlotte Herscher, editor

2007 RITA for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance Finalists

The Kept Woman by Susan Donovan
St. Martin's Press - (0312939507)
Monique Patterson, editor

Ride a Painted Pony by Kathleen Eagle
Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA - (778323595)
Leslie Wainger, editor

Adiós to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer
Pocket Books, MTV Books - (1416524738)
Lauren McKenna, editor

Lucy Gets Her Life Back by Stef Ann Holm
Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA - (0778323447)
Valerie Gray, editor

Irresistible by Susan Mallery
Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - (3737711772)
Abby Zidle, editor

Heiress For Hire by Erin McCarthy
Berkley, Sensation - (0425207617)
Cindy Hwang, editor

Must Love Mistletoe by Christie Ridgway
Avon Books - (0061140201)
Lucia Macro, editor

Aussie Rules by Jill Shalvis
Kensington Books, Brava - (0758211392)
Kate Duffy, editor

Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA - (0778323250)
Margaret Marbury, editor

2007 RITA for Best Inspirational Romance Finalists

Revealed by Tamera Alexander
Bethany House Publishers - (0764201093)
Karen Schurrer, editor

Rekindled by Tamera Alexander
Bethany House Publishers - (0764201085)
Karen Schurrer, editor

Be My Neat-Heart by Judy Baer
Harlequin Enterprises, Steeple Hill Love Inspired - (373873670)
Joan Marlowe Golan, editor

A Family Forever by Brenda Coulter
Harlequin Enterprises, Steeple Hill Love Inspired - (0373873581)
Krista Stroever, editor

The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist
Bethany House Publishers - (0764200739)
David Long and Julie Klassen, editors

Ten Thousand Charms by Allison Pittman
Random House, Waterbrook Multnomah - (1590525752)
Rod Morris, editor

My So-Called Love Life by Allie Pleiter
Harlequin Enterprises, Steeple Hill Love Inspired - (9780373873852)
Krista Stroever, editor

Violette Between by Alison Strobel
Random House, Waterbrook Multnomah - (9781578567942)
Shannon Hill, editor

2007 RITA for Best Long Contemporary Romance Finalists

Enemy Husband by Nina Bruhns
Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Intimate Moments - (0373274726)
Jessica Alvarez and Patience Smith, editors

Heat Of The Moment by Diana Duncan
Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Intimate Moments - (0373275048)
Susan Litman, editor

The Mommy Quest by Lori Handeland
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance - (373713347)
Johanna Raisanen, editor

Under His Spell by Kristin Hardy
Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Special Edition - (0373280343)
Gail Chasan, editor

Make-Believe Cowboy by Terry McLaughlin
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance - (037371372X)
Laura Shin, editor

Up All Night by Joanne Rock
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Blaze - (373792441)
Wanda Ottewell, editor

Man With A Past by Kay Stockham
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance - (0373713479)
Johanna Raisanen, editor

Family First by Margaret Watson
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance - (373713371)
Victoria Curran, editor

2007 RITA for Best Long Historical Romance Finalists

Surrender by Pamela Clare
Dorchester Publishing, Leisure - (0843954884)
Alicia Condon, editor

Lady of Sin by Madeline Hunter
Bantam Dell - (553587315)
Shauna Summers, editor

The Marriage Spell by Mary Jo Putney
Ballantine - (0345449185)
Charlotte Herscher, editor

On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn
Avon Books - (0060531258)
Lyssa Keusch, editor

The Slightest Provocation by Pam Rosenthal
Signet, Eclipse - (451219473)
Laura Cifelli, editor

The Husband Trap by Tracy Anne Warren
Ballantine - (345483081)
Charlotte Herscher, editor

2007 RITA for Best Romantic Novella Finalists

"Summer Breeze" in Come September by Jacquie D'Alessandro
Harlequin Enterprises, Signature Select - (0373837232)
Alethea Spiridon, editor

"Her Mad Grace" in Bad Boys Ahoy! by Sylvia Day
Kensington Books, Brava - (0758212518)
Kate Duffy, editor

"Somebody's Lover" in Somebody's Lover by Jasmine Haynes
Berkley, Sensation - (425209962)
Christine Zika, editor

"Reluctant Hero" in My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys by Lorraine Heath
Kensington Books - (758213018)
Audrey LeFehr, editor

"Ready & Willing" in The Boys Are Back in Town by Tanya Michaels
Harlequin Enterprises, Signature Select - (373837135)
Jennifer Green, editor

"An Affair to Remember" in And the Envelope, Please by Emilie Rose
Harlequin Enterprises, Signature Select - (373836937)
Tina Colombo, editor

"'Tis the Silly Season" in A NASCAR Holiday by Roxanne St.Claire
Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - (373771568)
Abby Zidle, editor

"You Can Count on Me" in I'll Be Home for Christmas by Roxanne St.Claire
Pocket Books - (074344227X)
Micki Nuding, editor

2007 RITA for Best Paranormal Romance Finalists

The Dream Thief by Shana Abe
Bantam Dell - (0553804936)
Shauna Summers, editor

His Mistress By Morning by Elizabeth Boyle
Avon Books, Treasure - (60784024)
Lyssa Keusch, editor

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
Pocket Books, Star - (1416509879)
Lauren McKenna, editor

Eye of Heaven by Marjorie M. Liu
Dorchester Publishing, Leisure - (0843957654)
Chris Keeslar, editor

Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu
Dorchester Publishing, Love Spell - (0505526301)
Chris Keeslar, editor

Secrets of the Highwayman by Sara Mackenzie
Avon Books - (0060795522)
Erika Tsang, editor

Date Me, Baby, One More Time by Stephanie Rowe
Warner, Forever - (0446617660)
Melanie Murray, editor

Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
Harlequin Enterprises, LUNA - (0373802498)
Mary-Theresa Hussey, editor

2007 RITA for Best Romantic Suspense Finalists

The Kill by Allison Brennan
Ballantine - (0345485238)
Charlotte Herscher, editor

Under The Wire by Cindy Gerard
St. Martin's Press - (031298104X)
Monique Patterson, editor

Relentless by Jo Leigh
Harlequin Enterprises, Blaze - (037379293X)
Birgit Davis-Todd, editor

Deadly Gamble by Linda Lael Miller
Harlequin Enterprises, HQN - (037377141X)
Joan Marlowe Golan, editor

Quiet as the Grave by Kathleen O'Brien
Harlequin Enterprises, Signature Select - (373836953)
Laura Shin, editor

Tempting The Devil by Patricia Potter
Berkley, Sensation - (425212580)
Christine Zika, editor

Born in Death by J.D. Robb
Penguin Putnam - (0399153470)
Leslie Gelbman, editor

Blackout by Annie Solomon
Warner Books - (446616311)
Melanie Murray, editor

The Bachelor Trap by Elizabeth Thornton
Bantam Dell - (553587544)
Shauna Summers, editor

2007 RITA for Best Short Contemporary Romance Finalists

Rapid Fire by Jessica Andersen
Harlequin Enterprises, Intrigue - (0373229283)
Allison Lyons, editor

From the First by Jessica Bird
Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Special Edition - (0373247508)
Stacy Boyd, editor

The Lost Prince by Cindy Dees
Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Intimate Moments/Romantic Suspense - (373275110)
Demetria Lucas, editor

The Perfect Boyfriend by Barbara Dunlop
Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern Extra - (0263849899)
Kathryn Lye, editor

House of Midnight Fantasies by Kristi Gold
Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Desire - (0373767285)
Patience Smith, editor

The Specialist by Rhonda Nelson
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Blaze - (0373792816)
Brenda Chin, editor

Married in Haste by Christine Rimmer
Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Special Edition - (9780373247776)
Gail Chasan, editor

The Boss and Miss Baxter by Wendy Warren
Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Special Edition - (373247370)
Susan Litman, editor

2007 RITA for Best Short Historical Romance Finalists

The Barefoot Princess by Christina Dodd
Avon Books - (60561178)
Carrie Feron, editor

She's No Princess by Laura Lee Guhrke
Avon Books - (60774746)
Erika Tsang, editor

A Duke of Her Own by Lorraine Heath
Avon Books - (61129631)
Lucia Macro, editor

The Taming of the Duke by Eloisa James
Avon Books - (0060781580)
Lucia Macro, editor

Devil In Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Avon Books - (006056251X)
Lucia Macro, editor

Scandal In Spring by Lisa Kleypas
Avon Books - (60562536)
Lucia Macro, editor

The Book of True Desires by Betina Krahn
Berkley, Jove - (515141704)
Christine Zika, editor

The Devil's Waltz by Anne Stuart
Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA - (0778322734)
Margaret Marbury, editor

2007 RITA Finalists for a Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

On Blue Falls Pond by Susan Crandall
Warner, Forever - (446616397)
Karen Kosztolnyik, editor

A Lady Raised High by Jennifer Ashley writing as Laurien Gardner
Berkley - (515140899)
Ginjer Buchanon, editor

Spying in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
Dorchester Publishing, Making It - (0843957352)
Leah Hultenschmidt, editor

Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
Ballantine - (0345467523)
Linda Marrow, editor

Her Perfect Life by Vicki Hinze
Harlequin Enterprises, Signature Select - (373836829)
Susan Litman, editor

California Demon by Julie Kenner
Berkley, Trade - (042521043x)
Ginjer Buchanon, editor

Dead End Dating by Kimberly Rae
Ballantine - (0345492161)
Charlotte Herscher, editor

Eyes of Crow by Jeri Lynn Smith-Ready
Harlequin Enterprises, Luna - (373802586)
Stacy Boyd, editor

2007 RITA for Best Traditional Romance Finalists

A Woman Worth Loving by Jackie Braun
Harlequin Enterprises, Romance - (0373038976)
Stacy Boyd, editor

Claiming His Family by Barbara Hannay
Harlequin Mills & Boon, Romance - (373039077)
Kimberley Young, editor

Blind-Date Marriage by Fiona Harper
Harlequin Mills & Boon, Romance - (9780263849417)
Kimberley Young, editor

The Doctor's Proposal by Marion Lennox
Harlequin Enterprises, Romance - (373038968)
Sheila Hodgson, editor

The Surgeon's Family Miracle by Marion Lennox
Harlequin Mills & Boon, Medical Romance - (9780263852196)
Sheila Hodgson, editor

Domesticating Luc by Sandra Paul
Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Romance - (0373198027)
Mary-Theresa Hussey, editor