2011 RITA Finalists for Best First Book
- Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard(Berkley; Leis Pederson, editor)
- Firestorm by Kelly Ann Riley (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense; Tina James, editor)
- I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor)
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor)
- Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner (Berkley Sensation; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
- A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers; Karen Schurrer, editor)
- Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts (Tor/Forge; Bob Gleason, editor)
- When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Contemporary Series Romance
- Breaking the Sheikh's Rules in the Summer Sheikhs anthology by Abby Green (Mills & Boon; Meg Lewis, editor)
- Christmas Magic on the Mountain by Melissa McClone (Harlequin Romance; Joanne Grant, editor)
- Christmas with Her Boss by Marion Lennox (Harlequin Romance; Sheila Hodgson, editor)
- Red-Hot Renegade by Kelly Hunter (Mills & Boon Modern Heat; Joanne Grant, editor)
- An Unexpected Father by Lisa Ruff (Harlequin American Romance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
- Welcome Home, Cowboy by Karen Templeton (Silhouette Special Edition; Gail Chasan, editor)
- Zoe and the Tormented Tycoon by Kate Hewitt (Harlequin Presents; Meg Lewis, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure
- The Baby's Guardian by Delores Fossen (Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
- Case File: Canyon Creek, Wyoming by Paula Graves (Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
- To Catch a Killer by Kimberly Van Meter (Silhouette Romantic Suspense; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
- A Cop in Her Stocking by Ann Voss Peterson (Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
- Meltdown by Gail Barrett (Silhouette Romantic Suspense; Susan Litman, editor)
- The Moon That Night by Helen Brenna (Harlequin Superromance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
- Perfect Partners? by C.J. Carmichael (Harlequin Superromance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
- Renegade Angel by Kendra Leigh Castle (Harlequin Nocturne; Ann Leslie Tuttle, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Contemporary Single Title Romance
- And One Last Thing by Molly Harper (Gallery Books; Jennifer Heddle, editor)
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts (Berkley Trade; Leslie Gelbman, editor)- Lead Me On by Victoria Dahl (HQN Books; Tara Parsons, editor)
- Not That Kind of Girl by Susan Donovan (St. Martin's Press; Monique Patterson, editor) (Read an excerpt from Susan Donovan's upcoming release with Celeste Bradley, A Courtesan's Guide to Getting Your Man (June 2011))
- Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson (Avon Books; Lucia Macro, editor)
- One Fine Cowboy by Joanne Kennedy (Sourcebooks Casablanca; Deb Werksman, editor)
- Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis (Forever; Alex Logan, editor)
- Still the One by Robin Wells (Forever; Selina McLemore, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Historical Romance
- Countess of Scandal by Laurel McKee (Forever; Alex Logan, editor)
- The Forbidden Rose by Joanne Bourne (Berkley Trade; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
His at Night by Sherry Thomas (Bantam Books; Caitlin Alexander, editor)- A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor)
- Last Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase (Avon; May Chen, editor)
- A Little Bit Wild by Victoria Dahl (Zebra Books; John Scognamiglio, editor)
- One Wicked Sin by Nicola Cornick (HQN Books; Kimberley Young, editor)
- Open Country by Kaki Warner (Berkley Trade; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Inspirational Romance
- A Convenient Wife by Anna Schmidt (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical; Tina James, editor)
- Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy (Barbour Publishing; Rebecca Germany, editor)
- Finding Her Way Home by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor)
- In Harm’s Way by Irene Hannon (Revell; Jennifer Lep, editor)
- Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers; David Long and Julie Klassen, editors)
- Shades of Morning by Marlo M. Schalesky (WaterBrook Multnomah; Shannon Marchese, editor)
- The Wedding Garden by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor)
- Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang (Tyndale House Publishers; Stephanie Broene, editor)
- Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers; Karen Schurrer and Charlene Patterson, editors)
2011 RITA Finalists for Novel With Strong Romantic Elements
- Blood Vines by Erica Spindler (St. Martin’s Press; Jennifer Weis, editor)
- The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn (MIRA; Valerie Gray, editor)
- Killbox by Ann Aguirre (Ace Books; Anne Sowards, editor)
- On Folly Beach by Karen White (NAL Accent; Cindy Hwang, editor)
- The Search by Nora Roberts (G.P. Putnam’s Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor)
- Stormwalker by Allyson James (Berkley Sensation; Kate Seaver, editor)
- Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts (Tor/Forge; Bob Gleason, editor)
- Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas (Berkley; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Paranormal Romance
- Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (Berkley; Leis Pederson, editor)
- A Highlander's Homecoming by Melissa Mayhue (Pocket Books; Megan McKeever, editor)
- Immortal Sea by Virginia Kantra (berkley Trade; Cindy Hwang, editor)
- Marked by the Moon by Lori Handeland (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor)
- Rebel by Zoe Archer (Zebra Books; Megan Records, editor)
- Sins of the Heart by Eve Silver (HQN Books; Tara Parsons, editor)
- Unchained: the Dark Forgotten by Sharon Ashwood (NAL/Signet Eclipse; Laura Cifelli, editor)
- Water Bound by Christine Feehan (Jove; Cindy Hwang, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Regency Historical Romance
- His Christmas Pleasure by Cathy Maxwell (Avon Books; Lucia Macro, editor)
- The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig (Dutton; Erika Imranyi, editor)
- Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor)
- Provocative in Pearls by Madeline Hunter (Jove; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
- To Surrender to a Rogue by Cara Elliott (Forever; Frances Jalet-Miller, editor)
- Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare (Ballantine Books; Kate Collins, editor)
- When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor)
- The Wicked Wyckerly by Patricia Rice (NAL/Signet; Ellen Edwards, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Romance Novella
- “Blame It on the Blizard” by Jennifer Greene in Baby, It's Cold Outside(Harlequin; Marsha Zinberg, editor)
- “A Dundee Christmas” by Brenda Novak in That Christmas Feeling(Harlequin Superromance; Paula Eykelhof, editor)
- “Friendly Fire” by Jill Shalvis in Born on the 4th of July (Harlequin Blaze; Brenda Chin, editor)
- “Love Me to Death” by Maggie Shayne in Heart of Darkness (HQN Books)
- “Mountain Rose” by Cheryl St. John in To Be a Mother (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical; Patience Smith, editor)
- “Shifting Sea” by Virginia Kantra in Burning Up (Berkley Sensation; Cindy Hwang, editor)
- “The Wrong Brother” by Maureen Child in Under the Millionaire’s Mistletoe(Silhouette Desire; Krista Stroever, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Romantic Suspense
- The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks (Berkley; Cindy Hwang, editor)
- Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden (Forever; Alex Logan, editor)
- Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire (Forever; Amy Pierpont, editor)
- Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb (G.P. Putnam’s Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor)
- Kill Me Again by Maggie Shayne (MIRA; Leslie Wainger, editor)
- Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan (Ballantine Books; Charlotte Herscher & Kate Collins, editors)
- Silent Scream by Karen Rose (Grand Central; Karen Kosztolnyik, editor)
- Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon (Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor)
2011 RITA Finalists for Young Adult Romance
- Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing; Annette Pollert, editor)
- The Clearing by Heather Davis (Houghton Mifflin Graphia; Julie Tibbott, editor)
- Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; Karen Wojtyla, editor)
- I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor)
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor)
- Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles (Walker Publishing; Emily Easton, editor)
- The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells (Sourcebooks Fire; Deb Werksman)
