2008 RWA Conference Report

RITA Winners:

2008 Lifetime Achievement Award
Vicki Lewis Thompson

2008 RITA Winner for Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure
Treasure by Helen Brenna

2008 RITA Winner for Best Young Adult Romance
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

2008 RITA Winner for Best Historical Romance
Lessons of Desire by Madeline Hunter

2008 RITA Winner for Best Regency Historical Romance
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn

2008 RITA Winner for Contemporary Series Romance
Snowbound by Janice Johnson

2008 RITA Winner for Best Inspirational Romance
A Touch of Grace by Linda Goodnight

2008 RITA Winner for Best Romance Novella
“Born in My Heart” in Like Mother, Like Daughter by Jennifer Greene

2008 RITA Winner for Best Paranormal Romance
Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward

2008 RITA Winner for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn

2008 RITA Winner for Best Romantic Suspense
Ice Blue by Anne Stuart

2008 RITA for Best First Book
Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey

2008 RITA Winner for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance
Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins

Golden Heart Winners:

2008 Golden Heart Winner Best Contemporary Series Romance
Under a Harvest Moon by Joleen Wieser

2008 Golden Heart Winner Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense Adventure
The Midnight Effect by Pamela Fryer

2008 Golden Heart Winner for Best Young Adult Romance
The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy

2008 GH Winner Best Contemporary Single Title Romance
Money, Honey by Susan Seyfarth

2008 Golden Heart Winner for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
The Devil You Know by Christa Selnick

2008 Golden Heart Winner Best Romantic Suspense
Sweet Deceit by Julie Stevens

2008 Golden Heart Winner Best Paranormal Romance
Soul Provider by Annette McCleave

2008 Golden Heart Winner Best Inspirational Romance
Running From Trouble by Kit Wilkinson

2008 Golden Heart Winner for Best Regency Historical Romance
Mistaken by Moonlight by Susan Gee Heino

2008 Golden Heart Winner for Best Historical Romance
Wanting Finian by Kris Kennedy