2010 RITA Winner for Best First Book

One Scream Away
by Kate Brady

Grand Central Publishing, Forever
Celia Johnson, editor

2010 RITA Winner for Best Contemporary Series Romance

A Not-So-Perfect Past
by Beth Andrews

Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance
Victoria Curran, editor

2010 RITA Winner for Best Contemporary Series Romance
Suspense/Adventure

The Soldier's Secret Daughter
by Cindy Dees

Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Romantic Suspense
Patience Smith, editor

2010 RITA Winner for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance

Too Good To Be True
by Kristan Higgins

Harlequin Enterprises, HQN
Keyren Gerlach and Tracy Farrell, editors

2010 RITA Winner for Best Historical Romance

Not Quite A Husband
by Sherry Thomas

Bantam Dell Publishing Group
Caitlin Alexander, editor

2010 RITA Winner for Best Inspirational Romance

The Inheritance
by Tamera Alexander

Thomas Nelson, Inc., Women of Faith Fiction
Ami McConnell and Natalie Hanemann, editors

2010 RITA Winner for Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements

The Lost Recipe for Happiness
by Barbara O'Neal

Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Discovery
Shauna Summers, editor

2010 RITA Winner for Best Paranormal Romance

Kiss of a Demon King
by Kresley Cole

Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books
Lauren McKenna, editor

2010 RITA Winner for Best Romance Novella

"The Christmas Eve Promise"

In The Night Before Christmas
by Molly O'Keefe

Harlequin Enterprises, Silhouette Special Releases
Stacy Boyd, editor

2010 RITA Winner for Best Regency Historical Romance

What Happens In London
by Julia Quinn

HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books
Lyssa Keusch, editor

2010 RITA Winner for Best Romantic Suspense

Whisper of Warning
by Laura Griffin

Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star
Abby Zidle, editor

2010 RITA Winner for Best Young Adult Romance

Perfect Chemistry
by Simone Elkeles

Bloomsbury, Walker Books for Young Readers

Emily Easton, editor