RWA Announces 2019 RITA Winners


Romance Writers of America announces the winners of the 2019 RITA Awards on Friday, July 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. (ET). Winners will be posted to this page as they're announced.

And learn about the trailblazers of the romance genre at www.rwa.org/trailblazers!

Paranormal Romance Winner

Dearest Ivie JR Ward
Dearest Ivie by J. R. Ward
Ballantine Bantam Dell, Ballantine Books
Kara Welsh, editor
 

 

Contemporary Romance: Long Winner

Long ShotKennedy Ryan
Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan
Self-Published
Lauren Clarke, editor

 

Young Adult Romance Winner

My So-Called Bollywood Life Nisha Sharma
My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma
Crown Books for Young Readers
Phoebe Yeh, editor

 

Historical Romance: Short Winner

Between the Devil and the Duke Kelly Bowen
A Duke in the Night by Kelly Bowen
Grand Central Publishing, Forever
Alex Logan, editor

 

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length Winner

Advanced Physical ChemistrySusannah Nix
Advanced Physical Chemistry by Susannah Nix
Self-published
Julia Ganis, editor

 

Romantic Suspense Winner

Fearless Elizabeth Dyer
Fearless by Elizabeth Dyer
Self-published

 

Erotic Romance Winner

Three-Way SplitElia Winters
Three-Way Split by Elia Winters
Entangled Publishing, LLC, Scorched
Tera Cuskaden, editor

 

Romance Novella Winner

Bad Blood M Malone
Bad Blood by M. Malone
Self-published
Angela Ramey, editor

 

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance Winner

How to Keep a Secret Sarah Morgan
How to Keep a Secret by Sarah Morgan
Harlequin, HQN
Flo Nicoll, editor

 

Historical Romance: Long Winner

A Wicked Kind of Husband Mia Vincy
A Wicked Kind of Husband by Mia Vincy
Self-Published

 

Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements Winner

Saturday Night Supper Club Carla Laureano
The Saturday Night Supper Club by Carla Laureano
Tyndale House Publishers
Sarah Rische and Jan Stob, editors

 

Contemporary Romance: Short Winner

The Bachelor's Baby SurpriseTeri Wilson
The Bachelor’s Baby Surprise by Teri Wilson
Harlequin, Special Edition
Gail Chasan, editor

 

Best First Book Winner

Lady in Waiting Marie Tremayne
Lady in Waiting by Marie Tremayne
HarperCollins, Avon Impulse
Elle Keck, editor