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Monday, July 04, 2011

What's Your RITA IQ? -- Susanna Carr

On July 1, the Romance Writers of America announced the 2011 RITA winners. The RITA awards celebrate the best of romance fiction.

And, once again, I haven't read many of the books. In fact, the only one I've read is Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis. (And you should read it, too!)

I swear, I should have read more than that. And my RITA IQ isn't so stellar when I look at the list of finalists. How did I miss so many great books?

Needless to say, I'm adding a few of these books to my TBR pile.

How many RITA books have you read? Here's the list:


Winner for Best First Book: Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner

Winner for Romance Novella: "Shifting Sea" by Virginia Kantra in Burning Up

Winner for Young Adult Romance: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Winner for Paranormal Romance: Unchained: The Dark Forgotten by Sharon Ashwood

Winner for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements: Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas

Winner for Contemporary Single Title: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis

Winner for Romantic Suspense: Silent Scream by Karen Rose

Winner for Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure: The Moon That Night by Helen Brenna

Winner for Contemporary Series Romance: Welcome Home, Cowboy by Karen Templeton

Winner for Inspirational Romance: In Harm's Way by Irene Hannon

Winner for Historical Romance: His at Night by Sherry Thomas

Winner for Regency Historical Romance: The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig
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7 comments:

  1. Rachael Johns4:48 AM

    I hang my head in shame! I have read NONE of them. Looks like my TBR pile is about to grow AGAIN!!!

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  2. Anonymous7:57 AM

    I'm hanging my head in shame, too! I read romance all the time and I have no idea how I missed these!!

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  3. Terry Odell8:13 AM

    I've read 2 of the winners. I also judged the first round, so I did get to read others, but none made the finals.


    Terry
    Terry's Place
    Romance with a Twist--of Mystery

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  4. Estella11:50 AM

    I have read none of these books.

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  5. Mary Preston12:41 AM

    I am busy adding to my list. THEN, I can say I have read...

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  6. Michele L.8:45 AM

    I looked at the winners list and I do have 3 of the books but have not read them yet. Wow, so many great books by so many great authors!

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  7. Jo's Daughter7:07 AM

    I only read The Mischief of the mistletoe by Lauren Willig. Great book, gotta add a few more titles to my wishlist I reckon.

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