We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog bash for an important announcement and a rousing SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!
Several of our authors made the list of this year's finalists for the 2008 RITA Awards®. The 2008 RITA honors romance fiction published in 2007, and over 1,000 novels and novellas were judged in 12 categories. Winners of the awards will be announced August 2nd at the RITA and Golden Heart Awards Ceremony to be held at RWA's Annual Conference in San Francisco, California.
“We are proud to recognize these finalists and the outstanding contribution they have made to the romance genre,” said Sherry Lewis, president of Romance Writers of America. “The RITA Award has particular meaning to the winners because it is judged by their peers.” This is the equivalent to an Oscar award nomination for a Romance author..
Congratulations to the 2008 RITA and Golden Heart award finalists! You can see ALL of the nominees listed on the RWA site here. But I just want to point out that THREE of best first book finalists are from the Mother Ship...congrats!
Best First Book Finalists
- Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin NEXT - Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Harlequin Enterprises, MIRA - Treasure by Helen Brenna
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Superromance
Jayne
Community Manager
"We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh"—Agnes Repplier
Jennifer Greene DOUBLE Rita Nominee
And don't forget that our own Jennnifer Greene is a DOUBLE Rita nominee -- for best novella (it was a NEXT anthology that I'm have a mem lap on eek!) AND for best single title contemporary BLAME IT ON CUPID (HQN). I have all this authors books on my keeper shelf! Cathie
Cathie's books are "Hillarious and heartwarming" - Library Journal
Congrats to everyone. I
Congrats to everyone. I have read some and am even happeier others are in my TBR. Looks like there are many more Harlequin Authors too, Jayne.
Can we get a complete list of Harlequin authors?
Don't forget Cindy Dees another double nominee. Lots of wonderful short romance books on the list too.
AKA Merri
Family Challenge Team: The Spine Breakers with my dh Glenn AKA Phaedrus
Me, too!
Not a double, but one's enough for me. :) Not my first book, but my first nom, so I'm pretty thrilled!
And Leslie Kelly, for single title! Woo!
Major Congrats and chocolate all around!!!
Sam
2008 RITA FINALIST: Untouched
NO RESERVATIONS, Blaze Anthology, July '08
Blog with Sam and friends at Love Is An Exploding Cigar
Guest Blog:May 15, Cynthia Eden
Awesome!
Congratulations to all the Nominees! ... what a huge achievment!
I have a question .... there are two books listed that were issued as M&B Moderns .... I was hoping someone could tell me if they were released in North America and if so, under what title
Sleeping Partner by Kelly Hunter
The Mile High Club by Heidi Rice
thanks!
and once again a huge CONGRATS to all the nominees! .... Well done!
~~ KatherineT ~~ I'm a Harlequin Addict, and I'm proud of it!
~~ Quiet Canadians ~ 2008 Book Challenge Blog
The Mile High club's US release
Hi Katherine
I can answer the question about my Mod Ex The Mile High Club which finalled in the Contemporary Series Romance category. It's out this month in the Presents collection 'Taken by the Millionaire' under the title The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain.
Kelly Hunter's book Sleeping Partner has been out in the UK and Australia but has yet to get a US release scheduled - but we're all keeping our fingers crossed on that one because it's brilliant and it'd be a real shame if North American readers missed out on it.
cheers Heidi
Heidi Rice
BEDDED BY A PLAYBOY, Presents, Jan 2008
THE MILLIONAIRE'S BLACKMAIL BARGAIN, Presents, Mar 2008
www.heidi-rice.com
Thank you!
Thank you so much Heidi! .... I'll be sure to add your book to my shopping cart so I don't miss it ....and I'll be watching out for Kelly's for later in the year hopefully! ....
Congratulations on your nomination!
~~ KatherineT ~~ I'm a Harlequin Addict, and I'm proud of it!
~~ Quiet Canadians ~ 2008 Book Challenge Blog
Congrats to all
So, happy for you Sam and all the other nominees too. What a thrill for you all.
Tammy
Tammy
Congratulations---
---to all the nominees! I'm thrilled that so many are from our Harlequin family! I checked out all the authors & titles at the RWA site, and many of the nominees are Harlequin authors! Well done, ladies!
"Never say you will pray about a thing; pray about it." Oswald Chambers
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Congrats to all!
It is wonderful to see so many Harlequin/Silhouette authors as finalists!
Best of luck to each of you!
Christyne Butler
Embrace romance . . . happily ever after guaranteed!
http://www.christynebutler.com
http://romanticsuspense.blogspot.com
Congrats!!
Congrats to all!! I'm so excited for all of you!!
I just made up a list of some books I want to read!
Congrats to everyone nominated!
I'm not surprised at all to see so many Harlequin authors represented!!! Good luck in the finals to one and all!
JodieG
Prepublished and workin' to change that!
A winner of the Big Finish 2 Contest, March 2008!
RE:2008 RITA AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
As a Harlequin/Harlequin Imprints fan, I am especially pleased that Harlequin Authors did so well as finalists in the 2008 RITA Awards. However, taking NOTHING away from ANYBODY, should one find this news surprising?
(that's "Harly" thinking)
"I went to a FIGHT the other night...and a HOCKEY GAME broke out!! "
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Ritas
What a fabulous shortlist this year. So many of my writing buddies, but I'm especially pumped for Natasha Oakley who writes alongside me at Harlequin Romance.
Short, no sex, but a great story will always shine through.
Liz
CELEBRATING 50 HRs with The Bride's Baby -- RT TOP PICK!
http://www.lizfielding.com
http://lizfielding.blogspot.com
http://abrideforallseasons.blogspot.com
sounds familiar!?!
Hmmm, THAT sounds familiar (looks in mirror)
Jayne
Community Manager
"We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh"—Agnes Repplier
CONGRATS
Congrats to all the nominees
I especially like that Cindy Dees got 2 nominations in the same group for the Medusa books
a personal favorite series of mine
CONGRATULATIONS!
All the nominees are winners! Yea! Thanks for a link to all the nominees. H/S authors are winners!
Take care, happy reading,
Donna M, Dream Team member
Congrats!!!
Wow, how exciting that so many Harlequin authors did so well! Congrats to all.
Nancy
sheandeen@gmail.com
Congratulations Nominees!
Congratulations Nominees! Very nice to see sooo many Harlequin authors. Yay!
Kathy D