2014 Romance Award Winners Announced

This past weekend, Romance Writers of America (RWA) announced the winners of the 2014 RITA awards. Here are a few of the winners available at the library:

The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake
Best First Book
Claim Me by J. Kenner
Erotic Romance
The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Paranormal Romance
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
Historical Romance
Best first book:
The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake
Summary: Charla Rae Denny was the perfect wife with a perfect life, content to keep the home fires burning while her husband, JB, competed as a champion bull rider. Then their son died in a tragic accident--and everything fell apart. Divorced and saddled with a hill of bills and a failing ranch, Charla must now cowboy up to put her life back together. JB wants her back. But after so much history and heartbreak, can JB convince Charla to take a risk and give their love a second chance?

Erotic Romance Winner:
Claim Me by J. Kenner
Summary: Billionaire Damien Stark continues his obsessive relationship with Nikki Fairchild, as she tries to discover his darkest secrets and they both confront experiences from their troubled pasts. Second in the Stark trilogy that began with Release Me.

Paramornal Romance Winner:
The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Summary: Nicola Marter was born with a gift. When she touches an object, she sometimes glimpses those who have owned it before. When a woman arrives with a small wooden carving at the gallery Nicola works at, she can see the object's history and knows that it was named after the Firebrid—the mythical creature from an old Russian fable. Compelled to know more, Nicola follows a young girl named Anna into the past who leads her on a quest through the glittering backdrops of the Jacobites and Russian courts, unearthing a tale of love, courage, and redemption.

Historical Romance Winner:
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
Summary: When her brother gets deep in debt to Temple, a disgraced duke who now owns an exclusive casino, Mara Lowe agrees to come forward and clear Temple, who has been accused of her murder, if he will forgive what her brother owes him. Third in the Rules of Scoundrels series that begins with A Rogue by Any Other Name and One Good Earl Deserves a Lover.

To see the full list of 2014 RITA Award finalists and winners, click here.

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