Annunciati i finalisti ai premi rita 2011

Anche quest'anno, come ogni anno più o meno in questo periodo, il sito Romance Writers of America(RWA) ha annunciato i titoli e gli autori dei romanzi  che lotteranno per aggiudicarsi l'ambito premio  RITA 2011 per i migliori romance del 2010 nelle varie categorie  del genere. I finalisti sono stati selezionati da tutte le iscritte alla RWA fra  più di 1.100 romanzi e racconti in 12 categorie.

Le ambite statuette dei RITA AWARDS 2011 unitamente ai Golden Heart Awards, premi  ai migliori romanzi rosa inediti, verranno assegnate durante la serata conclusiva della 31^ Conferenza Annuale del RWA, che si terrà quest'anno a New York tra il 28 giugno e il 1 luglio 2011. Splendida location per quello che è  l'evento  più prestigioso dell'editoria romance americana sarà  lo sfavillante hotel Mariott Marquis in

Il Mariott Marquis a NewYork

Times Square. Se avete voglia di visitare  New York a fine giugno...fateci un pensierino! Infatti,  martedì 28 giugno, dalle 17.30 alle 19.30 il meeting sarà aperto non solo alle addette ai lavori ( scrittrici,aspirantio scrittrici, editors, agenti, ecc.) ma anche a tutte le lettrici che vorranno far firmare i romanzi dalle tantissime autrici presenti alla kermesse (anche oltre 500!) in cambio di un piccolo versamento a favore dell'ente per la lotta all'anafabetismo (ProLiteracy Worldwide)

Ecco i finalisti ai RITA AWARDS 2010 nelle principlai categorie

 Contemporary Series Romance

• Breaking the Sheikh's Rules in the Summer Sheikhs anthology by Abby Green (Mills & Boon; Meg Lewis, editor)
• Christmas Magic on the Mountain by Melissa McClone (Harlequin Romance; Joanne Grant, editor)
• Christmas with Her Boss by Marion Lennox (Harlequin Romance; Sheila Hodgson, editor)
• Dare She Date the Dreamy Doc? by Sarah Morgan (Mills & Boon Medical Romance; Kimberley Young, editor)
• Red-Hot Renegade by Kelly Hunter (Mills & Boon Modern Heat; Joanne Grant, editor)
• An Unexpected Father by Lisa Ruff (Harlequin American Romance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
• Welcome Home, Cowboy by Karen Templeton (Silhouette Special Edition; Gail Chasan, editor)
  
• Zoe and the Tormented Tycoon by Kate Hewitt (Harlequin Presents; Meg Lewis, editor)
  

 Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

• The Baby's Guardian by Delores Fossen (Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
• Case File: Canyon Creek, Wyoming by Paula Graves (Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
• To Catch a Killer by Kimberly Van Meter (Silhouette Romantic Suspense; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
• A Cop in Her Stocking by Ann Voss Peterson (Harlequin Intrigue; Allison Lyons, editor)
• Meltdown by Gail Barrett (Silhouette Romantic Suspense; Susan Litman, editor)
• The Moon That Night by Helen Brenna (Harlequin Superromance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
  
• Perfect Partners? by C.J. Carmichael (Harlequin Superromance; Johanna Raisanen, editor)
  
• Renegade Angel by Kendra Leigh Castle (Harlequin Nocturne; Ann Leslie Tuttle, editor)
  

 Contemporary Single Title Romance

• And One Last Thing by Molly Harper (Gallery Books; Jennifer Heddle, editor)
• Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts (Berkley Trade; Leslie Gelbman, editor)
• Lead Me On by Victoria Dahl (HQN Books; Tara Parsons, editor)
• Not That Kind of Girl by Susan Donovan (St. Martin's Press; Monique Patterson, editor)
• Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson (Avon Books; Lucia Macro, editor)
• One Fine Cowboy by Joanne Kennedy (Sourcebooks Casablanca; Deb Werksman, editor)
  
• Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis (Forever; Alex Logan, editor)
  
• Still the One by Robin Wells (Forever; Selina McLemore, editor)
  

Historical Romance

• Countess of Scandal by Laurel McKee (Forever; Alex Logan, editor)
• The Forbidden Rose by Joanne Bourne (Berkley Trade; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
• His at Night by Sherry Thomas (Bantam Books; Caitlin Alexander, editor)
• A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor)
• Last Night's Scandal by Loretta Chase (Avon; May Chen, editor)
• A Little Bit Wild by Victoria Dahl (Zebra Books; John Scognamiglio, editor)
• One Wicked Sin by Nicola Cornick (HQN Books; Kimberley Young, editor)
• Open Country by Kaki Warner (Berkley Trade; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
  

 Novel With Strong Romantic Elements

• Blood Vines by Erica Spindler (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Weis, editor)
• The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn (MIRA; Valerie Gray, editor)
• Killbox by Ann Aguirre (Ace Books; Anne Sowards, editor)
  
• On Folly Beach by Karen White (NAL Accent; Cindy Hwang, editor)
• The Search by Nora Roberts (G.P. Putnam's Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor)
  
• Stormwalker by Allyson James (Berkley Sensation; Kate Seaver, editor)
  
• Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts (Tor/Forge; Bob Gleason, editor)
  
• Welcome to Harmony by Jodi Thomas (Berkley; Wendy McCurdy, editor)

Paranormal Romance

• Enemy Within by Marcella Burnard (Berkley; Leis Pederson, editor)
• A Highlander's Homecoming by Melissa Mayhue (Pocket Books; Megan McKeever, editor)
• Immortal Sea by Virginia Kantra (berkley Trade; Cindy Hwang, editor)
  
• Marked by the Moon by Lori Handeland (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor)
• Rebel by Zoe Archer (Zebra Books; Megan Records, editor)
  
• Sins of the Heart by Eve Silver (HQN Books; Tara Parsons, editor)
• Unchained: the Dark Forgotten by Sharon Ashwood (NAL/Signet Eclipse; Laura Cifelli, editor)
  
• Water Bound by Christine Feehan (Jove; Cindy Hwang, editor)

Regency Historical Romance

• His Christmas Pleasure by Cathy Maxwell (Avon Books; Lucia Macro, editor)
• The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig (Dutton; Erika Imranyi, editor)
• Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (Avon Books; Carrie Feron, editor)
• Provocative in Pearls by Madeline Hunter (Jove; Wendy McCurdy, editor)
• To Surrender to a Rogue by Cara Elliott (Forever; Frances Jalet-Miller, editor)
• Twice Tempted by a Rogue by Tessa Dare (Ballantine Books; Kate Collins, editor)
  
• When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor)
• The Wicked Wyckerly by Patricia Rice (NAL/Signet; Ellen

Romantic Suspense

• The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks (Berkley; Cindy Hwang, editor)
• Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden (Forever; Alex Logan, editor)
• Edge of Sight by Roxanne St. Claire (Forever; Amy Pierpont, editor)
• Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb (G.P. Putnam's Sons; Leslie Gelbman, editor)
• Kill Me Again by Maggie Shayne (MIRA; Leslie Wainger, editor)
  
• Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan (Ballantine Books; Charlotte Herscher & Kate Collins, editors)
  
• Silent Scream by Karen Rose (Grand Central; Karen Kosztolnyik, editor)
• Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon (Forever; Michele

Young Adult Romance

• Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; Annette Pollert, editor)
• The Clearing by Heather Davis (Houghton Mifflin Graphia; Julie Tibbott, editor)
• Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; Karen Wojtyla, editor)
• I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan (Scholastic; Cheryl Klein, editor)
• The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin Teen; Natashya Wilson, editor)
• Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles (Walker Publishing; Emily Easton, editor)
• The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells (Sourcebooks Fire; Deb Werksman)

*Fonte : Sito RWA.

 Anche quest'anno la mia amata Sherry Thomas è in lizza per la vittoria (l'anno scorso l'aveva vinto!), così come molte altri nomi di spicco del romance made in USA anche molto noti alle lettrici italiane come Nora Roberts, Joanne Bourne, Eloisa James,Loretta Chase, Nicola Cornick,Christine Feehan, Deanna Raybourn, Cathy Maxwell,Madeline Hunter, J.D. Robb e Karen Rose.

IN ATTESA DI SCOPRIRE CHI VINCERA' QUEST'ANNO LE AMBITE STATUETTE, POSSIAMO TENERE PRESENTE QUESTI LIBRI PER EVENTUALI NUOVE LETTURE. IO LO FARO' SENZ'ALTRO (ALCUNI LI HO ANCHE GIA' LETTI)!