RITA Challenge 2012

The RITA nominees are out!  I decided to make a little challenge to myself to read the nominated books that I already own before the winners are announced on July 28, 2012.

Best First Book:  

• First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (St. Martin's Press)
• How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreilling (Grand Central Publishing Forever)

Contemporary Single Title:   

• Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves (Grand Central Publishing Forever)
• Heartstrings and Diamond Rings by Jane Graves (Grand Central Publishing Forever)

Historical Romance:   

• The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne (Berkley Publishing Group)
• Silk Is for Seduction by Loretta Chase (Avon Books)
• Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt (Grand Central Publishing)
• Unveiled by Courtney Milan (HQN Books)
• The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation)

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements:   

• First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (St. Martin's Press)

Paranormal Romance:  

• Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation)
• Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation)

Regency Historical Romance:   

• How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreiling (Grand Central Publishing Forever)
• When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James (Avon Books)
• A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare (Avon Books)

Romance Novella:   

• I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden (Avon Impulse)

Romantic Suspense:   

• Hidden Away by Maya Banks (Berkley Publishing Group Sensation)
• Secrets of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd (New American Library)

Skipped Categories:    

• Contemporary Series Romance
• Contemporary Series Suspense/Adventure
• Inspirational Romance
• YA Romance