RITA Nominations for Harlequin Authors

Excitement is building. One week from tonight we will know who the winners are of the RWA RITA Awards for Excellence in Published Romance.

Harlequin Historical Authors scooped more than one nomination.

For Best Historical


Taming Her Irish Warrior by Michelle Willingham
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Historical
Editor: Joanne Grant
ISBN: 978-0-373-29566-1


For Best Regency


Lord Braybrook's Penniless Bride by Elizabeth Rolls
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Historical
Editor: Linda Fildew
ISBN: 978-0-373-29548-7


For Best Novella:

“Annalise and the Scandalous Rake” by Deb Marlowe in The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor
Editor: Linda Fildew
"Charlotte and the Wicked Lord" by Amanda McCabe in The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor
Editor: Joanne Grant
Harlequin Enterprises, Harlequin Historical
ISBN: 978-0-373-29543-2

As you can imagine, we are all going to be cheering for our fellow authors. If you missed these wonderful books they are still available as e-books.

Good Luck to all.

Congratulations to the Harlequin Historical Rita Finalists!!

It was fantastic news for Harlequin Historical on 25 March 2010 -- four Harlequin Historical authors got the nod that they were finalists in the RWA's Rita contest.

In the Best Historical Category:
Michelle Willingham Taming Her Irish Warrior

In the Best Regency Historical Category:
Elizabeth Rolls Lord Baybrook's Penniless Bride

In the Best Novella category:

"Annalise and the Scandalous Rake” by Deb Marlowe in The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor
"Charlotte and the Wicked Lord" by Amanda McCabe in The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor

If you missed ANY of these fantastic books, you can still get them as e-books.

The winner is announced on 31 July 2010. It would be utterly fantastic if Harlequin Historical did a treble!!!