The Rita Award is is given to honor excellence in published romance fiction.
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  • Play Wicked Lovely
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    Wicked Lovely
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Young Adult Romance, 2008

    Wicked Lovely

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 9 mins)
    • By Melissa Marr
    • Narrated By Alyssa Bresnahan
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    (139)
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    Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty - especially if they learn of her Sight - and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.

    Brande says: "Wonderful!"
  • Play Revealed
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    Revealed
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Inspirational Romance, 2007

    Revealed

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs)
    • By Tamera Alexander
    • Narrated By Barbara McCulloh
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    (74)
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    (25)
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    Pursued by a Texas bounty hunter, Matthew returns to Fountain Creek, Colorado, to apologize to his brother for insulting his wife Annabelle and to share his Idaho homestead. Learning that his brother has left already, he answers an ad for someone to guide a widow to Idaho. But he's shocked to see the widow is Annabelle, a woman whose sordid past repulses him.

    Deborah says: "Wonderful story"
  • Play On the Way to the Wedding
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    On the Way to the Wedding
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Long Historical Romance, 2007

    On the Way to the Wedding

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 4 mins)
    • By Julia Quinn
    • Narrated By Simon Prebble
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    This Regency-era tale closes best-selling author Julia Quinn's popular and critically acclaimed Bridgerton series. Gregory Bridgerton has watched love simply walk into the lives of his six siblings, so he has just been waiting for his turn. When he sees beautiful Hermione Watson, he is sure he has found his soul-mate. But then Hermione's friend Lucy informs him that Hermione's heart belongs to another.

    julia says: "decent!"
  • Play A NASCAR Holiday
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    A NASCAR Holiday
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Romantic Novella, 2007

    A NASCAR Holiday

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Kimberly Raye, Roxanne St. Claire, Debra Webb
    • Narrated By Elenna Stauffer, Lauren Davis, Alyson Silverman
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    (27)
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    (9)
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    (10)

    All Savannah Calloway wants for Christmas is a chance to prove her talent with an engine...and hot young NASCAR driver Mackenzie Briggs is ready to play Santa. But they soon find that winning the race isn't nearly as important as winning each other's hearts.

    Shelly says: "A Nascar Holiday"
  • Play Blackout
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    Blackout
    UNABRIDGED
    RITA Award Winner, Best Romantic Suspense, 2007

    Blackout

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 39 mins)
    • By Annie Solomon
    • Narrated By Carol Monda
    Overall
    (13)
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    (3)
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    (3)

    A champion of smart, feisty heroines who are ready to take on all comers, Solomon administers equal doses of seduction and thrills in her rousing fiction. Margot Scott doesn't remember who she is, but someone definitely wants her dead. Enter secret agent Jake Wise to help her - but it might just be him who needs saving.

  • Play Lady Luck's Map of Vegas
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    Lady Luck's Map of Vegas
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements, 2006

    Lady Luck's Map of Vegas

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Barbara Samuel
    • Narrated By Bernadette Dunne
    Overall
    (17)
    Performance
    (5)
    Story
    (5)

    A successful web designer, 40-year-old India has a fabulously hip life in Denver. When her father passes away, India's flamboyant mother, Eldora, has no plans to mourn peacefully. She insists they hit the road on an unpredictable journey to the city that changed her life forever, so many years ago: Las Vegas. Along the way, they'll look for India's twin, Gypsy, a brilliant artist who lives a nomadic life in the remote mountain towns of New Mexico.

    Marilyn R. Yetzbacher says: "great characters"
  • Play Bet Me
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    Bet Me
    UNABRIDGED
    RITA Award Winner, Best Contemporary Single Title, 2005

    Bet Me

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 3 mins)
    • By Jennifer Crusie
    • Narrated By Deanna Hurst
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (954)
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    (363)
    Story
    (369)

    Min Dobbs knows that happily-ever-after is a fairy tale, especially with a man who asked her to dinner to win a bet. Cal Morrisey knows commitment is impossible, especially with a woman as cranky as Min Dobbs. When they say good-bye at the end of their evening, they cut their losses and agree never to see each other again. But Fate has other plans.

    G. House Sr. says: "A story twist up front -- a good change"
  • Play Birthright
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    Birthright
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Contemporary Single Title, 2004

    Birthright

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs)
    • By Nora Roberts
    • Narrated By Bernadette Quigley
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    (224)
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    (120)
    Story
    (122)

    On a hot July afternoon, a worker at an Antietam Creek construction site drives the blade of his backhoe into a layer of soil - and strikes a 5,000-year-old human skull. The discovery draws plenty of attention and a lot of controversy. It also changes the life of one woman in ways she never expected.

    Krista says: "Nora must be mad"
  • Play Between Sisters
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    Between Sisters
    UNABRIDGED
    RITA Award Winner, Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements, 2004

    Between Sisters

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 42 mins)
    • By Kristin Hannah
    • Narrated By Laural Merlington
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    Claire Cavenaugh has fallen in love for the first time in her life. As her wedding day approaches, she prepares to face her harsh, judgmental older sister. It is the first time they have been together in more than two decades. Over the course of a hot Pacific Northwest summer, these two women who believe they have nothing in common will try to become what they never were: a family.

    Lizzy says: "I wish I had a sister!"
  • Play No Place Like Home
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    No Place Like Home
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Contemporary Single Title, 2003

    No Place Like Home

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 40 mins)
    • By Barbara Samuel
    • Narrated By Kristine Thatcher
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    (18)
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    (5)
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    (5)

    Twenty-one years ago Jewel Sabatino left her childhood behind and never looked back. After a magical taste of fame, she found herself alone with a son to raise and not much else. She survived with the help of Michael, her one true friend. But now Michael is too sick to care for himself, and Jewel has run out of options. She leaves New York for the hills of Colorado, unsure if the family she ran from will welcome her back.

  • Play Three Fates
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    Three Fates
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Romantic Suspense, 2003

    Three Fates

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 52 mins)
    • By Nora Roberts
    • Narrated By Bernadette Quigley
    Overall
    (518)
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    (412)
    Story
    (407)

    When the Lusitania sank, more than one 1,000 people died. One passenger, however, survived to become a changed man, giving up his life as a petty thief but keeping a small silver statue that would become a family heirloom to future generations. Now, nearly a century later, that heirloom, one of a priceless, long-separated set of three, has been snatched away from the Sullivans.

    Barbara says: "Nora at her best!"
  • Play The Surgeon: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
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    The Surgeon: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Romantic Suspense, 2002

    The Surgeon: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

    • ABRIDGED (5 hrs)
    • By Tess Gerritsen
    • Narrated By Dennis Boutsikaris
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    Tess Gerritsen was a successful internist who left her practice to focus on her children and her writing. Gerritsen's medical suspense novels have consistently won critical and fan acclaim, and now, with The Surgeon, she delivers her most gripping work.

    Elizabeth says: "The Surgeon"
  • Play First Lady
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    First Lady
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Contemporary Single Title, 2001

    First Lady

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 29 mins)
    • By Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    • Narrated By Anna Fields
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    The beautiful young widow of the president of the United States thought she was free of the White House, but circumstances have forced her back into the role of First Lady. She's made up her mind to escape, if only for a few days, so she can live the life of an ordinary person. An entire nation is searching for her, but the First Lady is in the last place anyone would think to look: in the company of a seductive stranger whose charm and good looks are awakening the forgotten woman within.

    Judy says: "Cute!"
  • Play The Highlander's Touch: Highlander, Book 3
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    The Highlander's Touch: Highlander, Book 3
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Paranormal Romance, 2001

    The Highlander's Touch: Highlander, Book 3

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By Karen Marie Moning
    • Narrated By Phil Gigante
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    (882)
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    (439)
    Story
    (440)

    He was a mighty Scottish warrior who lived in a world bound by ancient laws and timeless magic. But no immortal powers could prepare the laird of Castle Brodie for the lovely accursed lass who stood before him. A terrible trick of fate had sent her 700 years back in time and into his private chamber to tempt him with her beauty.

    E. Anderson says: "Fabulous!!"
  • Play Carolina Moon
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    Carolina Moon
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Romantic Suspense, 2001

    Carolina Moon

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 16 mins)
    • By Nora Roberts
    • Narrated By Dean Robertson
    Overall
    (181)
    Performance
    (99)
    Story
    (103)

    Tory Bodeen grew up in a small, rundown house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt - and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. But she had Hope - who lived in the big house, just a short skip away, and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn't allowed to be at home: a child. But after Hope's brutal murder, Tory's life fell apart. Now grown, she's trying to find a measure of peace. But Hope's killer is still nearby.

    Paula says: "Good and Bad"
  • Play Bodyguard
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    Bodyguard
    UNABRIDGED
    RITA Award Winner, Best Contemporary Single Title, 2000

    Bodyguard

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 15 mins)
    • By Suzanne Brockmann
    • Narrated By Carrington MacDuffie
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    (169)
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    (44)
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    When Alessandra Lamont is nearly blown to pieces in a mafia hit, the last thing she wants is to place her trust into the hands of sexy, loose-cannon federal agent Harry O'Dell, who'll do whatever it takes to bring the mob down - even if it means sticking like glue to this blonde bombshell who unwittingly married into it. She needs him if she wants to stay alive, and he needs her if he is to exact his revenge for the death of his wife and son.

    Benoibe says: "Oldie but Goodie! Surprisingly good book."
  • Play The Proposition
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    The Proposition
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Short Historical, 2000

    The Proposition

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 29 mins)
    • By Judith Ivory
    • Narrated By Steven Crossley
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    (63)
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    Lady Edwina Bollash is a woman of importance and distinction who has never been the object of any man's affection. However, when she meets Mick Tremore, a tall, handsome young man from the bottommost rung of society, she instantly attracts his attention. As Mick wants desperately to become a gentleman, Edwina decides to transform him into a man with class.

    Mary says: "Very enjoyable as well as fun"
  • Play Dream a Little Dream
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    Dream a Little Dream
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Contemporary Single Title, 1999

    Dream a Little Dream

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 32 mins)
    • By Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    • Narrated By Anna Fields
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (754)
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    Story
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    Rachel Stone is a widow and single mother, broke and alone. Worse, her late husband, a televangelist, stole five million dollars, none of which came to her. Nor did she know about the theft, but it still makes her an outcast, and she is desperate. Then she meets Gabriel Bonner, who gives her a job. Romantic sparks fly, but love is never easy. Gabriel has a tragic loss of his own, and his family, fearing Rachel's motives, campaigns loudly against her.

    Gina says: "Read Nobody’s Baby first"
  • Play Nobody's Baby But Mine
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    Nobody's Baby But Mine
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Contemporary Single Title, 1998

    Nobody's Baby But Mine

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 2 mins)
    • By Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    • Narrated By Anna Fields
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    Jane Darlington is a genius at physics, but there's one problem she can't solve. She yearns for a child, but wants to spare it the pain of growing up as...well, a nerd. And surely any child of Jane's would be a little too brainy for the playground set. So she sets out to find a special man to father her child, someone without too much gray-matter between his ears: in short, a big, strong dope. Cal Bonner, legendary pro quarterback, seems to fit the bill. But there's something Dr. Jane hasn't counted on.

    Ella says: "Lots of Fun"
  • Play Born in Ice: Born in Trilogy, Book 2
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    Born in Ice: Born in Trilogy, Book 2
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    RITA Award Winner, Best Romance of 1995

    Born in Ice: Born in Trilogy, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Nora Roberts
    • Narrated By Fiacre Douglas
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    (611)
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    (337)
    Story
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    In winter, Brianna Concannon's bed-and-breakfast is a cold and empty place. And that's fine with Brianna. She enjoys the peace and quiet, even when icy winds howl at her window. This year, though, she's expecting an unusual guest: mystery writer Grayson Thane, from America. And sometimes a fire can be born in ice.

    Sara says: "Great book! The narrator is amazing...."
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