The winners of the 2014 RITA Awards, sponsored by the Romance Writers of America, are:
Best first book: The Sweet Spot by Laura Drake
Contemporary romance: Crazy Thing Called Love by Molly O'Keefe
Erotic romance: Claim Me by J. Kenner
Historical romance: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
Inspirational romance: Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Paranormal romance: The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Romance novella: Take Me, Cowboy by Jane Porter
Romantic suspense: Off the Edge by Carolyn Crane
Short contemporary romance: Why Resist a Rebel? by Leah Ashton
