2017 RITA Award Finalists

(Ed. Note: All of the RITA Award Finalists can be purchased from this list in OverDrive Marketplace.)

Each year the Romance Writers of America (RWA) presents the RITA awards, recognizing excellence in published romance novels and novellas. Categories range from Contemporary Romance of varying lengths to Young Adult Romance, Historical, Erotic, Paranormal and several other categories. Nearly 2,000 romance novels were submitted and the 2017 RITA Award Finalists have just been announced. The winners will be announced on July 27. This makes now the perfect time to promote these high quality titles to your Romance reading digital library users.

Romance remains at the top of the list when it comes to most popular genres checked out by OverDrive users. To help your library capitalize on this popularity we’ve created a collection of the RITA Award Finalists in OverDrive Marketplace. This list makes a great curated collection for your digital library and they’re sure to fly off the shelves. Many of these titles are available both as eBooks and audiobooks as well. In this collection you’ll find content for fans of modern romance stories, regency, suspense and much more. This collection of finalists is perfect for any and all romance readers at your library.