2010 RITA Nominee-Author Carla Capshaw
Here’s today’s RITA nominee, Carla Capshaw:
Lyn: What does it mean to you to be a RITA finalist?
Carla: “Being a Rita finalist is a blessing…and it’s fun! 🙂 Whether you win or lose, just knowing the judges really enjoyed your book is a huge honor.
The other nominees will probably come up with something awesome and meaningful, but I don’t know what else to say. LOL Hugs!!”
As you can tell from Carla’s spontaneous and unpretentious reply, she’s a keeper. She’s also a double RITA finalist. Since her book, the Gladiator, is also up for Best First Book! Way to go, Carla!
The Gladiator, Double Rita finalist 2010
The Duke’s Redemption, LIH Jan. 2010
The Protector, LIH Jul. 2010
Quintus Ambustus is a slave—Adiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite. He fights for his life in the gladiator’s ring—she plays cutthroat politics in Rome’s high society. He’s sacrificed everything for his Christian faith—she believes in nothing and no one. But when Adiona’s life is threatened, Quintus is chosen as her bodyguard, and their fascination with one another shocks them both. Neither thought to find joy in a match society would condemn…but their feelings cannot be denied. Have they lost too much to believe in happiness? Or will their growing love let them leave the past behind—and build a new future together?