LOUISVILLE, Ky. - s4story -- 8th Circle Press is pleased to announce that Tiffany Reisz's western romance Picture Perfect Cowboy has been named as a finalist in the 2019 Romance Writers of America^® RITA^® Awards.

Picture Perfect Cowboy is a standalone novel set in Reisz's million-copy selling Original Sinners series. Jason "Still" Waters' life looks perfect from the outside—money, fame, and the words "World Champion Bull-Rider" after his name. But Jason has a secret, one he never planned on telling anybody...until he meets Simone, the edgy girl of his dreams.

The book has been nominated in the Erotic Romance category, one of thirteen contest categories that collectively attract over 2,000 entrants annually. The RITA, the highest award of distinction in the romance publishing industry, recognizes excellence in published romance novels and novellas. A complete list of finalists can be found on the RWA website in the Contests and Awards section.

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RITA winners will be announced Friday, July 26, 2019, at an awards ceremony to be held at the 39^th Annual Romance Writers of America Conference in New York City.

High resolution book cover, author photo, and more available in the official press kit.

Tiffany Reisz is the USA Today bestselling author of the RITA-winning The Saint (available from Harlequin's Mira Books). Her trailblazing The Red--published by 8th Circle Press--was named one of NPR's Best Books of 2017. She is a resident of Louisville, Kentucky and a Kentucky native from Owensboro. Visit her online at TiffanyReisz.com.

Romance Writers of America advances the professional and common business interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy. The association has more than 10,000 members in the United States and abroad.

8th Circle Press, based in Kentucky, publishes romance, erotica, and humorous literary fiction from Tiffany Reisz, New York Times bestseller Andrew Shaffer, international bestseller Fanny Merkin, and other distinguished authors from the Bluegrass region. Visit 8th Circle Press online.