1992 RITA® Winners & Finalists

First Novel

Candle in the Window by Christina Dodd - HarperCollins, Avon - Carolyn Marino

Foster Love by Janis Reams Hudson - Meteor, Kismet - Kate Duffy

A Handful of Heaven by Kristin Hannah - Fawcett, Gold Medal - Elisa Wares

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor

Running Mates by Barbara Parker - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Audrey LaFehr

The Scarlet Temptress by Sue Rich - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Caroline Tolley

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

Angel for Hire (aka Help Wanted: Angel!) by Justine Davis - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger

For Love's Sake Only by Laura Parker - PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland

Whisper of Midnight by Patricia Simpson - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino

Historical Series Romance

The Tender Texan by Jodi Thomas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Diamond - Gail Fortune & Leslie Gelbman

The Abduction by Patricia Potter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell

Blossom by Constance Bennett - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Diamond - Hillary Cige

Captive Rose by Miriam Minger - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Moonwitch by Nicole Jordan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Eliza Shallcross

Rugged Splendor by Robin Leigh - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Sapphire Magic by Nina Beaumont - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell

Long Contemporary Romance

A Rose for Maggie by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro

Annie in the Morning by Curtiss Ann Matlock - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Wainger

Embers by Mary Kirk - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Kazanjian

Loose Ends by Justine Davis - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Senate & Beth deGuzman

Maybe This Time by Dee Holmes - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Eliza Shallcross & Leslie Wainger

Return to Tomorrow by Marisa Carroll - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance -Ellen Lupu

Safe Harbor by Judith Arnold - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci

Silent Impact by Paula Detmer Riggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

Regency Romance

Emily and the Dark Angel by Jo Beverley - Bloomsbury, Walker - Mary Elizabeth Allen

An Arranged Marriage by Jo Beverley - Kensington, Zebra - Alice Alfonsi

The Genuine Article by Mary E. Butler - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Carrie Feron

A Heart in Disguise by Monette Cummings - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Carrie Feron

The Rake's Reward by Mary Kingsley - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Carin Cohen-Ritter

Romantic Suspense

Night Shift by Nora Roberts - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Isabel Swift

Desert Shadows by Emilie Richards - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

Island of Dreams by Patricia Potter - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino

Short Contemporary Romance

A Human Touch by Glenda Sanders - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Birgit Davis-Todd & Dominique Mondoulet-Wise

Heart of the Dragon by Deborah Smith - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Nita Taublib

It Happened One Weekend by Vicki Lewis Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Zilla Soriano & Dominique Mondoulet-Wise

The Loving Touch by Catherine Spencer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Elizabeth Johnson

Midnight Kiss by Marcia Evanick - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Beth deGuzman

Outlaw Carson by Glenna McReynolds - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett

Rough Passage by Paula Detmer Riggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger

Sara's Angel by Sharon Sala - Meteor, Kismet - Kate Duffy

Too Wild to Wed? by Jayne Ann Krentz - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Birgit Davis-Todd & Dominique Mondoulet-Wise

Valentine's Knight by Renee Roszel - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Valerie Hayward

Single Title Contemporary Romance

A Man to Die For by Eileen Dreyer - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Carolyn Marino

Genuine Lies by Nora Roberts - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Carolyn Nichols

A Nothing Town in Texas by Lass Small - HarperCollins, Harper - Carolyn Marino

Single Title Historical Romance

Courting Miss Hattie by Pamela Morsi - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Carrie Feron

Emma and the Outlaw by Linda Lael Miller - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow

Forbidden by Susan Johnson - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Barbara Alpert

Green Eyes by Karen Robards - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor

The Raven and the Rose by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino

The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Traditional Romance

Every Kind of Heaven by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Dianne Moggy

The Cloud Holders by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Dianne Moggy & Pat Cooney

Courting Catherine by Nora Roberts - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Paula Pearl

First Comes Marriage by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof

Of Rascals and Rainbows by Marcella Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Pat Cooney

Romantic Notions by Roz Denny - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof

Young Adult Romance

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep by Lurlene McDaniel - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Starfire - Beverly Horowitz

Down with Love! by Carla Bracale - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Jane Thornton

The Truth about Love by Laurie Lykken - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Jane Thornton