1994 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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First Book

* Winner: A Candle In The Dark - Megan Chance

  • Finalists:
Desert Flame - Elaine Kane
Hello, Love - Joan Shapiro
Journey Home - Susan Kay Law
Reckless Angel - Maggie Shayne
A Spirited Affair - Lynn Kerstan
Sweet Amity's Fire - Lee Scofield
Tender Wishes - Jo Anne Cassity

Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Private Scandals - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Cry Wolf - Tami Hoag

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Falling Angel - Anne Stuart

  • Finalists:
One More Valentine - Anne Stuart
Somewhere Out There - Emilie Richards
A Wish...And A Kiss - Margaret St. George

Historical Series Romance

* Winner: My Lady Notorious - Jo Beverley

  • Finalists:
Castaway - Laurel Ames
Dark Champion - Jo Beverley
The Lily And The Hawk - Marlene Suson
Shadow Dance - Anne Stuart
Sweet Sensations - Julie Tetel
Then Came You - Lisa Kleypas
Wicked Stranger - Louisa Rawlings

Historical Single Title Romance

* Winner: Untamed - Elizabeth Lowell

  • Finalists:
Coming Up Roses - Catherine Anderson
Crown Of Dreams - Kimberly Cates
Sweet Everlasting - Patricia Gaffney
Thunder And Roses - Mary Jo Putney
Touch Of Lace - Elizabeth DeLancey
Until Spring - Libby Sydes
A Whisper Of Roses - Teresa Medeiros

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Dragonslayer - Emilie Richards

  • Finalists:
Beyond All Reason - Judith Duncan
Broomstick Cowboy - Kathleen Eagle
The Forever Night - Myrna Temte
Home Again - Janice Kay Johnson
Miss Emmaline And The Archangel - Rachel Lee
Sweet Annie's Pass - Marilyn Pappano
Yesterday's Secrets - Tara Taylor Quinn

Regency Romance

* Winner: Deirdre and Don Juan - Jo Beverley

  • Finalists:
Fallen Angel - Charlotte Louise Dolan
A Loyal Companion - Barbara Metzger
A Midsummer's Delight - Alicia Rasley
Miss Billings Treads The Boards - Carla Kelly
A Spirited Affair - Lynn Kerstan
Sweet Bargain - Kate Moore

Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance

* Winner: Nightshade - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Break The Night - Anne Stuart
Imminent Thunder - Rachel Lee
Presumed Guilty - Tess Gerritsen
Something's Cooking - Joanne Pence

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Avenging Angel - Glenna McReynolds

  • Finalists:
Black Jack Brogan - Julie Kistler
Chastity's Pirate - Naomi Horton
Jake - Helen R. Myers
Man Around The House - Cindy Gerard
Quicksand - Jennifer Greene
The Rescuer - Peggy Moreland
Whitehorn's Woman - Barbara McCauley

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Annie And The Wise Men - Lindsay Longford

  • Finalists:
Accidental Dad - Anne Peters
The Lake Effect - Leigh Michaels
A Lovin' Spoonful - Carolyn Monroe
One Man's Vow - Diana Whitney
The Real McCoy - Patricia Knoll
Sally's Beau - Laurie Paige
Ties That Blind - Leigh Michaels

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Summer Lightning - Wendy Corsi Staub

  • Finalists:
Let Him Live - Lurlene McDaniel