1993 RITA® Winners & Finalists

First Book

* Winner: Trust Me - Jeane Renick

• Finalists:

Captive Angel - Elaine Crawford

Iron And Lace - Nadine Miller

The Scandalous Wager - Olivia Fontayne

Sea Of Dreams - Elizabeth DeLancey

A Talent For Trouble - Anne Barbour

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Emily's Ghost - Antoinette Stockenberg

• Finalists:

Dragonfly In Amber - Diana Gabaldon

The Loving - Sandra Canfield

Historical Series Romance

* Winner: The Prisoner - Cheryl Reavis

• Finalists:

Dance Of Deception - Suzannah Davis

Indigo Blue - Catherine Anderson

Lord Of My Heart - Jo Beverley

Midnight Raider - Shelly Thacker

Renegade Bride - Barbara Ankrum

Song Of The Wolf - Rosanne Bittner

Warrior Dreams - Kathleen Harrington

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Silence Of Midnight - Karen Young

• Finalists:

Exile's End - Rachel Lee

It Must Have Been The Mistletoe - Nikki Benjamin

Jake's Way - Kathleen Korbel

Jezebel's Blues - Ruth Wind

Last Of The Good Guys - Curtiss Ann Matlock

Mackenzie's Baby - Anne McAllister

Silent Sam's Salvation - Myrna Temte

Sometimes A Lady - Linda Randall Wisdom

This Side Of Heaven - Beverly Barton

To Each His Own - Kathleen Eagle

Regency Romance

* Winner: An Unwilling Bride - Jo Beverley

• Finalists:

Christmas Belles - Susan Carroll

Lady Fortescue Steps Out - Marion Chesney

Miss Wickham's Betrothal - Nancy Richards-Akers

To Kiss A Thief - Kate Moore

The Viscount's Vixen - Joan Overfield

Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance

* Winner: Divine Evil - Nora Roberts

• Finalists:

Bayou Moon - Rebecca York

Now You See Him... - Anne Stuart

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Navarrone - Helen R. Myers

• Finalists:

Babycakes - Glenda Sanders

The Bad Boy - Roseanne Williams

Between Mist And Midnight - Kathleen O'Brien

Child Bride - Suzanne Forster

McConnell's Bride - Naomi Horton

Midsummer Madness - Christine Rimmer

Sara's Family - Ann Justice

Shameless - Glenna McReynolds

The Silence Of Angels - Karen Keast

Single Title Contemporary Romance

* Winner: This Time Forever - Kathleen Eagle

• Finalists:

French Silk - Sandra Brown

Honest Illusions - Nora Roberts

Single Title Historical Romance

* Winner: Keeper Of The Dream - Penelope Williamson

• Finalists:

Come Spring - Jill Marie Landis

Fire On The Wind - Barbara Dawson Smith

Garters - Pamela Morsi

The Secret - Julie Garwood

Veils Of Silk - Mary Jo Putney

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Father Goose - Marie Ferrarella

• Finalists:

Diamonds Are Forever - Linda Varner

Kiss Of Bliss - Carolyn Monroe

Lake Of Dreams - Jody McCrae

Last Chance For Marriage - Sandra Paul

Only Make-Believe - Bethany Campbell

Valerie - Debbie Macomber

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Song Of The Buffalo Boy - Sherry Garland

• Finalists:

The Catacombs - Jesse Harris

Looking Out For Lacey - Cheryl Zach

Lucky In Love - Eileen Hehl