2006 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Lakeside Cottage - Susan Wiggs

  • Finalists:
All I Need Is You (aka Wedding Survivor) - Julia London
A Crazy Kind Of Love - Maureen Child
Heartbreak Hotel - Jill Marie Landis
Picket Fence - Kimberly Cates
Turn My World Upside Down - Maureen Child
You've Got Male - Elizabeth Bevarly

First Book

* Winner: Show Her The Money - Stephanie Feagan

  • Finalists:
Charmed & Dangerous - Candace Havens
Finders Keepers - Linnea Sinclair
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Men I've Dated - Shane Bolks
Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder
Spirited Away - Pamela Labud
A Texas State Of Mind - Ann DeFee
Worth Every Risk - Dianna Love

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Heavens To Betsy - Beth Pattillo

  • Finalists:
Chloe - Lyn Cote
Pocketful Of Pearls - Shelley Bates
Remember Me - Deborah Bedford
A Sheltering Love - Terri Reed

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Worth Every Risk (aka Last Chance to Run) - Dianna Love

  • Finalists:
Blackberry Winter - Cheryl Reavis
The Business Of Strangers - Kylie Brant
The Father Factor - Lilian Darcy
Her Last Defense - Vickie Taylor
Hometown Girl - Margaret Watson
The Secret Wife - Carrie Weaver
A Texas State Of Mind - Ann DeFee
Under The Mistletoe - Kristin Hardy

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: The Devil to Pay - Liz Carlyle

  • Finalists:
The Dark Queen - Susan Carroll
A Most Unsuitable Man - Jo Beverley
Mr. Impossible - Loretta Chase
The Perfect Rake - Anne Gracie
Sin And Sensibility - Suzanne Enoch
This Rake Of Mine - Elizabeth Boyle
To Pleasure A Prince - Sabrina Jeffries

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

* Winner: Lady Luck's Map Of Vegas - Barbara Samuel

  • Finalists:
Blue Smoke - Nora Roberts
Charmed & Dangerous - Candace Havens
Ex And The Single Girl - Lani Diane Rich
The Me I Used To Be - Jennifer Archer
Sweetgrass - Mary Alice Monroe
Table For Five - Susan Wiggs
The Tiara Club - Beverly Brandt

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Gabriel's Ghost - Linnea Sinclair

  • Finalists:
After Midnight - Teresa Medeiros
Dark Lover - J.R. Ward
Ghost Walk - Heather Graham
The Misted Cliffs - Catherine Asaro
My Shadow Warrior - Jen Holling
Spirited Away - Pamela Labud
A Taste Of Crimson - Marjorie M. Liu

Regency Romance

* Winner: A Reputable Rake - Diane Gaston

  • Finalists:
The House Party - Jeanne Savery
Just Say Yes - Myretta Robens
Miss Whitlow's Turn - Jenna Mindel

Romance Novella

* Winner: "The Naked Truth About Guys" in The Naked Truth - Alesia Holliday

  • Finalists:
"Blood Lust" in Bite - Vickie Taylor
"Glad Rags" in The True Love Wedding Dress - Connie Brockway
"Highland Handfast" in The Betrothal - Joanne Rock
Playing For Keeps - Cherry Adair
"A Proper Englishwoman" in Talk Of The Ton - Eloisa James
"Simon Says" in Secrets - Jane Thompson

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Survivor In Death - J.D. Robb

  • Finalists:
Close-Up - Virginia Kantra
Crazy Hot - Tara Janzen
Darker Than Midnight - Maggie Shayne
In Deep Voodoo - Stephanie Bond
The Marriage Trap - Elizabeth Thornton
Nothing To Fear - Karen Rose
Tangle Of Lies - Patricia Potter

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Marriage Miracle - Liz Fielding

  • Finalists:
Between Midnight And Morning - Cindy Gerard
Hot To The Touch - Jennifer Greene
One Night In Texas - Jane Sullivan
Really Hot! - Jennifer LaBrecque
The Rich Stranger - Bronwyn Jameson
The Rugged Loner - Bronwyn Jameson
The Ruthless Groom - Bronwyn Jameson
Suspicious - Heather Graham

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: The Texan's Reward - Jodi Thomas

  • Finalists:
Abbie's Outlaw - Victoria Bylin
Highlander In Love - Julia London
His Secondhand Wife - Cheryl St. John
It Happened One Autumn - Lisa Kleypas
The King's Mistress - Terri Brisbin
To Love A Thief - Julie Anne Long
When We Meet Again - Victoria Alexander

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Princess Of Convenience - Marion Lennox

  • Finalists:
Smart Boys & Fast Girls - Stephie Davis
Who Needs Boys? - Stephie Davis