1992 RITA® Winners & Finalists

First Novel

* Winner: Candle In The Window - Christina Dodd

• Finalists:

Foster Love - Janis Reams Hudson

A Handful Of Heaven - Kristin Hannah

Outlander - Diana Gabaldon

Running Mates - Barbara Parker

The Scarlet Temptress - Sue Rich

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Angel For Hire (aka Help Wanted: Angel!) - Justine Davis

• Finalists:

For Love's Sake Only - Laura Parker

Whisper Of Midnight - Patricia Simpson

Historical Series Romance

* Winner: The Tender Texan - Jodi Thomas

• Finalists:

The Abduction - Patricia Potter

Blossom - Constance Bennett

Captive Rose - Miriam Minger

Moonwitch - Nicole Jordan

Rugged Splendor - Robin Leigh

Sapphire Magic - Nina Beaumont

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Rose For Maggie - Kathleen Korbel

• Finalists:

Annie In The Morning - Curtiss Ann Matlock

Embers - Mary Kirk

Loose Ends - Justine Davis

Maybe This Time - Dee Holmes

Return To Tomorrow - Marisa Carroll

Safe Harbor - Judith Arnold

Silent Impact - Paula Detmer Riggs

Regency Romance

* Winner: Emily And The Dark Angel - Jo Beverley

• Finalists:

An Arranged Marriage - Jo Beverley

The Genuine Article - Mary E. Butler

A Heart In Disguise - Monette Cummings

The Rake's Reward - Mary Kingsley

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Night Shift - Nora Roberts

• Finalists:

Desert Shadows - Emilie Richards

Island Of Dreams - Patricia Potter

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Human Touch - Glenda Sanders

• Finalists:

Heart Of The Dragon - Deborah Smith

It Happened One Weekend - Vicki Lewis Thompson

The Loving Touch - Catherine Spencer

Midnight Kiss - Marcia Evanick

Outlaw Carson - Glenna McReynolds

Rough Passage - Paula Detmer Riggs

Sara's Angel - Sharon Sala

Too Wild To Wed? - Jayne Ann Krentz

Valentine's Knight - Renee Roszel

Single Title Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Man To Die For - Eileen Dreyer

• Finalists:

Genuine Lies - Nora Roberts

A Nothing Town In Texas - Lass Small

Single Title Historical Romance

* Winner: Courting Miss Hattie - Pamela Morsi

• Finalists:

Emma And The Outlaw by Linda Lael Miller

Forbidden - Susan Johnson

Green Eyes - Karen Robards

Outlander - Diana Gabaldon

The Raven And The Rose - Susan Wiggs

The Shadow And The Star - Laura Kinsale

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Every Kind Of Heaven - Bethany Campbell

• Finalists:

The Cloud Holders - Bethany Campbell

Courting Catherine - Nora Roberts

First Comes Marriage - Debbie Macomber

Of Rascals And Rainbows - Marcella Thompson

Romantic Notions - Roz Denny

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep - Lurlene McDaniel

• Finalists:

Down With Love! - Carla Bracale

The Truth About Love - Laurie Lykken