1994 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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