1998 RITA® Winners & Finalists
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Contents
Contemporary Single Title Romance
* Winner: Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Finalists:
- Ask Mariah by Barbara Freethy
- Finding The Dream by Nora Roberts
- The Night Remembers by Kathleen Eagle
First Book
* Winner: Brazen Angel by Elizabeth Boyle
- Finalists:
- Lost Yesterday by Jenny Lykins
- The Only Child by Carolyn McSparren
- Remember The Time by Annette Reynolds
- Winter Hearts by Maureen McKade
Inspirational Romance
* Winner: Homeward by Melody Carlson
- Finalists:
Long Contemporary Series Romance
* Winner: Reckless by Ruth Wind
- Finalists:
- The 14th...And Forever by Merline Lovelace
- Adam's Kiss by Mindy Neff
- Her Ideal Man by Ruth Wind
- MacNamara's Woman by Alicia Scott
- Nighthawk by Rachel Lee
- Saving Susannah by Beverly Bird
- The Twenty-Third Man by Peggy Nicholson
Long Historical Romance
* Winner: The Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne
- Finalists:
- As You Desire by Connie Brockway
- Brazen Angel by Elizabeth Boyle
- The Guardian by Joan Wolf
- My Sweet Folly by Laura Kinsale
- One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney
- The Randolph Legacy by Eileen Charbonneau
- Wild at Heart by Patricia Gaffney
Paranormal Romance
* Winner: Fire Hawk by Justine Davis
- Finalists:
- Dangerous Waters by Amy J. Fetzer
- Heaven In West Texas by Susan Kay Law
- Lost Yesterday by Jenny Lykins
- Somewhere My Love by Karen Fox
- Time Enough For Love by Suzanne Brockmann
- Twice Upon A Time by Emilie Richards
Regency Romance
* Winner: Love's Reward by Jean R. Ewing
Romantic Suspense
* Winner: On the Way to a Wedding... by Ingrid Weaver
- Finalists:
- Better Watch Out by Dani Sinclair
- For Your Eyes Only by Rebecca York
- Framed by Karen Leabo
- Night Whispers by Lynn Erickson
- Secret Sins by Jasmine Cresswell
- Until You by Sandra Marton
Short Contemporary Romance
* Winner: Nobody's Princess by Jennifer Greene
- Finalists:
- Bride Overboard by Heather MacAllister
- Daddy by Accident by Paula Detmer Riggs
- Finn's Twins! by Anne McAllister
- A Hard-Hearted Hero by Pamela Burford
- Look What The Stork Brought by Dixie Browning
- Mr. Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Short Historical Romance
* Winner: Heart Of A Knight by Barbara Samuel
- Finalists:
- All But The Queen Of Hearts by Rae Muir
- Jake by Leigh Greenwood
- A Knight To Remember by Christina Dodd
- The Lady And The Knight by Lois Greiman
- Once Upon A Scandal by Barbara Dawson Smith
- Outlaw In Paradise by Patricia Gaffney
- Wonderful by Jill Barnett
Traditional Romance
* Winner: His Brother's Child by Lucy Gordon
- Finalists: