1993 RITA® Winners & Finalists

First Book

Trust Me by Jeane Renick - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino

Captive Angel by Elaine Crawford - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Melinda Metz

Iron And Lace by Nadine Miller - Meteor, Kismet - Peggy Carpino

The Scandalous Wager by Olivia Fontayne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Regency - Melina Metz

Sea Of Dreams by Elizabeth DeLancey - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Hillary Cige

A Talent For Trouble by Anne Barbour - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Jennifer Enderlin

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

Emily's Ghost by Antoinette Stockenberg-PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland

Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor

The Loving by Sandra Canfield - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino

Historical Series Romance

The Prisoner by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Joyce Mulvaney

Dance Of Deception by Suzannah Davis - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Indigo Blue by Catherine Anderson - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino

Lord Of My Heart by Jo Beverley - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Midnight Raider by Shelly Thacker - HarperCollins, Avon - Marjorie Braman

Renegade Bride by Barbara Ankrum - Kensington, Zebra, Heartfire - Ann LaFarge

Song Of The Wolf by Rosanne Bittner - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Barbara Alper

Warrior Dreams by Kathleen Harrington - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Long Contemporary Romance

The Silence Of Midnight by Karen Young - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse

Exile's End by Rachel Lee - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

It Must Have Been The Mistletoe by Nikki Benjamin - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Tara Gavin

Jake's Way by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro

Jezebel's Blues by Ruth Wind - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Melissa Senate

Last Of The Good Guys by Curtiss Ann Matlock - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Wainger

Mackenzie's Baby by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci

Silent Sam's Salvation by Myrna Temte - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Mary Clare Kersten

Sometimes A Lady by Linda Randall Wisdom - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci

This Side Of Heaven by Beverly Barton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Wendy Corsi Staub

To Each His Own by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

Regency Romance

An Unwilling Bride by Jo Beverley - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Alice Alfonsi

Christmas Belles by Susan Carroll - Fawcett, Regency - Barbara Dicks

Lady Fortescue Steps Out by Marion Chesney - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Hope Dellon

Miss Wickham's Betrothal by Nancy Richards-Akers - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch

To Kiss A Thief by Kate Moore - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch

The Viscount's Vixen by Joan Overfield - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance

Divine Evil by Nora Roberts - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Beverly Lewis

Bayou Moon by Rebecca York - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Debra Matteucci

Now You See Him... by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

Short Contemporary Romance

Navarrone - Helen R. Myers - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Valerie Hayward & Melissa Senate

Babycakes by Glenda Sanders - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Sherie Posesorski

The Bad Boy by Roseanne Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Sherie Posesorski & Diane Ho-Lung & Valerie Hayward

Between Mist And Midnight by Kathleen O'Brien - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Paula Eykelhof & Laura Shinn

Child Bride by Suzanne Forster - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Beth deGuzman

McConnell's Bride by Naomi Horton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Paula Pearl

Midsummer Madness by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Gail Chasan

Sara's Family by Ann Justice - Meteor, Kismet - Kate Duffy

Shameless by Glenna McReynolds - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett

The Silence Of Angels by Karen Keast - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Mary Clare Kersten

Single Title Contemporary Romance

This Time Forever by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Avon - Maggie Lichota

French Silk by Sandra Brown - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Jeanne Tiedge

Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Phyllis Grann

Single Title Historical Romance

Keeper Of The Dream by Penelope Williamson - PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland

Come Spring - Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Hillary Cige

Fire On The Wind - Barbara Dawson Smith - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Garters by Pamela Morsi - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Carrie Feron

The Secret by Julie Garwood - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow

Veils Of Silk by Mary Jo Putney - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Hilary Ross

Traditional Romance

Father Goose by Marie Ferrarella - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Valerie Hayward

Diamonds Are Forever by Linda Varner - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub

Kiss Of Bliss by Carolyn Monroe - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub

Lake Of Dreams by Jody McCrae - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Eliza Shallcross

Last Chance For Marriage by Sandra Paul - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey

Only Make-Believe by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Dianne Moggy

Valerie by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof

Young Adult Romance

Song Of The Buffalo Boy by Sherry Garland

The Catacombs by Jesse Harris

Looking Out For Lacey by Cheryl Zach

Lucky In Love by Eileen Hehl