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[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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''[[A Candle In The Dark - Megan Chance|A Candle In The Dark]]'' by [[Megan Chance]] - PRH/Random House, Dell, Historical - Tina Moskow
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Candle In The Dark - Megan Chance|A Candle In The Dark]]'' - [[Megan Chance]]'''
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:''[[Desert Flame]]'' by [[Elaine Kane]] - Kensington, Historical - John Scognamiglio
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Hello, Love]]'' by [[Joan Shapiro]] - Kensington, To Love Again - Ann LaFarge
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:''[[Desert Flame]]'' - [[Elaine Kane]]
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:''[[Journey Home]]'' by [[Susan Kay Law]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
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:''[[Hello, Love]]'' - [[Joan Shapiro]]
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:''[[Reckless Angel - Maggie Shayne|Reckless Angel]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Reader's Choice - Melissa Senate
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:''[[Journey Home]]'' - [[Susan Kay Law]]
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:''[[A Spirited Affair]]'' by [[Lynn Kerstan]] - Zebra -
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:''[[Reckless Angel - Maggie Shayne|Reckless Angel]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
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:''[[Sweet Amity's Fire]]'' by [[Lee Scofield]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
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:''[[A Spirited Affair]]'' - [[Lynn Kerstan]]
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:''[[Tender Wishes]]'' by [[Jo Anne Cassity]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Diamond Homespun - Judith Stern
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:''[[Sweet Amity's Fire]]'' - [[Lee Scofield]]
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:''[[Tender Wishes]]'' - [[Jo Anne Cassity]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
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''[[Private Scandals]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Carrie Feron
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'''* Winner: ''[[Private Scandals]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
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:''[[Cry Wolf - Tami Hoag|Cry Wolf]]'' by [[Tami Hoag]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Nita Taublib & Beth deGuzman
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Cry Wolf - Tami Hoag|Cry Wolf]]'' - [[Tami Hoag]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance|'''Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance|'''Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance''']]===
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''[[Falling Angel]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Julianne Moore & Tahti Carter
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'''* Winner: ''[[Falling Angel]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]'''
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:''[[One More Valentine]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Tahti Carter
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[One More Valentine]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
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:''[[A Wish...And A Kiss]]'' by [[Margaret St. George]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
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:''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' - [[Emilie Richards]]
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:''[[A Wish...And A Kiss]]'' - [[Margaret St. George]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Series Romance|'''Historical Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Series Romance|'''Historical Series Romance''']]===
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''[[My Lady Notorious]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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'''* Winner: ''[[My Lady Notorious]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]'''
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:''[[Castaway]]'' by [[Laurel Ames]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Dark Champion]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Castaway]]'' - [[Laurel Ames]]
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:''[[The Lily And The Hawk]]'' by [[Marlene Suson]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Marjorie Braman
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:''[[Dark Champion]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]
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:''[[Shadow Dance - Anne Stuart|Shadow Dance]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[The Lily And The Hawk]]'' - [[Marlene Suson]]
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:''[[Sweet Sensations]]'' by [[Julie Tetel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
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:''[[Shadow Dance - Anne Stuart|Shadow Dance]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
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:''[[Then Came You]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Sweet Sensations]]'' - [[Julie Tetel]]
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:''[[Wicked Stranger]]'' by [[Louisa Rawlings]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
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:''[[Then Came You]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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:''[[Wicked Stranger]]'' - [[Louisa Rawlings]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Single Title Romance|'''Historical Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Single Title Romance|'''Historical Single Title Romance''']]===
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''[[Untamed - Elizabeth Lowell|Untamed]]'' by [[Elizabeth Lowell]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Wendy McCurdy
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'''* Winner: ''[[Untamed - Elizabeth Lowell|Untamed]]'' - [[Elizabeth Lowell]]'''
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:''[[Coming Up Roses]]'' by [[Catherine Anderson]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Crown Of Dreams]]'' by [[Kimberly Cates]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
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:''[[Coming Up Roses]]'' - [[Catherine Anderson]]
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:''[[Sweet Everlasting]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Audrey LaFehr
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:''[[Crown Of Dreams]]'' - [[Kimberly Cates]]
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:''[[Thunder And Roses]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Hilary Ross
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:''[[Sweet Everlasting]]'' - [[Patricia Gaffney]]
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:''[[Touch Of Lace]]'' by [[Elizabeth DeLancey]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Hillary Cige
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:''[[Thunder And Roses]]'' - [[Mary Jo Putney]]
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:''[[Until Spring - Libby Sydes|Until Spring]]'' by [[Libby Sydes]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Tina Moskow
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:''[[Touch Of Lace]]'' - [[Elizabeth DeLancey]]
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:''[[A Whisper Of Roses]]'' by [[Teresa Medeiros]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[Until Spring - Libby Sydes|Until Spring]]'' - [[Libby Sydes]]
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:''[[A Whisper Of Roses]]'' - [[Teresa Medeiros]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[Dragonslayer]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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'''* Winner: ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' - [[Emilie Richards]]'''
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:''[[Beyond All Reason - Judith Duncan|Beyond All Reason]]'' by [[Judith Duncan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Broomstick Cowboy]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Beyond All Reason - Judith Duncan|Beyond All Reason]]'' - [[Judith Duncan]]
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:''[[The Forever Night]]'' by [[Myrna Temte]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Mary Clare Kersten
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:''[[Broomstick Cowboy]]'' - [[Kathleen Eagle]]
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:''[[Home Again - Janice Kay Johnson|Home Again]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Ellen Lupu & Maureen Stonehouse
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:''[[The Forever Night]]'' - [[Myrna Temte]]
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:''[[Miss Emmaline And The Archangel]]'' by [[Rachel Lee]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Home Again - Janice Kay Johnson|Home Again]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]]
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:''[[Sweet Annie's Pass]]'' by [[Marilyn Pappano]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger &    Risa Kessler
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:''[[Miss Emmaline And The Archangel]]'' - [[Rachel Lee]]
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:''[[Yesterday's Secrets]]'' by [[Tara Taylor Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse
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:''[[Sweet Annie's Pass]]'' - [[Marilyn Pappano]]
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:''[[Yesterday's Secrets]]'' - [[Tara Taylor Quinn]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
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''[[Deirdre and Don Juan]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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'''* Winner: ''[[Deirdre and Don Juan]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]'''
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:''[[Fallen Angel - Charlotte Louise Dolan|Fallen Angel]]'' by [[Charlotte Louise Dolan]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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* Finalists:
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:''[[A Loyal Companion]]'' by [[Barbara Metzge]]r - Fawcett, Regency - Barbara Dicks
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:''[[Fallen Angel - Charlotte Louise Dolan|Fallen Angel]]'' - [[Charlotte Louise Dolan]]
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:''[[A Midsummer's Delight]]'' by [[Alicia Rasley]] - Kensington, Zebra, Holiday Regency- Jennifer Sawyer
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:''[[A Loyal Companion]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]]
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:''[[Miss Billings Treads The Boards]]'' by [[Carla Kelly]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[A Midsummer's Delight]]'' - [[Alicia Rasley]]
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:''[[A Spirited Affair]]'' by [[Lynn Kerstan]] - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Jennifer Sawyer
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:''[[Miss Billings Treads The Boards]]'' - [[Carla Kelly]]
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:''[[Sweet Bargain]]'' by [[Kate Moore]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Marjorie Braman
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:''[[A Spirited Affair]]'' - [[Lynn Kerstan]]
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:''[[Sweet Bargain]]'' - [[Kate Moore]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance|'''Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance|'''Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance''']]===
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''[[Nightshade - Nora Roberts|Nightshade]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments -Isabel Swift
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'''* Winner: ''[[Nightshade - Nora Roberts|Nightshade]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
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:''[[Break The Night]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Shadows - Leslie Wainger
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Imminent Thunder]]'' by [[Rachel Lee]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Shadows - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Break The Night]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
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:''[[Presumed Guilty]]'' by [[Tess Gerritsen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue- Debra Matteucci
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:''[[Imminent Thunder]]'' - [[Rachel Lee]]
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:''[[Something's Cooking]]'' by [[Joanne Pence]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
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:''[[Presumed Guilty]]'' - [[Tess Gerritsen]]
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:''[[Something's Cooking]]'' - [[Joanne Pence]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[Avenging Angel - Glenna McReynolds|Avenging Angel]]'' by [[Glenna McReynolds]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
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'''* Winner: ''[[Avenging Angel - Glenna McReynolds|Avenging Angel]]'' - [[Glenna McReynolds]]'''
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:''[[Black Jack Brogan]]'' by [[Julie Kistler]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American- Corinne Meyer
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Chastity's Pirate]]'' by [[Naomi Horton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Black Jack Brogan]]'' - [[Julie Kistler]]
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:''[[Jake]]'' by [[Helen R. Myers]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Senate
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:''[[Chastity's Pirate]]'' - [[Naomi Horton]]
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:''[[Man Around the House - Cindy Gerard|Man Around The House]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
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:''[[Jake]]'' - [[Helen R. Myers]]
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:''[[Quicksand]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Man Around the House - Cindy Gerard|Man Around The House]]'' - [[Cindy Gerard]]
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:''[[The Rescuer]]'' by [[Peggy Moreland]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Risa Kessler
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:''[[Quicksand]]'' - [[Jennifer Greene]]
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:''[[Whitehorn's Woman]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Senate
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:''[[The Rescuer]]'' - [[Peggy Moreland]]
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:''[[Whitehorn's Woman]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
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''[[Annie And The Wise Men]]'' by [[Lindsay Longford]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Lucia Macro
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'''* Winner: ''[[Annie And The Wise Men]]'' - [[Lindsay Longford]]'''
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:''[[Accidental Dad]]'' by [[Anne Peters]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Lake Effect]]'' by [[Leigh Michaels]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof & Jane Robson
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:''[[Accidental Dad]]'' - [[Anne Peters]]
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:''[[A Lovin' Spoonful]]'' by [[Carolyn Monroe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub
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:''[[The Lake Effect]]'' - [[Leigh Michaels]]
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:''[[One Man's Vow]]'' by [[Diana Whitney]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Senate
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:''[[A Lovin' Spoonful]]'' - [[Carolyn Monroe]]
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:''[[The Real McCoy]]'' by [[Patricia Knoll]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Laura Shin
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:''[[One Man's Vow]]'' - [[Diana Whitney]]
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:''[[Sally's Beau]]'' by [[Laurie Paige]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Gavin
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:''[[The Real McCoy]]'' - [[Patricia Knoll]]
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:''[[Ties That Blind]]'' by [[Leigh Michaels]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Karin Stoecker & Jane Robson
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:''[[Sally's Beau]]'' - [[Laurie Paige]]
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:''[[Ties That Blind]]'' - [[Leigh Michaels]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
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''[[Summer Lightning - Wendy Corse Staub|Summer Lightning]]'' by [[Wendy Corsi Staub]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism
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'''* Winner: ''[[Summer Lightning - Wendy Corsi Staub|Summer Lightning]]'' - [[Wendy Corsi Staub]]'''
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:''[[Let Him Live]]'' by [[Lurlene McDaniel]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Beverly Horowitz
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Let Him Live]]'' - [[Lurlene McDaniel]]

Latest revision as of 17:59, 5 December 2022


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
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