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[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Award Finalists]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
''[[Daniel's Gift]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[Daniel's Gift]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]]'''
:''[[Daring To Dream]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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* Finalists:
:''[[Jackson Rule]]'' by [[Dinah McCall]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Abigail Kamen-Holland
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:''[[Daring To Dream]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[Jackson Rule]]'' by [[Dinah McCall]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
''[[Stardust of Yesterday]]'' by [[Lynn Kurland]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Gail Fortune
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'''* Winner: ''[[Stardust of Yesterday]]'' by [[Lynn Kurland]]'''
:''[[His Secret Side]]'' by [[Pamela Burford]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Huntley Fitzpatrick
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* Finalists:
:''[[Shadows In Velvet]]'' by [[Haywood Smith]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[His Secret Side]]'' by [[Pamela Burford]]
:''[[Traveler]]'' by [[Elaine Fox]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Joanna Cagan
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:''[[Shadows In Velvet]]'' by [[Haywood Smith]]
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:''[[Traveler]]'' by [[Elaine Fox]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
''[[The Scarlet Thread]]'' by [[Francine Rivers]] - Tyndale House - Karen Ball
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Scarlet Thread]]'' by [[Francine Rivers]]'''
:''[[Dreamers]]'' by [[Angela Elwell Hunt]] - Baker, Bethany House - Sharon Asmus
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* Finalists:
:''[[Firestorm]]'' by [[Lisa Tawn Bergren]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Karen Ball
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:''[[Dreamers]]'' by [[Angela Elwell Hunt]]
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:''[[Firestorm]]'' by [[Lisa Tawn Bergren]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
''[[Wild Blood]] by [[Naomi Horton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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'''* Winner: ''[[Wild Blood]]'' by [[Naomi Horton]]'''
:''[[Expectant Father]]'' by [[Leanne Banks]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Lucia Macro
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* Finalists:
:''[[The Fall Of Shane MacKade]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Isabel Swift
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:''[[Expectant Father - Leanne Banks|Expectant Father]]'' by [[Leanne Banks]]
:''[[Having His Baby]]'' by [[Karen Young]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse
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:''[[The Fall Of Shane MacKade]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]
:''[[His Runaway Son]]'' by [[Dee Holmes]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse
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:''[[Having His Baby]]'' by [[Karen Young]]
:''[[Mackenzie's Pleasure]]'' by [[Linda Howard]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[His Runaway Son]]'' by [[Dee Holmes]]
:''[[Megan's Mate]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Isabel Swift
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:''[[Mackenzie's Pleasure]]'' by [[Linda Howard]]
:''[[My Fair Gentleman]]'' by [[Jan Freed]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Jane Robson
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:''[[Megan's Mate]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[My Fair Gentleman]]'' by [[Jan Freed]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
''[[Conor's Way]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Abigail Kamen-Holland
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'''* Winner: ''[[Conor's Way]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]'''
:''[[The Bad Luck Wedding Dress]]'' by [[Geralyn Dawson]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Wendy McCurdy
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* Finalists:
:''[[Denim And Lace]]'' by [[Patricia Rice]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Bad Luck Wedding Dress]]'' by [[Geralyn Dawson]]  
:''[[Gold Dust]]'' by [[Emily Carmichael]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Claire Zion
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:''[[Denim And Lace]]'' by [[Patricia Rice]]
:''[[The Love Charm]]'' by [[Pamela Morsi]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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:''[[Gold Dust]]'' by [[Emily Carmichael]]
:''[[The Marshal And The Heiress]]'' by [[Patricia Potter]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Beth deGuzman
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:''[[The Love Charm]]'' by [[Pamela Morsi]]
:''[[The Outsider]]'' by [[Penelope Williamson]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Michael Korda
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:''[[The Marshal And The Heiress]]'' by [[Patricia Potter]]
:''[[Shattered Rainbows]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Outsider - Penelope Williamson|The Outsider]]'' by [[Penelope Williamson]]
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:''[[Shattered Rainbows]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
''[[Stardust of Yesterday]]'' by [[Lynn Kurland]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune
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'''* Winner: ''[[Stardust of Yesterday]]'' by [[Lynn Kurland]]'''
:''[[Breath Of Magic]]'' by [[Teresa Medeiros]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Fanfare - Wendy McCurdy
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* Finalists:
:''[[Dreamcatcher]]'' by [[Dinah McCall]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Abigail Kamen-Holland
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:''[[Breath Of Magic]]'' by [[Teresa Medeiros]]
:''[[The Faery Bride]]'' by [[Lisa Ann Verge]] - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
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:''[[Dreamcatcher]]'' by [[Dinah McCall]]
:''[[Frankly, My Dear]]'' by [[Sandra Hill]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Alicia Condon
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:''[[The Faery Bride]]'' by [[Lisa Ann Verge]]
:''[[A Ghost Of A Chance]]'' by [[Casey Claybourne]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Gail Fortune
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:''[[Frankly, My Dear]]'' by [[Sandra Hill]]
:''[[Now And Forever - Kimberly Raye|Now And Forever]]'' by [[Kimberly Raye]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Shadows - Karen Taylor-Richman
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:''[[A Ghost Of A Chance]]'' by [[Casey Claybourne]]
:''[[The Wolf And The Woman's Touch]]'' by [[Ingrid Weaver]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[Now And Forever - Kimberly Raye|Now And Forever]]'' by [[Kimberly Raye]]
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:''[[The Wolf And The Woman's Touch]]'' by [[Ingrid Weaver]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
''[[The Lady's Companion]]'' by [[Carla Kelly]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Lady's Companion]]'' by [[Carla Kelly]]'''
:''[[Miss Kendal Sets Her Cap]]'' by [[Marian Devon]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Carolyn Nichols
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* Finalists:
:''[[Step In Time]]'' by [[Anne Barbour]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Constance Martin
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:''[[Miss Kendal Sets Her Cap]]'' by [[Marian Devon]]
:''[[The Unromantic Lady]]'' by [[Penelope Stratton]] - Fawcett, Regency - Barbara Dicks
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:''[[Step In Time]]'' by [[Anne Barbour]]
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:''[[The Unromantic Lady]]'' by [[Penelope Stratton]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
''[[See How They Run]]'' by [[Bethany Campbell]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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'''* Winner: ''[[See How They Run]]'' by [[Bethany Campbell]]'''
:''[[Last Night - Meryl Sawyer|Last Night]]'' by [[Meryl Sawyer]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Mary Ellen O'Neill
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* Finalists:
:''[[Montana Sky]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Last Night - Meryl Sawyer|Last Night]]'' by [[Meryl Sawyer]]
:''[[Reckless Lover]]'' by [[Carly Bishop]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Julianne Moore
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:''[[Montana Sky - Nora Roberts|Montana Sky]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]
:''[[Woman Without A Name]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Reckless Lover]]'' by [[Carly Bishop]]
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:''[[Woman Without A Name]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Series Romance|'''Short Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Series Romance|'''Short Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
''[[Cowboy Pride]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Tara Gavin
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'''* Winner: ''[[Cowboy Pride]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]]'''
:''[[Angel On A Harley]]'' by [[Janis Reams Hudson]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Wendy McCurdy
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* Finalists:
:''[[Charlie All Night]]'' by [[Jennifer Crusie]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Birgit Davis-Todd
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:''[[Angel On A Harley]]'' by [[Janis Reams Hudson]]
:''[[Christmas With Eve]]'' by [[Elda Minger]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Birgit Davis-Todd
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:''[[Charlie All Night]]'' by [[Jennifer Crusie]]
:''[[The Cinderella Deal]]'' by [[Jennifer Crusie]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Beth deGuzman
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:''[[Christmas With Eve]]'' by [[Elda Minger]]
:''[[Family First]]'' by [[Marcia Evanick]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
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:''[[The Cinderella Deal]]'' by [[Jennifer Crusie]]
:''[[Spring Bride]]'' by [[Sandra Marton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents, Sue Curran
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:''[[Family First - Marcia Evanick|Family First]]'' by [[Marcia Evanick]]
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:''[[Spring Bride]]'' by [[Sandra Marton]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
''[[Always to Remember]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Melinda Metz & Gail Fortune
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'''* Winner: ''[[Always to Remember]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]]'''
:''[[The Bartered Bride]]'' by [[Cheryl Reavis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tara Gavin
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* Finalists:
:''[[Carried Away]]'' by [[Jill Barnett]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
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:''[[The Bartered Bride - Cheryl Reavis|The Bartered Bride]]'' by [[Cheryl Reavis]]
:''[[Heart Of The Hawk]]'' by [[Justine Dare]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Hilary Ross
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:''[[Carried Away - Jill Barnett|Carried Away]]'' by [[Jill Barnett]]
:''[[Sometimes Forever]]'' by [[Catherine Palmer]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Judith Stern Palais
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:''[[Heart Of The Hawk - Justine Dare|Heart Of The Hawk]]'' by [[Justine Dare]]
:''[[Sparhawk's Angel]]'' by [[Miranda Jarrett]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
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:''[[Sometimes Forever]]'' by [[Catherine Palmer]]
:''[[The Wedding Raffle]]'' by [[Geralyn Dawson]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Caroline Tolley
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:''[[Sparhawk's Angel]]'' by [[Miranda Jarrett]]
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:''[[The Wedding Raffle]]'' by [[Geralyn Dawson]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
''[[Her Very Own Husband]]'' by [[Lauryn Chandler]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Lynda Curnyn & Anne Canadeo
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'''* Winner: ''[[Her Very Own Husband]]'' by [[Lauryn Chandler]]'''
:''[[The Daddy Trap]]'' by [[Leigh Michaels]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Samantha Bell
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* Finalists:
:''[[Ending In Marriage]]'' in ''[[Midnight Sons Volume 3]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof
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:''[[The Daddy Trap]]'' by [[Leigh Michaels]]
:''[[For The Love Of Emma]]'' by [[Lucy Gordon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Tessa Shapcott
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:''[[Ending In Marriage]]'' in ''[[Midnight Sons Volume 3]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]]
:''[[The Honeymoon Quest]]'' by [[Dana Lindsey]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Cristine Niessner
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:''[[For The Love Of Emma]]'' by [[Lucy Gordon]]
:''[[Temporary Husband]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Cathy Laing & Gillian Green
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:''[[The Honeymoon Quest]]'' by [[Dana Lindsey]]
:''[[Undercover Daddy]]'' by [[Lindsay Longford]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Temporary Husband]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]]
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:''[[Undercover Daddy - Lindsay Longford|Undercover Daddy]]'' by [[Lindsay Longford]]

Latest revision as of 04:48, 17 December 2022


Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Daniel's Gift by Barbara Freethy

  • Finalists:
Daring To Dream by Nora Roberts
Jackson Rule by Dinah McCall

First Book

* Winner: Stardust of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland

  • Finalists:
His Secret Side by Pamela Burford
Shadows In Velvet by Haywood Smith
Traveler by Elaine Fox

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers

  • Finalists:
Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt
Firestorm by Lisa Tawn Bergren

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Wild Blood by Naomi Horton

  • Finalists:
Expectant Father by Leanne Banks
The Fall Of Shane MacKade by Nora Roberts
Having His Baby by Karen Young
His Runaway Son by Dee Holmes
Mackenzie's Pleasure by Linda Howard
Megan's Mate by Nora Roberts
My Fair Gentleman by Jan Freed

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: Conor's Way - Laura Lee Guhrke

  • Finalists:
The Bad Luck Wedding Dress by Geralyn Dawson
Denim And Lace by Patricia Rice
Gold Dust by Emily Carmichael
The Love Charm by Pamela Morsi
The Marshal And The Heiress by Patricia Potter
The Outsider by Penelope Williamson
Shattered Rainbows by Mary Jo Putney

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Stardust of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland

  • Finalists:
Breath Of Magic by Teresa Medeiros
Dreamcatcher by Dinah McCall
The Faery Bride by Lisa Ann Verge
Frankly, My Dear by Sandra Hill
A Ghost Of A Chance by Casey Claybourne
Now And Forever by Kimberly Raye
The Wolf And The Woman's Touch by Ingrid Weaver

Regency Romance

* Winner: The Lady's Companion by Carla Kelly

  • Finalists:
Miss Kendal Sets Her Cap by Marian Devon
Step In Time by Anne Barbour
The Unromantic Lady by Penelope Stratton

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: See How They Run by Bethany Campbell

  • Finalists:
Last Night by Meryl Sawyer
Montana Sky by Nora Roberts
Reckless Lover by Carly Bishop
Woman Without A Name by Emilie Richards

Short Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Cowboy Pride by Anne McAllister

  • Finalists:
Angel On A Harley by Janis Reams Hudson
Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie
Christmas With Eve by Elda Minger
The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie
Family First by Marcia Evanick
Spring Bride by Sandra Marton

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath

  • Finalists:
The Bartered Bride by Cheryl Reavis
Carried Away by Jill Barnett
Heart Of The Hawk by Justine Dare
Sometimes Forever by Catherine Palmer
Sparhawk's Angel by Miranda Jarrett
The Wedding Raffle by Geralyn Dawson

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Her Very Own Husband by Lauryn Chandler

  • Finalists:
The Daddy Trap by Leigh Michaels
Ending In Marriage in Midnight Sons Volume 3 by Debbie Macomber
For The Love Of Emma by Lucy Gordon
The Honeymoon Quest by Dana Lindsey
Temporary Husband by Day Leclaire
Undercover Daddy by Lindsay Longford