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[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
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''[[Dream a Little Dream]]'' by [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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'''* Winner: ''[[Dream A Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips|Dream A Little Dream]]'' - [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]]'''
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:''[[Call Of Duty]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Audrey LaFehr
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Garden Of Dreams]]'' by [[Patricia Rice]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Elisa Wares
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:''[[Call Of Duty]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
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:''[[Girl In The Mirror]]'' by [[Mary Alice Monroe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
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:''[[Garden of Dreams - Patricia Rice|Garden Of Dreams]]'' - [[Patricia Rice]]
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:''[[The Taming Of Billy Jones]]'' by [[Christine Rimmer]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Girl In The Mirror]]'' - [[Mary Alice Monroe]]
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:''[[The Taming Of Billy Jones]]'' - [[Christine Rimmer]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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''[[My Darling Caroline]]'' by [[Adele Ashworth]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Judith Stern Palais
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'''* Winner: ''[[My Darling Caroline]]'' - [[Adele Ashworth]]'''
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:''[[A Father's Place]]'' by [[Joan Kilby]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Millionaire Meets His Match - Patricia C. Seeley|The Millionaire Meets His Match]]'' by [[Patricia C. Seeley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tina Colombo
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:''[[A Father's Place]]'' - [[Joan Kilby]]
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:''[[Oracle]]'' by [[Katherine Greyle]] - LionHearted - Mary Ann Heathman
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:''[[The Millionaire Meets His Match - Patricia C. Seeley|The Millionaire Meets His Match]]'' - [[Patricia C. Seeley]]
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:''[[Priceless - Donna M. Schaff|Priceless]]'' by [[Donna M. Schaff]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Maggie Crawford
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:''[[Oracle]]'' - [[Katherine Greyle]]
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:''[[Roses For Chloe]]'' by [[Elaine Grant]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Gail Fortune
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:''[[Priceless - Donna M. Schaff|Priceless]]'' - [[Donna M. Schaff]]
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:''[[Stay...]]'' by [[Allison Leigh]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Tara Gavin & Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[Roses For Chloe]]'' - [[Elaine Grant]]
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:''[[Stay...]]'' - [[Allison Leigh]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
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''[[Patterns Of Love]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Laura Cifelli
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'''* Winner: ''[[Patterns Of Love]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]'''
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:''[[Awakening Heart]]'' (aka ''[[Thursday's Child]]'') by [[Melody Carlson]] - Baker, Bethany House - Helen Motter
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Best Christmas Ever - Cheryl Wolverton|The Best Christmas Ever]]'' by [[Cheryl Wolverton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Anne Canadeo & Patience Smith
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:''[[Awakening Heart]]'' (aka ''[[Thursday's Child]]'') - [[Melody Carlson]]
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:''[[Forgotten]]'' by [[Lorena McCourtney]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Jennifer Brooks
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:''[[The Best Christmas Ever - Cheryl Wolverton|The Best Christmas Ever]]'' - [[Cheryl Wolverton]]
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:''[[The Fugitive Heart]]'' by [[Jane Orcutt]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree
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:''[[Forgotten]]'' - [[Lorena McCourtney]]
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:''[[The Hidden Heart - Jane Orcutt|The Hidden Heart]]'' by [[Jane Orcutt]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree
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:''[[The Fugitive Heart]]'' - [[Jane Orcutt]]
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:''[[The Silver Sword]]'' by [[Angela Elwell Hunt]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren
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:''[[The Hidden Heart - Jane Orcutt|The Hidden Heart]]'' - [[Jane Orcutt]]
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:''[[The Silver Sword]]'' - [[Angela Elwell Hunt]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
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''[[Meant to Be Married]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Lynda Curnyn
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'''* Winner: ''[[Meant To Be Married]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]]'''
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:''[[Baby On His Doorstep]]'' by [[Diana Whitne]]y - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Cowboy On The Run]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Tara Gavin & Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[Baby On His Doorstep]]'' - [[Diana Whitney]]
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:''[[Everyday, Average Jones]]'' by [[Suzanne Brockmann]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Cowboy On The Run]]'' - [[Anne McAllister]]
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:''[[The Family Next Door]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Jane Robson
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:''[[Everyday, Average Jones]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]]
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:''[[For Christmas, Forever]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lynda Curnyn
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:''[[The Family Next Door - Janice Kay Johnson|The Family Next Door]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]]
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:''[[The Husband She Couldn't Remember]]'' (aka ''[[Long Gone Lonesome Blues]]'') by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[For Christmas, Forever - Ruth Wind|For Christmas, Forever]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]]
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:''[[The Rescue Of Jenna West]]'' by [[Debra Cowan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[The Husband She Couldn't Remember]]'' (aka ''[[Long Gone Lonesome Blues]]'') - [[Maggie Shayne]]  
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:''[[The Wallflower]]'' by [[Jan Freed]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
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:''[[The Rescue Of Jenna West]]'' - [[Debra Cowan]]
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:''[[The Wallflower]]'' - [[Jan Freed]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[My Dearest Enemy]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Maggie Crawford
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'''* Winner: ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]]'''
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:''[[Another Chance To Dream]]'' by [[Lynn Kurland]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Bad Luck Wedding Cake]]'' by [[Geralyn Dawson]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Caroline Tolley
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:''[[Another Chance To Dream]]'' - [[Lynn Kurland]]
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:''[[The Bequest]]'' by [[Candice E. Proctor]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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:''[[The Bad Luck Wedding Cake]]'' - [[Geralyn Dawson]]
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:''[[A Kiss To Dream On']]' by [[Stephanie Mittman]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Christine Zika
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:''[[The Bequest - Candice E. Proctor|The Bequest]]'' - [[Candice E. Proctor]]
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:''[[With Hope]]'' by [[Dorothy Garlock]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Claire Zion
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:''[[A Kiss To Dream On]]'' - [[Stephanie Mittman]]
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:''[[With Hope]]'' - [[Dorothy Garlock]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
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''[[The Bride Finder]]'' by [[Susan Carroll]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Bride Finder]]'' by [[Susan Carroll]]'''
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:''[[Aquamarine]]'' by [[Catherine Mulvany]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Joy Abella
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Heaven's Time]]'' by [[Susan Plunkett]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Denise Silvestro
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:''[[Aquamarine]]'' by [[Catherine Mulvany]]
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:''[[Legend]]'' by [[Laura S. Baker]] - Macmillan - St. Martin's - Glenda Howard
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:''[[Heaven's Time]]'' by [[Susan Plunkett]]
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:''[[This Time For Keeps]]'' by [[Kathleen Kane]] - Macmillan - St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[Legend]]'' by [[Laura S. Baker]]
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:''[[A Well-Favored Gentleman]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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:''[[This Time For Keeps - Kathleen Kane|This Time For Keeps]]'' by [[Kathleen Kane]]
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:''[[A Well-Favored Gentleman]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]]
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===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
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'''* Winner: ''[[His Grace Endures]]'' - [[Emma Jensen]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Best Laid Schemes]]'' - [[Emma Jensen]]
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:''[[Celia's Grand Passion]]'' - [[Lynn Kerstan]]
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:''[[Lord Heartless]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]]
  
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===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
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''[[His Grace Endures]]'' by [[Emma Jensen]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Carolyn Nichols
 
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:''[[Best Laid Schemes]]'' by [[Emma Jensen]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Carolyn Nichols
 
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:''[[Celia's Grand Passion]]'' by [[Lynn Kerstan]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Carolyn Nichols
 
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:''[[Lord Heartless]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]] - Fawcett, Regency - Carolyn Nichols
 
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
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''[[Cool Shade]]'' by [[Theresa Weir]] - HarperCollins, Harper - Sharon Morey
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'''* Winner: ''[[Cool Shade]]'' - [[Theresa Weir]]'''
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:''[[The Brother's Wife]]'' by [[Amanda Stevens]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Natashya Wilson
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Holiday In Death]]'' by [[J. D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[The Brother's Wife]]'' - [[Amanda Stevens]]
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:''[[Homeport]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkely - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Holiday In Death]]'' - [[J. D. Robb]]
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:''[[If A Man Answers]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Homeport]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[Ransom My Heart]]'' by [[Gayle Wilson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Huntley Fitzpatrick
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:''[[If A Man Answers]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
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:''[[Return To Sender]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Ransom My Heart]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]
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:''[[Return To Sender - Merline Lovelace|Return To Sender]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[The Notorious Groom]]'' by [[Caroline Cross]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Debra Robertson
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Notorious Groom]]'' - [[Caroline Cross]]'''
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:''[[Chase The Dream]] ''by [[Maris Soule]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Courtship In Granite Ridge]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[Chase The Dream]]'' - [[Maris Soule]]
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:''[[Just A Little Bit Pregnant]]'' by [[Eileen Wilks]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Cristine Grace
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:''[[Courtship In Granite Ridge]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]
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:''[[Kids Is A 4-Letter Word]]'' by [[Stephanie Bond]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love & Laughter - Brenda Chin
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:''[[Just A Little Bit Pregnant]]'' - [[Eileen Wilks]]  
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:''[[The Lone Rider Takes A Bride]]'' by [[Leanne Banks]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Karen Kosztolnyik
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:''[[Kids Is A 4-Letter Word]]'' - [[Stephanie Bond]]  
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:''[[One Wicked Night]]'' by [[Jo Leigh]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Birgit Todd-Davis
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:''[[The Lone Rider Takes A Bride]]''- [[Leanne Banks]]
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:''[[Tall, Dark And Reckless]]'' by [[Lyn Ellis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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:''[[One Wicked Night]]'' - [[Jo Leigh]]
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:''[[Tall, Dark and Reckless - Lyn Ellis|Tall, Dark And Reckless]]'' - [[Lyn Ellis]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[Merely Married]]'' by [[Patricia Coughlin]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam -
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'''* Winner: ''[[Merely Married]]'' - [[Patricia Coughlin]]'''
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:''[[Devil's Diamond]]'' by [[Connie Laux]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Cecilia Oh
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Heaven Forbids]]'' by [[Karen Ranney]] - Kensington, Zebra - Tracy Bernstein
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:''[[Devil's Diamond]]'' - [[Connie Laux]]
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:''[[In His Arms]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Laura Cifelli
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:''[[Heaven Forbids]]'' - [[Karen Ranney]]
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:''[[Nobody's Darling]]'' by [[Teresa Medeiros]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[In His Arms]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
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:''[[Rachel LeMoyne]]'' by [[Eileen Charbonneau]] - Macmillan, Tor, Forge - Natalia Aponte
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:''[[Nobody's Darling]]''- [[Teresa Medeiros]]
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:''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'' by [[Judith Ivory]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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:''[[Rachel LeMoyne]]'' - [[Eileen Charbonneau]]
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:''[[The Tiger's Bride]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Margaret Marbury
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:''[[Sleeping Beauty - Judith Ivory|Sleeping Beauty]]'' - [[Judith Ivory]]
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:''[[The Tiger's Bride]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
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''[[Monday Man]]'' by [[Kristin Gabriel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Love & Laughter - Malle Vallik
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'''* Winner: ''[[Monday Man]]'' - [[Kristin Gabriel]]'''
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:''[[And Cowboy Makes Three]]'' by [[Martha Shields]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Boss, The Baby And The Bride]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Gillian Green
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:''[[And Cowboy Makes Three]]'' - [[Martha Shields]]
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:''[[Married By Mistake]]'' by [[Renee Roszel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Linda Fildew
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:''[[The Boss, The Baby And The Bride]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]
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:''[[Stranded With A Tall Dark Stranger]]'' by [[Laura Anthony]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[Married By Mistake - Renee Roszel|Married By Mistake]]'' - [[Renee Roszel]]
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:''[[The Twenty-Four Hour Bride]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Gillian Green
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:''[[Stranded With A Tall Dark Stranger]]'' - [[Laura Anthony]]
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:''[[With This Child...]]'' by [[Sally Carleen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[The Twenty-Four Hour Bride]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]  
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:''[[With This Child...]]'' - [[Sally Carleen]]

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Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Dream A Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  • Finalists:
Call Of Duty - Merline Lovelace
Garden Of Dreams - Patricia Rice
Girl In The Mirror - Mary Alice Monroe
The Taming Of Billy Jones - Christine Rimmer

First Book

* Winner: My Darling Caroline - Adele Ashworth

  • Finalists:
A Father's Place - Joan Kilby
The Millionaire Meets His Match - Patricia C. Seeley
Oracle - Katherine Greyle
Priceless - Donna M. Schaff
Roses For Chloe - Elaine Grant
Stay... - Allison Leigh

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Patterns Of Love - Robin Lee Hatcher

  • Finalists:
Awakening Heart (aka Thursday's Child) - Melody Carlson
The Best Christmas Ever - Cheryl Wolverton
Forgotten - Lorena McCourtney
The Fugitive Heart - Jane Orcutt
The Hidden Heart - Jane Orcutt
The Silver Sword - Angela Elwell Hunt

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Meant To Be Married - Ruth Wind

  • Finalists:
Baby On His Doorstep - Diana Whitney
Cowboy On The Run - Anne McAllister
Everyday, Average Jones - Suzanne Brockmann
The Family Next Door - Janice Kay Johnson
For Christmas, Forever - Ruth Wind
The Husband She Couldn't Remember (aka Long Gone Lonesome Blues) - Maggie Shayne
The Rescue Of Jenna West - Debra Cowan
The Wallflower - Jan Freed

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: My Dearest Enemy - Connie Brockway

  • Finalists:
Another Chance To Dream - Lynn Kurland
The Bad Luck Wedding Cake - Geralyn Dawson
The Bequest - Candice E. Proctor
A Kiss To Dream On - Stephanie Mittman
With Hope - Dorothy Garlock

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll

  • Finalists:
Aquamarine by Catherine Mulvany
Heaven's Time by Susan Plunkett
Legend by Laura S. Baker
This Time For Keeps by Kathleen Kane
A Well-Favored Gentleman by Christina Dodd

Regency Romance

* Winner: His Grace Endures - Emma Jensen

  • Finalists:
Best Laid Schemes - Emma Jensen
Celia's Grand Passion - Lynn Kerstan
Lord Heartless - Barbara Metzger

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Cool Shade - Theresa Weir

  • Finalists:
The Brother's Wife - Amanda Stevens
Holiday In Death - J. D. Robb
Homeport - Nora Roberts
If A Man Answers - Merline Lovelace
Ransom My Heart - Gayle Wilson
Return To Sender - Merline Lovelace

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Notorious Groom - Caroline Cross

  • Finalists:
Chase The Dream - Maris Soule
Courtship In Granite Ridge - Barbara McCauley
Just A Little Bit Pregnant - Eileen Wilks
Kids Is A 4-Letter Word - Stephanie Bond
The Lone Rider Takes A Bride- Leanne Banks
One Wicked Night - Jo Leigh
Tall, Dark And Reckless - Lyn Ellis

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: Merely Married - Patricia Coughlin

  • Finalists:
Devil's Diamond - Connie Laux
Heaven Forbids - Karen Ranney
In His Arms - Robin Lee Hatcher
Nobody's Darling- Teresa Medeiros
Rachel LeMoyne - Eileen Charbonneau
Sleeping Beauty - Judith Ivory
The Tiger's Bride - Merline Lovelace

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Monday Man - Kristin Gabriel

  • Finalists:
And Cowboy Makes Three - Martha Shields
The Boss, The Baby And The Bride - Day Leclaire
Married By Mistake - Renee Roszel
Stranded With A Tall Dark Stranger - Laura Anthony
The Twenty-Four Hour Bride - Day Leclaire
With This Child... - Sally Carleen
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