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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[True Confessions]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[True Confessions]]'' - [[Rachel Gibson]]''' |
| − | :''[[The Four Seasons]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[I Got You, Babe - Jane Graves|I Got You, Babe]]'' | + | :''[[The Four Seasons]]'' - [[Mary Alice Monroe]] |
| − | :''[[Midnight Bayou]]'' | + | :''[[I Got You, Babe - Jane Graves|I Got You, Babe]]'' - [[Jane Graves]] |
| − | :''[[Some Kind Of Wonderful - Barbara Freethy|Some Kind Of Wonderful]]'' | + | :''[[Midnight Bayou]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
| + | :''[[Some Kind Of Wonderful - Barbara Freethy|Some Kind Of Wonderful]]'' - [[Barbara Freethy]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[The Border Bride]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Border Bride]]'' - [[Elizabeth English]]''' |
| − | :''[[Fallen]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Heart Mate]]'' | + | :''[[Fallen]]'' - [[Celeste Bradley]] |
| − | :''[[Hide-And-Sheikh]]'' | + | :''[[Heart Mate]]'' - [[Robin D. Owens]] |
| − | :''[[The Nightingale's Song]]'' | + | :''[[Hide-And-Sheikh]]'' - [[Gail Dayton]] |
| − | :''[[Secret Vows]]'' | + | :''[[The Nightingale's Song]]'' - [[Kathleen Eschenburg]] |
| + | :''[[Secret Vows]]'' - [[Mary Reed McCall]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Beneath A Southern Sky]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Beneath A Southern Sky]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]]''' |
| − | :''[[The Guardian - Dee Henderson|The Guardian]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[The Protector - Dee Henderson|The Protector]]'' | + | :''[[The Guardian - Dee Henderson|The Guardian]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]] |
| − | :''[[Ribbon Of Years]]'' | + | :''[[The Protector - Dee Henderson|The Protector]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]] |
| + | :''[[Ribbon Of Years]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Coming Home To You]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Coming Home To You]]'' - [[Fay Robinson]]''' |
| − | :''[[In Close Quarters]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Madigan's Wife]]'' | + | :''[[In Close Quarters]]'' - [[Candace Irvin]] |
| − | :''[[Magic In A Jelly Jar]]'' | + | :''[[Madigan's Wife]]'' - [[Linda Winstead Jones]] |
| − | :''[[The Money Man]]'' | + | :''[[Magic In A Jelly Jar]]'' - [[Sally Tyler Hayes]] |
| − | :''[[Notorious - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Notorious]]'' | + | :''[[The Money Man]]'' - [[Carolyn McSparren]] |
| − | :''[[Plain-Jane Princess]]'' | + | :''[[Notorious - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Notorious]]'' - [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] |
| − | :''[[The Word Of A Child]]'' | + | :''[[Plain-Jane Princess]]'' - [[Karen Templeton]] |
| + | :''[[The Word Of A Child]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[The Bridal Season]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Bridal Season]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]]''' |
| − | :''[[The Border Bride]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[The Dragon's Bride]]'' | + | :''[[The Border Bride]]'' - [[Elizabeth English]] |
| − | :''[[Enchanting Pleasures]]'' | + | :''[[The Dragon's Bride]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]] |
| − | :''[[The Husband Test]]'' | + | :''[[Enchanting Pleasures]]'' - [[Eloisa James]] |
| − | :''[[A Kiss To Remember - Teresa Medeiros|A Kiss To Remember]]'' | + | :''[[The Husband Test]]'' - [[Betina Krahn]] |
| − | :''[[Nightingale's Gate]]'' | + | :''[[A Kiss To Remember - Teresa Medeiros|A Kiss To Remember]]'' - [[Teresa Medeiros]] |
| − | :''[[The Secret Swan]]'' | + | :''[[Nightingale's Gate]]'' - [[Linda Francis Lee]] |
| − | :''[[Summer Moon]]'' | + | :''[[The Secret Swan]]'' - [[Shana Abe]] |
| + | :''[[Summer Moon]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Heart Mate]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Heart Mate]]'' - [[Robin D. Owens]]''' |
| − | :''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Dance Upon The Air]]'' | + | :''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]'' - [[Julie Kenner]] |
| − | :''[[Destiny - Maggie Shayne|Destiny]]'' | + | :''[[Dance Upon The Air]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
| − | :''[[Heaven And Earth - Nora Roberts|Heaven And Earth]]'' | + | :''[[Destiny - Maggie Shayne|Destiny]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]] |
| − | :''[[To Charm A Knight]]'' | + | :''[[Heaven And Earth - Nora Roberts|Heaven And Earth]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
| + | :''[[To Charm A Knight]]'' - [[Linda Kay]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Much Obliged]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Much Obliged]]'' - [[Jessica Benson]]''' |
| − | :''[[One Good Turn - Carla Kelly|One Good Turn]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[The Painted Lady - Barbara Metzger|The Painted Lady]]'' | + | :''[[One Good Turn - Carla Kelly|One Good Turn]]'' - [[Carla Kelly]] |
| − | :''[[Under The Kissing Bough]]'' | + | :''[[The Painted Lady - Barbara Metzger|The Painted Lady]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]] |
| + | :''[[Under The Kissing Bough]]'' - [[Shannon Donnelly]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ||
| − | "I Will" in ''[[Wish List - Anthology|Wish List]]'' | + | '''* Winner: "I Will" in ''[[Wish List - Anthology|Wish List]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]''' |
| − | :"The Demon's Mistress" in ''[[In Praise Of Younger Men - Anthology|In Praise Of Younger Men]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :"Night" in ''[[Night And Day - Anthology|Night And Day]]'' | + | :"The Demon's Mistress" in ''[[In Praise Of Younger Men - Anthology|In Praise Of Younger Men]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]] |
| − | :"The Rose And The Sword" in ''[[Once Upon A Rose - Anthology|Once Upon A Rose]]'' | + | :"Night" in ''[[Night And Day - Anthology|Night And Day]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]] |
| − | :"Santa Baby" in ''[[Naughty or Nice? - Anthology|Naughty Or Nice?]]'' | + | :"The Rose And The Sword" in ''[[Once Upon A Rose - Anthology|Once Upon A Rose]]'' - [[Jill Gregory]] |
| − | :"Winter Rose" in ''[[Once Upon A Rose - Anthology|Once Upon A Rose]]'' | + | :"Santa Baby" in ''[[Naughty or Nice? - Anthology|Naughty Or Nice?]]'' - [[Patricia Ryan]] |
| + | :"Winter Rose" in ''[[Once Upon A Rose - Anthology|Once Upon A Rose]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen|The Surgeon]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen|The Surgeon]]'' - [[Tess Gerritsen]]''' |
| − | :''[[Betrayal In Death]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Blind Faith - Christiane Heggan|Blind Faith]]'' | + | :''[[Betrayal In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]] |
| − | :''[[Dark Side Of Dawn]]'' | + | :''[[Blind Faith - Christiane Heggan|Blind Faith]]'' - [[Christiane Heggan]] |
| − | :''[[Darkling, I Listen]]'' | + | :''[[Dark Side Of Dawn]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]] |
| − | :''[[Mercy]]'' | + | :''[[Darkling, I Listen]]'' - [[Katherine Sutcliffe]] |
| − | :''[[The Perfect Princess]]'' | + | :''[[Mercy]]'' - [[Julie Garwood]] |
| − | :''[[Princess Charming]]'' | + | :''[[The Perfect Princess]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]] |
| + | :''[[Princess Charming]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[A Long Hot Christmas]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[A Long Hot Christmas]]'' - [[Barbara Daly]]''' |
| − | :''[[Fortune's Secret Daughter]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[In Dante's Debt]]'' | + | :''[[Fortune's Secret Daughter]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]] |
| − | :''[[The Inconvenient Bride]]'' | + | :''[[In Dante's Debt]]'' - [[Jane Porter]] |
| − | :''[[Jingle Bell Bride?]]'' | + | :''[[The Inconvenient Bride]]'' - [[Anne McAllister]] |
| − | :''[[The Matchmaker's Mistake]]'' | + | :''[[Jingle Bell Bride?]]'' - [[Jennifer LaBrecque]] |
| − | :''[[Sinclair's Surprise Baby]]'' | + | :''[[The Matchmaker's Mistake]]'' - [[Jane Sullivan]] |
| − | :''[[Under The Covers - Jamie Ann Denton|Under The Covers]]'' | + | :''[[Sinclair's Surprise Baby]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]] |
| + | :''[[Under The Covers - Jamie Ann Denton|Under The Covers]]'' - [[Jamie Ann Denton]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]''' |
| − | :''[[Halfway To Heaven - Susan Wiggs|Halfway To Heaven]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[The Horse Soldier]]'' | + | :''[[Halfway To Heaven - Susan Wiggs|Halfway To Heaven]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]] |
| − | :''[[Never Marry A Cowboy]]'' | + | :''[[The Horse Soldier]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]] |
| − | :''[[Once A Mistress]]'' | + | :''[[Never Marry A Cowboy]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]] |
| − | :''[[Suddenly You - Lisa Kleypas|Suddenly You]]'' | + | :''[[Once A Mistress]]'' - [[Rebecca Hagan Lee]] |
| − | :''[[White Lion's Lady]]'' | + | :''[[Suddenly You - Lisa Kleypas|Suddenly You]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]] |
| + | :''[[White Lion's Lady]]'' - [[Tina St. John]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Quinn's Complete Seduction]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Quinn's Complete Seduction]] - [[Sandra Steffen]]''' |
| − | :''[[Accidental Fiancée]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Adopted: Twins!]]'' | + | :''[[Accidental Fiancée]]'' - [[Renee Roszel]] |
| − | :''[[The Bachelor's Baby]]'' | + | :''[[Adopted: Twins!]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]] |
| − | :''[[Doctor On Loan]]'' | + | :''[[The Bachelor's Baby]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]] |
| − | :''[[His Baby, Her Heart]]'' | + | :''[[Doctor On Loan]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]] |
| − | :''[[Just One Kiss - Carla Cassidy|Just One Kiss]]'' | + | :''[[His Baby, Her Heart]]'' - [[Sue Swift]] |
| + | :''[[Just One Kiss - Carla Cassidy|Just One Kiss]]''- [[Carla Cassidy]] | ||
Revision as of 03:22, 31 December 2022
Contents
Contemporary Single Title Romance
* Winner: True Confessions - Rachel Gibson
- Finalists:
- The Four Seasons - Mary Alice Monroe
- I Got You, Babe - Jane Graves
- Midnight Bayou - Nora Roberts
- Some Kind Of Wonderful - Barbara Freethy
First Book
* Winner: The Border Bride - Elizabeth English
- Finalists:
- Fallen - Celeste Bradley
- Heart Mate - Robin D. Owens
- Hide-And-Sheikh - Gail Dayton
- The Nightingale's Song - Kathleen Eschenburg
- Secret Vows - Mary Reed McCall
Inspirational Romance
* Winner: Beneath A Southern Sky - Deborah Raney
- Finalists:
Long Contemporary Series Romance
* Winner: Coming Home To You - Fay Robinson
- Finalists:
- In Close Quarters - Candace Irvin
- Madigan's Wife - Linda Winstead Jones
- Magic In A Jelly Jar - Sally Tyler Hayes
- The Money Man - Carolyn McSparren
- Notorious - Vicki Lewis Thompson
- Plain-Jane Princess - Karen Templeton
- The Word Of A Child - Janice Kay Johnson
Long Historical Romance
* Winner: The Bridal Season - Connie Brockway
- Finalists:
- The Border Bride - Elizabeth English
- The Dragon's Bride - Jo Beverley
- Enchanting Pleasures - Eloisa James
- The Husband Test - Betina Krahn
- A Kiss To Remember - Teresa Medeiros
- Nightingale's Gate - Linda Francis Lee
- The Secret Swan - Shana Abe
- Summer Moon - Jill Marie Landis
Paranormal Romance
* Winner: Heart Mate - Robin D. Owens
- Finalists:
- Aphrodite's Kiss - Julie Kenner
- Dance Upon The Air - Nora Roberts
- Destiny - Maggie Shayne
- Heaven And Earth - Nora Roberts
- To Charm A Knight - Linda Kay
Regency Romance
* Winner: Much Obliged - Jessica Benson
- Finalists:
- One Good Turn - Carla Kelly
- The Painted Lady - Barbara Metzger
- Under The Kissing Bough - Shannon Donnelly
Romance Novella
* Winner: "I Will" in Wish List - Lisa Kleypas
- Finalists:
- "The Demon's Mistress" in In Praise Of Younger Men - Jo Beverley
- "Night" in Night And Day - Anne Stuart
- "The Rose And The Sword" in Once Upon A Rose - Jill Gregory
- "Santa Baby" in Naughty Or Nice? - Patricia Ryan
- "Winter Rose" in Once Upon A Rose - Nora Roberts
Romantic Suspense
* Winner: The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen
- Finalists:
- Betrayal In Death - J.D. Robb
- Blind Faith - Christiane Heggan
- Dark Side Of Dawn - Merline Lovelace
- Darkling, I Listen - Katherine Sutcliffe
- Mercy - Julie Garwood
- The Perfect Princess - Elizabeth Thornton
- Princess Charming - Elizabeth Thornton
Short Contemporary Romance
* Winner: A Long Hot Christmas - Barbara Daly
- Finalists:
- Fortune's Secret Daughter - Barbara McCauley
- In Dante's Debt - Jane Porter
- The Inconvenient Bride - Anne McAllister
- Jingle Bell Bride? - Jennifer LaBrecque
- The Matchmaker's Mistake - Jane Sullivan
- Sinclair's Surprise Baby - Barbara McCauley
- Under The Covers - Jamie Ann Denton
Short Historical Romance
* Winner: Tempt Me Twice - Barbara Dawson Smith
- Finalists:
- Halfway To Heaven - Susan Wiggs
- The Horse Soldier - Merline Lovelace
- Never Marry A Cowboy - Lorraine Heath
- Once A Mistress - Rebecca Hagan Lee
- Suddenly You - Lisa Kleypas
- White Lion's Lady - Tina St. John
Traditional Romance
* Winner: Quinn's Complete Seduction - Sandra Steffen
- Finalists:
