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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance|'''Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance|'''Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
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''[[Snowbound - Janice Kay Johnson|Snowbound]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
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'''* Winner: ''[[Snowbound - Janice Kay Johnson|Snowbound]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]]'''
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:''[[Always A Bridesmaid - Kristin Hardy|Always A Bridesmaid]]'' by [[Kristin Hardy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Fall From Grace]]'' by [[Kristi Gold]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Everlasting Love - Beverley Sotolov
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:''[[Always A Bridesmaid - Kristin Hardy|Always A Bridesmaid]]'' - [[Kristin Hardy]]  
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:''[[Make-Believe Mom - Elaine Grant|Make-Believe Mom]]'' by [[Elaine Grant]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Victoria Curran
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:''[[Fall From Grace]]'' - [[Kristi Gold]]
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:''[[The Mile High Club]]'' (aka ''[[The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain]]'') by [[Heidi Rice]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern Extra - Bryony Green
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:''[[Make-Believe Mom - Elaine Grant|Make-Believe Mom]]'' - [[Elaine Grant]]
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:''[[Night Mischief]]'' by [[Nina Bruhns]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Nocturne - Natashya Wilson & Tara Parsons
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:''[[The Mile High Club]]'' (aka ''[[The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain]]'') - [[Heidi Rice]]
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:''[[Sleeping Partner]]'' (aka ''[[Trouble In A Pinstripe Suit]]'') by [[Kelly Hunter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Sexy Sensation - Joanne Carr
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:''[[Night Mischief]]'' - [[Nina Bruhns]]
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:''[[The Tycoon's Princess Bride]]'' by [[Natasha Oakley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Jenny Hutton
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:''[[Sleeping Partner]]'' (aka ''[[Trouble In A Pinstripe Suit]]'') - [[Kelly Hunter]]
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:''[[The Tycoon's Princess Bride]]'' - [[Natasha Oakley]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure|'''Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure|'''Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure''']]===
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''[[Treasure]]'' by [[Helen Brenna]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen
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'''* Winner: ''[[Treasure]]'' - [[Helen Brenna]]'''
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:''[[High-Risk Affair]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Medusa Affair]]'' by [[Cindy Dees]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith
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:''[[High-Risk Affair]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
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:''[[The Medusa Seduction]]'' by [[Cindy Dees]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith
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:''[[The Medusa Affair]]'' - [[Cindy Dees]]
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:''[[Midnight Prince]]'' by [[Dani Sinclair]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Natashya Wilson
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:''[[The Medusa Seduction]]'' - [[Cindy Dees]]
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:''[[Sara's Son]]'' by [[Tara Taylor Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
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:''[[Midnight Prince]]'' - [[Dani Sinclair]]
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:''[[Stranded With A Spy]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Sara's Son]]'' - [[Tara Taylor Quinn]]
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:''[[Untouched - Samantha Hunter|Untouched]]'' by [[Samantha Hunter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze Extreme - Birgit Davis Todd
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:''[[Stranded With A Spy]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
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:''[[Untouched - Samantha Hunter|Untouched]]'' - [[Samantha Hunter]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
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''[[Catch Of The Day - Kristan Higgins|Catch Of The Day]]'' by [[Kristan Higgins]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tracy Farrell & Keyren Gerlach
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'''* Winner: ''[[Catch Of The Day - Kristan Higgins|Catch Of The Day]]'' - [[Kristan Higgins]]'''
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:''[[Blame It On Cupid]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Melissa Jeglinski
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Coming Undone - Susan Andersen|Coming Undone]]'' by [[Susan Andersen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz
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:''[[Blame It On Cupid]]'' - [[Jennifer Greene]]
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:''[[Sexiest Man Alive]]'' by [[Diana Holquist]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Michele Bidelspach
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:''[[Coming Undone - Susan Andersen|Coming Undone]]'' - [[Susan Andersen]]
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:''[[She's No Angel - Leslie Kelly|She's No Angel]]'' by [[Leslie Kelly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Brenda Chin
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:''[[Sexiest Man Alive]]'' - [[Diana Holquist]]
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:''[[The Sleeping Beauty Proposal]]'' by [[Sarah Strohmeyer]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Dutton - Julie Doughty
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:''[[She's No Angel - Leslie Kelly|She's No Angel]]'' - [[Leslie Kelly]]
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:''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:''[[The Sleeping Beauty Proposal]]'' - [[Sarah Strohmeyer]]
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:''[[Tempt Me Tonight]]'' by [[Toni Blake]] - HarperCollins, Avon Red - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' - [[Rachel Gibson]]
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:''[[Tempt Me Tonight]]'' - [[Toni Blake]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' by [[Terri Garey]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
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'''* Winner: ''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' - [[Terri Garey]]'''
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:''[[Graffiti Girl]]'' by [[Kelly Parra]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Prime Time]]'' by [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[Graffiti Girl]]'' - [[Kelly Parra]]
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:''[[Prom Dates From Hell]]'' by [[Rosemary Clement-Moore]] - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino
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:''[[Prime Time]]'' - [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]]
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:''[[Silent In The Grave]]'' by [[Deanna Raybourn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
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:''[[Prom Dates From Hell]]'' - [[Rosemary Clement-Moore]]
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:''[[Snow Angel - Jamie Carie|Snow Angel]]'' by [[Jamie Carie]] - B&H, Fiction - Thomas Walters & David Webb
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:''[[Silent In The Grave]]'' - [[Deanna Raybourn]]
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:''[[Thief With No Shadow]]'' by [[Emily Gee]] - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
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:''[[Snow Angel - Jamie Carie|Snow Angel]]'' - [[Jamie Carie]]
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:''[[Treasure]]'' by [[Helen Brenna]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen
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:''[[Thief With No Shadow]]'' - [[Emily Gee]]
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:''[[Treasure]]'' - [[Helen Brenna]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[Lessons Of Desire]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Shauna Summers
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'''* Winner: ''[[Lessons Of Desire]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]]'''
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:''[[And Then He Kissed Her]]'' by [[Laura Lee Guhrke]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Beloved Warrior - Patricia Potter|Beloved Warrior]]'' by [[Patricia Potter]] - PRG/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika
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:''[[And Then He Kissed Her]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]
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:''[[The Leopard Prince]]'' by [[Elizabeth Hoyt]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
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:''[[Beloved Warrior - Patricia Potter|Beloved Warrior]]'' - [[Patricia Potter]]
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:''[[Mine Till Midnight]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[The Leopard Prince]]'' - [[Elizabeth Hoyt]]
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:''[[The Perfect Kiss - Anne Gracie|The Perfect Kiss]]'' by [[Anne Gracie]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika
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:''[[Mine Till Midnight]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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:''[[Surrender To A Scoundrel]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
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:''[[The Perfect Kiss - Anne Gracie|The Perfect Kiss]]'' - [[Anne Gracie]]
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:''[[Tempted Tigress]]'' by [[Jade Lee]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Chris Keeslar
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:''[[Surrender To A Scoundrel]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]]  
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:''[[Tempted Tigress]]'' - [[Jade Lee]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Insiprational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Insiprational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
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''[[A Touch Of Grace]]'' by [[Linda Goodnight]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Touch Of Grace]]'' - [[Linda Goodnight]]'''
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:''[[Autumn Blue]]'' by [[Karen Harter]] - Hachette, Center Street - Christina Boys
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Pursuit Of Justice]]'' by [[Pamela Tracy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Suspense - Krista Stroever
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:''[[Autumn Blue]]'' - [[Karen Harter]]
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:''[[Rainbow's End - Irene Hannon|Rainbow's End]]'' by [[Irene Hannon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich
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:''[[Pursuit Of Justice]]'' - [[Pamela Tracy]]
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:''[[Ransomed Dreams]]'' by [[Amy Wallace]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
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:''[[Rainbow's End - Irene Hannon|Rainbow's End]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]
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:''[[Splitting Harriet]]'' by [[Tamara Leigh]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
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:''[[Ransomed Dreams]]'' - [[Amy Wallace]]
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:''[[Taming Rafe - Susan May Warren|Taming Rafe]]'' by [[Susan May Warren]] - Tyndale House - Karen Watson
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:''[[Splitting Harriet]]'' - [[Tamara Leigh]]
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:''[[When The Morning Comes]]'' by [[Cindy Woodsmall]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Shannon Hill
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:''[[Taming Rafe - Susan May Warren|Taming Rafe]]'' - [[Susan May Warren]]
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:''[[When The Morning Comes]]'' - [[Cindy Woodsmall]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]===
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''[[Silent In The Grave]]'' by [[Deanna Raybourn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
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'''* Winner: ''[[Silent In The Grave]]'' - [[Deanna Raybourn]]'''
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:''[[A Gentle Rain]]'' by [[Deborah Smith]] - BelleBooks - Debra Dixon
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* Finalists:
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:''[[High Noon - Nora Roberts|High Noon]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[A Gentle Rain]]'' - [[Deborah Smith]]
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:''[[Learning To Breathe]]'' by [[Karen White]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Accent - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[High Noon - Nora Roberts|High Noon]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[Odd Mom Out]]'' by [[Jane Porter]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot - Karen Kosztolnyik
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:''[[Learning To Breathe]]'' - [[Karen White]]
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:''[[See No Evil - Allison Brennan|See No Evil]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
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:''[[Odd Mom Out]]'' - [[Jane Porter]]
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:''[[Sugar Daddy]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[See No Evil - Allison Brennan|See No Evil]]'' - [[Allison Brennan]]
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:''[[Thief With No Shadow]]'' by [[Emily Gee]] - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
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:''[[Sugar Daddy]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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:''[[Thief With No Shadow]]'' - [[Emily Gee]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
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''[[Lover Revealed]]'' by [[J. R. Ward]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Kara Cesare
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'''* Winner: ''[[Lover Revealed]]'' - [[J.R. Ward]]'''
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:''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' by [[Terri Garey]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Demon's Kiss]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' - [[Terri Garey]]
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:''[[Games Of Command]]'' by [[Linnea Sinclair]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Spectra - Anne Groell
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:''[[Demon's Kiss]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
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:''[[He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot]]'' by [[Stephanie Rowe]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
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:''[[Games Of Command]]'' - [[Linnea Sinclair]]
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:''[[Prince Of Magic]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Christine Zika & Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot]]'' - [[Stephanie Rowe]]
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:''[[Raintree: Haunted]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Prince Of Magic - Linda Winstead Jones|Prince Of Magic]]'' - [[Linda Winstead Jones]]
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:''[[Touch Of Darkness]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Kara Cesare
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:''[[Raintree: Haunted]]'' - [[Linda Winstead Jones]]
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:''[[Touch Of Darkness]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]]
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===[[RITA®: Regency Historical Romance|'''Regency Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Historical Romance|'''Regency Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[The Secret Diaries Of Miss Miranda Cheever]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Secret Diaries Of Miss Miranda Cheever]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]'''
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:''[[Blackthorne's Bride]]'' by [[Shana Galen]] - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Claiming The Courtesan]]'' by [[Anna Campbell]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Blackthorne's Bride]]'' - [[Shana Galen]]
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:''[[Lord Of Scandal]]'' by [[Nicola Cornick]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Kimberley Young
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:''[[Claiming The Courtesan]]'' - [[Anna Campbell]]
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:''[[Untouched - Anna Campbell|Untouched]]'' by [[Anna Campbell]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Lord Of Scandal]]'' - [[Nicola Cornick]]
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:''[[Untouched - Anna Campbell|Untouched]]'' - [[Anna Campbell]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
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"Born In My Heart" in ''[[Like Mother, Like Daughter (But In A Good Way)]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Melissa Jeglinski
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'''* Winner: "Born In My Heart" in ''[[Like Mother, Like Daughter (But In A Good Way)]]'' - [[Jennifer Greene]]'''
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:"Angel And The Hellraiser" in ''[[Demon's Delight]]'' by [[Vickie Taylor]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
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* Finalists:
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:"Christmas Cravings" in ''[[Holiday With A Vampire]]'' by [[Maureen Child]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Melissa Jeglinski
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:"Angel And The Hellraiser" in ''[[Demon's Delight]]'' - [[Vickie Taylor]]
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:"Christmas Day Family" in ''[[A Western Winter Wonderland]]'' by [[Cheryl St. John]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:"Christmas Cravings" in ''[[Holiday With A Vampire]]'' - [[Maureen Child]]
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:"Eternity In Death" in ''[[Dead Of Night]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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:"Christmas Day Family" in ''[[A Western Winter Wonderland]]'' - [[Cheryl St. John]]
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:"Fallen Angel" in ''[[A Western Winter Wonderland]]'' by [[Jenna Kernan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:"Eternity In Death" in ''[[Dead Of Night]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
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:"Mischief And The Marquess" in ''[[Perfect Kisses]]'' by [[Sylvia Day]] - Kensington, Brava - Kate Duffy
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:"Fallen Angel" in ''[[A Western Winter Wonderland]]'' - [[Jenna Kernan]]
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:"On The Fringe" in ''[[Dead Of Night]]'' by [[Mary Kay McComas]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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:"Mischief And The Marquess" in ''[[Perfect Kisses]]'' - [[Sylvia Day]]
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:"On The Fringe" in ''[[Dead Of Night]]'' - [[Mary Kay McComas]]
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
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''[[Ice Blue]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury
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'''* Winner: ''[[Ice Blue]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]'''
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:''[[Die For Me]]'' by [[Karen Rose]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Ice Storm]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neil Marbury
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:''[[Die For Me]]'' - [[Karen Rose]]
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:''[[Prime Time]]'' by [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[Ice Storm - Anne Stuart|Ice Storm]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
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:''[[Speak No Evil]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
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:''[[Prime Time]]'' - [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]]
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:''[[Traceless]]'' by [[Debra Webb]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
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:''[[Speak No Evil]]'' - [[Allison Brennan]]
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:''[[White Heat]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
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:''[[Traceless - Debra Webb|Traceless]]'' - [[Debra Webb]]
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:''[[White Heat - Cherry Adair|White Heat]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
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===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
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''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' by [[Melissa Marr]] - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Anne Hoppe & Nick Lake
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'''* Winner: ''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' - [[Melissa Marr]]'''
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:''[[Girl At Sea]]'' by [[Maureen Johnson]] - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Farrin Jacobs
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Graffiti Girl]]'' by [[Kelly Parra]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle
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:''[[Girl At Sea]]'' - [[Maureen Johnson]]
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:''[[Leaving Paradise]]'' by [[Simone Elkeles]] - Llewellyn Worldwide, Flux - Andrew Karre
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:''[[Graffiti Girl]]'' - [[Kelly Parra]]
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:''[[Leaving Paradise]]'' - [[Simone Elkeles]]

Latest revision as of 00:29, 10 February 2023


Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Snowbound - Janice Kay Johnson

  • Finalists:
Always A Bridesmaid - Kristin Hardy
Fall From Grace - Kristi Gold
Make-Believe Mom - Elaine Grant
The Mile High Club (aka The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain) - Heidi Rice
Night Mischief - Nina Bruhns
Sleeping Partner (aka Trouble In A Pinstripe Suit) - Kelly Hunter
The Tycoon's Princess Bride - Natasha Oakley

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

* Winner: Treasure - Helen Brenna

  • Finalists:
High-Risk Affair - RaeAnne Thayne
The Medusa Affair - Cindy Dees
The Medusa Seduction - Cindy Dees
Midnight Prince - Dani Sinclair
Sara's Son - Tara Taylor Quinn
Stranded With A Spy - Merline Lovelace
Untouched - Samantha Hunter

Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Catch Of The Day - Kristan Higgins

  • Finalists:
Blame It On Cupid - Jennifer Greene
Coming Undone - Susan Andersen
Sexiest Man Alive - Diana Holquist
She's No Angel - Leslie Kelly
The Sleeping Beauty Proposal - Sarah Strohmeyer
Tangled Up In You - Rachel Gibson
Tempt Me Tonight - Toni Blake

First Book

* Winner: Dead Girls Are Easy - Terri Garey

  • Finalists:
Graffiti Girl - Kelly Parra
Prime Time - Hank Phillippi Ryan
Prom Dates From Hell - Rosemary Clement-Moore
Silent In The Grave - Deanna Raybourn
Snow Angel - Jamie Carie
Thief With No Shadow - Emily Gee
Treasure - Helen Brenna

Historical Romance

* Winner: Lessons Of Desire - Madeline Hunter

  • Finalists:
And Then He Kissed Her - Laura Lee Guhrke
Beloved Warrior - Patricia Potter
The Leopard Prince - Elizabeth Hoyt
Mine Till Midnight - Lisa Kleypas
The Perfect Kiss - Anne Gracie
Surrender To A Scoundrel - Julianne MacLean
Tempted Tigress - Jade Lee

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: A Touch Of Grace - Linda Goodnight

  • Finalists:
Autumn Blue - Karen Harter
Pursuit Of Justice - Pamela Tracy
Rainbow's End - Irene Hannon
Ransomed Dreams - Amy Wallace
Splitting Harriet - Tamara Leigh
Taming Rafe - Susan May Warren
When The Morning Comes - Cindy Woodsmall

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

* Winner: Silent In The Grave - Deanna Raybourn

  • Finalists:
A Gentle Rain - Deborah Smith
High Noon - Nora Roberts
Learning To Breathe - Karen White
Odd Mom Out - Jane Porter
See No Evil - Allison Brennan
Sugar Daddy - Lisa Kleypas
Thief With No Shadow - Emily Gee

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Lover Revealed - J.R. Ward

  • Finalists:
Dead Girls Are Easy - Terri Garey
Demon's Kiss - Maggie Shayne
Games Of Command - Linnea Sinclair
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot - Stephanie Rowe
Prince Of Magic - Linda Winstead Jones
Raintree: Haunted - Linda Winstead Jones
Touch Of Darkness - Christina Dodd

Regency Historical Romance

* Winner: The Secret Diaries Of Miss Miranda Cheever - Julia Quinn

  • Finalists:
Blackthorne's Bride - Shana Galen
Claiming The Courtesan - Anna Campbell
Lord Of Scandal - Nicola Cornick
Untouched - Anna Campbell

Romance Novella

* Winner: "Born In My Heart" in Like Mother, Like Daughter (But In A Good Way) - Jennifer Greene

  • Finalists:
"Angel And The Hellraiser" in Demon's Delight - Vickie Taylor
"Christmas Cravings" in Holiday With A Vampire - Maureen Child
"Christmas Day Family" in A Western Winter Wonderland - Cheryl St. John
"Eternity In Death" in Dead Of Night - J.D. Robb
"Fallen Angel" in A Western Winter Wonderland - Jenna Kernan
"Mischief And The Marquess" in Perfect Kisses - Sylvia Day
"On The Fringe" in Dead Of Night - Mary Kay McComas

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Ice Blue - Anne Stuart

  • Finalists:
Die For Me - Karen Rose
Ice Storm - Anne Stuart
Prime Time - Hank Phillippi Ryan
Speak No Evil - Allison Brennan
Traceless - Debra Webb
White Heat - Cherry Adair

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr

  • Finalists:
Girl At Sea - Maureen Johnson
Graffiti Girl - Kelly Parra
Leaving Paradise - Simone Elkeles
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