Difference between revisions of "2005 RITA® Winners & Finalists"

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 ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
-Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
+'''* Winner: ''[[Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie|Bet Me]]'' - [[Jennifer Crusie]]'''
-Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
+* Finalists:
-Blue Flame by Jill Shalvis
+:''[[Blue Flame]]'' - [[Jill Shalvis]]
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Laura Cifelli
+:''[[Daisy's Back In Town]]'' - [[Rachel Gibson]]
-Daisy's Back in Town by Rachel Gibson
+:''[[Golden Lies]]'' - [[Barbara Freethy]]
-HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
+:''[[In The Mood]]'' - [[Suzanne Macpherson]]
-Golden Lies by Barbara Freethy
+:''[[An Irresistible Bachelor]]'' - [[Jessica Bird]]
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Ellen Edwards
+:''[[Street Smart]]'' - [[Tara Taylor Quinn]]
-In the Mood by Suzanne Macpherson
+:''[[Summer By The Sea]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]
-HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
+:''[[This Can't Be Love - Kasey Michaels|This Can't Be Love]]'' - [[Kasey Michaels]]
-An Irresistible Bachelor by Jessica Bird
-PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Charlotte Herscher
-Street Smart by Tara Taylor Quinn
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
-Summer by the Sea by Susan Wiggs
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan & Dianne Moggy
-This Can't Be Love by Kasey Michaels
-Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
 ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
-Time Off for Good Behavior by Lani Diane Rich
+'''* Winner: ''[[Time Off For Good Behavior]]'' - [[Lani Diane Rich]]'''
-Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Beth deGuzman
+* Finalists:
-American Idle by Alesia Holliday
+:''[[American Idle]]'' - [[Alesia Holliday]]
-Dorchester, Leisure - Kate Seaver
+:''[[Do Me, Do My Roots]]'' - [[Eileen Rendahl]]
-Do Me, Do My Roots by Eileen Rendahl
+:''[[A Man In A Kilt]]'' - [[Sandy Blair]]
-Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding
+:''[[Rules of Engagement - Kathryn Caskie|Rules Of Engagement]]'' - [[Kathryn Caskie]]
-A Man in a Kilt by Sandy Blair
+:''[[The Runaway Duke]]'' - [[Julie Anne Long]]
-Kensington, Zebra - Hilary Sares
-Rules of Engagement by Kathryn Caskie
-Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
-The Runaway Duke - Julie Anne Long
-Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
 ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
-Grounds to Believe by Shelley Bates
+'''* Winner: ''[[Grounds To Believe]]'' - [[Shelley Bates]]'''
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Krista Stroever
+* Finalists:
-At the Scent of Water by Linda Nichols
+:''[[At The Scent Of Water]]'' - [[Linda Nichols]]
-Baker, Bethany House - Sharon Asmus
+:''[[Gabriel's Discovery]]'' - [[Felicia Mason]]
-Gabriel's Discovery by Felicia Mason
+:''[[Hero In Her Heart]]'' - [[Marta Perry]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Diane Dietz & Krista Stroever
+:''[[A Nest Of Sparrows]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]]
-Hero in Her Heart by Marta Perry
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Krista Stroever
-A Nest of Sparrows by Deborah Raney
-PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Dudley Delffs & Terry McDowell
 ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
-Long Contemporary Series Romance - 8
+'''* Winner: ''[[John Riley's Girl]]'' - [[Inglath Cooper]]'''
-John Riley's Girl by Inglath Cooper
+* Finalists:
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen
+:''[[Body Search]]'' - [[Jessica Andersen]]
-Body Search by Jessica Andersen
+:''[[The Cop - Jan Hudson|The Cop]]'' - [[Jan Hudson]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Allison Lyons
+:''[[A Family Christmas - Carrie Alexander|A Family Christmas]]'' - [[Carrie Alexander]]
-The Cop by Jan Hudson
+:''[[Hidden Agenda - Maggie Price|Hidden Agenda]]'' - [[Maggie Price]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Kathleen Scheibling
+:''[[Joint Forces]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]]
-A Family Christmas by Carrie Alexander
+:''[[A Marriage Of Majors]]'' - [[Elizabeth Ashtree]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
+:''[[A Real Hero]]'' - [[Jean Brashear]]
-Hidden Agenda by Maggie Price
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Susan Litman
-Joint Forces by Catherine Mann
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski
-A Marriage of Majors by Elizabeth Ashtree
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano
-A Real Hero by Jean Brashear
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Beverley Sotolov
 ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
-Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale
+'''* Winner: ''[[Shadowheart]]'' - [[Laura Kinsale]]'''
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Trade - Leslie Gelbman
+* Finalists:
-Beloved Impostor by Patricia Potter
+:''[[Beloved Impostor]]'' - [[Patricia Potter]]
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Gail Fortune
+:''[[The Butler Did It]]'' - [[Kasey Michaels]]
-The Butler Did It by Kasey Michaels
+:''[[Highlander Unbound]]'' - [[Julia London]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Melissa Jeglinski
+:''[[The Linnet]]'' - [[Elizabeth English]]
-Highlander Unbound by Julia London
+:''[[Moon In The Water]]'' - [[Elizabeth Grayson]]
-Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
+:''[[My Pleasure]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]]
-The Linnet by Elizabeth English
+:''[[To Find You Again]]'' - [[Maureen McKade]]
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
+:''[[Wedded Bliss]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]]
-Moon in the Water by Elizabeth Grayson
-PRH/Random House, Bantam - Micahlyn Whitt
-My Pleasure by Connie Brockway
-Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
-To Find You Again by Maureen McKade
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
-Wedded Bliss by Barbara Metzger
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Laura Cifelli
 ===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]===
-A.K.A. Goddess by Evelyn Vaughn
+'''* Winner: ''[[A.K.A. Goddess]]'' - [[Evelyn Vaughn]]'''
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Bombshell - Natashya Wilson & Stephanie Maurer
+* Finalists:
-American Idle by Alesia Holliday
+:''[[American Idle]]'' - [[Alesia Holliday]]
-Dorchester, Leisure - Kate Seaver
+:''[[Do Me, Do My Roots]]'' - [[Eileen Rendahl]]
-Do Me, Do My Roots by Eileen Rendahl
+:''[[The Ocean Between Us]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]
-Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Micki Nuding
+:''[[Time Off For Good Behavior]]'' - [[Lani Diane Rich]]
-The Ocean Between Us by Susan Wiggs
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan & Dianne Moggy
-Time Off for Good Behavior by Lani Diane Rich
-Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Beth deGuzman
 ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
-Blue Moon by Lori Handeland
+'''* Winner: ''[[Blue Moon]]'' - [[Lori Handeland]]'''
-Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
+* Finalists:
-Come to Me by Lisa Cach
+:''[[Come To Me - Lisa Cach|Come To Me]]'' - [[Lisa Cach]]
-Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
+:''[[Divided In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
-Divided in Death by J. D. Robb
+:''[[Heart Of The Hunter]]'' - [[Tina St. John]]
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
+:''[[The Immortal Highlander]]'' - [[Karen Marie Moning]]
-Heart of the Hunter by Tina St. John
+:''[[Shadow Fires]]'' - [[Catherine Spangler]]
-PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Charlotte Herscher
+:''[[Visions In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
-The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
+:''[[Wet And Wild]]'' - [[Sandra Hill]]
-PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
-Shadow Fires by Catherine Spangler
-Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
-Visions in Death by J. D. Robb
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
-Wet and Wild by Sandra Hill
-Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
 ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
-A Passionate Endeavor by Sophia Nash
+'''* Winner: ''[[A Passionate Endeavor]]'' - [[Sophia Nash]]'''
-PRH/Random House, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Laura Cifelli
+* Finalists:
-Moonlight and Mischief by Rhonda Woodward
+:''[[Moonlight And Mischief]]'' - [[Rhonda Woodward]]
-PRH/Random House, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Rose Hilliard
+:''[[The Rules Of Love]]'' - [[Amanda McCabe]]
-The Rules of Love by Amanda McCabe
-PRH/Random House, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Anne Bohner
 ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
-"Her Best Enemy" in Night's Edge by Maggie Shayne
+'''* Winner: "Her Best Enemy" in ''[[Night's Edge]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]'''
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Leslie Wainger
+* Finalists:
-"Daydream Believer" in Man of My Dreams by Maggie Shayne
+:"Daydream Believer" in ''[[Man Of My Dreams]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
+:"The Edge Of Memory" in ''[[Mysteries Of Lost Angel Inn]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]]
-"The Edge of Memory" in Mysteries of Lost Angel Inn by Kathleen O'Brien
+:"Father And The Notorious Miss Neuman" in ''[[A Wife For Papa]]'' - [[Lynn Collum]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Releases - Zilla Soriano
+:"The First Kiss" in ''[[Lady Whistledown Strikes Back]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
-"Father and the Notorious Miss Neuman" in A Wife for Papa by Lynn Collum
+:"Midsummer's Night's Magic" in ''[[Man Of My Dreams]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]
-Kensington, Zebra, Regency - John Scognamiglio
+:"Out On A Limb" in ''[[Mistletoe And Mayhem]]'' - [[Christie Ridgway]]
-"The First Kiss" in Lady Whistledown Strikes Back by Julia Quinn
+:"Surrender" in ''[[Essence Of Midnight]]'' - [[Julie Elizabeth Leto]]
-HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
+:"Wolf Moon" in ''[[Moon Shadows]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
-"Midsummer's Night's Magic" in Man of My Dreams by Virginia Kantra
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
-"Out on a Limb" in Mistletoe and Mayhem by Christie Ridgway
-HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
-"Surrender" in Essence of Midnight - Julie Elizabeth Leto
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Anthologies - Brenda Chin
-"Wolf Moon" in Moon Shadows by Nora Roberts
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
 ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
-I'm Watching You by Karen Rose
+'''* Winner: ''[[I'm Watching You]]'' - [[Karen Rose]]'''
-Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Karen Kosztolnyik
+* Finalists:
-Body Double by Vicki Hinze
+:''[[Body Double]]'' - [[Vicki Hinze]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Bombshell - Susan Litman
+:''[[Code Name: Princess]]'' - [[Christina Skye]]
-Code Name: Princess by Christina Skye
+:''[[Colder Than Ice]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
-PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
+:''[[Fatal Error]]'' - [[Colleen Thompson]]
-Colder than Ice by Maggie Shayne
+:''[[Have You Seen Her?]]'' - [[Karen Rose]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
+:''[[Just Past Midnight]]'' - [[Amanda Stevens]]
-Fatal Error by Colleen Thompson
+:''[[Mimosa Grove]]'' - [[Dinah McCall]]
-Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
+:''[[Shady Lady - Elizabeth Thornton|Shady Lady]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]]
-Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose
-Hachette, Grand Central (Warner) - Karen Kosztolnyik
-Just Past Midnight by Amanda Stevens
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Author Spotlight - Denise O'Sullivan
-Mimosa Grove by Dinah McCall
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
-Shady Lady by Elizabeth Thornton
-PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
 ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
-Miss Pruitt's Private Life by Barbara McCauley
+'''* Winner: ''[[Miss Pruitt's Private Life]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]'''
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
+* Finalists:
-A Family of His Own by Liz Fielding
+:''[[A Family Of His Own]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Emma Dunford
+:''[[Hers For The Weekend]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]]
-Hers for the Weekend by Tanya Michaels
+:''[[Like A Hurricane]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Green
+:''[[Meeting At Midnight]]'' - [[Eileen Wilks]]
-Like a Hurricane by Roxanne St. Claire
+:''[[Tall, Dark And Texan]]'' - [[Jane Sullivan]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Stephanie Maurer & Melissa Jeglinski
+:''[[We've Got Tonight]]'' - [[Jacquie D'Alessandro]]
-Meeting at Midnight by Eileen Wilks
+:''[[When He Was Bad... - Jane Sullivan|When He Was Bad...]]'' - [[Jane Sullivan]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Mary-Theresa Hussey
-Tall, Dark and Texan by Jane Sullivan
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Green
-We've Got Tonight by Jacquie D'Alessandro
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
-When He Was Bad... by Jane Sullivan
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Green
 ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
-A Wanted Man by Susan Kay Law
+'''* Winner: ''[[A Wanted Man - Susan Kay Law|A Wanted Man]]'' - [[Susan Kay Law]]'''
-HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
+* Finalists:
-The Countess Bride by Terri Brisbin
+:''[[The Countess Bride]]'' - [[Terri Brisbin]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Melissa Endlich
+:''[[A Lady Of Distinction]]'' - [[Deborah Simmons]]
-A Lady of Distinction by Deborah Simmons
+:''[[My Favorite Thief]]'' - [[Karyn Monk]]
-PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
+:''[[My Seduction]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]]
-My Favorite Thief by Karyn Monk
+:''[[The Princess Masquerade]]'' - [[Lois Greiman]]
-PRH/Random House, Bantam - Micahlyn Whitt
+:''[[Rules of Engagement - Kathryn Caskie|Rules Of Engagement]]'' - [[Kathryn Caskie]]
-My Seduction by Connie Brockway
+:''[[The Unexpected Wife]]'' - [[Mary Burton]]
-Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
-The Princess Masquerade by Lois Greiman
-HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
-Rules of Engagement by Kathryn Caskie
-Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
-The Unexpected Wife by Mary Burton
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Patience Smith
 ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
-Christmas Eve Marriage by Jessica Hart
+'''* Winner: ''[[Christmas Eve Marriage]]'' - [[Jessica Hart]]'''
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Kimberley Young
+* Finalists:
-The Bowen Bride by Nicole Burnham
+:''[[The Bowen Bride]]'' - [[Nicole Burnham]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Gail Chasan
+:''[[The Game Show Bride]]'' - [[Jackie Braun]]
-The Game Show Bride by Jackie Braun
+:''[[Gino's Arranged Bride]]'' - [[Lucy Gordon]]
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Stacy Boyd
+:''[[The Last-Minute Marriage]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]
-Gino's Arranged Bride by Lucy Gordon
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Bryony Greem
-The Last-Minute Marriage by Marion Lennox
-HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Kate Paice