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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
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''[[No Place Like Home]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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'''* Winner: ''[[No Place Like Home - Barbara Samuel|No Place Like Home]]'' - [[Barbara Samuel]]'''
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:''[[The Beach House]]'' by [[Mary Alice Monroe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Boy Next Door]]'' by [[Meggin Cabot]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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:''[[The Beach House]]'' - [[Mary Alice Monroe]]
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:''[[Chesapeake Blue]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[The Boy Next Door - Meggin Cabot|The Boy Next Door]]'' - [[Meggin Cabot]]
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:''[[Love In Bloom's]]'' by [[Judith Arnold]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Beverley Sotolov
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:''[[Chesapeake Blue]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[Once Upon A Wedding]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Love In Bloom's]]'' - [[Judith Arnold]]
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:''[[Twice Burned]]'' by [[Jan Coffey]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Miranda Stecyk
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:''[[Once Upon A Wedding - Kathleen Eagle|Once Upon A Wedding]]'' - [[Kathleen Eagle]]
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:''[[Twice Burned - Jan Coffey|Twice Burned]]'' - [[Jan Coffey]]
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' by [[Wendy Lindstrom]] - St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
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'''* Winner: ''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' - [[Wendy Lindstrom]]'''
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:''[[The Baby Plan]]'' by [[Susan Gable]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano & Paula Eykelhof
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Danger's Promise]]'' by [[Marliss Moon]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Kelly Sinanis
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:''[[The Baby Plan - Susan Gable|The Baby Plan]]'' - [[Susan Gable]]
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:''[[Falling Star]]'' by [[Diana Dempsey]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Audrey LaFehr
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:''[[Danger's Promise]]'' - [[Marliss Moon]]
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:''[[A Perilous Attraction]]'' by [[Patricia Frances Rowell]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[Falling Star]]'' - [[Diana Dempsey]]
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:''[[Silver Dagger]]'' by [[T. L. Sinclare]] - ImaJinn - Linda Kichline
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:''[[A Perilous Attraction]]'' - [[Patricia Frances Rowell]]
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:''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]] - Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[Silver Dagger]]'' - [[T.L. Sinclare]]
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:''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]]
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
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''[[Never Say Goodbye]]'' by [[Irene Hannon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich
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'''* Winner: ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]'''
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:''[[Firstborn]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] - Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Gifts Of Love]]'' by [[Crystal Stovall]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[Firstborn]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
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:''[[Ruth]]'' by [[Lori Copeland]] - Tyndale House - Diane Eble & Becky Nesbitt
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:''[[Gifts Of Love]]'' - [[Crystal Stovall]]
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:''[[Summer Shadows]]'' by [[Gayle Roper]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
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:''[[Ruth]]'' - [[Lori Copeland]]
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:''[[Whirlpool]]'' by [[Lorena McCourtney]] - Baker, Bethany House - Lonnie Hull Dupont
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:''[[Summer Shadows]]'' - [[Gayle Roper]]
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:''[[Whirlpool]]'' - [[Lorena McCourtney]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
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''[[Taking Cover]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski
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'''* Winner: ''[[Taking Cover]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]]'''
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:''[[Babes In Arms]]'' by [[Kathleen O'Brien]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Capturing Cleo]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[Babes In Arms - Kathleen O'Brien|Babes In Arms]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]]
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:''[[The Secret Son]]'' by[[ Tara Taylor Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
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:''[[Capturing Cleo]]'' - [[Linda Winstead Jones]]
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:''[[Seduced By The Enemy]]'' by [[Jamie Ann Denton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Jennifer Green
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:''[[The Secret Son]]'' - [[Tara Taylor Quinn]]
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:''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[Seduced By The Enemy - Jamie Ann Denton|Seduced By The Enemy]]'' - [[Jamie Ann Denton]]
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:''[[What A Woman Want]]''s by [[Tori Carrington]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson
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:''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]]
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:''[[What The Heart Wants]]'' by [[Jean Brashear]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Beverley Sotolov
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:''[[What A Woman Wants]]'' - [[Tori Carrington]]
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:''[[What The Heart Wants]]'' - [[Jean Brashear]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[Stealing Heaven - Madeline Hunter|Stealing Heaven]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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'''* Winner: ''[[Stealing Heaven - Madeline Hunter|Stealing Heaven]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]]'''
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:''[[Lost In Your Arms]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Magnolia Creek]]'' by [[Jill Marie Landis]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Lost In Your Arms]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]]
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:''[[Prairie Moon]]'' by [[Maggie Osborne]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Magnolia Creek]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]]
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:''[[Romancing Mister Bridgerton]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[Prairie Moon]]'' - [[Maggie Osborne]]
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:''[[A Summer To Remember]]'' by [[Mary Balogh]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[Romancing Mister Bridgerton]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
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:''[[Tempted By Your Touch]]'' by [[Jen Holling]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna
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:''[[A Summer To Remember - Mary Balogh|A Summer To Remember]]'' - [[Mary Balogh]]
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:''[[Tempted By Your Touch]]'' - [[Jen Holling]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
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''[[Contact]]'' by [[Susan Grant]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
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'''* Winner: ''[[Contact - Susan Grant|Contact]]'' - [[Susan Grant]]'''
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:''[[The Charm Stone]]'' by [[Donna Kauffman]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Liz Scheier
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Forest Lord]]'' by [[Susan Krinard]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune
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:''[[The Charm Stone]]'' - [[Donna Kauffman]]
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:''[[Twilight Hunger]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[The Forest Lord]]'' - [[Susan Krinard]]
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:''[[Twilight Hunger]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
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===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
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''[[A Debt To Delia]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Debt To Delia]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]]'''
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:''[[The Former Fiance]]'' by [[Teresa DesJardien]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Kissing Cousins]]'' by [[Nadine Miller]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Former Fiancé ]]'' - [[Teresa DesJardien]]
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:''[[The Storybook Hero]]'' by [[Andrea Pickens]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[Kissing Cousins]]'' - [[Nadine Miller]]
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:''[[The Errant Earl]]'' by [[Amanda McCabe]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Storybook Hero]]'' - [[Andrea Pickens]]
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:''[[The Errant Earl]]'' - [[Amanda McCabe]]
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===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
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''[[To Kiss In the Shadows|"To Kiss In the Shadows"]]'' in ''[[Tapestry]]'' by [[Lynn Kurland]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Gail Fortune
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'''* Winner: ''[[To Kiss In the Shadows|"To Kiss In the Shadows"]]'' in ''[[Tapestry - Anthology|Tapestry]]'' - [[Lynn Kurland]]'''
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:"The Bed Is Made" (aka ''[[Her Captive]]'') in ''[[Once Upon A Pillow]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
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* Finalists:
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:"The Bed Is Unmade" (aka ''[[Last Night]]'') in ''[[Once Upon A Pillow]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
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:"The Bed Is Made" (aka ''[[Her Captive]]'') in ''[[Once Upon A Pillow]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]]
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:"The Breeding Season" in ''[[A Mother's Way]]'' by [[Lisa Cach]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
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:"The Bed Is Unmade" (aka ''[[Last Night]]'') in ''[[Once Upon A Pillow]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]]
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:"An Interrupted Tapestry" in ''[[Tapestry]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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:"The Breeding Season" in ''[[A Mother's Way]]'' - [[Lisa Cach]]
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:"Kismet" in ''[[Sheiks Of Summer]]'' by [[Fiona Brand]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger
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:"An Interrupted Tapestry" in ''[[Tapestry]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]]
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:"A Rancher In Her Stocking" in ''[[So This Is Christmas]]'' by [[Leanne Banks]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Joan Marlow Golon
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:"Kismet" in ''[[Sheiks Of Summer]]'' - [[Fiona Brand]]
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:"A Rancher In Her Stocking" in ''[[So This Is Christmas]]'' - [[Leanne Banks]]
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
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''[[Three Fates]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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'''* Winner: ''[[Three Fates]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
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:''[[Hush]]'' by [[Anne Frasier]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Ellen Edwards
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Purity In Death]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Hush - Anne Frasier|Hush]]'' - [[Anne Frasier]]
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:''[[Reunion In Death]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Purity In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
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:''[[Someone Knows]]'' by [[Karen Young]] - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
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:''[[Reunion In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
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:''[[Wild At Heart]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Someone Knows]]'' - [[Karen Young]]
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:''[[Wild At Heart - Jane Graves|Wild At Heart]]'' - [[Jane Graves]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[Taming The Outlaw]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Kim Nadelson
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'''* Winner: ''[[Taming The Outlaw]]'' - [[Cindy Gerard]]'''
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:''[[The Doctor's Mistress]]'' by [[Lilian Darcy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Medical - Bryony Green
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Good Time Girl]]'' by [[Candace Schuler]] - Harper Collins, Harlequin, Blaze - Susan Sheppard
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:''[[The Doctor's Mistress]]'' - [[Lilian Darcy]]
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:''[[Lazaro's Revenge]]'' by [[Jane Porter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott
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:''[[Good Time Girl]]'' - [[Candace Schuler]]
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:''[[Private Investigations]]'' by [[Tori Carrington]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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:''[[Lazaro's Revenge]]'' - [[Jane Porter]]
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:''[[Take Me]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Birgit Davis-Todd
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:''[[Private Investigations - Tori Carrington|Private Investigations]]'' - [[Tori Carrington]]
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:''[[Taming Blackhawk]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[Take Me - Cherry Adair|Take Me]]''- [[Cherry Adair]]
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:''[[Two Catch A Fox]]'' by [[Isabel Sharpe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Susan Sheppard
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:''[[Taming Blackhawk]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]
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:''[[Two To Tangle]]'' by [[Leslie Kelly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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:''[[Two Catch A Fox]]'' - [[Isabel Sharpe]]
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:''[[Two To Tangle]]'' - [[Leslie Kelly]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[The Bride Fair]]'' by [[Cheryl Reavis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Bride Fair]]'' - [[Cheryl Reavis]]'''
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:''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Diamond In The Rough]]'' by [[Patricia Waddell]] - Kensington, Zebra - Kate Duffy
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:''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
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:''[[Embrace The Sun]]'' by [[Linda Lea Castle]] - Kensington, Zebra, Ballad - Amy Garvey
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:''[[Diamond In The Rough - Patricia Waddell|Diamond In The Rough]]'' - [[Patricia Waddell]]
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:''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' by [[Wendy Lindstrom]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
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:''[[Embrace The Sun]]'' - [[Linda Lea Castle]]
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:''[[Tess And The Highlander]]'' by [[May McGoldrick]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTeen - Abby McAden
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:''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' - [[Wendy Lindstrom]]
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:''[[The Texan's Wager]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune
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:''[[Tess And The Highlander]]'' - [[May McGoldrick]]
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:''[[The Willing Wife]]'' by [[Claudia Dain]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
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:''[[The Texan's Wager]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]]
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:''[[The Willing Wife]]'' - [[Claudia Dain]]
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
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''[[The Christmas Basket]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Christmas Basket]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]'''
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:''[[City Girl In Training]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Bryony Green
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Finding Her Prince]]'' by [[Lilian Darcy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[City Girl In Training]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]
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:''[[A Millionaire For Molly]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
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:''[[Finding Her Prince]]'' - [[Lilian Darcy]]
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:''[[A Royal Proposition]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Suzy Harding
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:''[[A Millionaire For Molly]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]
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:''[[True Love, Inc.]]'' by [[Jackie Braun]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jennifer Walsh & Julie Barrett
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:''[[A Royal Proposition]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]
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:''[[The Tycoon's Takeover]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Bryony Green
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:''[[True Love, Inc.]]'' - [[Jackie Braun]]
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:''[[The Tycoon's Takeover]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]

Latest revision as of 01:55, 15 February 2023


Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: No Place Like Home - Barbara Samuel

  • Finalists:
The Beach House - Mary Alice Monroe
The Boy Next Door - Meggin Cabot
Chesapeake Blue - Nora Roberts
Love In Bloom's - Judith Arnold
Once Upon A Wedding - Kathleen Eagle
Twice Burned - Jan Coffey

First Book

* Winner: Shades Of Honor - Wendy Lindstrom

  • Finalists:
The Baby Plan - Susan Gable
Danger's Promise - Marliss Moon
Falling Star - Diana Dempsey
A Perilous Attraction - Patricia Frances Rowell
Silver Dagger - T.L. Sinclare
Wedding At White Sands - Catherine Mann

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon

  • Finalists:
Firstborn - Robin Lee Hatcher
Gifts Of Love - Crystal Stovall
Ruth - Lori Copeland
Summer Shadows - Gayle Roper
Whirlpool - Lorena McCourtney

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Taking Cover - Catherine Mann

  • Finalists:
Babes In Arms - Kathleen O'Brien
Capturing Cleo - Linda Winstead Jones
The Secret Son - Tara Taylor Quinn
Seduced By The Enemy - Jamie Ann Denton
Wedding At White Sands - Catherine Mann
What A Woman Wants - Tori Carrington
What The Heart Wants - Jean Brashear

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: Stealing Heaven - Madeline Hunter

  • Finalists:
Lost In Your Arms - Christina Dodd
Magnolia Creek - Jill Marie Landis
Prairie Moon - Maggie Osborne
Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn
A Summer To Remember - Mary Balogh
Tempted By Your Touch - Jen Holling

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Contact - Susan Grant

  • Finalists:
The Charm Stone - Donna Kauffman
The Forest Lord - Susan Krinard
Twilight Hunger - Maggie Shayne

Regency Romance

* Winner: A Debt To Delia - Barbara Metzger

  • Finalists:
The Former Fiancé - Teresa DesJardien
Kissing Cousins - Nadine Miller
The Storybook Hero - Andrea Pickens
The Errant Earl - Amanda McCabe

Romance Novella

* Winner: "To Kiss In the Shadows" in Tapestry - Lynn Kurland

  • Finalists:
"The Bed Is Made" (aka Her Captive) in Once Upon A Pillow - Connie Brockway
"The Bed Is Unmade" (aka Last Night) in Once Upon A Pillow - Christina Dodd
"The Breeding Season" in A Mother's Way - Lisa Cach
"An Interrupted Tapestry" in Tapestry - Madeline Hunter
"Kismet" in Sheiks Of Summer - Fiona Brand
"A Rancher In Her Stocking" in So This Is Christmas - Leanne Banks

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Three Fates - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Hush - Anne Frasier
Purity In Death - J.D. Robb
Reunion In Death - J.D. Robb
Someone Knows - Karen Young
Wild At Heart - Jane Graves

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Taming The Outlaw - Cindy Gerard

  • Finalists:
The Doctor's Mistress - Lilian Darcy
Good Time Girl - Candace Schuler
Lazaro's Revenge - Jane Porter
Private Investigations - Tori Carrington
Take Me- Cherry Adair
Taming Blackhawk - Barbara McCauley
Two Catch A Fox - Isabel Sharpe
Two To Tangle - Leslie Kelly

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: The Bride Fair - Cheryl Reavis

  • Finalists:
The Colonel's Daughter - Merline Lovelace
Diamond In The Rough - Patricia Waddell
Embrace The Sun - Linda Lea Castle
Shades Of Honor - Wendy Lindstrom
Tess And The Highlander - May McGoldrick
The Texan's Wager - Jodi Thomas
The Willing Wife - Claudia Dain

Traditional Romance

* Winner: The Christmas Basket - Debbie Macomber

  • Finalists:
City Girl In Training - Liz Fielding
Finding Her Prince - Lilian Darcy
A Millionaire For Molly - Marion Lennox
A Royal Proposition - Marion Lennox
True Love, Inc. - Jackie Braun
The Tycoon's Takeover - Liz Fielding
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