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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[No Place Like Home - Barbara Samuel|No Place Like Home]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[No Place Like Home - Barbara Samuel|No Place Like Home]]'' - [[Barbara Samuel]]''' |
| − | :''[[The Beach House]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[The Boy Next Door - Meggin Cabot|The Boy Next Door]]'' | + | :''[[The Beach House]]'' - [[Mary Alice Monroe]] |
| − | :''[[Chesapeake Blue]]'' | + | :''[[The Boy Next Door - Meggin Cabot|The Boy Next Door]]'' - [[Meggin Cabot]] |
| − | :''[[Love In Bloom's]]'' | + | :''[[Chesapeake Blue]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
| − | :''[[Once Upon A Wedding - Kathleen Eagle|Once Upon A Wedding]]'' | + | :''[[Love In Bloom's]]'' - [[Judith Arnold]] |
| − | :''[[Twice Burned - Jan Coffey|Twice Burned]]'' | + | :''[[Once Upon A Wedding - Kathleen Eagle|Once Upon A Wedding]]'' - [[Kathleen Eagle]] |
| + | :''[[Twice Burned - Jan Coffey|Twice Burned]]'' - [[Jan Coffey]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' - [[Wendy Lindstrom]]''' |
| − | :''[[The Baby Plan - Susan Gable|The Baby Plan]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Danger's Promise]]'' | + | :''[[The Baby Plan - Susan Gable|The Baby Plan]]'' - [[Susan Gable]] |
| − | :''[[Falling Star]]'' | + | :''[[Danger's Promise]]'' - [[Marliss Moon]] |
| − | :''[[A Perilous Attraction]]'' | + | :''[[Falling Star]]'' - [[Diana Dempsey]] |
| − | :''[[Silver Dagger]]'' | + | :''[[A Perilous Attraction]]'' - [[Patricia Frances Rowell]] |
| − | :''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' | + | :''[[Silver Dagger]]'' - [[T.L. Sinclare]] |
| + | :''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon|Never Say Goodbye]]'' - [[Irene Hannon]]''' |
| − | :''[[Firstborn]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Gifts Of Love]]'' | + | :''[[Firstborn]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] |
| − | :''[[Ruth]]'' | + | :''[[Gifts Of Love]]'' - [[Crystal Stovall]] |
| − | :''[[Summer Shadows]]'' | + | :''[[Ruth]]'' - [[Lori Copeland]] |
| − | :''[[Whirlpool]]'' | + | :''[[Summer Shadows]]'' - [[Gayle Roper]] |
| + | :''[[Whirlpool]]'' - [[Lorena McCourtney]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Taking Cover]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Taking Cover]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]]''' |
| − | :''[[Babes In Arms - Kathleen O'Brien|Babes In Arms]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Capturing Cleo]]'' | + | :''[[Babes In Arms - Kathleen O'Brien|Babes In Arms]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]] |
| − | :''[[The Secret Son]]'' | + | :''[[Capturing Cleo]]'' - [[Linda Winstead Jones]] |
| − | :''[[Seduced By The Enemy - Jamie Ann Denton|Seduced By The Enemy]]'' | + | :''[[The Secret Son]]'' - [[Tara Taylor Quinn]] |
| − | :''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' | + | :''[[Seduced By The Enemy - Jamie Ann Denton|Seduced By The Enemy]]'' - [[Jamie Ann Denton]] |
| − | :''[[What A Woman Wants]]'' | + | :''[[Wedding At White Sands]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]] |
| − | :''[[What The Heart Wants]]'' | + | :''[[What A Woman Wants]]'' - [[Tori Carrington]] |
| + | :''[[What The Heart Wants]]'' - [[Jean Brashear]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Stealing Heaven - Madeline Hunter|Stealing Heaven]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Stealing Heaven - Madeline Hunter|Stealing Heaven]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]]''' |
| − | :''[[Lost In Your Arms]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Magnolia Creek]]'' | + | :''[[Lost In Your Arms]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]] |
| − | :''[[Prairie Moon]]'' | + | :''[[Magnolia Creek]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]] |
| − | :''[[Romancing Mister Bridgerton]]'' | + | :''[[Prairie Moon]]'' - [[Maggie Osborne]] |
| − | :''[[A Summer To Remember - Mary Balogh|A Summer To Remember]]'' | + | :''[[Romancing Mister Bridgerton]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]] |
| − | :''[[Tempted By Your Touch]]'' | + | :''[[A Summer To Remember - Mary Balogh|A Summer To Remember]]'' - [[Mary Balogh]] |
| + | :''[[Tempted By Your Touch]]'' - [[Jen Holling]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Contact - Susan Grant|Contact]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Contact - Susan Grant|Contact]]'' - [[Susan Grant]]''' |
| − | :''[[The Charm Stone]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[The Forest Lord]]'' | + | :''[[The Charm Stone]]'' - [[Donna Kauffman]] |
| − | :''[[Twilight Hunger]]'' | + | :''[[The Forest Lord]]'' - [[Susan Krinard]] |
| + | :''[[Twilight Hunger]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[A Debt To Delia]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[A Debt To Delia]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]]''' |
| − | :''[[The Former Fiancé ]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Kissing Cousins]]'' | + | :''[[The Former Fiancé ]]'' - [[Teresa DesJardien]] |
| − | :''[[The Storybook Hero]]'' | + | :''[[Kissing Cousins]]'' - [[Nadine Miller]] |
| − | :''[[The Errant Earl]]'' | + | :''[[The Storybook Hero]]'' - [[Andrea Pickens]] |
| + | :''[[The Errant Earl]]'' - [[Amanda McCabe]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[To Kiss In the Shadows|"To Kiss In the Shadows"]]'' in ''[[Tapestry - Anthology|Tapestry]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[To Kiss In the Shadows|"To Kiss In the Shadows"]]'' in ''[[Tapestry - Anthology|Tapestry]]'' - [[Lynn Kurland]]''' |
| − | :"The Bed Is Made" (aka ''[[Her Captive]]'') in ''[[Once Upon A Pillow]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :"The Bed Is Unmade" (aka ''[[Last Night]]'') in ''[[Once Upon A Pillow]]'' | + | :"The Bed Is Made" (aka ''[[Her Captive]]'') in ''[[Once Upon A Pillow]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]] |
| − | :"The Breeding Season" in ''[[A Mother's Way]]'' | + | :"The Bed Is Unmade" (aka ''[[Last Night]]'') in ''[[Once Upon A Pillow]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]] |
| − | :"An Interrupted Tapestry" in ''[[Tapestry]]'' | + | :"The Breeding Season" in ''[[A Mother's Way]]'' - [[Lisa Cach]] |
| − | :"Kismet" in ''[[Sheiks Of Summer]]'' | + | :"An Interrupted Tapestry" in ''[[Tapestry]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]] |
| − | :"A Rancher In Her Stocking" in ''[[So This Is Christmas]]'' | + | :"Kismet" in ''[[Sheiks Of Summer]]'' - [[Fiona Brand]] |
| + | :"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''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Three Fates]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Three Fates]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]''' |
| − | :''[[Hush - Anne Frasier|Hush]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Purity In Death]]'' | + | :''[[Hush - Anne Frasier|Hush]]'' - [[Anne Frasier]] |
| − | :''[[Reunion In Death]]'' | + | :''[[Purity In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]] |
| − | :''[[Someone Knows]]'' | + | :''[[Reunion In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]] |
| − | :''[[Wild At Heart - Jane Graves|Wild At Heart]]'' | + | :''[[Someone Knows]]'' - [[Karen Young]] |
| + | :''[[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''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Taming The Outlaw]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Taming The Outlaw]]'' - [[Cindy Gerard]]''' |
| − | :''[[The Doctor's Mistress]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Good Time Girl]]'' | + | :''[[The Doctor's Mistress]]'' - [[Lilian Darcy]] |
| − | :''[[Lazaro's Revenge]]'' | + | :''[[Good Time Girl]]'' - [[Candace Schuler]] |
| − | :''[[Private Investigations - Tori Carrington|Private Investigations]]'' | + | :''[[Lazaro's Revenge]]'' - [[Jane Porter]] |
| − | :''[[Take Me - Cherry Adair|Take Me]]'' | + | :''[[Private Investigations - Tori Carrington|Private Investigations]]'' - [[Tori Carrington]] |
| − | :''[[Taming Blackhawk]]'' | + | :''[[Take Me - Cherry Adair|Take Me]]''- [[Cherry Adair]] |
| − | :''[[Two Catch A Fox]]'' | + | :''[[Taming Blackhawk]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]] |
| − | :''[[Two To Tangle]]'' | + | :''[[Two Catch A Fox]]'' - [[Isabel Sharpe]] |
| + | :''[[Two To Tangle]]'' - [[Leslie Kelly]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[The Bride Fair]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Bride Fair]]'' - [[Cheryl Reavis]]''' |
| − | :''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Diamond In The Rough - Patricia Waddell|Diamond In The Rough]]'' | + | :''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]] |
| − | :''[[Embrace The Sun]]'' | + | :''[[Diamond In The Rough - Patricia Waddell|Diamond In The Rough]]'' - [[Patricia Waddell]] |
| − | :''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' | + | :''[[Embrace The Sun]]'' - [[Linda Lea Castle]] |
| − | :''[[Tess And The Highlander]]'' | + | :''[[Shades Of Honor]]'' - [[Wendy Lindstrom]] |
| − | :''[[The Texan's Wager]]'' | + | :''[[Tess And The Highlander]]'' - [[May McGoldrick]] |
| − | :''[[The Willing Wife]]'' | + | :''[[The Texan's Wager]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]] |
| + | :''[[The Willing Wife]]'' - [[Claudia Dain]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[The Christmas Basket]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Christmas Basket]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]''' |
| − | :''[[City Girl In Training]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Finding Her Prince]]'' | + | :''[[City Girl In Training]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]] |
| − | :''[[A Millionaire For Molly]]'' | + | :''[[Finding Her Prince]]'' - [[Lilian Darcy]] |
| − | :''[[A Royal Proposition]]'' | + | :''[[A Millionaire For Molly]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]] |
| − | :''[[True Love, Inc.]]'' | + | :''[[A Royal Proposition]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]] |
| − | :''[[The Tycoon's Takeover]]'' | + | :''[[True Love, Inc.]]'' - [[Jackie Braun]] |
| + | :''[[The Tycoon's Takeover]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:55, 15 February 2023
Contents
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:
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:
