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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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''[[True Confessions]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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'''* Winner: ''[[True Confessions]]'' - [[Rachel Gibson]]'''
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:''[[The Four Seasons]]'' by [[Mary Alice Monroe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
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* Finalists:
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:''[[I Got You, Babe - Jane Graves|I Got You, Babe]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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:''[[The Four Seasons]]'' - [[Mary Alice Monroe]]
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:''[[Midnight Bayou]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[I Got You, Babe - Jane Graves|I Got You, Babe]]'' - [[Jane Graves]]
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:''[[Some Kind Of Wonderful - Barbara Freethy|Some Kind Of Wonderful]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Midnight Bayou]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[Some Kind Of Wonderful - Barbara Freethy|Some Kind Of Wonderful]]'' - [[Barbara Freethy]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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''[[The Border Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth English]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Border Bride]]'' - [[Elizabeth English]]'''
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:''[[Fallen]]'' by [[Celeste Bradley]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Christopher Keeslar
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Heart Mate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[Fallen]]'' - [[Celeste Bradley]]
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:''[[Hide-And-Sheikh]]'' by [[Gail Dayton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Jennifer Walsh & Stephanie Maurer
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:''[[Heart Mate]]'' - [[Robin D. Owens]]
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:''[[The Nightingale's Song]]'' by [[Kathleen Eschenburg]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Carrie Feron
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:''[[Hide-And-Sheikh]]'' - [[Gail Dayton]]
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:''[[Secret Vows]]'' by [[Mary Reed McCall]] - HarperCollins, Avon by Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[The Nightingale's Song]]'' - [[Kathleen Eschenburg]]  
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:''[[Secret Vows]]'' - [[Mary Reed McCall]]
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
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''[[Beneath A Southern Sky]]'' by [[Deborah Raney]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree
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'''* Winner: ''[[Beneath A Southern Sky]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]]'''
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:''[[The Guardian - Dee Henderson|The Guardian]]'' by [[Dee Henderson]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Protector - Dee Henderson|The Protector]]'' by [[Dee Henderson]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
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:''[[The Guardian - Dee Henderson|The Guardian]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]]
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:''[[Ribbon Of Years]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] - Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree
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:''[[The Protector - Dee Henderson|The Protector]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]]
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:''[[Ribbon Of Years]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
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''[[Coming Home To You]]'' by [[Fay Robinson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
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'''* Winner: ''[[Coming Home To You]]'' - [[Fay Robinson]]'''
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:''[[In Close Quarters]]'' by [[Candace Irvin]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Allison Lyons
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Madigan's Wife]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[In Close Quarters]]'' - [[Candace Irvin]]
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:''[[Magic In A Jelly Jar]]'' by [[Sally Tyler Hayes]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson & Natashya Wilson
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:''[[Madigan's Wife]]'' - [[Linda Winstead Jones]]
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:''[[The Money Man]]'' by [[Carolyn McSparren]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano
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:''[[Magic In A Jelly Jar]]'' - [[Sally Tyler Hayes]]
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:''[[Notorious - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Notorious]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin
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:''[[The Money Man]]'' - [[Carolyn McSparren]]
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:''[[Plain-Jane Princess]]'' by [[Karen Templeton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Notorious - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Notorious]]'' - [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]]
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:''[[The Word Of A Child]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
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:''[[Plain-Jane Princess]]'' - [[Karen Templeton]]
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:''[[The Word Of A Child]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[The Bridal Season]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Bridal Season]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]]'''
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:''[[The Border Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth English]] - PH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Dragon's Bride]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - PH/Penguin, Berkley - Audrey LaFehr
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:''[[The Border Bride]]'' - [[Elizabeth English]]
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:''[[Enchanting Pleasures]]'' by [[Eloisa James]] - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor
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:''[[The Dragon's Bride]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]
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:''[[The Husband Test]]'' by [[Betina Krahn]] - PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[Enchanting Pleasures]]'' - [[Eloisa James]]
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:''[[A Kiss To Remember - Teresa Medeiros|A Kiss To Remember]]'' by [[Teresa Medeiros]] - PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[The Husband Test]]'' - [[Betina Krahn]]
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:''[[Nightingale's Gate]]'' by [[Linda Francis Lee]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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:''[[A Kiss To Remember - Teresa Medeiros|A Kiss To Remember]]'' - [[Teresa Medeiros]]
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:''[[The Secret Swan]]'' by [[Shana Abe]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[Nightingale's Gate]]'' - [[Linda Francis Lee]]
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:''[[Summer Moon]]'' by [[Jill Marie Landis]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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:''[[The Secret Swan]]'' - [[Shana Abe]]
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:''[[Summer Moon]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
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''[[Heart Mate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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'''* Winner: ''[[Heart Mate]]'' - [[Robin D. Owens]]'''
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:''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]'' by [[Julie Kenner]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Dance Upon The Air]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]'' - [[Julie Kenner]]
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:''[[Destiny - Maggie Shayne|Destiny]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[Dance Upon The Air]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[Heaven And Earth - Nora Roberts|Heaven And Earth]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Destiny - Maggie Shayne|Destiny]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
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:''[[To Charm A Knight]]'' by [[Linda Kay]] - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
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:''[[Heaven And Earth - Nora Roberts|Heaven And Earth]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[To Charm A Knight]]'' - [[Linda Kay]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
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''[[Much Obliged]]'' by [[Jessica Benson]] - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
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'''* Winner: ''[[Much Obliged]]'' - [[Jessica Benson]]'''
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:''[[One Good Turn - Carla Kelly|One Good Turn]]'' by [[Carla Kelly]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Painted Lady - Barbara Metzger|The Painted Lady]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[One Good Turn - Carla Kelly|One Good Turn]]'' - [[Carla Kelly]]
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:''[[Under The Kissing Bough]]'' by [[Shannon Donnelly]] - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Amy Garvey
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:''[[The Painted Lady - Barbara Metzger|The Painted Lady]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]]
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:''[[Under The Kissing Bough]]'' - [[Shannon Donnelly]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
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"I Will" in ''[[Wish List - Anthology|Wish List]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
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'''* Winner: "I Will" in ''[[Wish List - Anthology|Wish List]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]'''
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:"The Demon's Mistress" in ''[[In Praise Of Younger Men - Anthology|In Praise Of Younger Men]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh
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* Finalists:
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:"Night" in ''[[Night And Day - Anthology|Night And Day]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Tracy Farrell
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:"The Demon's Mistress" in ''[[In Praise Of Younger Men - Anthology|In Praise Of Younger Men]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]  
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:"The Rose And The Sword" in ''[[Once Upon A Rose - Anthology|Once Upon A Rose]]'' by [[Jill Gregory]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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:"Night" in ''[[Night And Day - Anthology|Night And Day]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
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:"Santa Baby" in ''[[Naughty or Nice? - Anthology|Naughty Or Nice?]]'' by [[Patricia Ryan]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:"The Rose And The Sword" in ''[[Once Upon A Rose - Anthology|Once Upon A Rose]]'' - [[Jill Gregory]]
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:"Winter Rose" in ''[[Once Upon A Rose - Anthology|Once Upon A Rose]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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:"Santa Baby" in ''[[Naughty or Nice? - Anthology|Naughty Or Nice?]]'' - [[Patricia Ryan]]
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:"Winter Rose" in ''[[Once Upon A Rose - Anthology|Once Upon A Rose]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
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''[[The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen|The Surgeon]]'' by [[Tess Gerritsen]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Linda Marrow
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen|The Surgeon]]'' - [[Tess Gerritsen]]'''
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:''[[Betrayal In Death]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Blind Faith - Christiane Heggan|Blind Faith]]'' by [[Christiane Heggan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Amy Moore-Benson
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:''[[Betrayal In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
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:''[[Dark Side Of Dawn]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - PRH, Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Audrey LaFehr
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:''[[Blind Faith - Christiane Heggan|Blind Faith]]'' - [[Christiane Heggan]]
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:''[[Darkling, I Listen]]'' by [[Katherine Sutcliffe]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Christine Zika
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:''[[Dark Side Of Dawn]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
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:''[[Mercy]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
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:''[[Darkling, I Listen]]'' - [[Katherine Sutcliffe]]
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:''[[The Perfect Princess]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thornton]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[Mercy]]'' - [[Julie Garwood]]
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:''[[Princess Charming]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thornton]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[The Perfect Princess]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]]
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:''[[Princess Charming]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[A Long Hot Christmas]]'' by [[Barbara Daly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Susan Sheppard
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Long Hot Christmas]]'' - [[Barbara Daly]]'''
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:''[[Fortune's Secret Daughter]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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* Finalists:
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:''[[In Dante's Debt]]'' by [[Jane Porter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott
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:''[[Fortune's Secret Daughter]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]  
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:''[[The Inconvenient Bride]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Sarah Wood
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:''[[In Dante's Debt]]'' - [[Jane Porter]]
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:''[[Jingle Bell Bride?]]'' by [[Jennifer LaBrecque]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Brenda Chin
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:''[[The Inconvenient Bride]]'' - [[Anne McAllister]]
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:''[[The Matchmaker's Mistake]]'' by [[Jane Sullivan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Duets - Jennifer Tam
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:''[[Jingle Bell Bride?]]'' - [[Jennifer LaBrecque]]
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:''[[Sinclair's Surprise Baby]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[The Matchmaker's Mistake]]'' - [[Jane Sullivan]]
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:''[[Under The Covers - Jamie Ann Denton|Under The Covers]]'' by [[Jamie Ann Denton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Tam
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:''[[Sinclair's Surprise Baby]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]  
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:''[[Under The Covers - Jamie Ann Denton|Under The Covers]]'' - [[Jamie Ann Denton]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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'''* Winner: ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]'''
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:''[[Halfway To Heaven]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Dianne Moggy & Martha Keenan
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Horse Soldier]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
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:''[[Halfway To Heaven - Susan Wiggs|Halfway To Heaven]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]
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:''[[Never Marry A Cowboy]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:''[[The Horse Soldier]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]
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:''[[Once A Mistress]]'' by [[Rebecca Hagan Lee]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[Never Marry A Cowboy]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]]
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:''[[Suddenly You]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Once A Mistress]]'' - [[Rebecca Hagan Lee]]
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:''[[White Lion's Lady]]'' by [[Tina St. John]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Suddenly You - Lisa Kleypas|Suddenly You]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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:''[[White Lion's Lady]]'' - [[Tina St. John]]
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
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''[[Quinn's Complete Seduction]] by [[Sandra Steffen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski
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'''* Winner: ''[[Quinn's Complete Seduction]]'' - [[Sandra Steffen]]'''
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:''[[Accidental Fiancée]]'' by [[Renee Roszel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Linda Fildew
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Adopted: Twins!]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
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:''[[Accidental Fiancée]]'' - [[Renee Roszel]]
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:''[[The Bachelor's Baby]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
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:''[[Adopted: Twins!]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]
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:''[[Doctor On Loan]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon - Medical - Ceri Tomlins
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:''[[The Bachelor's Baby]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]
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:''[[His Baby, Her Heart]]'' by [[Sue Swift]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Kim Nadelson
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:''[[Doctor On Loan]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]
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:''[[Just One Kiss - Carla Cassidy|Just One Kiss]]'' by [[Carla Cassidy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[His Baby, Her Heart]]'' - [[Sue Swift]]
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:''[[Just One Kiss - Carla Cassidy|Just One Kiss]]''- [[Carla Cassidy]]

Latest revision as of 01:56, 15 February 2023


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:
The Guardian - Dee Henderson
The Protector - Dee Henderson
Ribbon Of Years - Robin Lee Hatcher

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:
Accidental Fiancée - Renee Roszel
Adopted: Twins! - Marion Lennox
The Bachelor's Baby - Liz Fielding
Doctor On Loan - Marion Lennox
His Baby, Her Heart - Sue Swift
Just One Kiss- Carla Cassidy
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