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[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
''[[First Lady]]'' by [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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'''* Winner: ''[[First Lady]]'' - [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]]'''
:''[[In the Midnight Rain]] by [[Ruth Wind]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Laura Cifelli
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* Finalists:
:''[[Kiss and Tell]] by [[Cherry Adair]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[In The Midnight Rain]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]]
:''[[Twelve Days]] by [[Teresa Hill]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh
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:''[[Kiss And Tell - Cherry Adair|Kiss And Tell]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
:''[[The Unsung Hero]] by [[Suzanne Brockmann]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Twelve Days]]'' - [[Teresa Hill]]
:''[[The Wrong Child]] by [[Patricia Kay]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[The Unsung Hero]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]]
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:''[[The Wrong Child]]'' - [[Patricia Kay]]
  
First Book - 9
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
A Man Like Mac by Fay Robinson
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Man Like Mac]]'' - [[Fay Robinson]]'''
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
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* Finalists:
By Arrangement by Madeline Hunter
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:''[[By Arrangement]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]]
PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[Cowboy For Keeps - Kristi Gold|Cowboy For Keeps]]'' - [[Kristi Gold]]
Cowboy for Keeps by Kristi Gold
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:''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' - [[Karen White]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Jennifer Walsh
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:''[[My Champion]]'' - [[Glynnis Campbell]]
In the Shadow of the Moon by Karen White
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:''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' - [[Sharon Ewell Foster]]
Dorchester, Love Spell
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:''[[Reilly's Law]]'' - [[Elizabeth Keys]]
My Champion by Glynnis Campbell
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:''[[Remember The Night - Linda Castillo|Remember The Night]]'' - [[Linda Castillo]]
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[Ties Of Love]]'' by [[Anita Wall]]
Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster
 
PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Karen Ball
 
Reilly's Law by Elizabeth Keys
 
Kensington, Zebra, Ballad - Amy Garvey
 
Remember the Night by Linda Castillo
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Jennifer Nauss
 
Ties of Love by Anita Wall
 
Kensington, Zebra, Historical - Karen Taylor-Richman
 
  
Inspirational Romance - 6
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
The Shepherd's Voice by Robin Lee Hatcher
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Shepherd's Voice]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]'''
PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Traci DePree
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* Finalists:
Awakening Mercy by Angela Benson
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:''[[Awakening Mercy]]'' - [[Angela Benson]]
Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Diane Elbe
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:''[[The Negotiator]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]]
The Negotiator by Dee Henderson
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:''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' - [[Sharon Ewell Foster]]
PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
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:''[[True Devotion]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]]
Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster
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:''[[When Joy Came To Stay]]'' - [[Karen Kingsbury]]
PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Karen Ball
 
True Devotion by Dee Henderson
 
PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
 
When Joy Came to Stay by Karen Kingsbury
 
PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Karen Ball
 
  
Long Contemporary Series Romance - 9
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
Rogue's Reform by Marilyn Pappano
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'''* Winner: ''[[Rogue's Reform - Marilyn Pappano|Rogue's Reform]]'' - [[Marilyn Pappano]]'''
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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* Finalists:
Beginning with Baby by Christie Ridgway
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:''[[Beginning With Baby]]'' - [[Christie Ridgway]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Lynda Curnyn
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:''[[The Brands Who Came For Christmas]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
The Brands Who Came for Christmas by Maggie Shayne
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:''[[The Comeback Of Con MacNeill]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[The Daughter Merger]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]]
The Comeback of Conn MacNeill by Virginia Kantra
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:''[[The Fourth Child]]'' - [[C. J. Carmichael]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[Get Lucky]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]]
The Daughter Merger by Janice Kay Johnson
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:''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
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:''[[Saving Grace - RaeAnne Thayne|Saving Grace]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
The Fourth Child by C. J. Carmichael
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Beverley Sotolov
 
Get Lucky by Suzanne Brockmann
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
 
Mad Dog and Annie by Virginia Kantra
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
 
Saving Grace by RaeAnne Thayne
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan & Karen Kosztolnyik
 
  
Long Historical Romance - 8
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===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
Devilish by Jo Beverley
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'''* Winner: ''[[Devilish - Jo Beverley|Devilish]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]'''
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Audrey LaFehr
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* Finalists:
Here Comes the Bride by Pamela Morsi
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:''[[Here Comes The Bride]]'' - [[Pamela Morsi]]
HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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:''[[I Do, I Do, I Do]]'' - [[Maggie Osborne]]
I Do, I Do, I Do by Maggie Osborne
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:''[[Midnight Pleasures]]'' - [[Eloisa James]]
PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Silver Lining - Maggie Osborne|Silver Lining]]'' - [[Maggie Osborne]]
Midnight Pleasures by Eloisa James
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:''[[The Stone Maiden]]'' - [[Susan Fraser King]]
PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jacqueline Cantor
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:''[[The Sun And The Moon]]'' - [[Patricia Ryan]]
Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne
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:''[[The Viscount Who Loved Me]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
 
The Stone Maiden by Susan Fraser King
 
PRH, Penguin, Putnam - Audrey LaFehr
 
The Sun and the Moon by Patricia Ryan
 
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh
 
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
 
HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
 
  
Paranormal Romance - 6
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===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
The Highlander's Touch - Karen Marie Moning
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Highlander's Touch]]'' - [[Karen Marie Moning]]'''
PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy
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* Finalists:
Catch A Fallen Angel by Kathleen Kane
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:''[[Catch A Fallen Angel]]'' - [[Kathleen Kane]]
Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[Dark Magic]]'' - [[Christine Feehan]]
Dark Magic by Christine Feehan
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:''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' - [[Karen White]]
Dorchester, Love Spell - Leslie Kazanjian
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:''[[Prince Of Time - Glenna McReynolds|Prince Of Time]]'' - [[Glenna McReynolds]]
In the Shadow of the Moon by Karen White
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:''[[The Star King]]'' - [[Susan Grant]]
Dorchester, Love Spell - Kate Collins
 
Prince of Time by Glenna McReynolds
 
PRH/Random House, Bantam - Elizabeth Barrett
 
The Star King by Susan Grant
 
Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
 
  
Regency Romance - 5
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===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
A Grand Design by Emma Jensen
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Grand Design]]'' - [[Emma Jensen]]'''
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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* Finalists:
Lord Nightingale's Debut by Judith A. Lansdowne
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:''[[Lord Nightingale's Debut]]'' - [[Judith A. Lansdowne]]
Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Kate Duffy
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:''[[Once Upon A Christmas - Diane Farr|Once Upon A Christmas]]'' - [[Diane Farr]]
Once upon a Christmas by Diane Farr
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:''[[The Ramshackle Suitor]]'' - [[Nancy Butler]]
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[Saved By Scandal]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]]
The Ramshackle Suitor by Nancy Butler
 
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
 
Saved by Scandal by Barbara Metzger
 
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
 
  
Romance Novella - 4
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===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
"Final Approach...to Forever" in Special Report by Merline Lovelace
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'''* Winner: "Final Approach...To Forever" in ''[[Special Report]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]'''
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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* Finalists:
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" in Millennium Baby by Kristine Rolofson
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:"Baby, It's Cold Outside" in ''[[Millennium Baby]]'' - [[Kristine Rolofson]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin - Malle Vallik
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:"The Enchantment" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' - [[Ruth Ryan Langan]]
"The Enchantment" in Once Upon a Dream by Ruth Ryan Langan
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:"In Dreams" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Judith Stern Palais
 
"In Dreams" in Once Upon a Dream by Nora Roberts
 
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
 
  
Romantic Suspense - 5
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts
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'''* Winner: ''[[Carolina Moon]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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* Finalists:
Blade's Lady by Fiona Brand
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:''[[Blade's Lady]]'' - [[Fiona Brand]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette - Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Brown-Eyed Girl]]'' - [[Mariah Stewart]]
Brown-Eyed Girl by Mariah Stewart
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:''[[Renegade Heart - Gayle Wilson|Renegade Heart]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]
Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Kate Collins
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:''[[Witness In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
Renegade Heart by Gayle Wilson
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Angela Catalano
 
Witness in Death by J. D. Robb
 
PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
 
  
Short Contemporary Romance - 8
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
It Takes a Rebel by Stephanie Bond
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'''* Winner: ''[[It Takes A Rebel]]'' - [[Stephanie Bond]]'''
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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* Finalists:
Callan's Proposition by Barbara McCauley
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:''[[Callan's Proposition]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[First Comes Love - Elizabeth Bevarly|First Comes Love]]'' - [[Elizabeth Bevarly]]
First Comes Love by Elizabeth Bevarly
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:''[[In Name Only - Peggy Moreland|In Name Only]]'' - [[Peggy Moreland]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Moonlighting]]'' - [[Heather MacAllister]]
In Name Only by Peggy Moreland
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:''[[Out Of The Blue - Jill Shalvis|Out Of The Blue]]'' (aka ''[[The Wrong Bed]]'') - [[Jill Shalvis]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lynda Curnyn
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:''[[Rough And Rugged]]'' - [[Colleen Collins]]
Moonlighting by Heather MacAllister
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:''[[The Taming Of Tyler Kincaid]]'' - [[Sandra Marton]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
 
Out of the Blue (aka The Wrong Bed) by Jill Shalvis
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Susan Sheppard
 
Rough and Rugged by Colleen Collins
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Malle Vallik
 
The Taming of Tyler Kincaid by Sandra Marton
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott
 
  
Short Historical Romance - 8
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===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
The Mistress by Susan Wiggs
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Mistress]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]'''
HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Dianne Moggy & Martha Keenan
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* Finalists:
Donovan's Bed by Debra Mullins
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:''[[Donovan's Bed]]'' - [[Debra Mullins]]
HarperCollins, Avon - Micki Nuding
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:''[[Dove's Way]]'' - [[Linda Francis Lee]]
Dove's Way by Linda Francis Lee
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:''[[The Duke And I]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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:''[[The Gentleman Thief]]'' - [[Deborah Simmons]]
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
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:''[[The Last Bride In Texas]]'' - [[Judith Stacy]]
HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[Never Kiss A Duke]]'' - [[Eileen Putman]]
The Gentleman Thief by Deborah Simmons
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:''[[Silk And Steel]]'' - [[Kat Martin]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Margaret Marbury
 
The Last Bride in Texas by Judith Stacy
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Margaret Marbury
 
Never Kiss a Duke by Eileen Putman
 
HarperCollins, Avon - Micki Nuding
 
Silk and Steel by Kat Martin
 
Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
 
  
Traditional Romance - 6
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
The Best Man & the Bridesmaid by Liz Fielding
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Best Man And The Bridesmaid]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]'''
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
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* Finalists:
The Bride's Proposition by Day Leclaire
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:''[[The Bride's Proposition]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Samantha Bell
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:''[[The Lyon's Den]]'' - [[Selina Sinclair]]
The Lyon's Den by Selina Sinclair
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:''[[Mixing Business...With Baby]]'' - [[Diana Whitney]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets- Susan Sheppard
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:''[[To Marry A Sheikh]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]
Mixing Business...with Baby by Diana Whitney
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:''[[Tom Bradley's Babies]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]
HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jennifer Walsh
 
To Marry a Sheikh by Day Leclaire
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Samantha Bell
 
Tom Bradley's Babies by Marion Lennox
 
HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
 

Latest revision as of 01:56, 15 February 2023


Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: First Lady - Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  • Finalists:
In The Midnight Rain - Ruth Wind
Kiss And Tell - Cherry Adair
Twelve Days - Teresa Hill
The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann
The Wrong Child - Patricia Kay

First Book

* Winner: A Man Like Mac - Fay Robinson

  • Finalists:
By Arrangement - Madeline Hunter
Cowboy For Keeps - Kristi Gold
In The Shadow Of The Moon - Karen White
My Champion - Glynnis Campbell
Passing By Samaria - Sharon Ewell Foster
Reilly's Law - Elizabeth Keys
Remember The Night - Linda Castillo
Ties Of Love by Anita Wall

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: The Shepherd's Voice - Robin Lee Hatcher

  • Finalists:
Awakening Mercy - Angela Benson
The Negotiator - Dee Henderson
Passing By Samaria - Sharon Ewell Foster
True Devotion - Dee Henderson
When Joy Came To Stay - Karen Kingsbury

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Rogue's Reform - Marilyn Pappano

  • Finalists:
Beginning With Baby - Christie Ridgway
The Brands Who Came For Christmas - Maggie Shayne
The Comeback Of Con MacNeill - Virginia Kantra
The Daughter Merger - Janice Kay Johnson
The Fourth Child - C. J. Carmichael
Get Lucky - Suzanne Brockmann
Mad Dog And Annie - Virginia Kantra
Saving Grace - RaeAnne Thayne

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: Devilish - Jo Beverley

  • Finalists:
Here Comes The Bride - Pamela Morsi
I Do, I Do, I Do - Maggie Osborne
Midnight Pleasures - Eloisa James
Silver Lining - Maggie Osborne
The Stone Maiden - Susan Fraser King
The Sun And The Moon - Patricia Ryan
The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: The Highlander's Touch - Karen Marie Moning

  • Finalists:
Catch A Fallen Angel - Kathleen Kane
Dark Magic - Christine Feehan
In The Shadow Of The Moon - Karen White
Prince Of Time - Glenna McReynolds
The Star King - Susan Grant

Regency Romance

* Winner: A Grand Design - Emma Jensen

  • Finalists:
Lord Nightingale's Debut - Judith A. Lansdowne
Once Upon A Christmas - Diane Farr
The Ramshackle Suitor - Nancy Butler
Saved By Scandal - Barbara Metzger

Romance Novella

* Winner: "Final Approach...To Forever" in Special Report - Merline Lovelace

  • Finalists:
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" in Millennium Baby - Kristine Rolofson
"The Enchantment" in Once Upon A Dream - Ruth Ryan Langan
"In Dreams" in Once Upon A Dream - Nora Roberts

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Carolina Moon - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Blade's Lady - Fiona Brand
Brown-Eyed Girl - Mariah Stewart
Renegade Heart - Gayle Wilson
Witness In Death - J.D. Robb

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: It Takes A Rebel - Stephanie Bond

  • Finalists:
Callan's Proposition - Barbara McCauley
First Comes Love - Elizabeth Bevarly
In Name Only - Peggy Moreland
Moonlighting - Heather MacAllister
Out Of The Blue (aka The Wrong Bed) - Jill Shalvis
Rough And Rugged - Colleen Collins
The Taming Of Tyler Kincaid - Sandra Marton

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: The Mistress - Susan Wiggs

  • Finalists:
Donovan's Bed - Debra Mullins
Dove's Way - Linda Francis Lee
The Duke And I - Julia Quinn
The Gentleman Thief - Deborah Simmons
The Last Bride In Texas - Judith Stacy
Never Kiss A Duke - Eileen Putman
Silk And Steel - Kat Martin

Traditional Romance

* Winner: The Best Man And The Bridesmaid - Liz Fielding

  • Finalists:
The Bride's Proposition - Day Leclaire
The Lyon's Den - Selina Sinclair
Mixing Business...With Baby - Diana Whitney
To Marry A Sheikh - Day Leclaire
Tom Bradley's Babies - Marion Lennox