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[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
  
'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''': ''[[Nobody's Baby but Mine]]'' by [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
:''Ask Mariah'' by [[Barbara Freethy]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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'''* Winner: ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]'' by [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]]'''
:''Finding the Dream'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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* Finalists:
:''The Night Remembers'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Ask Mariah]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]]
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:''[[Finding The Dream]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[The Night Remembers]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]]
  
'''First Book''': ''[[Brazen Angel]]'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]] - PRH/Random House, Dell, Diamond Debut - Laura Cifelli
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
:''Lost Yesterday'' by Jenny Lykins - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Time Passage - Jessica Faust
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'''* Winner: ''[[Brazen Angel]]'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]]'''
:''The Only Child'' by Carolyn McSparren - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano
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* Finalists:
:''Remember the Time'' by Annette Reynolds - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Romance - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Lost Yesterday]]'' by [[Jenny Lykins]]
:''Winter Hearts'' by Maureen McKade - HarperCollins, Avon - Micki Nuding
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:''[[The Only Child]]'' by [[Carolyn McSparren]]
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:''[[Remember The Time]]'' by [[Annette Reynolds]]
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:''[[Winter Hearts]]'' by [[Maureen McKade]]
  
'''Inspirational Romance''': ''[[Homeward]]'' by [[Melody Carlson]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah, Alabaster - Karen Ball
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
:''Brothers'' by Angela Elwell Hunt - Baker, Bethany House - Sharon Asmus
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'''* Winner: ''[[Homeward]]'' by [[Melody Carlson]]'''
:''Presumption of Guilt'' by Terri Blackstock - HarperCollins, Zondervan - Dave Lambert & Lori Walburg
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Brothers]]'' by [[Angela Elwell Hunt]]
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:''[[Presumption of Guilt]]'' by [[Terri Blackstock]]
  
'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''': ''[[Reckless]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Cathleen Treacy
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
:"The 14th...and Forever" in ''Special Report'' by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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'''* Winner: ''[[Reckless - Ruth Wind|Reckless]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]]'''
:''Adam's Kiss'' by Mindy Neff - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Denise O'Sullivan
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* Finalists:
:''Her Ideal Man'' by [[Ruth Wind]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Cathleen Treacy
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:''[[The 14th...And Forever]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]]
:''MacNamara's Woman'' by Alicia Scott - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Adam's Kiss - Mindy Neff|Adam's Kiss]]'' by [[Mindy Neff]]
:''Nighthawk'' by Rachel Lee - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Her Ideal Man]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]]
:''Saving Susannah'' by Beverly Bird - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Cristine Grace
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:''[[MacNamara's Woman]]'' by [[Alicia Scott]]
:''The Twenty-Third Man'' by Peggy Nicholson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Jane Robson & Maureen Stonehouse
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:''[[Nighthawk]]'' by [[Rachel Lee]]
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:''[[Saving Susannah]]'' by [[Beverly Bird]]
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:''[[The Twenty-Third Man]]'' by [[Peggy Nicholson]]
  
'''Long Historical Romance''': ''[[The Promise of Jenny Jones]]'' by [[Maggie Osborne]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Claire Zion
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===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
:''As You Desire'' by Connie Brockway - PRH/Random House, Dell - Marjorie Braman
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Promise of Jenny Jones]]'' by [[Maggie Osborne]]'''
:''Brazen Angel'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]] - PRH/Random House, Dell, Diamond Debut - Laura Cifelli
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* Finalists:
:''The Guardian'' by Joan Wolf - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever- Claire Zion
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:''[[As You Desire]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]]
:''My Sweet Folly'' by [[Laura Kinsale]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Brazen Angel]]'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]]
:''One Perfect Rose'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Carolyn Nichols
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:''[[The Guardian - Joan Wolf|The Guardian]]'' by [[Joan Wolf]]
:''The Randolph Legacy'' by Eileen Charbonneau - Macmillan, Tor, Forge - Natalia Aponte
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:''[[My Sweet Folly]]'' by [[Laura Kinsale]]
:''Wild at Heart'' by Patricia Gaffney - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Trade - Audrey LaFehr
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:''[[One Perfect Rose]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]]
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:''[[The Randolph Legacy]]'' by [[Eileen Charbonneau]]
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:''[[Wild at Heart]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]]
  
'''Paranormal Romance''': ''[[Fire Hawk]]'' by [[Justine Davis]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Hilary Ross
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===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
:''Dangerous Waters'' by Amy J. Fetzer - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
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'''* Winner: ''[[Fire Hawk]]'' by [[Justine Davis]]'''
:''Heaven in West Texas'' by Susan Kay Law - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Abigail Kamen-Holland
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* Finalists:
:''Lost Yesterday'' by Jenny Lykins - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Time Passage - Jessica Faust
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:''[[Dangerous Water]]s'' by [[Amy J. Fetzer]]
:''Somewhere My Love'' by Karen Fox - Dorchester, Love Spell - Joanna Cagan
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:''[[Heaven In West Texas]]'' by [[Susan Kay Law]]
:''Time Enough for Love'' by [[Suzanne Brockmann]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Shauna Summers & Joy Abella
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:''[[Lost Yesterday]]'' by [[Jenny Lykins]]
:''Twice Upon a Time'' by [[Emilie Richards]] - HarperCollins, William Morrow, Contemporary Romance - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Somewhere My Love]]'' by [[Karen Fox]]
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:''[[Time Enough For Love]]'' by [[Suzanne Brockmann]]
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:''[[Twice Upon A Time - Emilie Richards|Twice Upon A Time]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]]
  
'''Regency Romance''': ''[[Love's Reward]]'' - [[Jean R. Ewing]]-Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Kate Duffy
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===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
:no finalists
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'''* Winner: ''[[Love's Reward - Jean R. Ewing|Love's Reward]]'' by [[Jean R. Ewing]]'''
  
'''Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance''': ''[[On the Way to a Wedding...]]'' by [[Ingrid Weaver]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
:''Better Watch Out'' by Dani Sinclair - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Julianne Moore
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'''* Winner: ''[[On the Way to a Wedding...]]'' by [[Ingrid Weaver]]'''
:''For Your Eyes Only'' by Rebecca York - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Debra Matteucci
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* Finalists:
:''Framed'' by Karen Leabo - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Better Watch Out]]'' by [[Dani Sinclair]]
:''Night Whispers'' by Lynn Erickson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Maureen Stonehouse & Amy Moore
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:''[[For Your Eyes Only]]'' by [[Rebecca York]]
:''Secret Sins'' by Jasmine Cresswell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Jane Robson & Amy Moore
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:''[[Framed]]'' by [[Karen Leabo]]
:''Until You'' by Sandra Marton - Kensington, Pinnacle, Denise Little Presents - Denise Little
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:''[[Night Whispers - Lynn Erickson|Night Whispers]]'' by [[Lynn Erickson]]
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:''[[Secret Sins]]'' by [[Jasmine Cresswell]]
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:''[[Until You - Sandra Marton|Until You]]'' by [[Sandra Marton]]
  
'''Short Contemporary Romance''': ''[[Nobody's Princess]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lucia Macro & Melissa Jeglinski
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
:''Bride Overboard'' by Heather MacAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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'''* Winner: ''[[Nobody's Princess]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]]'''
:''Daddy by Accident'' by Paula Detmer Riggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger
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* Finalists:
:''Finn's Twins!'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Samantha Bell
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:''[[Bride Overboard]]'' by [[Heather MacAllister]]
:''A Hard-Hearted Hero'' by Pamela Burford - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Susan Sheppard
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:''[[Daddy by Accident]]'' by [[Paula Detmer Riggs]]
:''Look What the Stork'' Brought by Dixie Browning - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Senate
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:''[[Finn's Twins!]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]]
:''Mr. Valentine'' by Vicki Lewis Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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:''[[A Hard-Hearted Hero]]'' by [[Pamela Burford]]
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:''[[Look What The Stork Brought]]'' by [[Dixie Browning]]
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:''[[Mr. Valentine]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]]
  
'''Short Historical Romance''': ''[[Heart of a Knight]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]] - HarperCollins, Harper - Abigail Kamen-Holland
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===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
:''All but the Queen of Hearts'' by Rae Muir - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Margaret Marbury
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'''* Winner: ''[[Heart Of A Knight]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]]'''
:''Jake'' by Leigh Greenwood - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
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* Finalists:
:''A Knight to Remember'' by Christina Dodd - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
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:''[[All But The Queen Of Hearts]]'' by [[Rae Muir]]
:''The Lady and the Knight'' by Lois Greiman - HarperCollins, Avon - Christine Zika
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:''[[Jake - Leigh Greenwood|Jake]]'' by [[Leigh Greenwood]]
:''Once Upon a Scandal'' by Barbara Dawson Smith - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[A Knight To Remember]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]]
:''Outlaw in Paradise'' by Patricia Gaffney - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Audrey LaFehr
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:''[[The Lady And The Knight]]'' by [[Lois Greiman]]
:''Wonderful'' by Jill Barnett - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
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:''[[Once Upon A Scandal]]'' by [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]
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:''[[Outlaw In Paradise]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]]
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:''[[Wonderful]]'' by [[Jill Barnett]]
  
'''Traditional Romance''': ''[[His Brother's Child]]'' by [[Lucy Gordon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Tessa Shapcott
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
:''Her Secret Santa'' by Day Leclaire - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Gillian Green
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'''* Winner: ''[[His Brother's Child]]'' by [[Lucy Gordon]]'''
:''Mommy and the Policeman Next Door'' by Marie Ferrarella - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Yours Truly - Leslie Wainger & Marcia Adirim
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* Finalists:
:''My Baby, Your Son'' by Anne Peters - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[Her Secret Santa]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]]
:''Porcupine Ranch'' by Sally Carleen - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[Mommy And The Policeman Next Door]]'' by [[Marie Ferrarella]]
:''Pregnant with His Child...'' by Carla Cassidy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Karen Taylor-Richman
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:''[[My Baby, Your Son]]'' by [[Anne Peters]]
:''The Secret Baby'' by Day Leclaire - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Gillian Green
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:''[[Porcupine Ranch]]'' by [[Sally Carleen]]
:''Wife Without a Past'' by Elizabeth Harbison - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Cristine Grace
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:''[[Pregnant With His Child...]]'' by [[Carla Cassidy]]
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:''[[The Secret Baby]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]]
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:''[[Wife Without a Past]]'' by [[Elizabeth Harbison]]

Latest revision as of 01:57, 15 February 2023


Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  • Finalists:
Ask Mariah by Barbara Freethy
Finding The Dream by Nora Roberts
The Night Remembers by Kathleen Eagle

First Book

* Winner: Brazen Angel by Elizabeth Boyle

  • Finalists:
Lost Yesterday by Jenny Lykins
The Only Child by Carolyn McSparren
Remember The Time by Annette Reynolds
Winter Hearts by Maureen McKade

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Homeward by Melody Carlson

  • Finalists:
Brothers by Angela Elwell Hunt
Presumption of Guilt by Terri Blackstock

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Reckless by Ruth Wind

  • Finalists:
The 14th...And Forever by Merline Lovelace
Adam's Kiss by Mindy Neff
Her Ideal Man by Ruth Wind
MacNamara's Woman by Alicia Scott
Nighthawk by Rachel Lee
Saving Susannah by Beverly Bird
The Twenty-Third Man by Peggy Nicholson

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: The Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne

  • Finalists:
As You Desire by Connie Brockway
Brazen Angel by Elizabeth Boyle
The Guardian by Joan Wolf
My Sweet Folly by Laura Kinsale
One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney
The Randolph Legacy by Eileen Charbonneau
Wild at Heart by Patricia Gaffney

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Fire Hawk by Justine Davis

  • Finalists:
Dangerous Waters by Amy J. Fetzer
Heaven In West Texas by Susan Kay Law
Lost Yesterday by Jenny Lykins
Somewhere My Love by Karen Fox
Time Enough For Love by Suzanne Brockmann
Twice Upon A Time by Emilie Richards

Regency Romance

* Winner: Love's Reward by Jean R. Ewing

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: On the Way to a Wedding... by Ingrid Weaver

  • Finalists:
Better Watch Out by Dani Sinclair
For Your Eyes Only by Rebecca York
Framed by Karen Leabo
Night Whispers by Lynn Erickson
Secret Sins by Jasmine Cresswell
Until You by Sandra Marton

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Nobody's Princess by Jennifer Greene

  • Finalists:
Bride Overboard by Heather MacAllister
Daddy by Accident by Paula Detmer Riggs
Finn's Twins! by Anne McAllister
A Hard-Hearted Hero by Pamela Burford
Look What The Stork Brought by Dixie Browning
Mr. Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: Heart Of A Knight by Barbara Samuel

  • Finalists:
All But The Queen Of Hearts by Rae Muir
Jake by Leigh Greenwood
A Knight To Remember by Christina Dodd
The Lady And The Knight by Lois Greiman
Once Upon A Scandal by Barbara Dawson Smith
Outlaw In Paradise by Patricia Gaffney
Wonderful by Jill Barnett

Traditional Romance

* Winner: His Brother's Child by Lucy Gordon

  • Finalists:
Her Secret Santa by Day Leclaire
Mommy And The Policeman Next Door by Marie Ferrarella
My Baby, Your Son by Anne Peters
Porcupine Ranch by Sally Carleen
Pregnant With His Child... by Carla Cassidy
The Secret Baby by Day Leclaire
Wife Without a Past by Elizabeth Harbison