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