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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''']]===
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''[[Again]]'' by [[Kathleen Gilles Seidel]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Jennifer Enderlin
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'''* Winner: ''[[Again]]'' - [[Kathleen Gilles Seidel]]'''
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:''[[Crazy For Lovin' You - Lisa G. Brown|Crazy For Lovin' You]]'' by [[Lisa G. Brown]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Fire And Rain - Kathleen Eagle|Fire And Rain]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Crazy For Lovin' You - Lisa G. Brown|Crazy For Lovin' You]]'' - [[Lisa G. Brown]]
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:''[[Fire And Rain - Kathleen Eagle|Fire And Rain]]'' - [[Kathleen Eagle]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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''[[Ghostly Enchantment]]'' by [[Angie Ray]] - HarperCollins, HarperPrism
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'''* Winner: ''[[Ghostly Enchantment]]'' - [[Angie Ray]]'''
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:''[[All Things Beautiful]]'' by [[Cathy Maxwell]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Christey Bahn
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Dear John...]]'' by [[Lyn Ellis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation
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:''[[All Things Beautiful]]'' - [[Cathy Maxwell]]
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:''[[Elizabeth's Gift]]'' by [[Donna Davidson]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[Dear John...]]'' - [[Lyn Ellis]]
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:''[[The Heart's Desire]]'' by [[Gayle Wilson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell & Angela Catalano
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:''[[Elizabeth's Gift]]'' - [[Donna Davidson]]
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:''[[Rain Shadow]]'' by [[Cheryl St. John]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Margaret Marbury
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:''[[The Heart's Desire]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]
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:''[[Rhapsody In Time]]'' by [[Judith O'Brien]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
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:''[[Rain Shadow]]'' - [[Cheryl St. John]]
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:''[[The Third Christmas]]'' by [[Margot Early]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
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:''[[Rhapsody In Time]]'' - [[Judith O'Brien]]  
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:''[[The Third Christmas]]'' - [[Margot Early]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[To Tame a Texan's Heart]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Gail Fortune
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'''* Winner: ''[[To Tame a Texan's Heart]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]]'''
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:''[[Crooked Hearts]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Audrey LaFehr
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Dreaming]]'' by [[Jill Barnett]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
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:''[[Crooked Hearts]]'' - [[Patricia Gaffney]]
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:''[[Greatest Lover In All England]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
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:''[[Dreaming]]'' - [[Jill Barnett]]
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:''[[If You Believe - Kristin Hannah|If You Believe]]'' by [[Kristin Hannah]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Elisa Wares
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:''[[Greatest Lover In All England]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]]
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:''[[Parting Gifts]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Homespun - Melinda Metz
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:''[[If You Believe - Kristin Hannah|If You Believe]]'' - [[Kristin Hannah]]
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:''[[Sweet Escape]]'' by [[Susan Macias]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond, Hillary Cige
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:''[[Parting Gifts]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]]
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:''[[Sweet Lullaby]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Homespun - Melinda Metz
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:''[[Sweet Escape]]'' - [[Susan Macias]]
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:''[[Sweet Lullaby]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
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''[[An Echo in the Darkness]]'' by [[Francine Rivers]] - Tyndale House - Karen Ball
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'''* Winner: ''[[An Echo in the Darkness]]'' - [[Francine Rivers]]'''
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:''[[Out Of The Whirlwind]]'' by [[Gilbert Morris]] - Tyndale House - Karen Ball
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Unanswered Prayers]]'' by [[Penny Richards]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Crystal Creek - Marsha Zinberg
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:''[[Out Of The Whirlwind]]'' - [[Gilbert Morris]]
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:''[[Unanswered Prayers]]'' - [[Penny Richards]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[A Soldier's Heart - Kathleen Korbel|A Soldier's Heart]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Soldier's Heart - Kathleen Korbel|A Soldier's Heart]]'' - [[Kathleen Korbel]]'''
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:''[[Annie And The Outlaw]]'' by [[Sharon Sala]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Eight Second Wedding]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
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:''[[Annie And The Outlaw]]'' - [[Sharon Sala]]
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:''[[Left At The Altar]]'' by [[Justine Davis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[The Eight Second Wedding]]'' - [[Anne McAllister]]  
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:''[[No Easy Way Out]]'' by [[Paula Detmer Riggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Left At The Altar]]'' - [[Justine Davis]]
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:''[[Single...with Children]]'' by [[Connie Bennett]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano
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:''[[No Easy Way Out]]'' - [[Paula Detmer Riggs]]
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:''[[The Trouble With Joe]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Single...with Children]]'' - [[Connie Bennett]]
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:''[[Uncertain Angels]]'' by [[Kim Cates]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[The Trouble With Joe]]'' - [[Emilie Richards]]
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:''[[Uncertain Angels]]'' - [[Kim Cates]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[Dancing On The Wind|Dancing On The Wind]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Hilary Ross
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'''* Winner: ''[[Dancing On The Wind|Dancing On The Wind]]'' - [[Mary Jo Putney]]'''
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:''[[Circle In The Water]]'' (aka ''[[At The King's Command]]'') by [[Susan Wiggs]] - HarperCollins, Harper by Carolyn Marino
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Dream Hunter - Laura Kinsale|The Dream Hunter]]'' by [[Laura Kinsale]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Carrie Feron
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:''[[Circle In The Water]]'' (aka ''[[At The King's Command]]'') - [[Susan Wiggs]]
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:''[[More Than Magic]]'' by [[Olga Bicos]] - Kensington, Pinnacle, Denise Little Presents - Denise Little
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:''[[The Dream Hunter - Laura Kinsale|The Dream Hunter]]'' - [[Laura Kinsale]]
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:''[[No Brighter Dream]]'' by [[Katherine Kingsley]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Audrey LaFehr
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:''[[More Than Magic]]'' - [[Olga Bicos]]
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:''[[The Raider's Daughter]]'' by [[Kimberly Cates]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
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:''[[No Brighter Dream]]'' - [[Katherine Kingsley]]
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:''[[River Of Sky]]'' by [[Karen Harper]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Dutton- Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Raider's Daughter]]'' - [[Kimberly Cates]]
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:''[[Wild Sage]]'' by [[Peggy Hanchar]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Barbara Dick
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:''[[River Of Sky]]'' - [[Karen Harper]]
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:''[[Wild Sage]]'' - [[Peggy Hanchar]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal/Fantasy/Time Travel Romance|'''Paranormal/Fantasy/Time Travel Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal/Fantasy/Time Travel Romance|'''Paranormal/Fantasy/Time Travel Romance''']]===
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''[[Lord of the Storm]]'' by [[Justine Davis]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Dreamspun - Hilary Ross
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'''* Winner: ''[[Lord of the Storm]]'' - [[Justine Davis]]'''
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:''[[Cinderman]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Julianne Moore
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Demon Prince]]'' by [[Kathleen Morgan]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Alicia Condon
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:''[[Cinderman]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
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:''[[Ghostly Enchantment]]'' by [[Angie Ray]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Abigal Kamen-Holland
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:''[[Demon Prince]]'' - [[Kathleen Morgan]]
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:''[[Hour Of The Rose]]'' by [[Christina Skye]] - HarperCollins, Avon -Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Ghostly Enchantment]]'' - [[Angie Ray]]
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:''[[Silent Rose]]'' by [[Kasey Mars]] - Kensington, Pinnacle - Denise Little
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:''[[Hour Of The Rose]]'' - [[Christina Skye]]
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:''[[Twilight Memories]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Shadows - Melissa Senate
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:''[[The Silent Rose]]'' - [[Kasey Mars]]
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:''[[Twilight Memories]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
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''[[Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand]]'' by [[Carla Kelly]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Jean Marie Lemense
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'''* Winner: ''[[Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand]]'' - [[Carla Kelly]]'''
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:''[[An Angel For The Earl]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Barbara Dicks
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Christmas Belle]]'' by [[Mary Balogh]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[An Angel For The Earl]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]]
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:''[[Dark Angel]]'' by [[Mary Balogh]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[Christmas Belle]]'' - [[Mary Balogh]]
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:''[[The Genuine Article]]'' by [[Patricia Rice]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[Dark Angel - Mary Balogh|Dark Angel]]'' - [[Mary Balogh]]
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:''[[Tempting Harriet]]'' by [[Mary Balogh]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Genuine Article - Patricia Rice|The Genuine Article]]'' - [[Patricia Rice]]
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:''[[Tempting Harriet]]'' - [[Mary Balogh]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance|'''Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance|'''Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance''']]===
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''[[Hidden Riches]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Carrie Feron
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'''* Winner: ''[[Hidden Riches]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
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:''[[Silent Sonata]]'' by [[Deborah Nicholas]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Tina Moskow
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Sins]]'' by [[Jillian Grey]] - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
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:''[[Silent Sonata]]'' - [[Deborah Nicholas]]
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:''[[Suspect]]'' by [[Jo Leigh]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Karen Taylor-Richman
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:''[[Sins]]'' - [[Jillian Grey]]
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:''[[Suspect]]'' - [[Jo Leigh]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[Getting Rid Of Bradley]]'' by [[Jennifer Crusie]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Sherie Posesorski
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'''* Winner: ''[[Getting Rid Of Bradley]]'' - [[Jennifer Crusie]]'''
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:''[[Aftershock - Lynn Michaels|Aftershock]]'' by [[Lynn Michaels]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Malle Vallik
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Blackthorne's Woman]]'' by [[Victoria Leigh]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
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:''[[Aftershock - Lynn Michaels|Aftershock]]'' - [[Lynn Michaels]]
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:''[[Close Encounters]]'' by [[Terry Lawrence]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Susann Brailey
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:''[[Blackthorne's Woman]]'' - [[Victoria Leigh]]
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:''[[Dear John...]]'' by [[Lyn Ellis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Laura Shin & Malle Vallik
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:''[[Close Encounters]]'' - [[Terry Lawrence]]
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:''[[The Mercenary - Cherry Adair|The Mercenary]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Malle Vallik
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:''[[Dear John...]]'' - [[Lyn Ellis]]
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:''[[Murdock's Family]]'' - [[Paula Detmer Riggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[The Mercenary - Cherry Adair|The Mercenary]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
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:''[[The Return Of Caine O'Halloran]]'' by [[Joann Ross]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Malle Vallik
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:''[[Murdock's Family]]'' - [[Paula Detmer Riggs]]
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:''[[The Return Of Caine O'Halloran]]'' - [[Joann Ross]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
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''[[Oh Baby! - Lauryn Chandler|Oh Baby!]]'' by [[Lauryn Chandler]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Anne Canadeo
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'''* Winner: ''[[Oh Baby! - Lauryn Chandler|Oh Baby!]]'' - [[Lauryn Chandler]]'''
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:''[[The Baby Battle]]'' by [[Shannon Waverly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Jane Robson
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Child Of Her Dreams]]'' by [[Sandra Steffen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[The Baby Battle]]'' - [[Shannon Waverly]]
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:''[[Expectations]]'' by [[Shannon Waverly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Jane Robson
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:''[[Child Of Her Dreams]]'' - [[Sandra Steffen]]
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:''[[McCullough's Bride]]'' by [[Anne Peters]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[Expectations]]'' - [[Shannon Waverly]]
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:''[[Traveling Man]]'' by [[Leigh Michaels]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Jane Robson
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:''[[McCullough's Bride]]'' - [[Anne Peters]]
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:''[[Traveling Man]]'' - [[Leigh Michaels]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
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''[[Second to None]]'' by [[ArLynn Presser]] - Kensington, Z*Fave - Elise Donner
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'''* Winner: ''[[Second to None]]'' - [[ArLynn Presser]]'''
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:''[[Paradise - Cheryl Zach|Paradise]]'' by [[Cheryl Zach]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Francoise Bui
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Paradise - Cheryl Zach|Paradise]]'' - [[Cheryl Zach]]

Latest revision as of 01:57, 15 February 2023


Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Again - Kathleen Gilles Seidel

  • Finalists:
Crazy For Lovin' You - Lisa G. Brown
Fire And Rain - Kathleen Eagle

First Book

* Winner: Ghostly Enchantment - Angie Ray

  • Finalists:
All Things Beautiful - Cathy Maxwell
Dear John... - Lyn Ellis
Elizabeth's Gift - Donna Davidson
The Heart's Desire - Gayle Wilson
Rain Shadow - Cheryl St. John
Rhapsody In Time - Judith O'Brien
The Third Christmas - Margot Early

Historical Romance

* Winner: To Tame a Texan's Heart - Jodi Thomas

  • Finalists:
Crooked Hearts - Patricia Gaffney
Dreaming - Jill Barnett
Greatest Lover In All England - Christina Dodd
If You Believe - Kristin Hannah
Parting Gifts - Lorraine Heath
Sweet Escape - Susan Macias
Sweet Lullaby - Lorraine Heath

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: An Echo in the Darkness - Francine Rivers

  • Finalists:
Out Of The Whirlwind - Gilbert Morris
Unanswered Prayers - Penny Richards

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Soldier's Heart - Kathleen Korbel

  • Finalists:
Annie And The Outlaw - Sharon Sala
The Eight Second Wedding - Anne McAllister
Left At The Altar - Justine Davis
No Easy Way Out - Paula Detmer Riggs
Single...with Children - Connie Bennett
The Trouble With Joe - Emilie Richards
Uncertain Angels - Kim Cates

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: Dancing On The Wind - Mary Jo Putney

  • Finalists:
Circle In The Water (aka At The King's Command) - Susan Wiggs
The Dream Hunter - Laura Kinsale
More Than Magic - Olga Bicos
No Brighter Dream - Katherine Kingsley
The Raider's Daughter - Kimberly Cates
River Of Sky - Karen Harper
Wild Sage - Peggy Hanchar

Paranormal/Fantasy/Time Travel Romance

* Winner: Lord of the Storm - Justine Davis

  • Finalists:
Cinderman - Anne Stuart
Demon Prince - Kathleen Morgan
Ghostly Enchantment - Angie Ray
Hour Of The Rose - Christina Skye
The Silent Rose - Kasey Mars
Twilight Memories - Maggie Shayne

Regency Romance

* Winner: Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand - Carla Kelly

  • Finalists:
An Angel For The Earl - Barbara Metzger
Christmas Belle - Mary Balogh
Dark Angel - Mary Balogh
The Genuine Article - Patricia Rice
Tempting Harriet - Mary Balogh

Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance

* Winner: Hidden Riches - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Silent Sonata - Deborah Nicholas
Sins - Jillian Grey
Suspect - Jo Leigh

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Getting Rid Of Bradley - Jennifer Crusie

  • Finalists:
Aftershock - Lynn Michaels
Blackthorne's Woman - Victoria Leigh
Close Encounters - Terry Lawrence
Dear John... - Lyn Ellis
The Mercenary - Cherry Adair
Murdock's Family - Paula Detmer Riggs
The Return Of Caine O'Halloran - Joann Ross

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Oh Baby! - Lauryn Chandler

  • Finalists:
The Baby Battle - Shannon Waverly
Child Of Her Dreams - Sandra Steffen
Expectations - Shannon Waverly
McCullough's Bride - Anne Peters
Traveling Man - Leigh Michaels

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Second to None - ArLynn Presser

  • Finalists:
Paradise - Cheryl Zach
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