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[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
''[[Trust Me - Jeane Renick|Trust Me]]'' by [[Jeane Renick]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
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'''* Winner: ''[[Trust Me - Jeane Renick|Trust Me]]'' - [[Jeane Renick]]'''
:''[[Captive Angel]]'' by [[Elaine Crawford]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Melinda Metz
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* Finalists:
:''[[Iron And Lace]]'' by [[Nadine Mille]]r - Meteor, Kismet - Peggy Carpino
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:''[[Captive Angel]]'' - [[Elaine Crawford]]
:''[[The Scandalous Wager]]'' by [[Olivia Fontayne]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Regency - Melina Metz
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:''[[Iron And Lace]]'' - [[Nadine Miller]]
:''[[Sea Of Dreams]]'' by [[Elizabeth DeLancey]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Hillary Cige
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:''[[The Scandalous Wager]]'' - [[Olivia Fontayne]]
:''[[A Talent For Trouble]]'' by [[Anne Barbour]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[Sea Of Dreams]]'' - [[Elizabeth DeLancey]]
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:''[[A Talent For Trouble]]'' - [[Anne Barbour]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance|'''Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance|'''Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance''']]===
''[[Emily's Ghost]]'' by [[Antoinette Stockenberg]]-PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland
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'''* Winner: ''[[Emily's Ghost]]'' - [[Antoinette Stockenberg]]'''
:''[[Dragonfly In Amber]]'' by [[Diana Gabaldon]] - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor
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* Finalists:
:''[[The Loving]]'' by [[Sandra Canfield]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino
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:''[[Dragonfly In Amber]]'' - [[Diana Gabaldon]]
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:''[[The Loving]]'' - [[Sandra Canfield]]
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===[[RITA®: Historical Series Romance|'''Historical Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Series Romance|'''Historical Series Romance''']]===
''[[The Prisoner - Cheryl Reavis|The Prisoner]]'' by [[Cheryl Reavis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Joyce Mulvaney
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Prisoner - Cheryl Reavis|The Prisoner]]'' - [[Cheryl Reavis]]'''
:''[[Dance Of Deception]]'' by [[Suzannah Davis]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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* Finalists:
:''[[Indigo Blue]]'' by [[Catherine Anderson]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
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:''[[Dance Of Deception]]'' - [[Suzannah Davis]]
:''[[Lord Of My Heart]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Indigo Blue]]'' - [[Catherine Anderson]]
:''[[Midnight Raider]]'' by [[Shelly Thacker]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Marjorie Braman
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:''[[Lord Of My Heart]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]
:''[[Renegade Bride]]'' by [[Barbara Ankrum]] - Kensington, Zebra, Heartfire - Ann LaFarge
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:''[[Midnight Raider]]'' - [[Shelly Thacker]]
:''[[Song Of The Wolf]]'' by [[Rosanne Bittner]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Barbara Alper
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:''[[Renegade Bride]]'' - [[Barbara Ankrum]]
:''[[Warrior Dreams]]'' by [[Kathleen Harrington]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Song Of The Wolf]]'' - [[Rosanne Bittner]]
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:''[[Warrior Dreams]]'' - [[Kathleen Harrington]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
''[[The Silence Of Midnight]]'' by [[Karen Young]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Silence Of Midnight]]'' - [[Karen Young]]'''
:''[[Exile's End]]'' by Rachel Lee - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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* Finalists:
:''[[It Must Have Been The Mistletoe]]'' by Nikki Benjamin - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Tara Gavin
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:''[[Exile's End]]'' - [[Rachel Lee]]
:''[[Jake's Way]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
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:''[[It Must Have Been The Mistletoe]]'' - [[Nikki Benjamin]]
:''[[Jezebel's Blues]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Melissa Senate
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:''[[Jake's Way]]'' - [[Kathleen Korbel]]
:''[[Last Of The Good Guys]]'' by [[Curtiss Ann Matlock]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Jezebel's Blues]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]]
:''[[Mackenzie's Baby]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
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:''[[Last Of The Good Guys]]'' - [[Curtiss Ann Matlock]]  
:''[[Silent Sam's Salvation]]'' by [[Myrna Temte]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Mary Clare Kersten
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:''[[Mackenzie's Baby]]'' - [[Anne McAllister]]
:''[[Sometimes A Lady - Linda Randall Wisdom|Sometimes A Lady]]'' by [[Linda Randall Wisdom]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
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:''[[Silent Sam's Salvation]]'' - [[Myrna Temte]]
:''[[This Side Of Heaven]]'' by [[Beverly Barton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Wendy Corsi Staub
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:''[[Sometimes A Lady - Linda Randall Wisdom|Sometimes A Lady]]'' - [[Linda Randall Wisdom]]
:''[[To Each His Own]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[This Side Of Heaven - Beverly Barton|This Side Of Heaven]]'' - [[Beverly Barton]]
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:''[[To Each His Own]]'' - [[Kathleen Eagle]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
''[[An Unwilling Bride]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Alice Alfonsi
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'''* Winner: ''[[An Unwilling Bride]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]'''
:''[[Christmas Belles]]'' by [[Susan Carroll]] - Fawcett, Regency - Barbara Dicks
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* Finalists:
:''[[Lady Fortescue Steps Out]]'' by [[Marion Chesney]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Hope Dellon
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:''[[Christmas Belles]]'' - [[Susan Carroll]]
:''[[Miss Wickham's Betrothal]]'' by [[Nancy Richards-Akers]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[Lady Fortescue Steps Out]]'' - [[Marion Chesney]]
:''[[To Kiss A Thief]]'' by [[Kate Moore]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[Miss Wickham's Betrothal]]'' - [[Nancy Richards-Akers]]
:''[[The Viscount's Vixen]]'' by [[Joan Overfield]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[To Kiss A Thief]]'' - [[Kate Moore]]
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:''[[The Viscount's Vixen]]'' - [[Joan Overfield]]
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance|'''Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance|'''Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance''']]===
''[[Divine Evil]] by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Beverly Lewis
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'''* Winner: ''[[Divine Evil]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
:''[[Bayou Moon]]'' by [[Rebecca York]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Debra Matteucci
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* Finalists:
:''[[Now You See Him...]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Bayou Moon]]'' - [[Rebecca York]]
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:''[[Now You See Him...]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
''[[Navarrone]]'' - [[Helen R. Myers]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Valerie Hayward & Melissa Senate
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'''* Winner: ''[[Navarrone]]'' - [[Helen R. Myers]]'''
:''[[Babycakes]]'' by [[Glenda Sanders]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Sherie Posesorski
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* Finalists:
:''[[The Bad Boy]]'' by [[Roseanne Williams]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Sherie Posesorski & Diane Ho-Lung & Valerie Hayward
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:''[[Babycakes]]'' - [[Glenda Sanders]]
:''[[Between Mist And Midnight]]'' by [[Kathleen O'Brien]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Paula Eykelhof & Laura Shinn
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:''[[The Bad Boy]]'' - [[Roseanne Williams]]
:''[[Child Bride]]'' by [[Suzanne Forster]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Beth deGuzman
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:''[[Between Mist And Midnight]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]]  
:''[[McConnell's Bride]]'' by [[Naomi Horton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Paula Pearl
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:''[[Child Bride]]'' - [[Suzanne Forster]]
:''[[Midsummer Madness]]'' by [[Christine Rimmer]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Gail Chasan
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:''[[McConnell's Bride]]'' - [[Naomi Horton]]
:''[[Sara's Family]]'' by [[Ann Justice]] - Meteor, Kismet - Kate Duffy
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:''[[Midsummer Madness - Christine Rimmer|Midsummer Madness]]'' - [[Christine Rimmer]]
:''[[Shameless]]'' by [[Glenna McReynolds]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
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:''[[Sara's Family]]'' - [[Ann Justice]]
:''[[The Silence Of Angels]]'' by [[Karen Keast]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Mary Clare Kersten
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:''[[Shameless - Glenna McReynolds|Shameless]]'' - [[Glenna McReynolds]]
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:''[[The Silence Of Angels]]'' - [[Karen Keast]]
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===[[RITA®: Single Title Contemporary Romance|'''Single Title Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Single Title Contemporary Romance|'''Single Title Contemporary Romance''']]===
''[[This Time Forever]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Maggie Lichota
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'''* Winner: ''[[This Time Forever - Kathleen Eagle|This Time Forever]]'' - [[Kathleen Eagle]]'''
:''[[French Silk]]'' by [[Sandra Brown]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Jeanne Tiedge
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* Finalists:
:''[[Honest Illusions]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Phyllis Grann
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:''[[French Silk]]'' - [[Sandra Brown]]
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:''[[Honest Illusions]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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===[[RITA®: Single Title Historical Romance|'''Single Title Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Single Title Historical Romance|'''Single Title Historical Romance''']]===
''[[Keeper Of The Dream]]'' by [[Penelope Williamson]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland
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'''* Winner: ''[[Keeper Of The Dream]]'' - [[Penelope Williamson]]'''
:''[[Come Spring - Jill Marie Landis|Come Spring]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Hillary Cige
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* Finalists:
:''[[Fire On The Wind]]'' - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Come Spring - Jill Marie Landis|Come Spring]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]]
:''[[Garters]]'' by [[Pamela Morsi]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Carrie Feron
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:''[[Fire On The Wind]]'' - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]
:''[[The Secret - Julie Garwood|The Secret]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
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:''[[Garters]]'' - [[Pamela Morsi]]
:''[[Veils Of Silk]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Secret - Julie Garwood|The Secret]]'' - [[Julie Garwood]]
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:''[[Veils Of Silk]]'' - [[Mary Jo Putney]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
''[[Father Goose]]'' by [[Marie Ferrarella]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Valerie Hayward
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'''* Winner: ''[[Father Goose]]'' - [[Marie Ferrarella]]'''
:''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'' by [[Linda Varner]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub
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* Finalists:
:''[[Kiss Of Bliss]]'' by [[Carolyn Monroe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub
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:''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'' - [[Linda Varner]]
:''[[Lake Of Dreams]]'' by [[Jody McCrae]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Eliza Shallcross
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:''[[Kiss Of Bliss]]'' - [[Carolyn Monroe]]
:''[[Last Chance For Marriage]]'' by [[Sandra Paul]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[Lake Of Dreams]]'' - [[Jody McCrae]]
:''[[Only Make-Believe]]'' by [[Bethany Campbell]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Dianne Moggy
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:''[[Last Chance For Marriage]]'' - [[Sandra Paul]]
:''[[Valerie]]'' by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof
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:''[[Only Make-Believe]]'' - [[Bethany Campbell]]
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:''[[Valerie]]'' - Debbie Macomber
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===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
''[[Song Of The Buffalo Boy]]'' by [[Sherry Garland]] - Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich - Karen Grove
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'''* Winner: ''[[Song Of The Buffalo Boy]]'' - [[Sherry Garland]]'''
:''[[The Catacombs]]'' by [[Jesse Harris]] - PRH/Knopf Doubleday, Knopf, Parachute Press - Ruth Koeppel
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* Finalists:
:''[[Looking Out For Lacey]]'' by [[Cheryl Zach]] - HarperCollins, Harper, Changes - Elise Donner
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:''[[The Catacombs]]'' - [[Jesse Harris]]
:''[[Lucky In Love - Eileen Hehl|Lucky In Love]]'' by [[Eileen Hehl]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Jane Thornton
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:''[[Looking Out For Lacey]]'' - [[Cheryl Zach]]
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:''[[Lucky In Love - Eileen Hehl|Lucky In Love]]'' - [[Eileen Hehl]]

Revision as of 01:58, 15 February 2023


First Book

* Winner: Trust Me - Jeane Renick

  • Finalists:
Captive Angel - Elaine Crawford
Iron And Lace - Nadine Miller
The Scandalous Wager - Olivia Fontayne
Sea Of Dreams - Elizabeth DeLancey
A Talent For Trouble - Anne Barbour

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Emily's Ghost - Antoinette Stockenberg

  • Finalists:
Dragonfly In Amber - Diana Gabaldon
The Loving - Sandra Canfield

Historical Series Romance

* Winner: The Prisoner - Cheryl Reavis

  • Finalists:
Dance Of Deception - Suzannah Davis
Indigo Blue - Catherine Anderson
Lord Of My Heart - Jo Beverley
Midnight Raider - Shelly Thacker
Renegade Bride - Barbara Ankrum
Song Of The Wolf - Rosanne Bittner
Warrior Dreams - Kathleen Harrington

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Silence Of Midnight - Karen Young

  • Finalists:
Exile's End - Rachel Lee
It Must Have Been The Mistletoe - Nikki Benjamin
Jake's Way - Kathleen Korbel
Jezebel's Blues - Ruth Wind
Last Of The Good Guys - Curtiss Ann Matlock
Mackenzie's Baby - Anne McAllister
Silent Sam's Salvation - Myrna Temte
Sometimes A Lady - Linda Randall Wisdom
This Side Of Heaven - Beverly Barton
To Each His Own - Kathleen Eagle

Regency Romance

* Winner: An Unwilling Bride - Jo Beverley

  • Finalists:
Christmas Belles - Susan Carroll
Lady Fortescue Steps Out - Marion Chesney
Miss Wickham's Betrothal - Nancy Richards-Akers
To Kiss A Thief - Kate Moore
The Viscount's Vixen - Joan Overfield

Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance

* Winner: Divine Evil - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Bayou Moon - Rebecca York
Now You See Him... - Anne Stuart

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Navarrone - Helen R. Myers

  • Finalists:
Babycakes - Glenda Sanders
The Bad Boy - Roseanne Williams
Between Mist And Midnight - Kathleen O'Brien
Child Bride - Suzanne Forster
McConnell's Bride - Naomi Horton
Midsummer Madness - Christine Rimmer
Sara's Family - Ann Justice
Shameless - Glenna McReynolds
The Silence Of Angels - Karen Keast

Single Title Contemporary Romance

* Winner: This Time Forever - Kathleen Eagle

  • Finalists:
French Silk - Sandra Brown
Honest Illusions - Nora Roberts

Single Title Historical Romance

* Winner: Keeper Of The Dream - Penelope Williamson

  • Finalists:
Come Spring - Jill Marie Landis
Fire On The Wind - Barbara Dawson Smith
Garters - Pamela Morsi
The Secret - Julie Garwood
Veils Of Silk - Mary Jo Putney

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Father Goose - Marie Ferrarella

  • Finalists:
Diamonds Are Forever - Linda Varner
Kiss Of Bliss - Carolyn Monroe
Lake Of Dreams - Jody McCrae
Last Chance For Marriage - Sandra Paul
Only Make-Believe - Bethany Campbell
Valerie - Debbie Macomber

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Song Of The Buffalo Boy - Sherry Garland

  • Finalists:
The Catacombs - Jesse Harris
Looking Out For Lacey - Cheryl Zach
Lucky In Love - Eileen Hehl