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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Birthright]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Birthright - Nora Roberts|Birthright]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]''' |
− | :''[[Back Roads]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Fallen From Grace]]'' | + | :''[[Back Roads]]'' - [[Susan Crandall]] |
− | :''[[Key Of Light]]'' | + | :''[[Fallen From Grace]]'' - [[Laura Leone]] |
− | :''[[The Last Bride In Ballymuir]]'' | + | :''[[Key Of Light]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
− | :''[[Lover's Lane]]'' | + | :''[[The Last Bride In Ballymuir]]'' - [[Dorien Kelly]] |
− | :''[[Only By Your Touch]]'' | + | :''[[Lover's Lane]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]] |
− | :''[[The Secret Gift]]'' | + | :''[[Only By Your Touch - Catherine Anderson|Only By Your Touch]]'' - [[Catherine Anderson]] |
− | :''[[Small Wonders]]'' | + | :''[[The Secret Gift]]'' - [[Jaclyn Reding]] |
+ | :''[[Small Wonders]]'' - [[Marilyn Pappano]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Back Roads]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Back Roads]]'' - [[Susan Crandall]]''' |
− | :''[[Baby, Be Mine]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Charming The Highlander]]'' | + | :''[[Baby, Be Mine]]'' - [[Emily McKay]] |
− | :''[[The Ideal Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Charming The Highlander]]'' - [[Janet Chapman]] |
− | :''[[The Maid Of Dishonor]]'' | + | :''[[The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George|The Ideal Bride]]'' - [[Nonnie St. George]] |
− | :''[[Some Like It Sizzling]]'' | + | :''[[The Maid Of Dishonor]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]] |
− | :''[[Winter Woman]]'' | + | :''[[Some Like It Sizzling]]'' - [[Jamie Sobrato]] |
+ | :''[[Winter Woman]]'' - [[Jenna Kernan]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Autumn Dreams]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Autumn Dreams]]'' - [[Gayle Roper]]''' |
− | :''[[One Tuesday Morning]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[When You Believe]]'' | + | :''[[One Tuesday Morning]]'' - [[Karen Kingsbury]] |
− | :''[[Without A Trace]]'' | + | :''[[When You Believe]]'' - [[Deborah Bedford]] |
+ | :''[[Without a Trace - Colleen Coble|Without A Trace]]'' - [[Colleen Coble]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Top Gun's Return]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Top Gun's Return]]'' - [[Kathleen Creighton]]''' |
− | :''[[All A Man Can Be]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Entrapment]]'' | + | :''[[All A Man Can Be]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]] |
− | :''[[Keeping Faith]]'' | + | :''[[Entrapment]]'' - [[Kylie Brant]] |
− | :''[[The Last Honorable Man]]'' | + | :''[[Keeping Faith - Day Leclaire|Keeping Faith]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]] |
− | :''[[Night Watch]]'' | + | :''[[The Last Honorable Man]]'' - [[Vickie Taylor]] |
− | :''[[The One Safe Place]]'' | + | :''[[Night Watch - Suzanne Brockmann|Night Watch]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]] |
− | :''[[Ring Of Deception]]'' | + | :''[[The One Safe Place]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]] |
− | :''[[Strategic Engagement]]'' | + | :''[[Ring Of Deception]]'' - [[Sandra Marton]] |
+ | :''[[Strategic Engagement]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Destiny]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Destiny]]'' - [[Kathleen Givens]]''' |
− | :''[[Fool For Love]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[A Kiss To Die For]]'' | + | :''[[Fool For Love]]'' - [[Eloisa James]] |
− | :''[[London's Perfect Scoundrel]]'' | + | :''[[A Kiss To Die For - Claudia Dain|A Kiss To Die For]]'' - [[Claudia Dain]] |
− | :''[[The Saint]]'' | + | :''[[London's Perfect Scoundrel]]'' - [[Suzanne Enoch]] |
− | :''[[The Silver Lion]]'' | + | :''[[The Saint - Madeline Hunter|The Saint]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]] |
− | :''[[To Marry The Duke]]'' | + | :''[[The Silver Lion]]'' - [[Lynn Kerstan]] |
+ | :''[[To Marry The Duke]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements|'''Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements|'''Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Between Sisters]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Between Sisters]]'' - [[Kristin Hannah]]''' |
− | :''[[A Piece Of Heaven]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Shore Lights]]'' | + | :''[[A Piece Of Heaven]]'' - [[Barbara Samuel]] |
+ | :''[[Shore Lights]]'' - [[Barbara Bretton]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Shades Of Midnight]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Shades Of Midnight]]'' - [[Linda Fallon]]''' |
− | :''[[Hunting Midnight]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Night Fires]]'' | + | :''[[Hunting Midnight]]'' - [[Emma Holly]] |
− | :''[[No More Lies]]'' | + | :''[[Night Fires]]'' - [[Karen Harbaugh]] |
− | :''[[Portrait In Death]]'' - [[J. D. Robb]] | + | :''[[No More Lies]]'' - [[Susan Squires]] |
− | :''[[Skyfall]]'' | + | :''[[Portrait In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]] |
− | :''[[Wedding The Highlander]]'' | + | :''[[Skyfall]]'' - [[Catherine Asaro]] |
+ | :''[[Wedding The Highlander]]'' - [[Janet Chapman]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Prospero's Daughter]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Prospero's Daughter]]'' - [[Nancy Butler]]''' |
− | :''[[The Ideal Bride]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Indifferent Earl]]'' | + | :''[[The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George|The Ideal Bride]]'' - [[Nonnie St. George]] |
− | :''[[The Reluctant Rogue]]'' | + | :''[[The Indifferent Earl]]'' - [[Blair Bancroft]] |
+ | :''[[The Reluctant Rogue]]'' - [[Elizabeth Powell]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ||
− | "Prisoner Of The Tower" in ''[[Wedding Chase]]'' | + | '''* Winner: "Prisoner Of The Tower" in ''[[The Wedding Chase]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]''' |
− | :"36 Valentines" in ''[[The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :"Against The Odds" in ''[[Where's My Hero?]]'' | + | :"36 Valentines" in ''[[The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]] |
− | :"Run From Twilight" in ''[[Two By Twilight]]'' | + | :"Against The Odds" in ''[[Where's My Hero?]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]] |
− | :"Seven Days" in ''[[Lakota Legacy]]'' | + | :"Run From Twilight" in ''[[Two By Twilight]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]] |
− | :"A Tale Of Two Sisters" in ''[[Where's My Hero?]]'' | + | :"Seven Days" in ''[[Lakota Legacy]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]] |
− | :"Two Hearts" in ''[[The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown]]'' | + | :"A Tale Of Two Sisters" in ''[[Where's My Hero?]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]] |
− | :"The Yearning" in ''[[His Immortal Embrace]]'' | + | :"Two Hearts" in ''[[The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown]]'' - [[Karen Hawkins]] |
+ | :"The Yearning" in ''[[His Immortal Embrace]]'' - [[Hannah Howell]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Remember When - Nora Roberts|Remember When: Part I]]'' (aka ''[[Hot Rocks]]'') | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Remember When - Nora Roberts|Remember When: Part I]]'' (aka ''[[Hot Rocks]]'') - [[Nora Roberts]]''' |
− | :''[[Caught In The Act - Joyce Lamb|Caught In The Act]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Cold Ridge]]'' | + | :''[[Caught In The Act - Joyce Lamb|Caught In The Act]]'' - [[Joyce Lamb]] |
− | :''[[Kill The Competition]]'' | + | :''[[Cold Ridge]]'' - [[Carla Neggers]] |
− | :''[[Remember When: Part II]]'' (aka ''[[Big Jack]]'') | + | :''[[Kill The Competition]]'' - [[Stephanie Bond]] |
− | :''[[Thicker Than Water]]'' | + | :''[[Remember When: Part II]]'' (aka ''[[Big Jack]]'') - [[J.D. Robb]] |
− | :''[[While She Was Sleeping - Suzanne Forster|While She Was Sleeping]]'' | + | :''[[Thicker Than Water]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]] |
+ | :''[[While She Was Sleeping - Suzanne Forster|While She Was Sleeping]]'' - [[Suzanne Forster]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Knight's Kiss]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Knight's Kiss]]'' - [[Nicole Burnham]]''' |
− | :''[[Baby, Be Mine]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Fringe Benefits]]'' | + | :''[[Baby, Be Mine]]'' - [[Emily McKay]] |
− | :''[[Mistletoe Over Manhattan]]'' | + | :''[[Fringe Benefits]]'' - [[Nancy Warren]] |
− | :''[[One Naughty Night]]'' | + | :''[[Mistletoe Over Manhattan]]'' - [[Barbara Daly]] |
− | :''[[Show And Tell]]'' | + | :''[[One Naughty Night]]'' - [[Joanne Rock]] |
− | :''[[Wicked & Willing]]'' | + | :''[[Show And Tell - Rhonda Nelson|Show And Tell]]'' - [[Rhonda Nelson]] |
− | :"A Wolf River Summer" in ''[[Summer Gold]]'' | + | :''[[Wicked & Willing]]'' - [[Leslie Kelly]] |
+ | :"A Wolf River Summer" in ''[[Summer Gold]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Short Historical|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Worth Any Price]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Worth Any Price]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]''' |
− | :''[[The Angel Of Devil's Camp]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Confessions Of | + | :''[[Adam's Promise]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]] |
− | :''[[Love With The Proper Husband]]'' | + | :''[[The Angel Of Devil's Camp]]'' - [[Lynna Banning]] |
− | :''[[One Night Of Scandal]]'' | + | :''[[Confessions Of A Scoundrel]]'' - [[ Karen Hawkins]] |
− | :''[[Wayward Widow]]'' | + | :''[[Love With The Proper Husband]]'' - [[Victoria Alexander]] |
+ | :''[[One Night Of Scandal]]'' - [[Teresa Medeiros]] | ||
+ | :''[[Wayward Widow]]'' - [[Nicola Cornick]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Her Royal Baby]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Her Royal Baby]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]''' |
− | :''[[The Boss's Convenient Proposal]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[A Cradle For Caroline]]'' | + | :''[[The Boss's Convenient Proposal]]'' - [[Barbara McMahon]] |
− | :''[[Her Playboy Challenge]]'' | + | :''[[A Cradle For Caroline]]'' - [[Nancy Warren]] |
− | :''[[The Snow Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Her Playboy Challenge]]'' - [[Barbara Hannay]] |
− | :''[[The Wish]]'' | + | :''[[The Snow Bride]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]] |
− | :''[[The Wish-List Wife]]'' | + | :''[[The Wish]]'' - [[Diane Pershing]] |
+ | :''[[The Wish-List Wife]]'' - [[Barbara Dunlop]] |
Latest revision as of 03:17, 11 March 2023
Contents
- 1 Contemporary Single Title Romance
- 2 First Book
- 3 Inspirational Romance
- 4 Long Contemporary Series Romance
- 5 Long Historical Romance
- 6 Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements
- 7 Paranormal Romance
- 8 Regency Romance
- 9 Romance Novella
- 10 Romantic Suspense
- 11 Short Contemporary Romance
- 12 Short Historical Romance
- 13 Traditional Romance
Contemporary Single Title Romance
* Winner: Birthright - Nora Roberts
- Finalists:
- Back Roads - Susan Crandall
- Fallen From Grace - Laura Leone
- Key Of Light - Nora Roberts
- The Last Bride In Ballymuir - Dorien Kelly
- Lover's Lane - Jill Marie Landis
- Only By Your Touch - Catherine Anderson
- The Secret Gift - Jaclyn Reding
- Small Wonders - Marilyn Pappano
First Book
* Winner: Back Roads - Susan Crandall
- Finalists:
- Baby, Be Mine - Emily McKay
- Charming The Highlander - Janet Chapman
- The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George
- The Maid Of Dishonor - Tanya Michaels
- Some Like It Sizzling - Jamie Sobrato
- Winter Woman - Jenna Kernan
Inspirational Romance
* Winner: Autumn Dreams - Gayle Roper
- Finalists:
- One Tuesday Morning - Karen Kingsbury
- When You Believe - Deborah Bedford
- Without A Trace - Colleen Coble
Long Contemporary Series Romance
* Winner: The Top Gun's Return - Kathleen Creighton
- Finalists:
- All A Man Can Be - Virginia Kantra
- Entrapment - Kylie Brant
- Keeping Faith - Day Leclaire
- The Last Honorable Man - Vickie Taylor
- Night Watch - Suzanne Brockmann
- The One Safe Place - Kathleen O'Brien
- Ring Of Deception - Sandra Marton
- Strategic Engagement - Catherine Mann
Long Historical Romance
* Winner: The Destiny - Kathleen Givens
- Finalists:
- Fool For Love - Eloisa James
- A Kiss To Die For - Claudia Dain
- London's Perfect Scoundrel - Suzanne Enoch
- The Saint - Madeline Hunter
- The Silver Lion - Lynn Kerstan
- To Marry The Duke - Julianne MacLean
Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements
* Winner: Between Sisters - Kristin Hannah
- Finalists:
Paranormal Romance
* Winner: Shades Of Midnight - Linda Fallon
- Finalists:
- Hunting Midnight - Emma Holly
- Night Fires - Karen Harbaugh
- No More Lies - Susan Squires
- Portrait In Death - J.D. Robb
- Skyfall - Catherine Asaro
- Wedding The Highlander - Janet Chapman
Regency Romance
* Winner: Prospero's Daughter - Nancy Butler
- Finalists:
- The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George
- The Indifferent Earl - Blair Bancroft
- The Reluctant Rogue - Elizabeth Powell
Romance Novella
* Winner: "Prisoner Of The Tower" in The Wedding Chase - Gayle Wilson
- Finalists:
- "36 Valentines" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown - Julia Quinn
- "Against The Odds" in Where's My Hero? - Lisa Kleypas
- "Run From Twilight" in Two By Twilight - Maggie Shayne
- "Seven Days" in Lakota Legacy - Ruth Wind
- "A Tale Of Two Sisters" in Where's My Hero? - Julia Quinn
- "Two Hearts" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown - Karen Hawkins
- "The Yearning" in His Immortal Embrace - Hannah Howell
Romantic Suspense
* Winner: Remember When: Part I (aka Hot Rocks) - Nora Roberts
- Finalists:
- Caught In The Act - Joyce Lamb
- Cold Ridge - Carla Neggers
- Kill The Competition - Stephanie Bond
- Remember When: Part II (aka Big Jack) - J.D. Robb
- Thicker Than Water - Maggie Shayne
- While She Was Sleeping - Suzanne Forster
Short Contemporary Romance
* Winner: The Knight's Kiss - Nicole Burnham
- Finalists:
- Baby, Be Mine - Emily McKay
- Fringe Benefits - Nancy Warren
- Mistletoe Over Manhattan - Barbara Daly
- One Naughty Night - Joanne Rock
- Show And Tell - Rhonda Nelson
- Wicked & Willing - Leslie Kelly
- "A Wolf River Summer" in Summer Gold - Barbara McCauley
Short Historical Romance
* Winner: Worth Any Price - Lisa Kleypas
- Finalists:
- Adam's Promise - Julianne MacLean
- The Angel Of Devil's Camp - Lynna Banning
- Confessions Of A Scoundrel - Karen Hawkins
- Love With The Proper Husband - Victoria Alexander
- One Night Of Scandal - Teresa Medeiros
- Wayward Widow - Nicola Cornick
Traditional Romance
* Winner: Her Royal Baby - Marion Lennox
- Finalists: