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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''']]===
''[[Adiós To My Old Life]]'' by [[Caridad Ferrer]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[Adiós To My Old Life]]'' - [[Caridad Ferrer]]'''
:''[[Aussie Rules]]'' by [[Jill Shalvis]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[Heiress For Hire]]'' by [[Erin McCarthy]]
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:''[[Aussie Rules]]'' - [[Jill Shalvis]]
:''[[Irresistible - Susan Mallery|Irresistible]]'' by [[Susan Mallery]]
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:''[[Heiress For Hire]]'' - [[Erin McCarthy]]
:''[[The Kept Woman]]'' by [[Susan Donovan]]
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:''[[Irresistible - Susan Mallery|Irresistible]]'' - [[Susan Mallery]]
:''[[Lucy Gets Her Life Back]]'' by [[Stef Ann Holm]]
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:''[[The Kept Woman]]'' - [[Susan Donovan]]
:''[[Must Love Mistletoe]]'' by [[Christie Ridgway]]
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:''[[Lucy Gets Her Life Back]]'' - [[Stef Ann Holm]]
:''[[Ride A Painted Pony - Kathleen Eagle|Ride A Painted Pony]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]]
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:''[[Must Love Mistletoe]]'' - [[Christie Ridgway]]
:''[[Summer At Willow Lake]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]]
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:''[[Ride A Painted Pony - Kathleen Eagle|Ride A Painted Pony]]'' - [[Kathleen Eagle]]
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:''[[Summer At Willow Lake]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
''[[The Husband Trap]]'' by [[Tracy Anne Warren]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Husband Trap]]'' - [[Tracy Anne Warren]]'''
:''[[Adios To My Old Life]]'' by [[Caridad Ferrer]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[Blind-Date Marriage]]'' by [[Fiona Harper]]
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:''[[Adios To My Old Life]]'' - [[Caridad Ferrer]]
:''[[Eyes Of Crow]]'' by [[Jeri Smith-Ready]]
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:''[[Blind-Date Marriage]]'' - [[Fiona Harper]]
:''[[A Killing Tide]]'' by [[P.J. Alderman]]
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:''[[Eyes Of Crow]]'' - [[Jeri Smith-Ready]]
:''[[Rekindled]]'' by [[Tamera Alexander]]
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:''[[A Killing Tide]]'' - [[P.J. Alderman]]
:''[[Spying In High Heels]]'' by [[Gemma Halliday]]
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:''[[Rekindled]]'' - [[Tamera Alexander]]
:''[[Ten Thousand Charms]]'' by [[Allison Pittman]]
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:''[[Spying In High Heels]]'' - [[Gemma Halliday]]
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:''[[Ten Thousand Charms]]'' - [[Allison Pittman]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
''[[Revealed]]'' by [[Tamera Alexander]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[Revealed]]'' - [[Tamera Alexander]]'''
:''[[Be My Neat-Heart]]'' by [[Judy Baer]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[A Family Forever]]'' by [[Brenda Coulter]]
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:''[[Be My Neat-Heart]]'' - [[Judy Baer]]
:''[[The Measure Of A Lady]]'' by [[Deeanne Gist]]
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:''[[A Family Forever]]'' - [[Brenda Coulter]]
:''[[My So-Called Love Life]]'' by [[Allie Pleiter]]
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:''[[The Measure Of A Lady]]'' - [[Deeanne Gist]]
:''[[Ten Thousand Charms]]'' by [[Allison Pittman]]
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:''[[My So-Called Love Life]]'' - [[Allie Pleiter]]
:''[[Violette Between]]'' by [[Alison Strobel]]
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:''[[Ten Thousand Charms]]'' - [[Allison Pittman]]
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:''[[Violette Between]]'' - [[Alison Strobel]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
''[[The Mommy Quest]]'' by [[Lori Handeland]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Mommy Quest]]'' - [[Lori Handeland]]'''
:''[[Enemy Husband]]'' by [[Nina Bruhns]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[Family First - Margaret Watson|Family First]]'' by [[Margaret Watson]]
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:''[[Enemy Husband]]'' - [[Nina Bruhns]]
:''[[Heat Of The Moment - Diana Duncan|Heat Of The Moment]]'' by [[Diana Duncan]]
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:''[[Family First - Margaret Watson|Family First]]'' - [[Margaret Watson]]
:''[[Make-Believe Cowboy]]'' by [[Terry McLaughlin]]
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:''[[Heat Of The Moment - Diana Duncan|Heat Of The Moment]]'' - [[Diana Duncan]]
:''[[Man With A Past - Kay Stockham|Man With A Past]]'' by [[Kay Stockham]]
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:''[[Make-Believe Cowboy]]'' - [[Terry McLaughlin]]
:''[[Under His Spell - Kristin Hardy|Under His Spell]]'' by [[Kristin Hardy]]
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:''[[Man With A Past - Kay Stockham|Man With A Past]]'' - [[Kay Stockham]]
:''[[Up All Night]]'' by [[Joanne Rock]]
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:''[[Under His Spell - Kristin Hardy|Under His Spell]]'' - [[Kristin Hardy]]
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:''[[Up All Night]]'' - [[Joanne Rock]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
''[[On The Way To The Wedding]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[On The Way To The Wedding]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]'''
:''[[The Husband Trap]]'' by [[Tracy Anne Warren]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[Lady Of Sin]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]]
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:''[[The Husband Trap]]'' - [[Tracy Anne Warren]]
:''[[The Marriage Spell]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]]
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:''[[Lady Of Sin]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]]
:''[[The Slightest Provocation]]'' by [[Pam Rosenthal]]
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:''[[The Marriage Spell]]'' - [[Mary Jo Putney]]
:''[[Surrender - Pamela Clare|Surrender]]'' by [[Pamela Clare]]
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:''[[The Slightest Provocation]]'' - [[Pam Rosenthal]]
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:''[[Surrender - Pamela Clare|Surrender]]'' - [[Pamela Clare]]
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===[[RITA®: Novel with Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Romantic Elements''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Novel with Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Romantic Elements''']]===
''[[A Lady Raised High]]'' by [[Laurien Gardner]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Lady Raised High]]'' - [[Laurien Gardner]]'''
:''[[California Demon]]'' by [[Julie Kenner]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[Dead End Dating]]'' by [[Kimberly Raye]]
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:''[[California Demon]]'' - [[Julie Kenner]]
:''[[Eyes Of Crow]]'' by [[Jeri Smith-Ready]]
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:''[[Dead End Dating]]'' - [[Kimberly Raye]]
:''[[Her Perfect Life]]'' by [[Vicki Hinze]]
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:''[[Eyes Of Crow]]'' - [[Jeri Smith-Ready]]
:''[[Magic Hour - Kristin Hannah|Magic Hour]]'' by [[Kristin Hannah]]
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:''[[Her Perfect Life]]'' - [[Vicki Hinze]]
:''[[On Blue Falls Pond]]'' by [[Susan Crandall]]
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:''[[Magic Hour - Kristin Hannah|Magic Hour]]'' - [[Kristin Hannah]]
:''[[Spying In High Heels]]'' by [[Gemma Halliday]]
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:''[[On Blue Falls Pond]]'' - [[Susan Crandall]]
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:''[[Spying In High Heels]]'' - [[Gemma Halliday]]
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===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]'' by [[Kresley Cole]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Hunger Like No Other]]'' - [[Kresley Cole]]'''
:''[[Date Me, Baby, One More Time]]'' by [[Stephanie Rowe]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[The Dream Thief]]'' by [[Shana Abe]]
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:''[[Date Me, Baby, One More Time]]'' - [[Stephanie Rowe]]
:''[[Eye Of Heaven]]'' by [[Marjorie M.  Liu]]
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:''[[The Dream Thief]]'' - [[Shana Abe]]
:''[[His Mistress By Morning]]'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]]
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:''[[Eye Of Heaven]]'' - [[Marjorie M.  Liu]]
:''[[Magic Study]]'' by [[Maria V. Snyder]]
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:''[[His Mistress By Morning]]'' - [[Elizabeth Boyle]]
:''[[Secrets Of The Highwayman]]'' by [[Sara MacKenzie]]  
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:''[[Magic Study]]'' - [[Maria V. Snyder]]
:''[[Shadow Touch]]'' by [[Marjorie M. Liu]]
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:''[[Secrets Of The Highwayman]]'' - [[Sara MacKenzie]]  
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:''[[Shadow Touch]]'' - [[Marjorie M. Liu]]
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===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
"Tis The Silly Season" in ''[[A NASCAR Holiday]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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'''* Winner: "Tis The Silly Season" in ''[[A NASCAR Holiday]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]'''
:"An Affair To Remember" in ''[[And the Envelope, Please...]]'' by [[Emilie Rose]]
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* Finalists:
:"Her Mad Grace" in ''[[Scandalous Liaisons]]'' by [[Sylvia Day]]
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:"An Affair To Remember" in ''[[And the Envelope, Please...]]'' - [[Emilie Rose]]
:"Ready And Willing" in ''[[The Boys Are Back In Town]]'' by [[Tanya Michaels]]
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:"Her Mad Grace" in ''[[Scandalous Liaisons]]'' - [[Sylvia Day]]
:"The Reluctant Hero" in ''[[My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]]
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:"Ready And Willing" in ''[[The Boys Are Back In Town]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]]
:''[[Somebody's Love]]'' by Jasmine Haynes
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:"The Reluctant Hero" in ''[[My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]]
:"Summer Breeze" in ''[[Come September]]'' by [[Jacquie D'Alessandro]]
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:''[[Somebody's Lover]]'' - [[Jasmine Haynes]]
:"You Can Count On Me" in ''[[I'll Be Home For Christmas]]'' by [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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:"Summer Breeze" in ''[[Come September]]'' - [[Jacquie D'Alessandro]]
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:"You Can Count On Me" in ''[[I'll Be Home For Christmas]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]]
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
''[[Blackout]]'' by [[Annie Solomon]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[Blackout]]'' - [[Annie Solomon]]'''
:''[[The Bachelor Trap - Elizabeth Thornton|The Bachelor Trap]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thornton]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[Born In Death]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]]
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:''[[The Bachelor Trap - Elizabeth Thornton|The Bachelor Trap]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]]
:''[[Deadly Gamble]]'' (aka ''[[Arizona Wild]]'') by [[Linda Lael Miller]]
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:''[[Born In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
:''[[The Kill]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]]
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:''[[Deadly Gamble]]'' (aka ''[[Arizona Wild]]'') - [[Linda Lael Miller]]
:''[[Quiet As The Grave]]'' by [[Kathleen O'Brien]]
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:''[[The Kill]]'' - [[Allison Brennan]]
:''[[Relentless - Jo Leigh|Relentless]]'' by [[Jo Leigh]]  
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:''[[Quiet As The Grave]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]]
:''[[Tempting The Devil]]'' by [[Patricia Potter]]
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:''[[Relentless - Jo Leigh|Relentless]]'' - [[Jo Leigh]]  
:''[[Under The Wire]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard]]
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:''[[Tempting The Devil]]'' - [[Patricia Potter]]
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:''[[Under The Wire]]'' - [[Cindy Gerard]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
''[[From The First]]'' by [[Jessica Bird]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[From The First]]'' - [[Jessica Bird]]'''
:''[[The Boss And Miss Baxter]]'' by [[Wendy Warren]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[House Of Midnight Fantasies]]'' by [[Kristi Gold]]
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:''[[The Boss And Miss Baxter]]'' - [[Wendy Warren]]
:''[[The Lost Prince]]'' by [[Cindy Dees]]
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:''[[House Of Midnight Fantasies]]'' - [[Kristi Gold]]
:''[[Married In Haste - Christine Rimmer|Married In Haste]]'' by [[Christine Rimmer]]
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:''[[The Lost Prince]]'' - [[Cindy Dees]]
:''[[The Perfect Boyfriend]]'' by [[Barbara Dunlop]]
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:''[[Married In Haste - Christine Rimmer|Married In Haste]]'' - [[Christine Rimmer]]
:''[[Rapid Fire]]'' by [[Jessica Andersen]]
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:''[[The Perfect Boyfriend]]'' - [[Barbara Dunlop]]
:''[[The Specialist - Rhonda Nelson|The Specialist]]'' by [[Rhonda Nelson]]
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:''[[Rapid Fire]]'' - [[Jessica Andersen]]
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:''[[The Specialist - Rhonda Nelson|The Specialist]]'' - [[Rhonda Nelson]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
''[[The Book Of True Desires]]'' by [[Betina Krahn]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Book Of True Desires]]'' - [[Betina Krahn]]'''
:''[[The Barefoot Princess]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[Devil In Winter]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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:''[[The Barefoot Princess]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]]
:''[[The Devil's Waltz]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]]
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:''[[Devil In Winter]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
:''[[A Duke Of Her Own]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]]
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:''[[The Devil's Waltz]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
:''[[Scandal In Spring]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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:''[[A Duke Of Her Own]]'' - [[Lorraine Heath]]
:''[[She's No Princess]]'' by [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]
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:''[[Scandal In Spring]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
:''[[The Taming Of The Duke]]'' by [[Eloisa James]]
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:''[[She's No Princess]]'' - [[Laura Lee Guhrke]]
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:''[[The Taming Of The Duke]]'' - [[Eloisa James]]
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
''[[Claiming His Family - Barbara Hannay|Claiming His Family]]'' by [[Barbara Hannay]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[Claiming His Family - Barbara Hannay|Claiming His Family]]'' - [[Barbara Hannay]]'''
:''[[Blind-Date Marriage]]'' by [[Fiona Harper]]
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* Finalists:
:''[[The Doctor's Proposal]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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:''[[Blind-Date Marriage]]'' - [[Fiona Harper]]
:''[[Domesticating Luc]]'' by [[Sandra Paul]]
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:''[[The Doctor's Proposal]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]
:''[[The Surgeon's Family Miracle]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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:''[[Domesticating Luc]]'' - [[Sandra Paul]]
:''[[A Woman Worth Loving]]'' by [[Jackie Braun]]
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:''[[The Surgeon's Family Miracle]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]
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:''[[A Woman Worth Loving]]'' - [[Jackie Braun]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, 11 November 2024


Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Adiós To My Old Life - Caridad Ferrer

  • Finalists:
Aussie Rules - Jill Shalvis
Heiress For Hire - Erin McCarthy
Irresistible - Susan Mallery
The Kept Woman - Susan Donovan
Lucy Gets Her Life Back - Stef Ann Holm
Must Love Mistletoe - Christie Ridgway
Ride A Painted Pony - Kathleen Eagle
Summer At Willow Lake - Susan Wiggs

First Book

* Winner: The Husband Trap - Tracy Anne Warren

  • Finalists:
Adios To My Old Life - Caridad Ferrer
Blind-Date Marriage - Fiona Harper
Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready
A Killing Tide - P.J. Alderman
Rekindled - Tamera Alexander
Spying In High Heels - Gemma Halliday
Ten Thousand Charms - Allison Pittman

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Revealed - Tamera Alexander

  • Finalists:
Be My Neat-Heart - Judy Baer
A Family Forever - Brenda Coulter
The Measure Of A Lady - Deeanne Gist
My So-Called Love Life - Allie Pleiter
Ten Thousand Charms - Allison Pittman
Violette Between - Alison Strobel

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Mommy Quest - Lori Handeland

  • Finalists:
Enemy Husband - Nina Bruhns
Family First - Margaret Watson
Heat Of The Moment - Diana Duncan
Make-Believe Cowboy - Terry McLaughlin
Man With A Past - Kay Stockham
Under His Spell - Kristin Hardy
Up All Night - Joanne Rock

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: On The Way To The Wedding - Julia Quinn

  • Finalists:
The Husband Trap - Tracy Anne Warren
Lady Of Sin - Madeline Hunter
The Marriage Spell - Mary Jo Putney
The Slightest Provocation - Pam Rosenthal
Surrender - Pamela Clare

Novel with Romantic Elements

* Winner: A Lady Raised High - Laurien Gardner

  • Finalists:
California Demon - Julie Kenner
Dead End Dating - Kimberly Raye
Eyes Of Crow - Jeri Smith-Ready
Her Perfect Life - Vicki Hinze
Magic Hour - Kristin Hannah
On Blue Falls Pond - Susan Crandall
Spying In High Heels - Gemma Halliday

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole

  • Finalists:
Date Me, Baby, One More Time - Stephanie Rowe
The Dream Thief - Shana Abe
Eye Of Heaven - Marjorie M. Liu
His Mistress By Morning - Elizabeth Boyle
Magic Study - Maria V. Snyder
Secrets Of The Highwayman - Sara MacKenzie
Shadow Touch - Marjorie M. Liu

Romance Novella

* Winner: "Tis The Silly Season" in A NASCAR Holiday - Roxanne St. Claire

  • Finalists:
"An Affair To Remember" in And the Envelope, Please... - Emilie Rose
"Her Mad Grace" in Scandalous Liaisons - Sylvia Day
"Ready And Willing" in The Boys Are Back In Town - Tanya Michaels
"The Reluctant Hero" in My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys - Lorraine Heath
Somebody's Lover - Jasmine Haynes
"Summer Breeze" in Come September - Jacquie D'Alessandro
"You Can Count On Me" in I'll Be Home For Christmas - Roxanne St. Claire

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Blackout - Annie Solomon

  • Finalists:
The Bachelor Trap - Elizabeth Thornton
Born In Death - J.D. Robb
Deadly Gamble (aka Arizona Wild) - Linda Lael Miller
The Kill - Allison Brennan
Quiet As The Grave - Kathleen O'Brien
Relentless - Jo Leigh
Tempting The Devil - Patricia Potter
Under The Wire - Cindy Gerard

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: From The First - Jessica Bird

  • Finalists:
The Boss And Miss Baxter - Wendy Warren
House Of Midnight Fantasies - Kristi Gold
The Lost Prince - Cindy Dees
Married In Haste - Christine Rimmer
The Perfect Boyfriend - Barbara Dunlop
Rapid Fire - Jessica Andersen
The Specialist - Rhonda Nelson

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: The Book Of True Desires - Betina Krahn

  • Finalists:
The Barefoot Princess - Christina Dodd
Devil In Winter - Lisa Kleypas
The Devil's Waltz - Anne Stuart
A Duke Of Her Own - Lorraine Heath
Scandal In Spring - Lisa Kleypas
She's No Princess - Laura Lee Guhrke
The Taming Of The Duke - Eloisa James

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Claiming His Family - Barbara Hannay

  • Finalists:
Blind-Date Marriage - Fiona Harper
The Doctor's Proposal - Marion Lennox
Domesticating Luc - Sandra Paul
The Surgeon's Family Miracle - Marion Lennox
A Woman Worth Loving - Jackie Braun