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

Revision as of 05:20, 30 March 2009

The Romance Writers of America award the RITA each year.

Best First Book

Best Traditional Romance

Best Short Contemporary Series


Best Long Contemporary Series

Best Paranormal Romance


Best Inspirational Romance


Best Romantic Novella


Best Regency Romance

Best Short Historical Romance


Best Long Historical Romance


Best Romantic Suspense

Best Contemporary Single Title


Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

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