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The [[Romance Writers of America]] award the [[RITA]] each year. 2002 saw the reconfiguring of many of the category names.
 
The [[Romance Writers of America]] award the [[RITA]] each year. 2002 saw the reconfiguring of many of the category names.
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* '''Traditional Romance''': ''[[Quinn's Complete Seduction]]'' by [[Sandra Steffen]]
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* '''Short Contemporary Series''': ''[[A Long Hot Christmas]]'' by [[Barbara Daly]]
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===[[RITA®: Best First Book|'''Best First Book''']]===
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* '''Long Contemporary Series''': ''[[Coming Home To You]]'' by [[Fay Robinson]]
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* ''[[The Border Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth English]], [[Jove]]
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* '''Paranormal Romance''': ''[[Heart Mate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]]
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* '''Inspirational Romance''': ''[[Beneath A Southern Sky]]'' by [[Deborah Raney]]
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* Finalists:
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* '''Romantic Novella''': "I Will", ''[[Wish List - Anthology|Wish List]]'', [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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** ''[[Fallen]]'' by [[Celeste Bradley]], [[Dorchester]]
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* '''First Book''': ''[[The Border Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth English]]
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** ''[[HeartMate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]], [[Jove]]
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* '''Regency Romance''': ''[[Much Obliged]]'' by [[Jessica Benson]]
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** ''[[Hide-And-Sheikh]]'' by [[Gail Dayton]], [[Silhouette Desire]]
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* '''Short Historical Romance''': ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' by [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]
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** ''[[The Nightingale's Song]]'' by [[Kathleen Eschenburg]], [[HarperCollins]]
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* '''Long Historical Romance''': ''[[The Bridal Season]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]]
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** ''[[Secret Vows]]'' by [[Mary Reed McCall]], [[Avon]]
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* '''Romantic Suspense''': ''[[The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen|The Surgeon]]'' by [[Tess Gerritsen]]
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* '''Contemporary Single Title''': ''[[True Confessions]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance|'''Best Traditional Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Quinn's Complete Seduction]]'' by [[Sandra Steffen]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Accidental Fiancee]]'' by [[Renee Roszel]], [[Harlequin Romance]]
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** ''[[Adopted: Twins!]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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** ''[[The Bachelor's Baby]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]]
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** ''[[Doctor On Loan]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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** ''[[His Baby, Her Heart]]'' by [[Sue Swift]]
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** ''[[Just One Kiss]]'' by [[Carla Cassidy]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Short Contemporary Series|'''Best Short Contemporary Series''']]===
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* ''[[A Long Hot Christmas]]'' by [[Barbara Daly]], [[Harlequin Temptation]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Fortune's Secret Daughter]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]]
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** ''[[The Inconvenient Bride]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]]
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** ''[[In Dante's Debt]]'' by [[Jane Porter]]
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** ''[[Jingle Bell Bride]]'' by [[Jennifer LaBrecque]]
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** ''[[The Matchmaker's Mistake]]'' by [[Jane Sullivan]]
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** ''[[Sinclair's Surprise Baby]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]]
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** ''[[Under The Covers - Jamie Denton|Under The Covers]]'' by [[Jamie Denton]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Long Contemporary Series|'''Best Long Contemporary Series''']]===
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* ''[[Coming Home To You]]'' by [[Fay Robinson]], [[Harlequin Superromance]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[In Close Quarters]]'' by [[Candace Irvin]], [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
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** ''[[Madigan's Wife]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]], [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
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** ''[[Magic In A Jelly Jar]]'' by [[Sally Tyler Hayes]], [[Silhouette Special Edition]]
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** ''[[The Money Man]]'' by [[Carolyn McSparren]], [[Harlequin Superromance]]
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** ''[[Notorious - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Notorious]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]], [[Harlequin Blaze]]
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** ''[[Plain-Jane Princess]]'' by [[Karen Templeton]], [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
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** ''[[The Word Of A Child]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]], [[Harlequin Superromance]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|'''Best Paranormal Romance''']]===
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''[[HeartMate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]], [[Jove]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]'' by [[Julie Kenner]], [[Dorchester]]
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** ''[[Dance Upon The Air]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[Destiny]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[Heaven And Earth]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[To Charm A Knight]]'' by [[Linda Kay]], [[Zebra]]
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===[[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|'''Best Inspirational Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Beneath A Southern Sky]]'' by [[Deborah Raney]], [[WaterBrook Press]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[The Guardian - Dee Henderson|The Guardian]]'' by [[Dee Henderson]], [[Multnomah]]
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** ''[[The Protector]]'' by [[Dee Henderson]], [[Multnomah]]
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** ''[[Ribbon Of Years]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]], [[Tyndale House]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Novella|'''Best Romantic Novella''']]===
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* "I Will" by [[Lisa Kleypas]] from ''[[Wish List - Anthology|Wish List]]'', [[Dorchester]]
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* Finalists:
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** "The Demon's Mistress" by [[Jo Beverley]] from ''[[In Praise Of Younger Men]],'' [[NAL]]
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** "Night" by [[Anne Stuart]] from ''[[Night And Day - Harlequin Intrigue|Night And Day]],'' [[Harlequin Intrigue]]
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** "The Rose And The Sword" by [[Jill Gregory]] from ''[[Once Upon A Rose]],'' [[Berkley]]/[[Jove]]
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** "Santa Baby" by [[Patricia Ryan]] from ''[[Naughty Or Nice - Anthology|Naughty Or Nice]],'' [[St. Martin's Press]]
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** "Winter Rose" by [[Nora Roberts]] from ''[[Once Upon A Rose]],'' [[Jove]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Regency Romance|'''Best Regency Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Much Obliged]]'' by [[Jessica Benson]], [[Kensington]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[One Good Turn]]'' by [[Carla Kelly]], [[Signet]]
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** ''[[The Painted Lady]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]], [[Signet]]
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** ''[[Under The Kissing Bough]]'' by [[Shannon Donnelly]], [[Kensington]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|'''Best Short Historical Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' by [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Halfway To Heaven]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]], [[Mira]]
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** ''[[The Horse Soldier]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]], [[Mira]]
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** ''[[Never Marry A Cowboy]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]], [[Avon]]
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** ''[[Once A Mistress]]'' by [[Rebecca Hagan Lee]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[Suddenly You]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]], [[Avon]]
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** ''[[White Lion's Lady]]'' by [[Tina St. John]], [[Ballantine]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|'''Best Long Historical Romance''']]===
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* ''[[The Bridal Season]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]], [[Dell]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[The Border Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth English]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[The Dragon's Bride]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]], [[NAL]]
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** ''[[Enchanting Pleasures]]'' by [[Eloisa James]], [[Dell]]
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** ''[[The Husband Test]]'' by [[Betina Krahn]], [[Bantam]]
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** ''[[A Kiss To Remember]]'' by [[Teresa Medeiros]], [[Bantam]]
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** ''[[Nightingale's Gate]]'' by [[Linda Francis Lee]], [[Ballantine]]
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** ''[[The Secret Swan]]'' by [[Shana Abe]], [[Dell]]
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** ''[[Summer Moon]]'' by [[Jill Marie Landis]], [[Ballantine]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|'''Best Romantic Suspense''']]===
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* ''[[The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen|The Surgeon]]'' by [[Tess Gerritsen]], [[Ballantine]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Betrayal In Death]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[Blind Faith]]'' by [[Christiane Heggan]], [[Mira]]
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** ''[[Darkling, I Listen]]'' by [[Katherine Sutcliffe]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[Dark Side Of Dawn]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]], [[NAL]]
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** ''[[Mercy]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]], [[Pocket]]
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** ''[[The Perfect Princess]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thornton]], [[Bantam]]
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** ''[[Princess Charming]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thornton]], [[Bantam]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|'''Best Contemporary Single Title''']]===
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* ''[[True Confessions]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[The Four Seasons]]'' by [[Mary Alice Monroe]], [[Mira]]
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** ''[[I Got You, Babe - Jane Graves|I Got You, Babe]]'' by [[Jane Graves]], [[Ballantine]]
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** ''[[Midnight Bayou]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]
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** ''[[Some Kind Of Wonderful]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]]

Latest revision as of 02:56, 26 December 2009

The Romance Writers of America award the RITA each year. 2002 saw the reconfiguring of many of the category names.

Best First Book


Best Traditional Romance


Best Short Contemporary Series


Best Long Contemporary Series


Best Paranormal Romance

HeartMate by Robin D. Owens, Jove


Best Inspirational Romance


Best Romantic Novella


Best Regency Romance


Best Short Historical Romance


Best Long Historical Romance


Best Romantic Suspense


Best Contemporary Single Title

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