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'''First Book:''' - ''Black Horse Island'' by Dee Holmes - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Beth deGuzman & Leslie Wainger
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[[Category: RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
:''Always'' by Jo Morrison (M. J. Morris) - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Malle Vallik & Susan Shepard
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:''Catherine's Song'' by Marie Beaumont - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Nancy Roher
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===[[First Book]]===
:''Eden's Angel'' by Katherine Compton - HarperCollins, Avon - Nancy Yost
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'''* Winner: ''[[Black Horse Island]]'' - [[Dee Holmes]]'''
:''The Enchanter'' by Christina Hamlett - Rowman & Littlefield, M. Evans - Roz Nonnan
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* Finalists:
:''Hoops'' by Patricia McLinn - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Beth deGuzman
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:''[[Always - Jo Morrison|Always]]'' - [[Jo Morrison]]
:''Jake's Child'' by Lindsay Longford - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Catherine's Song]]'' - [[Marie Beaumont]]
'''Historical Series Romance:''' - ''A Wild Yearning'' by Penelope Williamson - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Eden's Angel]]'' - [[Katherine Compton]]
:''Dreamspinner (aka Dream Spinner - Olivia Drake)'' by Barbara Dawson Smith - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[The Enchanter]]'' - [[Christina Hamlett]]
:''Freedom Flame'' by Caryn Cameron - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Eliza Shallcross
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:''[[Hoops]]'' - [[Patricia McLinn]]
:''Heaven and Earth'' by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Jake's Child]]'' - [[Lindsay Longford]]
:''A Hint of Rapture'' by Miriam Minger - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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'''Long Contemporary Romance:''' - ''Patrick Gallagher's Widow'' by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Kazanjian
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===[[Historical Series Romance]]===
:''Broken Blossom'' by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Wild Yearning]]'' - [[Penelope Williamson]]'''
:''Jessica's Song'' by Virginia Nielsen (McCall) - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance- Birgit Davis-Todd
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* Finalists:
:''Miracles'' by Mary Kirk - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition- Leslie Kazanjian
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:''[[Dreamspinner]] (aka [[Dream Spinner]] - Olivia Drake)'' - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]
:''Runaway'' by Emilie Richards (McGee) - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Freedom Flame]]'' - [[Caryn Cameron]]
:''A Summer to Come Home'' by Dallas Schulze - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
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:''[[Heaven and Earth - Kathleen Eagle|Heaven And Earth]]'' - [[Kathleen Eagle]]
:''Words to Treasure'' by Lynda Trent - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Marsha Zinberg
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:''[[A Hint Of Rapture]]'' - [[Miriam Minger]]
'''Regency Romance:''' - ''The Sandalwood Princess'' by Loretta Chase - Bloomsbury, Walker - Mary Elizabeth Allen
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:''Miss Osborne Misbehaves'' by Marian Devon - Fawcett, Regency - Barbara Dicks
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===[[Long Contemporary Romance]]===
:''Miss Ware's Refusal'' by Marjorie Farrell - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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'''* Winner: ''[[Patrick Gallagher's Widow]]'' - [[Cheryl Reavis]]'''
:''The Rogue and the Runaway (aka Angel Rogue)'' by Mary Jo Putney - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency -Hilary Ross
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* Finalists:
'''Romantic Suspense:''' - ''Night Spice'' by Karen Keast - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Edition - Leslie Kazanjian
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:''[[Broken Blossom]]'' - [[Jennifer Greene]]
:''Brady's Law'' - Mary Anne Wilson - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Jessica's Song]]'' - [[Virginia Nielsen]]
:''Special Gifts'' by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Miracles]]'' - [[Mary Kirk]]
:''Without a Trace'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Isabel Swift
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:''[[Runaway - Emilie Richards|Runaway]]'' - [[Emilie Richards]]
'''Short Contemporary Romance:''' - ''Step into My Parlor'' by Jan Hudson - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Carrie Feron
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:''[[A Summer To Come Home]]'' - [[Dallas Schulze]]
:''Dateline: Kydd and Rios'' by Glenna McReynolds - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Susann Brailey
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:''[[Words To Treasure]]'' - [[Lynda Trent]]
:''Echoes from the Heart'' by Kelly Jamison - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lucia Macro
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:''Hotshot'' by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lucia Macro
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===[[Regency Romance]]===
:''The Pirate'' - Jayne Ann Krentz - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Sandalwood Princess]]'' - [[Loretta Chase]]'''
:''Remembrance'' by Lynn Michaels - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Malle Vallik
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* Finalists:
:''Rhyme or Reason'' by Erica Spindler - PRH/Random House, Bantam Loveswept - Carrie Feron
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:''[[Miss Osborne Misbehaves]]'' - [[Marian Devon]]
'''Single Title Contemporary Romance:''' - ''Public Secrets'' by Nora Roberts - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Carolyn Nichols
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:''[[Miss Ware's Refusal]]'' - [[Marjorie Farrell]]
:''Maybe This Time'' by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Claire Zion
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:''[[The Rogue And The Runaway]] (aka [[Angel Rogue]])'' - [[Mary Jo Putney]]
:''Promise Me a Rainbow'' by Cheryl Reavis - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Damaris Rowland
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'''Single Title Historical Romance:''' - ''Where Love Dwells'' by Elizabeth Stuart - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
:''Beyond the Savage Sea'' - Jo Ann Wendt - Simon & Schuster, Popular Library, Fredda Isaacson
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'''* Winner: ''[[Night Spice]]'' - [[Karen Keast]]'''
:''Rose'' - Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Damaris Rowland & Hilary Cige
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* Finalists:
:''Scarlet Angel'' by Elizabeth Thornton - Kensington, Pinnacle - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[Brady's Law]]'' - [[Mary Anne Wilson]]
:''This Time Forever'' by Constance O'Day-Flannery - Kensington, Zebra - Carin Cohen
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:''[[Special Gifts]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]
'''Traditional Romance:''' - ''Song of the Lorelei'' by Lucy Gordon - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub
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:''[[Without A Trace]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
:''Faith, Hope and Love'' by Geeta Kingsley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Gavin
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:''The Homing Instinct'' by Dixie Browning - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Lucia Macro
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===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
:''Rainy Day Kisses'' by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof
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'''* Winner: ''[[Step Into My Parlor]]'' - [[Jan Hudson]]'''
:''Tiger by the Tail'' by Pat Tracy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jackie Brilliant
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Dateline: Kydd And Rios]]'' - [[Glenna McReynolds]]
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:''[[Echoes From The Heart]]'' - [[Kelly Jamison]]
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:''[[Hotshot]]'' - [[Kathleen Korbel]]
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:''[[The Pirate]]'' - [[Jayne Ann Krentz]]
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:''[[Remembrance - Lynn Michaels|Remembrance]]'' - [[Lynn Michaels]]
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:''[[Rhyme Or Reason]]'' - [[Erica Spindler]]
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===[[Single Title Contemporary Romance]]===
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'''* Winner: ''[[Public Secrets]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Maybe This Time - Kathleen Gilles Seidel|Maybe This Time]]'' - [[Kathleen Gilles Seidel]]
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:''[[Promise Me A Rainbow]]'' - [[Cheryl Reavis]]
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===[[Single Title Historical Romance]]===
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'''* Winner: ''[[Where Love Dwells]]'' - [[Elizabeth Stuart]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Beyond The Savage Sea]]'' - [[Jo Ann Wendt]]
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:''[[Rose]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]]
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:''[[Scarlet Angel]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]]
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:''[[This Time Forever - Constance O'Day Flannery|This Time Forever]]'' - [[Constance O'Day-Flannery]]
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===[[Traditional Romance]]===
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'''* Winner: ''[[Song Of The Lorelei]]'' - [[Lucy Gordon]]'''
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Faith, Hope And Love]]'' - [[Geeta Kingsley]]
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:''[[The Homing Instinct - Dixie Browning|The Homing Instinct]]'' - [[Dixie Browning]]
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:''[[Rainy Day Kisses]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]
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:''[[Tiger By The Tail - Pat Tracy|Tiger By The Tail]]'' - [[Pat Tracy]]

Latest revision as of 03:51, 22 November 2024


First Book

* Winner: Black Horse Island - Dee Holmes

  • Finalists:
Always - Jo Morrison
Catherine's Song - Marie Beaumont
Eden's Angel - Katherine Compton
The Enchanter - Christina Hamlett
Hoops - Patricia McLinn
Jake's Child - Lindsay Longford

Historical Series Romance

* Winner: A Wild Yearning - Penelope Williamson

  • Finalists:
Dreamspinner (aka Dream Spinner - Olivia Drake) - Barbara Dawson Smith
Freedom Flame - Caryn Cameron
Heaven And Earth - Kathleen Eagle
A Hint Of Rapture - Miriam Minger

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Patrick Gallagher's Widow - Cheryl Reavis

  • Finalists:
Broken Blossom - Jennifer Greene
Jessica's Song - Virginia Nielsen
Miracles - Mary Kirk
Runaway - Emilie Richards
A Summer To Come Home - Dallas Schulze
Words To Treasure - Lynda Trent

Regency Romance

* Winner: The Sandalwood Princess - Loretta Chase

  • Finalists:
Miss Osborne Misbehaves - Marian Devon
Miss Ware's Refusal - Marjorie Farrell
The Rogue And The Runaway (aka Angel Rogue) - Mary Jo Putney

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Night Spice - Karen Keast

  • Finalists:
Brady's Law - Mary Anne Wilson
Special Gifts - Anne Stuart
Without A Trace - Nora Roberts

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Step Into My Parlor - Jan Hudson

  • Finalists:
Dateline: Kydd And Rios - Glenna McReynolds
Echoes From The Heart - Kelly Jamison
Hotshot - Kathleen Korbel
The Pirate - Jayne Ann Krentz
Remembrance - Lynn Michaels
Rhyme Or Reason - Erica Spindler

Single Title Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Public Secrets - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Maybe This Time - Kathleen Gilles Seidel
Promise Me A Rainbow - Cheryl Reavis

Single Title Historical Romance

* Winner: Where Love Dwells - Elizabeth Stuart

  • Finalists:
Beyond The Savage Sea - Jo Ann Wendt
Rose - Jill Marie Landis
Scarlet Angel - Elizabeth Thornton
This Time Forever - Constance O'Day-Flannery

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Song Of The Lorelei - Lucy Gordon

  • Finalists:
Faith, Hope And Love - Geeta Kingsley
The Homing Instinct - Dixie Browning
Rainy Day Kisses - Debbie Macomber
Tiger By The Tail - Pat Tracy