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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
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''[[Birthright]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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'''* Winner: ''[[Birthright - Nora Roberts|Birthright]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
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:''[[Back Roads]]'' by [[Susan Crandall]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Karen Kosztolnyik
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Fallen from Grace]]'' by [[Laura Leone]] - Five Star - Russell Davis
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:''[[Back Roads]]'' - [[Susan Crandall]]
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:''[[Key of Light]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Fallen From Grace]]'' - [[Laura Leone]]
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:''[[The Last Bride in Ballymuir]]'' by [[Dorien Kelly]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
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:''[[Key Of Light]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]  
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:''[[Lover's Lane]]'' by [[Jill Marie Landis]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[The Last Bride In Ballymuir]]'' - [[Dorien Kelly]]
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:''[[Only by Your Touch]]'' by [[Catherine Anderson]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Lover's Lane]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]]
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:''[[The Secret Gift]]'' by [[Jaclyn Reding]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Claire Zion & Hilary Ross
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:''[[Only By Your Touch - Catherine Anderson|Only By Your Touch]]'' - [[Catherine Anderson]]
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:''[[Small Wonders]]'' by [[Marilyn Pappano]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[The Secret Gift]]'' - [[Jaclyn Reding]]
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:''[[Small Wonders]]'' - [[Marilyn Pappano]]
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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''[[Back Roads]]'' by [[Susan Crandall]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Karen Kosztolnyik
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'''* Winner: ''[[Back Roads]]'' - [[Susan Crandall]]'''
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:''[[Baby, Be Mine]]'' by [[Emily McKay]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Charming the Highlander]]'' by [[Janet Chapman]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Selena James
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:''[[Baby, Be Mine]]'' - [[Emily McKay]]
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:''[[The Ideal Bride]]'' by [[Nonnie St. George]] - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Kate Duffy
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:''[[Charming The Highlander]]'' - [[Janet Chapman]]
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:''[[The Maid of Dishonor]]'' by [[Tanya Michaels]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Jennifer Green
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:''[[The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George|The Ideal Bride]]'' - [[Nonnie St. George]]
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:''[[Some Like It Sizzling]]'' by [[Jamie Sobrato]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Wanda Ottewell
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:''[[The Maid Of Dishonor]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]]
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:''[[Winter Woman]]'' by [[Jenna Kernan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Jessica Regante & Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[Some Like It Sizzling]]'' - [[Jamie Sobrato]]
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:''[[Winter Woman]]'' - [[Jenna Kernan]]
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
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''[[Autumn Dreams]]'' by [[Gayle Roper]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
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'''* Winner: ''[[Autumn Dreams]]'' - [[Gayle Roper]]'''
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:''[[One Tuesday Morning]]'' by [[Karen Kingsbury]] - Zondervan - Karen Ball & Bob Hudson
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* Finalists:
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:''[[When You Believe]]'' by [[Deborah Bedford]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Leslie Peterson
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:''[[One Tuesday Morning]]'' - [[Karen Kingsbury]]
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:''[[Without a Trace]]'' by [[Colleen Coble]] - Thomas Nelson - Ami McConnell
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:''[[When You Believe]]'' - [[Deborah Bedford]]
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:''[[Without a Trace - Colleen Coble|Without A Trace]]'' - [[Colleen Coble]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
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''[[The Top Gun's Return]]'' by [[Kathleen Creighton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Top Gun's Return]]'' - [[Kathleen Creighton]]'''
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:''[[All a Man Can Be]]'' by [[Virginia Kantra]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Entrapment]]'' by [[Kylie Brant]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[All A Man Can Be]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]
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:''[[Keeping Faith]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Forrester Square - Marsha Zinberg
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:''[[Entrapment]]'' - [[Kylie Brant]]  
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:''[[The Last Honorable Man]]'' by [[Vickie Taylor]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Ann Leslie Tuttle
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:''[[Keeping Faith - Day Leclaire|Keeping Faith]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]
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:''[[Night Watch]]'' by [[Suzanne Brockmann]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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:''[[The Last Honorable Man]]'' - [[Vickie Taylor]]
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:''[[The One Safe Place]]'' by [[Kathleen O'Brien]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
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:''[[Night Watch - Suzanne Brockmann|Night Watch]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]]
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:''[[Ring of Deception]]'' by [[Sandra Marton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Forrester Square - Marsha Zinberg
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:''[[The One Safe Place]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]]
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:''[[Strategic Engagement]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[Ring Of Deception]]'' - [[Sandra Marton]]
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:''[[Strategic Engagement]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[The Destiny]]'' by [[Katherine Givens]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Karen Kosztolnyik
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Destiny]]'' - [[Kathleen Givens]]'''
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:''[[Fool for Love]]'' by [[Eloisa James]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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* Finalists:
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:''[[A Kiss to Die For]]'' by [[Claudia Dain]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
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:''[[Fool For Love]]'' - [[Eloisa James]]
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:''[[London's Perfect Scoundrel]]'' by [[Suzanne Enoch]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
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:''[[A Kiss To Die For - Claudia Dain|A Kiss To Die For]]'' - [[Claudia Dain]]
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:''[[The Saint]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[London's Perfect Scoundrel]]'' - [[Suzanne Enoch]]
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:''[[The Silver Lion]]'' by [[Lynn Kerstan]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Saint - Madeline Hunter|The Saint]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]]
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:''[[To Marry the Duke]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Kelly Harms
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:''[[The Silver Lion]]'' - [[Lynn Kerstan]]
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:''[[To Marry The Duke]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]]
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===[[RITA®: Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements|'''Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements|'''Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements''']]===
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''[[Between Sisters]]'' by [[Kristin Hannah]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Linda Marrow
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'''* Winner: ''[[Between Sisters]]'' - [[Kristin Hannah]]'''
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:''[[A Piece of Heaven]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Shore Lights]]'' by [[Barbara Bretton]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[A Piece Of Heaven]]'' - [[Barbara Samuel]]
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:''[[Shore Lights]]'' - [[Barbara Bretton]]
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===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
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''[[Shades of Midnight]]'' by [[Linda Fallon]] - Kensington, Zebra - Amy Garvey
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'''* Winner: ''[[Shades Of Midnight]]'' - [[Linda Fallon]]'''
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:''[[Hunting Midnight]]'' by [[Emma Holly]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Christine Zika
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Night Fires]]'' by [[Karen Harbaugh]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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:''[[Hunting Midnight]]'' - [[Emma Holly]]
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:''[[No More Lies]]'' by [[Susan Squires]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
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:''[[Night Fires]]'' - [[Karen Harbaugh]]
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:''[[Portrait in Death]]'' - [[J. D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[No More Lies]]'' - [[Susan Squires]]
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:''[[Skyfall]]'' by [[Catherine Asaro]] - Macmillan, Tor, Science Fiction - James Minz
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:''[[Portrait In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
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:''[[Wedding the Highlander]]'' by [[Janet Chapman]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Selena James
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:''[[Skyfall]]'' - [[Catherine Asaro]]
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:''[[Wedding The Highlander]]'' - [[Janet Chapman]]
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===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
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''[[Prospero's Daughter]]'' by [[Nancy Butler]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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'''* Winner: ''[[Prospero's Daughter]]'' - [[Nancy Butler]]'''
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:''[[The Ideal Bride]]'' by [[Nonnie St. George]] - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Kate Duffy
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Indifferent Earl]]'' by [[Blair Bancroft]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George|The Ideal Bride]]'' - [[Nonnie St. George]]
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:''[[The Reluctant Rogue]]'' by [[Elizabeth Powell]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Indifferent Earl]]'' - [[Blair Bancroft]]
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:''[[The Reluctant Rogue]]'' - [[Elizabeth Powell]]
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===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
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"Prisoner of the Tower" in ''[[Wedding Chase]]'' by [[Gayle Wilson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Releases - Tracy Farrell
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'''* Winner: "Prisoner Of The Tower" in ''[[The Wedding Chase]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]'''
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:"36 Valentines" in ''[[The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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* Finalists:
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:"Against the Odds" in ''[[Where's My Hero?]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:"36 Valentines" in ''[[The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
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:"Run from Twilight" in ''[[Two by Twilight]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Leslie Wainger
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:"Against The Odds" in ''[[Where's My Hero?]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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:"Seven Days" in ''[[Lakota Legacy]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Lynda Curnyn
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:"Run From Twilight" in ''[[Two By Twilight]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
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:"A Tale of Two Sisters" in ''[[Where's My Hero?]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:"Seven Days" in ''[[Lakota Legacy]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]]
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:"Two Hearts" in ''[[The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown]]'' by [[Karen Hawkins]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:"A Tale Of Two Sisters" in ''[[Where's My Hero?]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
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:"The Yearning" in ''[[His Immortal Embrace]]'' by [[Hannah Howell]] - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
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:"Two Hearts" in ''[[The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown]]'' - [[Karen Hawkins]]
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:"The Yearning" in ''[[His Immortal Embrace]]'' - [[Hannah Howell]]
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
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''[[Remember When: Part I]]'' (aka ''[[Hot Rocks]]'') by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
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'''* Winner: ''[[Remember When - Nora Roberts|Remember When: Part I]]'' (aka ''[[Hot Rocks]]'') - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
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:''[[Caught in the Act]]'' by [[Joyce Lamb]] - Five Star - Russell Davis
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Cold Ridge]]'' by [[Carla Neggers]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Amy Moore-Benson
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:''[[Caught In The Act - Joyce Lamb|Caught In The Act]]'' - [[Joyce Lamb]]
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:''[[Kill the Competition]]'' by [[Stephanie Bond]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[Cold Ridge]]'' - [[Carla Neggers]]
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:''[[Remember When: Part II]]'' (aka ''[[Big Jack]]'') by [[J. D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Kill The Competition]]'' - [[Stephanie Bond]]
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:''[[Thicker than Water]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Remember When: Part II]]'' (aka ''[[Big Jack]]'') - [[J.D. Robb]]
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:''[[While She Was Sleeping]]'' by [[Suzanne Forster]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[Thicker Than Water]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
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:''[[While She Was Sleeping - Suzanne Forster|While She Was Sleeping]]'' - [[Suzanne Forster]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[The Knight's Kiss]]'' by [[Nicole Burnham]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Gail Chasan
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Knight's Kiss]]'' - [[Nicole Burnham]]'''
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:''[[Baby, Be Mine]]'' by [[Emily McKay]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Fringe Benefits]]'' by [[Nancy Warren]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Green
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:''[[Baby, Be Mine]]'' - [[Emily McKay]]
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:''[[Mistletoe over Manhattan]]'' by [[Barbara Daly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Green
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:''[[Fringe Benefits]]'' - [[Nancy Warren]]
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:''[[One Naughty Night]]'' by [[Joanne Rock]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Wanda Ottewell
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:''[[Mistletoe Over Manhattan]]'' - [[Barbara Daly]]
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:''[[Show and Tell]]'' by [[Rhonda Nelson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin
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:''[[One Naughty Night]]'' - [[Joanne Rock]]
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:''[[Wicked & Willing]]'' by [[Leslie Kelly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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:''[[Show And Tell - Rhonda Nelson|Show And Tell]]'' - [[Rhonda Nelson]]
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:"A Wolf River Summer" in ''[[Summer Gold]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Melissa Jeglinski
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:''[[Wicked & Willing]]'' - [[Leslie Kelly]]
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:"A Wolf River Summer" in ''[[Summer Gold]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Historical|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[Worth Any Price]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin - Melissa Endlich
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'''* Winner: ''[[Worth Any Price]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]'''
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:''[[The Angel of Devil's Camp]]'' by [[Lynna Banning]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - none given
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Confessions of a Scoundrel]]'' by[[ Karen Hawkins]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[Adam's Promise]]'' - [[Julianne MacLean]]
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:''[[Love with the Proper Husband]]'' by [[Victoria Alexander]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
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:''[[The Angel Of Devil's Camp]]'' - [[Lynna Banning]]
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:''[[One Night of Scandal]]'' by [[Teresa Medeiros]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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:''[[Confessions Of A Scoundrel]]'' - [[ Karen Hawkins]]
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:''[[Wayward Widow]]'' by [[Nicola Cornick]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Historical - Kimberley Young
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:''[[Love With The Proper Husband]]'' - [[Victoria Alexander]]
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:''[[One Night Of Scandal]]'' - [[Teresa Medeiros]]
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:''[[Wayward Widow]]'' - [[Nicola Cornick]]
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
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''[[Her Royal Baby]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Romance - Kate Paice
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'''* Winner: ''[[Her Royal Baby]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]'''
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:''[[The Boss's Convenient Proposal]]'' by [[Barbara McMahon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Romance - Kimberley Young
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* Finalists:
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:''[[A Cradle for Caroline]]'' by [[Nancy Warren]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Jennifer Green
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:''[[The Boss's Convenient Proposal]]'' - [[Barbara McMahon]]
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:''[[Her Playboy Challenge]]'' by [[Barbara Hannay]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Kimberley Young
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:''[[A Cradle For Caroline]]'' - [[Nancy Warren]]
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:''[[The Snow Bride]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
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:''[[Her Playboy Challenge]]'' - [[Barbara Hannay]]
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:''[[The Wish]]'' by [[Diane Pershing]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[The Snow Bride]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]
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:''[[The Wish-List Wife]]'' by [[Barbara Dunlop]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Kathryn Lye
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:''[[The Wish]]'' - [[Diane Pershing]]
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:''[[The Wish-List Wife]]'' - [[Barbara Dunlop]]

Latest revision as of 03:17, 11 March 2023


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:
A Piece Of Heaven - Barbara Samuel
Shore Lights - Barbara Bretton

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:
The Boss's Convenient Proposal - Barbara McMahon
A Cradle For Caroline - Nancy Warren
Her Playboy Challenge - Barbara Hannay
The Snow Bride - Debbie Macomber
The Wish - Diane Pershing
The Wish-List Wife - Barbara Dunlop
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