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