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− | [[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]] |
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Born | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Born In Ice]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]''' |
− | :''[[Heaven, Texas]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Kiss In The Dark]]'' | + | :''[[Heaven, Texas]]'' - [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] |
− | :''[[Reason To Believe]]'' | + | :''[[Kiss In The Dark]]'' - [[Meryl Sawyer]] |
+ | :''[[Reason To Believe - Kathleen Eagle|Reason To Believe]]'' - [[Kathleen Eagle]] | ||
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Warlord]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Warlord]]'' - [[Elizabeth Elliott]]''' |
− | :''[[All That Matters]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Captured]]'' | + | :''[[All That Matters]]'' - [[Elizabeth Mayne]] |
− | :''[[Fancy-Free]]'' | + | :''[[Captured]]'' - [[Victoria Lynne]] |
− | :''[[The Flirt]]'' | + | :''[[Fancy-Free]]'' - [[Carrie Alexander]] |
− | :''[[Knight Of A Trillion Stars]]'' | + | :''[[The Flirt]]'' - [[Rachelle Nelson]] |
− | :''[[Texas Outlaw]]'' | + | :''[[Knight Of A Trillion Stars]]'' - [[Dara Joy]] |
− | :''[[When Midnight Comes]]'' | + | :''[[Texas Outlaw - Adrienne deWolfe|Texas Outlaw]]'' - [[Adrienne deWolfe]] |
+ | :''[[When Midnight Comes]]'' - [[Robin Burcell]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[As Sure | + | '''* Winner: ''[[As Sure As The Dawn]]'' - [[Francine Rivers]]''' |
− | :''[[Like A River Glorious]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Tempering Blaze]]'' | + | :''[[Like A River Glorious]]'' - [[Lawana Blackwell]] |
+ | :''[[The Tempering Blaze]]'' - [[Sally Laity]], [[Dianna Crawford]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Morning Side | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Morning Side Of Dawn]]'' - [[Justine Davis]]''' |
− | :''[[The Adventurer]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Her Secret, His Child]]'' | + | :''[[The Adventurer - Diana Whitney|The Adventurer]]'' - [[Diana Whitney]] |
− | :''[[The Last Chance Ranch]]'' | + | :''[[Her Secret, His Child]]'' - [[Paula Detmer Riggs]] |
− | :''[[A Perfect Marriage]]'' | + | :''[[The Last Chance Ranch]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]] |
− | :''[[The Pride Of Jared MacKade]]'' | + | :''[[A Perfect Marriage]]'' - [[Laurey Bright]] |
− | :''[[The Return Of Rafe MacKade]]'' | + | :''[[The Pride Of Jared MacKade]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
− | :''[[The Soldier And The Baby]]'' | + | :''[[The Return Of Rafe MacKade]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
+ | :''[[The Soldier And The Baby]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Something Shady]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Something Shady]]'' - [[Pamela Morsi]]''' |
− | :''[[Bliss]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Bride Of The Lion]]'' | + | :''[[Bliss - Judy Cuevas|Bliss]]'' - [[Judy Cuevas]] |
− | :''[[Heart Of The West]]'' | + | :''[[Bride Of The Lion]]'' - [[Elizabeth Stuart]] |
− | :''[[Stealing Heaven]]'' | + | :''[[Heart Of The West - Penelope Williamson|Heart Of The West]]'' - [[Penelope Williamson]] |
− | :''[[To Love And To Cherish]]'' | + | :''[[Stealing Heaven - Kimberly Cates|Stealing Heaven]]'' - [[Kimberly Cates]] |
− | :''[[Waiting For The Moon]]'' | + | :''[[To Love And To Cherish]]'' - [[Patricia Gaffney]] |
− | :''[[The Warlord]]'' | + | :''[[Waiting For The Moon]]'' - [[Kristin Hannah]] |
+ | :''[[The Warlord]]'' - [[Elizabeth Elliott]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Covenant]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Covenant]]'' - [[Modean Moon]]''' |
− | :''[[A Basket | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Duncan's Lady]]'' | + | :''[[A Basket Of Wishes]]'' - [[Rebecca Paisley]] |
− | :''[[Knight | + | :''[[Duncan's Lady]]'' - [[Emilie Richards]] |
− | :''[[Nightwing]]'' | + | :''[[Knight Of A Trillion Stars]]''- [[Dara Joy]] |
− | :''[[Race | + | :''[[Nightwing]]'' - [[Lynn Michaels]] |
− | :''[[Time | + | :''[[Race Against Time - Lynn Turner|Race Against Time]]'' - [[Lynn Turner]] |
− | :''[[A Window | + | :''[[Time Without End]]'' - [[Linda Lael Miller]] |
+ | :''[[A Window In Time]]'' - [[Carolyn Lampman]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Gwen's Christmas Ghost]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Gwen's Christmas Ghost]]'' - [[Lynn Kerstan]], [[Alicia Rasley]]''' |
− | :''[[The Bumblebroth]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Deck | + | :''[[The Bumblebroth]]'' - [[Patricia Wynn]] |
− | :''[[Lord Carew's Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Deck The Halls]]'' - [[Marian Devon]] |
− | :''[[Reforming Lord Ragsdale]]'' | + | :''[[Lord Carew's Bride]]'' - [[Mary Balogh]] |
+ | :''[[Reforming Lord Ragsdale]]'' - [[Carla Kelly]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance|'''Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance|'''Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Winter's Edge]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Winter's Edge]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]''' |
− | :''[[Dark Knight]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]'' | + | :''[[Dark Knight - Sheryl Lynn|Dark Knight]]'' - [[Sheryl Lynn]] |
− | :''[[The Only Way Out]]'' | + | :''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]'' - [[Emilie Richards]] |
+ | :''[[The Only Way Out]]'' - [[Susan Mallery]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Series Romance|'''Short Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Series Romance|'''Short Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Single Dad]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Single Dad]]'' - [[Jennifer Greene]]''' |
− | :''[[Almost | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Caught | + | :''[[Almost A Honeymoon]]'' - [[Susan Crosby]] |
− | :''[[The Disobedient Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Caught In The Act]]'' - [[Janis Reams Hudson]] |
− | :''[[In Praise | + | :''[[The Disobedient Bride - Joan Johnston|The Disobedient Bride]]'' - [[Joan Johnston]] |
− | :''[[Operation Mommy]]'' | + | :''[[In Praise Of Younger Men]]'' - [[ Lyn Ellis]] |
− | :''[[Passion | + | :''[[Operation Mommy]]'' - [[Caroline Cross]] |
− | :''[[Single Female (Reluctantly) Seeks...]]'' | + | :''[[Passion And Scandal]]'' - [[Candace Schuler]] |
+ | :''[[Single Female (Reluctantly) Seeks...]]'' - [[Dixie Browning]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Lord | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Lord Of Scoundrels]]'' - [[Loretta Chase]]''' |
− | :''[[Captured]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Imagine]]'' | + | :''[[Captured]]'' - [[Victoria Lynne]] |
− | :''[[Lucien's Fall]]'' | + | :''[[Imagine - Jill Barnett|Imagine]]'' - [[Jill Barnett]] |
− | :''[[Slow Surrender]]'' | + | :''[[Lucien's Fall]]'' - [[Barbara Samuel]] |
− | :''[[Sparhawk's Lady]]'' | + | :''[[Slow Surrender]]'' - [[Bronwyn Williams]] |
− | :''[[Tempt Me Not]]'' | + | :''[[Sparhawk's Lady]]'' - [[Miranda Jarrett]] |
− | :''[[Texas Outlaw]]'' | + | :''[[Tempt Me Not]]'' - [[Eve Byron]] |
+ | :''[[Texas Outlaw - Adrienne deWolfe|Texas Outlaw]]'' - [[Adrienne deWolfe]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Stranger | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Stranger In Her Arms - Elizabeth Sites|Stranger In Her Arms]]'' - [[Elizabeth Sites]]''' |
− | :''[[The Cowboy, | + | * Finalists" |
− | :''[[Daddy Was | + | :''[[The Cowboy, The Baby & The Runaway Bride]]'' - [[Lindsay Longford]] |
− | :''[[The Rogue Who Came | + | :''[[Daddy Was A Cowboy]]'' - [[Jodi O'Donnell]] |
− | :''[[The Unlikely Santa]]'' | + | :''[[The Rogue Who Came To Stay]]'' - [[Arlene James]] |
− | :''[[Wife Most Unlikely]]'' | + | :''[[The Unlikely Santa]]'' - [[Leigh Michaels]] |
− | :''[[Wildcat Wedding]]'' | + | :''[[Wife Most Unlikely]]'' - [[Linda Varner]] |
+ | :''[[Wildcat Wedding]]'' - [[Patricia Thayer]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Runaway]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Runaway - Cheryl Zach|Runaway]]'' - [[Cheryl Zach]]''' |
− | :''[[Don't Die, My Love]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Mystery Date: Heart's Desire]]'' | + | :''[[Don't Die, My Love]]'' - [[Lurlene McDaniel]] |
+ | :''[[Mystery Date: Heart's Desire]]'' - [[Cameron Dokey]] |
Latest revision as of 01:57, 15 February 2023
Contents
- 1 Contemporary Single Title Romance
- 2 First Book
- 3 Inspirational Romance
- 4 Long Contemporary Series Romance
- 5 Long Historical Romance
- 6 Paranormal Romance
- 7 Regency Romance
- 8 Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance
- 9 Short Contemporary Series Romance
- 10 Short Historical Romance
- 11 Traditional Romance
- 12 Young Adult Romance
Contemporary Single Title Romance
* Winner: Born In Ice - Nora Roberts
- Finalists:
- Heaven, Texas - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Kiss In The Dark - Meryl Sawyer
- Reason To Believe - Kathleen Eagle
First Book
* Winner: The Warlord - Elizabeth Elliott
- Finalists:
- All That Matters - Elizabeth Mayne
- Captured - Victoria Lynne
- Fancy-Free - Carrie Alexander
- The Flirt - Rachelle Nelson
- Knight Of A Trillion Stars - Dara Joy
- Texas Outlaw - Adrienne deWolfe
- When Midnight Comes - Robin Burcell
Inspirational Romance
* Winner: As Sure As The Dawn - Francine Rivers
- Finalists:
Long Contemporary Series Romance
* Winner: The Morning Side Of Dawn - Justine Davis
- Finalists:
- The Adventurer - Diana Whitney
- Her Secret, His Child - Paula Detmer Riggs
- The Last Chance Ranch - Ruth Wind
- A Perfect Marriage - Laurey Bright
- The Pride Of Jared MacKade - Nora Roberts
- The Return Of Rafe MacKade - Nora Roberts
- The Soldier And The Baby - Anne Stuart
Long Historical Romance
* Winner: Something Shady - Pamela Morsi
- Finalists:
- Bliss - Judy Cuevas
- Bride Of The Lion - Elizabeth Stuart
- Heart Of The West - Penelope Williamson
- Stealing Heaven - Kimberly Cates
- To Love And To Cherish - Patricia Gaffney
- Waiting For The Moon - Kristin Hannah
- The Warlord - Elizabeth Elliott
Paranormal Romance
* Winner: The Covenant - Modean Moon
- Finalists:
- A Basket Of Wishes - Rebecca Paisley
- Duncan's Lady - Emilie Richards
- Knight Of A Trillion Stars- Dara Joy
- Nightwing - Lynn Michaels
- Race Against Time - Lynn Turner
- Time Without End - Linda Lael Miller
- A Window In Time - Carolyn Lampman
Regency Romance
* Winner: Gwen's Christmas Ghost - Lynn Kerstan, Alicia Rasley
- Finalists:
- The Bumblebroth - Patricia Wynn
- Deck The Halls - Marian Devon
- Lord Carew's Bride - Mary Balogh
- Reforming Lord Ragsdale - Carla Kelly
Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance
* Winner: Winter's Edge - Anne Stuart
- Finalists:
Short Contemporary Series Romance
* Winner: Single Dad - Jennifer Greene
- Finalists:
- Almost A Honeymoon - Susan Crosby
- Caught In The Act - Janis Reams Hudson
- The Disobedient Bride - Joan Johnston
- In Praise Of Younger Men - Lyn Ellis
- Operation Mommy - Caroline Cross
- Passion And Scandal - Candace Schuler
- Single Female (Reluctantly) Seeks... - Dixie Browning
Short Historical Romance
* Winner: Lord Of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase
- Finalists:
- Captured - Victoria Lynne
- Imagine - Jill Barnett
- Lucien's Fall - Barbara Samuel
- Slow Surrender - Bronwyn Williams
- Sparhawk's Lady - Miranda Jarrett
- Tempt Me Not - Eve Byron
- Texas Outlaw - Adrienne deWolfe
Traditional Romance
* Winner: Stranger In Her Arms - Elizabeth Sites
- Finalists"
- The Cowboy, The Baby & The Runaway Bride - Lindsay Longford
- Daddy Was A Cowboy - Jodi O'Donnell
- The Rogue Who Came To Stay - Arlene James
- The Unlikely Santa - Leigh Michaels
- Wife Most Unlikely - Linda Varner
- Wildcat Wedding - Patricia Thayer
Young Adult Romance
* Winner: Runaway - Cheryl Zach
- Finalists: