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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]'' by [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]'' by [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]]''' |
| − | :''[[Ask Mariah]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]] | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Finding The Dream]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] | + | :''[[Ask Mariah]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]] |
| − | :''[[The Night Remembers]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] | + | :''[[Finding The Dream]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] |
| + | :''[[The Night Remembers]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] | ||
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Brazen Angel]]'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Brazen Angel]]'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]]''' |
| − | :''[[Lost | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[The Only Child]]'' by [[Carolyn McSparren]] | + | :''[[Lost Yesterday]]'' by [[Jenny Lykins]] |
| − | :''[[Remember | + | :''[[The Only Child]]'' by [[Carolyn McSparren]] |
| − | :''[[Winter Hearts]]'' by [[Maureen McKade]] | + | :''[[Remember The Time]]'' by [[Annette Reynolds]] |
| + | :''[[Winter Hearts]]'' by [[Maureen McKade]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Homeward]]'' by [[Melody Carlson]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Homeward]]'' by [[Melody Carlson]]''' |
| − | :''[[Brothers]]'' by [[Angela Elwell Hunt]] | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Presumption of Guilt]]'' by [[Terri Blackstock]] | + | :''[[Brothers]]'' by [[Angela Elwell Hunt]] |
| + | :''[[Presumption of Guilt]]'' by [[Terri Blackstock]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Reckless - Ruth Wind|Reckless]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Reckless - Ruth Wind|Reckless]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]]''' |
| − | :'' | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Adam's Kiss - Mindy Neff|Adam's Kiss]]'' by [[Mindy Neff]] | + | :''[[The 14th...And Forever]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] |
| − | :''[[Her Ideal Man]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]] | + | :''[[Adam's Kiss - Mindy Neff|Adam's Kiss]]'' by [[Mindy Neff]] |
| − | :''[[MacNamara's Woman]]'' by [[Alicia Scott]] | + | :''[[Her Ideal Man]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]] |
| − | :''[[Nighthawk]]'' by [[Rachel Lee]] | + | :''[[MacNamara's Woman]]'' by [[Alicia Scott]] |
| − | :''[[Saving Susannah]]'' by [[Beverly Bird]] | + | :''[[Nighthawk]]'' by [[Rachel Lee]] |
| − | :''[[The Twenty-Third Man]]'' by [[Peggy Nicholson]] | + | :''[[Saving Susannah]]'' by [[Beverly Bird]] |
| + | :''[[The Twenty-Third Man]]'' by [[Peggy Nicholson]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[The Promise of Jenny Jones]]'' by [[Maggie Osborne]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Promise of Jenny Jones]]'' by [[Maggie Osborne]]''' |
| − | :''[[As You Desire]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]] | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Brazen Angel]]'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]] | + | :''[[As You Desire]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]] |
| − | :''[[The Guardian - Joan Wolf|The Guardian]]'' by [[Joan Wolf]] | + | :''[[Brazen Angel]]'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]] |
| − | :''[[My Sweet Folly]]'' by [[Laura Kinsale]] | + | :''[[The Guardian - Joan Wolf|The Guardian]]'' by [[Joan Wolf]] |
| − | :''[[One Perfect Rose]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] | + | :''[[My Sweet Folly]]'' by [[Laura Kinsale]] |
| − | :''[[The Randolph Legacy]]'' by [[Eileen Charbonneau]] | + | :''[[One Perfect Rose]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] |
| − | :''[[Wild at Heart]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]] | + | :''[[The Randolph Legacy]]'' by [[Eileen Charbonneau]] |
| + | :''[[Wild at Heart]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Fire Hawk]]'' by [[Justine Davis]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Fire Hawk]]'' by [[Justine Davis]]''' |
| − | :''[[Dangerous Water]]s'' by [[Amy J. Fetzer]] | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Heaven In West Texas]]'' by [[Susan Kay Law]] | + | :''[[Dangerous Water]]s'' by [[Amy J. Fetzer]] |
| − | :''[[Lost Yesterday]]'' by [[Jenny Lykins]] | + | :''[[Heaven In West Texas]]'' by [[Susan Kay Law]] |
| − | :''[[Somewhere My Love]]'' by [[Karen Fox]] | + | :''[[Lost Yesterday]]'' by [[Jenny Lykins]] |
| − | :''[[Time Enough For Love]]'' by [[Suzanne Brockmann]] | + | :''[[Somewhere My Love]]'' by [[Karen Fox]] |
| − | :''[[Twice Upon A Time]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] | + | :''[[Time Enough For Love]]'' by [[Suzanne Brockmann]] |
| + | :''[[Twice Upon A Time - Emilie Richards|Twice Upon A Time]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Love's Reward - Jean R. Ewing|Love's Reward]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Love's Reward - Jean R. Ewing|Love's Reward]]'' by [[Jean R. Ewing]]''' |
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[On the Way to a Wedding...]]'' by [[Ingrid Weaver]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[On the Way to a Wedding...]]'' by [[Ingrid Weaver]]''' |
| − | :''[[Better Watch Out]]'' by [[Dani Sinclair]] | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[For Your Eyes Only]]'' by [[Rebecca York]] | + | :''[[Better Watch Out]]'' by [[Dani Sinclair]] |
| − | :''[[Framed]]'' by [[Karen Leabo]] | + | :''[[For Your Eyes Only]]'' by [[Rebecca York]] |
| − | :''[[Night Whispers - Lynn Erickson|Night Whispers]]'' by [[Lynn Erickson]] | + | :''[[Framed]]'' by [[Karen Leabo]] |
| − | :''[[Secret Sins]]'' by [[Jasmine Cresswell]] | + | :''[[Night Whispers - Lynn Erickson|Night Whispers]]'' by [[Lynn Erickson]] |
| − | :''[[Until You - Sandra Marton|Until You]]'' by [[Sandra Marton]] | + | :''[[Secret Sins]]'' by [[Jasmine Cresswell]] |
| + | :''[[Until You - Sandra Marton|Until You]]'' by [[Sandra Marton]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Nobody's Princess]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Nobody's Princess]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]]''' |
| − | :''[[Bride Overboard]]'' by [[Heather MacAllister]] | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Daddy by Accident]]'' by [[Paula Detmer Riggs]] | + | :''[[Bride Overboard]]'' by [[Heather MacAllister]] |
| − | :''[[Finn's Twins!]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] | + | :''[[Daddy by Accident]]'' by [[Paula Detmer Riggs]] |
| − | :''[[A Hard-Hearted Hero]]'' by [[Pamela Burford]] | + | :''[[Finn's Twins!]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] |
| − | :''[[Look What The Stork Brought]]'' by [[Dixie Browning]] | + | :''[[A Hard-Hearted Hero]]'' by [[Pamela Burford]] |
| − | :''[[Mr. Valentine]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] | + | :''[[Look What The Stork Brought]]'' by [[Dixie Browning]] |
| + | :''[[Mr. Valentine]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[Heart Of A Knight]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Heart Of A Knight]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]]''' |
| − | :''[[All But The Queen Of Hearts]]'' by [[Rae Muir]] | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Jake - Leigh Greenwood|Jake]]'' by [[Leigh Greenwood]] | + | :''[[All But The Queen Of Hearts]]'' by [[Rae Muir]] |
| − | :''[[A Knight To Remember]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] | + | :''[[Jake - Leigh Greenwood|Jake]]'' by [[Leigh Greenwood]] |
| − | :''[[The Lady And The Knight]]'' by [[Lois Greiman]] | + | :''[[A Knight To Remember]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] |
| − | :''[[Once Upon A Scandal]]'' by [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] | + | :''[[The Lady And The Knight]]'' by [[Lois Greiman]] |
| − | :''[[Outlaw In Paradise]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]] | + | :''[[Once Upon A Scandal]]'' by [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] |
| − | :''[[Wonderful]]'' by [[Jill Barnett]] | + | :''[[Outlaw In Paradise]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]] |
| + | :''[[Wonderful]]'' by [[Jill Barnett]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
| − | ''[[His Brother's Child]]'' by [[Lucy Gordon]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[His Brother's Child]]'' by [[Lucy Gordon]]''' |
| − | :''[[Her Secret Santa]]'' by Day Leclaire | + | * Finalists: |
| − | :''[[Mommy And The Policeman Next Door]]'' by Marie Ferrarella | + | :''[[Her Secret Santa]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]] |
| − | :''[[My Baby, Your Son]]'' by Anne Peters | + | :''[[Mommy And The Policeman Next Door]]'' by [[Marie Ferrarella]] |
| − | :''[[Porcupine Ranch]]'' by Sally Carleen | + | :''[[My Baby, Your Son]]'' by [[Anne Peters]] |
| − | :''[[Pregnant With His Child...]]'' by Carla Cassidy | + | :''[[Porcupine Ranch]]'' by [[Sally Carleen]] |
| − | :''[[The Secret Baby]]'' by Day Leclaire | + | :''[[Pregnant With His Child...]]'' by [[Carla Cassidy]] |
| − | :''[[Wife Without a Past]]'' by Elizabeth Harbison | + | :''[[The Secret Baby]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]] |
| + | :''[[Wife Without a Past]]'' by [[Elizabeth Harbison]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:57, 15 February 2023
Contents
Contemporary Single Title Romance
* Winner: Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Finalists:
- Ask Mariah by Barbara Freethy
- Finding The Dream by Nora Roberts
- The Night Remembers by Kathleen Eagle
First Book
* Winner: Brazen Angel by Elizabeth Boyle
- Finalists:
- Lost Yesterday by Jenny Lykins
- The Only Child by Carolyn McSparren
- Remember The Time by Annette Reynolds
- Winter Hearts by Maureen McKade
Inspirational Romance
* Winner: Homeward by Melody Carlson
- Finalists:
Long Contemporary Series Romance
* Winner: Reckless by Ruth Wind
- Finalists:
- The 14th...And Forever by Merline Lovelace
- Adam's Kiss by Mindy Neff
- Her Ideal Man by Ruth Wind
- MacNamara's Woman by Alicia Scott
- Nighthawk by Rachel Lee
- Saving Susannah by Beverly Bird
- The Twenty-Third Man by Peggy Nicholson
Long Historical Romance
* Winner: The Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne
- Finalists:
- As You Desire by Connie Brockway
- Brazen Angel by Elizabeth Boyle
- The Guardian by Joan Wolf
- My Sweet Folly by Laura Kinsale
- One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney
- The Randolph Legacy by Eileen Charbonneau
- Wild at Heart by Patricia Gaffney
Paranormal Romance
* Winner: Fire Hawk by Justine Davis
- Finalists:
- Dangerous Waters by Amy J. Fetzer
- Heaven In West Texas by Susan Kay Law
- Lost Yesterday by Jenny Lykins
- Somewhere My Love by Karen Fox
- Time Enough For Love by Suzanne Brockmann
- Twice Upon A Time by Emilie Richards
Regency Romance
* Winner: Love's Reward by Jean R. Ewing
Romantic Suspense
* Winner: On the Way to a Wedding... by Ingrid Weaver
- Finalists:
- Better Watch Out by Dani Sinclair
- For Your Eyes Only by Rebecca York
- Framed by Karen Leabo
- Night Whispers by Lynn Erickson
- Secret Sins by Jasmine Cresswell
- Until You by Sandra Marton
Short Contemporary Romance
* Winner: Nobody's Princess by Jennifer Greene
- Finalists:
- Bride Overboard by Heather MacAllister
- Daddy by Accident by Paula Detmer Riggs
- Finn's Twins! by Anne McAllister
- A Hard-Hearted Hero by Pamela Burford
- Look What The Stork Brought by Dixie Browning
- Mr. Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Short Historical Romance
* Winner: Heart Of A Knight by Barbara Samuel
- Finalists:
- All But The Queen Of Hearts by Rae Muir
- Jake by Leigh Greenwood
- A Knight To Remember by Christina Dodd
- The Lady And The Knight by Lois Greiman
- Once Upon A Scandal by Barbara Dawson Smith
- Outlaw In Paradise by Patricia Gaffney
- Wonderful by Jill Barnett
Traditional Romance
* Winner: His Brother's Child by Lucy Gordon
- Finalists:
