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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''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Dream | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Dream A Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips|Dream A Little Dream]]'' - [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]]''' |
− | :''[[Call Of Duty]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Garden Of Dreams]]'' | + | :''[[Call Of Duty]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]] |
− | :''[[Girl In The Mirror]]'' | + | :''[[Garden of Dreams - Patricia Rice|Garden Of Dreams]]'' - [[Patricia Rice]] |
− | :''[[The Taming Of Billy Jones]]'' | + | :''[[Girl In The Mirror]]'' - [[Mary Alice Monroe]] |
+ | :''[[The Taming Of Billy Jones]]'' - [[Christine Rimmer]] | ||
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[My Darling Caroline]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[My Darling Caroline]]'' - [[Adele Ashworth]]''' |
− | :''[[A Father's Place]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Millionaire Meets His Match - Patricia C. Seeley|The Millionaire Meets His Match]]'' | + | :''[[A Father's Place]]'' - [[Joan Kilby]] |
− | :''[[Oracle]]'' | + | :''[[The Millionaire Meets His Match - Patricia C. Seeley|The Millionaire Meets His Match]]'' - [[Patricia C. Seeley]] |
− | :''[[Priceless - Donna M. Schaff|Priceless]]'' | + | :''[[Oracle]]'' - [[Katherine Greyle]] |
− | :''[[Roses For Chloe]]'' | + | :''[[Priceless - Donna M. Schaff|Priceless]]'' - [[Donna M. Schaff]] |
− | :''[[Stay...]]'' | + | :''[[Roses For Chloe]]'' - [[Elaine Grant]] |
+ | :''[[Stay...]]'' - [[Allison Leigh]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Patterns Of Love]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Patterns Of Love]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]''' |
− | :''[[Awakening Heart]]'' (aka ''[[Thursday's Child]]'') | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Best Christmas Ever - Cheryl Wolverton|The Best Christmas Ever]]'' | + | :''[[Awakening Heart]]'' (aka ''[[Thursday's Child]]'') - [[Melody Carlson]] |
− | :''[[Forgotten]]'' | + | :''[[The Best Christmas Ever - Cheryl Wolverton|The Best Christmas Ever]]'' - [[Cheryl Wolverton]] |
− | :''[[The Fugitive Heart]]'' | + | :''[[Forgotten]]'' - [[Lorena McCourtney]] |
− | :''[[The Hidden Heart]]'' | + | :''[[The Fugitive Heart]]'' - [[Jane Orcutt]] |
− | :''[[The Silver Sword]]'' | + | :''[[The Hidden Heart - Jane Orcutt|The Hidden Heart]]'' - [[Jane Orcutt]] |
+ | :''[[The Silver Sword]]'' - [[Angela Elwell Hunt]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Meant | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Meant To Be Married]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]]''' |
− | :''[[Baby On His Doorstep]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Cowboy On The Run]]'' | + | :''[[Baby On His Doorstep]]'' - [[Diana Whitney]] |
− | :''[[Everyday, Average Jones]]'' | + | :''[[Cowboy On The Run]]'' - [[Anne McAllister]] |
− | :''[[The Family Next Door]]'' | + | :''[[Everyday, Average Jones]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]] |
− | :''[[For Christmas, Forever]]'' | + | :''[[The Family Next Door - Janice Kay Johnson|The Family Next Door]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]] |
− | :''[[The Husband She Couldn't Remember]]'' (aka ''[[Long Gone Lonesome Blues]]'') | + | :''[[For Christmas, Forever - Ruth Wind|For Christmas, Forever]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]] |
− | :''[[The Rescue Of Jenna West]]'' | + | :''[[The Husband She Couldn't Remember]]'' (aka ''[[Long Gone Lonesome Blues]]'') - [[Maggie Shayne]] |
− | :''[[The Wallflower]]'' | + | :''[[The Rescue Of Jenna West]]'' - [[Debra Cowan]] |
+ | :''[[The Wallflower]]'' - [[Jan Freed]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]]''' |
− | :''[[Another Chance To Dream]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Bad Luck Wedding Cake]]'' | + | :''[[Another Chance To Dream]]'' - [[Lynn Kurland]] |
− | :''[[The Bequest]]'' | + | :''[[The Bad Luck Wedding Cake]]'' - [[Geralyn Dawson]] |
− | :''[[A Kiss To Dream On | + | :''[[The Bequest - Candice E. Proctor|The Bequest]]'' - [[Candice E. Proctor]] |
− | :''[[With Hope]]'' | + | :''[[A Kiss To Dream On]]'' - [[Stephanie Mittman]] |
+ | :''[[With Hope]]'' - [[Dorothy Garlock]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Bride Finder]]'' by [[Susan Carroll]] | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Bride Finder]]'' by [[Susan Carroll]]''' |
− | :''[[Aquamarine]]'' by [[Catherine Mulvany]] | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Heaven's Time]]'' by [[Susan Plunkett]] | + | :''[[Aquamarine]]'' by [[Catherine Mulvany]] |
− | :''[[Legend]]'' by [[Laura S. Baker]] | + | :''[[Heaven's Time]]'' by [[Susan Plunkett]] |
− | :''[[This Time For Keeps]]'' by [[Kathleen Kane]] | + | :''[[Legend]]'' by [[Laura S. Baker]] |
− | :''[[A Well-Favored Gentleman]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - | + | :''[[This Time For Keeps - Kathleen Kane|This Time For Keeps]]'' by [[Kathleen Kane]] |
+ | :''[[A Well-Favored Gentleman]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] | ||
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+ | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ||
+ | '''* Winner: ''[[His Grace Endures]]'' - [[Emma Jensen]]''' | ||
+ | * Finalists: | ||
+ | :''[[Best Laid Schemes]]'' - [[Emma Jensen]] | ||
+ | :''[[Celia's Grand Passion]]'' - [[Lynn Kerstan]] | ||
+ | :''[[Lord Heartless]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Cool Shade]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Cool Shade]]'' - [[Theresa Weir]]''' |
− | :''[[The Brother's Wife]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Holiday In Death]]'' | + | :''[[The Brother's Wife]]'' - [[Amanda Stevens]] |
− | :''[[Homeport]]'' | + | :''[[Holiday In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]] |
− | :''[[If A Man Answers]]'' | + | :''[[Homeport]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
− | :''[[Ransom My Heart]]'' | + | :''[[If A Man Answers]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]] |
− | :''[[Return To Sender]]'' | + | :''[[Ransom My Heart]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]] |
+ | :''[[Return To Sender - Merline Lovelace|Return To Sender]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Notorious Groom]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Notorious Groom]]'' - [[Caroline Cross]]''' |
− | :''[[Chase The Dream]] '' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Courtship In Granite Ridge]]'' | + | :''[[Chase The Dream]]'' - [[Maris Soule]] |
− | :''[[Just A Little Bit Pregnant]]'' | + | :''[[Courtship In Granite Ridge]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]] |
− | :''[[Kids Is A 4-Letter Word]]'' | + | :''[[Just A Little Bit Pregnant]]'' - [[Eileen Wilks]] |
− | :''[[The Lone Rider Takes A Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Kids Is A 4-Letter Word]]'' - [[Stephanie Bond]] |
− | :''[[One Wicked Night]]'' | + | :''[[The Lone Rider Takes A Bride]]''- [[Leanne Banks]] |
− | :''[[Tall, Dark And Reckless]]'' | + | :''[[One Wicked Night]]'' - [[Jo Leigh]] |
+ | :''[[Tall, Dark and Reckless - Lyn Ellis|Tall, Dark And Reckless]]'' - [[Lyn Ellis]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Merely Married]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Merely Married]]'' - [[Patricia Coughlin]]''' |
− | :''[[Devil's Diamond]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Heaven Forbids]]'' | + | :''[[Devil's Diamond]]'' - [[Connie Laux]] |
− | :''[[In His Arms]]'' | + | :''[[Heaven Forbids]]'' - [[Karen Ranney]] |
− | :''[[Nobody's Darling]]'' | + | :''[[In His Arms]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] |
− | :''[[Rachel LeMoyne]]'' | + | :''[[Nobody's Darling]]''- [[Teresa Medeiros]] |
− | :''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'' | + | :''[[Rachel LeMoyne]]'' - [[Eileen Charbonneau]] |
− | :''[[The Tiger's Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Sleeping Beauty - Judith Ivory|Sleeping Beauty]]'' - [[Judith Ivory]] |
+ | :''[[The Tiger's Bride]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]] | ||
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Monday Man]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Monday Man]]'' - [[Kristin Gabriel]]''' |
− | :''[[And Cowboy Makes Three]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Boss, The Baby And The Bride]]'' | + | :''[[And Cowboy Makes Three]]'' - [[Martha Shields]] |
− | :''[[Married By Mistake]]'' | + | :''[[The Boss, The Baby And The Bride]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]] |
− | :''[[Stranded With A Tall Dark Stranger]]'' | + | :''[[Married By Mistake - Renee Roszel|Married By Mistake]]'' - [[Renee Roszel]] |
− | :''[[The Twenty-Four Hour Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Stranded With A Tall Dark Stranger]]'' - [[Laura Anthony]] |
− | :''[[With This Child...]]'' | + | :''[[The Twenty-Four Hour Bride]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]] |
+ | :''[[With This Child...]]'' - [[Sally Carleen]] |
Latest revision as of 00:22, 12 November 2024
Contents
Contemporary Single Title Romance
* Winner: Dream A Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Finalists:
- Call Of Duty - Merline Lovelace
- Garden Of Dreams - Patricia Rice
- Girl In The Mirror - Mary Alice Monroe
- The Taming Of Billy Jones - Christine Rimmer
First Book
* Winner: My Darling Caroline - Adele Ashworth
- Finalists:
- A Father's Place - Joan Kilby
- The Millionaire Meets His Match - Patricia C. Seeley
- Oracle - Katherine Greyle
- Priceless - Donna M. Schaff
- Roses For Chloe - Elaine Grant
- Stay... - Allison Leigh
Inspirational Romance
* Winner: Patterns Of Love - Robin Lee Hatcher
- Finalists:
- Awakening Heart (aka Thursday's Child) - Melody Carlson
- The Best Christmas Ever - Cheryl Wolverton
- Forgotten - Lorena McCourtney
- The Fugitive Heart - Jane Orcutt
- The Hidden Heart - Jane Orcutt
- The Silver Sword - Angela Elwell Hunt
Long Contemporary Series Romance
* Winner: Meant To Be Married - Ruth Wind
- Finalists:
- Baby On His Doorstep - Diana Whitney
- Cowboy On The Run - Anne McAllister
- Everyday, Average Jones - Suzanne Brockmann
- The Family Next Door - Janice Kay Johnson
- For Christmas, Forever - Ruth Wind
- The Husband She Couldn't Remember (aka Long Gone Lonesome Blues) - Maggie Shayne
- The Rescue Of Jenna West - Debra Cowan
- The Wallflower - Jan Freed
Long Historical Romance
* Winner: My Dearest Enemy - Connie Brockway
- Finalists:
- Another Chance To Dream - Lynn Kurland
- The Bad Luck Wedding Cake - Geralyn Dawson
- The Bequest - Candice E. Proctor
- A Kiss To Dream On - Stephanie Mittman
- With Hope - Dorothy Garlock
Paranormal Romance
* Winner: The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll
- Finalists:
- Aquamarine by Catherine Mulvany
- Heaven's Time by Susan Plunkett
- Legend by Laura S. Baker
- This Time For Keeps by Kathleen Kane
- A Well-Favored Gentleman by Christina Dodd
Regency Romance
* Winner: His Grace Endures - Emma Jensen
- Finalists:
- Best Laid Schemes - Emma Jensen
- Celia's Grand Passion - Lynn Kerstan
- Lord Heartless - Barbara Metzger
Romantic Suspense
* Winner: Cool Shade - Theresa Weir
- Finalists:
- The Brother's Wife - Amanda Stevens
- Holiday In Death - J.D. Robb
- Homeport - Nora Roberts
- If A Man Answers - Merline Lovelace
- Ransom My Heart - Gayle Wilson
- Return To Sender - Merline Lovelace
Short Contemporary Romance
* Winner: The Notorious Groom - Caroline Cross
- Finalists:
- Chase The Dream - Maris Soule
- Courtship In Granite Ridge - Barbara McCauley
- Just A Little Bit Pregnant - Eileen Wilks
- Kids Is A 4-Letter Word - Stephanie Bond
- The Lone Rider Takes A Bride- Leanne Banks
- One Wicked Night - Jo Leigh
- Tall, Dark And Reckless - Lyn Ellis
Short Historical Romance
* Winner: Merely Married - Patricia Coughlin
- Finalists:
- Devil's Diamond - Connie Laux
- Heaven Forbids - Karen Ranney
- In His Arms - Robin Lee Hatcher
- Nobody's Darling- Teresa Medeiros
- Rachel LeMoyne - Eileen Charbonneau
- Sleeping Beauty - Judith Ivory
- The Tiger's Bride - Merline Lovelace
Traditional Romance
* Winner: Monday Man - Kristin Gabriel
- Finalists: