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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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''[[Lakeside Cottage]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
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'''* Winner: ''[[Lakeside Cottage]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]'''
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:''[[All I Need Is You]]'' (aka ''[[Wedding Survivor]]'') by [[Julia London]] - Amazon, Montlake
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* Finalists:
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:''[[A Crazy Kind Of Love]]'' by [[Maureen Child]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's
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:''[[All I Need Is You]]'' (aka ''[[Wedding Survivor]]'') - [[Julia London]]
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:''[[Heartbreak Hotel]]'' by [[Jill Marie Landis]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine:
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:''[[A Crazy Kind Of Love]]'' - [[Maureen Child]]
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:''[[Picket Fence]]'' by [[Kimberly Cates]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN
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:''[[Heartbreak Hotel - Jill Marie Landis|Heartbreak Hotel]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]]
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:''[[Turn My World Upside Down]]'' by [[Maureen Child]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's
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:''[[Picket Fence]]'' - [[Kimberly Cates]]
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:''[[You've Got Male]]'' by [[Elizabeth Bevarly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN
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:''[[Turn My World Upside Down]]'' - [[Maureen Child]]
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:''[[You've Got Male]]'' - [[Elizabeth Bevarly]]
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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
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''[[Show Her The Money]]'' by [[Stephanie Feagan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Bombshell
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'''* Winner: ''[[Show Her The Money]]'' - [[Stephanie Feagan]]'''
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:''[[Charmed & Dangerous]]'' by [[Candace Havens]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Finders Keepers]]'' by [[Linnea Sinclair]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam
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:''[[Charmed & Dangerous]]'' - [[Candace Havens]]
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:''[[The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Men I've Dated]]'' by [[Shane Bolks]] - HarperCollins, William Morrow
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:''[[Finders Keepers - Linnea Sinclair|Finders Keepers]]'' - [[Linnea Sinclair]]
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:''[[Poison Study]]'' by [[Maria V. Snyder]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
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:''[[The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Men I've Dated]]'' - [[Shane Bolks]]
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:''[[Spirited Away]]'' by [[Pamela Labud]] - Kensington, Zebra
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:''[[Poison Study]]'' - [[Maria V. Snyder]]
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:''[[A Texas State Of Mind]]'' by [[Ann DeFee]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American
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:''[[Spirited Away]]'' - [[Pamela Labud]]
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:''[[Worth Every Risk]]'' by [[Dianna Love]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
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:''[[A Texas State Of Mind]]'' - [[Ann DeFee]]
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:''[[Worth Every Risk]]'' - [[Dianna Love]]
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
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''[[Heavens To Betsy]]'' by [[Beth Pattillo]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook
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'''* Winner: ''[[Heavens To Betsy]]'' - [[Beth Pattillo]]'''
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:''[[Chloe]]'' by [[Lyn Cote]] - Hachette, Hachette Nashville, FaithWords
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Pocketful Of Pearls]]'' by [[Shelley Bates]] - Hachette, Hachette Nashville, FaithWords
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:''[[Chloe]]'' - [[Lyn Cote]]
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:''[[Remember Me]]'' by [[Deborah Bedford]] - Hachette, Hachette Nashville, FaithWords
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:''[[Pocketful Of Pearls]]'' - [[Shelley Bates]]
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:''[[A Sheltering Love]]'' by [[Terri Reed]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired
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:''[[Remember Me - Deborah Bedford|Remember Me]]'' - [[Deborah Bedford]]
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:''[[A Sheltering Love]]'' - [[Terri Reed]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[Worth Every Risk]]'' (aka ''[[Last Chance to Run]]'') by [[Dianna Love]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
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'''* Winner: ''[[Worth Every Risk]]'' (aka ''[[Last Chance to Run]]'') - [[Dianna Love]]'''
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:''[[Blackberry Winter]]'' by [[Cheryl Reavis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Releases
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* Finalists:
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:''[[The Business Of Strangers]]'' by [[Kylie Brant]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
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:''[[Blackberry Winter]]'' - [[Cheryl Reavis]]
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:''[[The Father Factor]]'' by [[Lilian Darcy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition
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:''[[The Business Of Strangers]]'' - [[Kylie Brant]]
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:''[[Her Last Defense]]'' by [[Vickie Taylor]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
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:''[[The Father Factor]]'' - [[Lilian Darcy]]
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:''[[Hometown Girl]]'' by [[Margaret Watson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance
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:''[[Her Last Defense]]'' - [[Vickie Taylor]]
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:''[[The Secret Wife]]'' by [[Carrie Weaver]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance
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:''[[Hometown Girl - Margaret Watson|Hometown Girl]]'' - [[Margaret Watson]]
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:''[[A Texas State Of Mind]]'' by [[Ann DeFee]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American
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:''[[The Secret Wife - Carrie Weaver|The Secret Wife]]'' - [[Carrie Weaver]]
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:''[[Under The Mistletoe]]'' by [[Kristin Hardy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition
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:''[[A Texas State Of Mind]]'' - [[Ann DeFee]]
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:''[[Under The Mistletoe - Kristin Hardy|Under The Mistletoe]]'' - [[Kristin Hardy]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[The Devil To Pay - Liz Carlyle|The Devil to Pay]]'' by [[Liz Carlyle]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Devil To Pay - Liz Carlyle|The Devil to Pay]]'' - [[Liz Carlyle]]'''
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:''[[The Dark Queen]]'' by [[Susan Carroll]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine
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* Finalists:
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:''[[A Most Unsuitable Man]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet
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:''[[The Dark Queen]]'' - [[Susan Carroll]]
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:''[[Mr. Impossible]]'' by [[Loretta Chase]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
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:''[[A Most Unsuitable Man]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]
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:''[[The Perfect Rake]]'' by [[Anne Gracie]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
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:''[[Mr. Impossible]]'' - [[Loretta Chase]]
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:''[[Sin And Sensibility]]'' by [[Suzanne Enoch]] - HarperCollins, Avon
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:''[[The Perfect Rake]]'' - [[Anne Gracie]]
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:''[[This Rake Of Mine]]'' by [[Elizabeth Boyle]] - HarperCollins, Avon
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:''[[Sin And Sensibility]]'' - [[Suzanne Enoch]]
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:''[[To Pleasure A Prince]]'' by [[Sabrina Jeffries]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket
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:''[[This Rake Of Mine]]'' - [[Elizabeth Boyle]]
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:''[[To Pleasure A Prince]]'' - [[Sabrina Jeffries]]
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===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]===
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''[[Lady Luck's Map Of Vegas]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine
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'''* Winner: ''[[Lady Luck's Map Of Vegas]]'' - [[Barbara Samuel]]'''
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:''[[Blue Smoke]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Charmed & Dangerous]]'' by [[Candace Havens]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
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:''[[Blue Smoke]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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:''[[Ex And The Single Girl]]'' by [[Lani Diane Rich]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot
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:''[[Charmed & Dangerous]]'' - [[Candace Havens]]
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:''[[The Me I Used To Be]]'' by [[Jennifer Archer]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT
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:''[[Ex And The Single Girl]]'' - [[Lani Diane Rich]]
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:''[[Sweetgrass]]'' by [[Mary Alice Monroe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
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:''[[The Me I Used To Be]]'' - [[Jennifer Archer]]
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:''[[Table For Five - Susan Wiggs|Table For Five]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
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:''[[Sweetgrass]]'' - [[Mary Alice Monroe]]
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:''[[The Tiara Club]]'' by [[Beverly Brandt]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's, Griffin
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:''[[Table For Five - Susan Wiggs|Table For Five]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]
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:''[[The Tiara Club]]'' - [[Beverly Brandt]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
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''[[Gabriel's Ghost - Linnea Sinclair|Gabriel's Ghost]]'' by [[Linnea Sinclair]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam
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'''* Winner: ''[[Gabriel's Ghost - Linnea Sinclair|Gabriel's Ghost]]'' - [[Linnea Sinclair]]'''
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:''[[After Midnight - Teresa Medeiros|After Midnight]]'' by [[Teresa Medeiros]] - HarperCollins, Avon
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Dark Lover]]'' by [[J.R. Ward]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet
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:''[[After Midnight - Teresa Medeiros|After Midnight]]'' - [[Teresa Medeiros]]
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:''[[Ghost Walk]]'' by [[Heather Graham]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
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:''[[Dark Lover]]'' - [[J.R. Ward]]
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:''[[The Misted Cliffs]]'' by [[Catherine Asaro]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Luna
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:''[[Ghost Walk]]'' - [[Heather Graham]]
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:''[[My Shadow Warrior]]'' by [[Jen Holling]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket
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:''[[The Misted Cliffs]]'' - [[Catherine Asaro]]
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:''[[Spirited Away]]'' by [[Pamela Labud]] - Kensington, Zebra
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:''[[My Shadow Warrior]]'' - [[Jen Holling]]
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:''[[A Taste Of Crimson]]'' by [[Marjorie M. Liu]] - Dorchester, Love Spell
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:''[[Spirited Away]]'' - [[Pamela Labud]]
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:''[[A Taste Of Crimson]]'' - [[Marjorie M. Liu]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
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''[[A Reputable Rake]]'' by [[Diane Gaston]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Reputable Rake]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]]'''
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:''[[The House Party]]'' by [[Jeanne Savery]] - Kensington, Zebra
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Just Say Yes]]'' by [[Myretta Robens]] - Macmillan, Pronoun
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:''[[The House Party]]'' - [[Jeanne Savery]]
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:''[[Miss Whitlow's Turn]]'' by [[Jenna Mindel]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency
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:''[[Just Say Yes - Myretta Robens|Just Say Yes]]'' - [[Myretta Robens]]
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:''[[Miss Whitlow's Turn]]'' - [[Jenna Mindel]]
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===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
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"The Naked Truth About Guys" in ''[[The Naked Truth]]'' by [[Alesia Holliday]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
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'''* Winner: "The Naked Truth About Guys" in ''[[The Naked Truth]]'' - [[Alesia Holliday]]'''
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:"Blood Lust" in ''[[Bite]]'' by [[Vickie Taylor]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove
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* Finalists:
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:"Glad Rags" in ''[[The True Love Wedding Dress]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx
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:"Blood Lust" in ''[[Bite]]'' - [[Vickie Taylor]]
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:"Highland Handfast" in ''[[The Betrothal]]'' by [[Joanne Rock]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
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:"Glad Rags" in ''[[The True Love Wedding Dress]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]]
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:''[[Playing For Keeps - Cherry Adair|Playing For Keeps]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - Adair Digital
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:"Highland Handfast" in ''[[The Betrothal]]'' - [[Joanne Rock]]
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:"A Proper Englishwoman" in ''[[Talk Of The Ton]]'' by [[Eloisa James]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove
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:''[[Playing For Keeps - Cherry Adair|Playing For Keeps]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
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:"Simon Says" in ''[[Secrets - Anthology|Secrets]]'' by [[Jane Thompson]] - Red Sage
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:"A Proper Englishwoman" in ''[[Talk Of The Ton]]'' - [[Eloisa James]]
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:"Simon Says" in ''[[Secrets - Anthology|Secrets]]'' - [[Jane Thompson]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
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''[[Survivor In Death]]'' by [[J.D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley
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'''* Winner: ''[[Survivor In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]'''
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:''[[Close-Up]]'' by [[Virginia Kantra]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Crazy Hot]]'' by [[Tara Janzen]] - PRH/Random House, Dell
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:''[[Close-Up]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]
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:''[[Darker Than Midnight]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
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:''[[Crazy Hot]]'' - [[Tara Janzen]]
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:''[[In Deep Voodoo]]'' by [[Stephanie Bond]] - HarperCollins, Avon
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:''[[Darker Than Midnight]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
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:''[[The Marriage Trap]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thornton]] - PRH/Random House, Dell
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:''[[In Deep Voodoo]]'' - [[Stephanie Bond]]
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:''[[Nothing To Fear]]'' by [[Karen Rose]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner)
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:''[[The Marriage Trap]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]]
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:''[[Tangle Of Lies]]'' by [[Patricia Potter]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
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:''[[Nothing To Fear]]'' - [[Karen Rose]]
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:''[[Tangle Of Lies]]'' - [[Patricia Potter]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
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''[[The Marriage Miracle]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Marriage Miracle]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]'''
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:''[[Between Midnight And Morning]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Hot To The Touch]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
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:''[[Between Midnight And Morning]]'' - [[Cindy Gerard]]  
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:''[[One Night In Texas]]'' by [[Jane Sullivan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Temptation
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:''[[Hot To The Touch - Jennifer Greene|Hot To The Touch]]'' - [[Jennifer Greene]]
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:''[[Really Hot!]]'' by [[Jennifer LaBrecque]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Temptation
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:''[[One Night In Texas]]'' - [[Jane Sullivan]]
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:''[[The Rich Stranger]]'' by [[Bronwyn Jameson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
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:''[[Really Hot!]]'' - [[Jennifer LaBrecque]]
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:''[[The Rugged Loner]]'' by [[Bronwyn Jameson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
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:''[[The Rich Stranger]]'' - [[Bronwyn Jameson]]
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:''[[The Ruthless Groom]]'' by [[Bronwyn Jameson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
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:''[[The Rugged Loner]]'' - [[Bronwyn Jameson]]
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:''[[Suspicious]]'' by [[Heather Graham]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
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:''[[The Ruthless Groom]]'' - [[Bronwyn Jameson]]
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:''[[Suspicious]]'' - [[Heather Graham]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
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''[[The Texan's Reward]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Texan's Reward]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]]'''
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:''[[Abbie's Outlaw]]'' by [[Victoria Bylin]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Highlander In Love]]'' by [[Julia London]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star
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:''[[Abbie's Outlaw]]'' - [[Victoria Bylin]]
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:''[[His Secondhand Wife]]'' by [[Cheryl St. John]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
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:''[[Highlander In Love]]'' - [[Julia London]]
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:''[[It Happened One Autumn]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - HarperCollins, Avon
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:''[[His Secondhand Wife]]'' - [[Cheryl St. John]]
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:''[[The King's Mistress]]'' by [[Terri Brisbin]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
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:''[[It Happened One Autumn]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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:''[[To Love A Thief]]'' by [[Julie Anne Long]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever
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:''[[The King's Mistress]]'' - [[Terri Brisbin]]
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:''[[When We Meet Again]]'' by [[Victoria Alexander]] - HarperCollins, Avon
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:''[[To Love A Thief - Julie Anne Long|To Love A Thief]]'' - [[Julie Anne Long]]
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:''[[When We Meet Again]]'' - [[Victoria Alexander]]
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
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''[[Princess Of Convenience]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance
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'''* Winner: ''[[Princess Of Convenience]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]'''
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:''[[Smart Boys & Fast Girls]]'' by [[Stephie Davis]] - Dorchester, Leisure
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* Finalists:
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:''[[Who Needs Boys?]]'' by [[Stephie Davis]] - Smooch
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:''[[Smart Boys & Fast Girls]]'' - [[Stephie Davis]]
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:''[[Who Needs Boys?]]'' - [[Stephie Davis]]

Latest revision as of 01:49, 23 January 2023


Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Lakeside Cottage - Susan Wiggs

  • Finalists:
All I Need Is You (aka Wedding Survivor) - Julia London
A Crazy Kind Of Love - Maureen Child
Heartbreak Hotel - Jill Marie Landis
Picket Fence - Kimberly Cates
Turn My World Upside Down - Maureen Child
You've Got Male - Elizabeth Bevarly

First Book

* Winner: Show Her The Money - Stephanie Feagan

  • Finalists:
Charmed & Dangerous - Candace Havens
Finders Keepers - Linnea Sinclair
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Men I've Dated - Shane Bolks
Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder
Spirited Away - Pamela Labud
A Texas State Of Mind - Ann DeFee
Worth Every Risk - Dianna Love

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Heavens To Betsy - Beth Pattillo

  • Finalists:
Chloe - Lyn Cote
Pocketful Of Pearls - Shelley Bates
Remember Me - Deborah Bedford
A Sheltering Love - Terri Reed

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Worth Every Risk (aka Last Chance to Run) - Dianna Love

  • Finalists:
Blackberry Winter - Cheryl Reavis
The Business Of Strangers - Kylie Brant
The Father Factor - Lilian Darcy
Her Last Defense - Vickie Taylor
Hometown Girl - Margaret Watson
The Secret Wife - Carrie Weaver
A Texas State Of Mind - Ann DeFee
Under The Mistletoe - Kristin Hardy

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: The Devil to Pay - Liz Carlyle

  • Finalists:
The Dark Queen - Susan Carroll
A Most Unsuitable Man - Jo Beverley
Mr. Impossible - Loretta Chase
The Perfect Rake - Anne Gracie
Sin And Sensibility - Suzanne Enoch
This Rake Of Mine - Elizabeth Boyle
To Pleasure A Prince - Sabrina Jeffries

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

* Winner: Lady Luck's Map Of Vegas - Barbara Samuel

  • Finalists:
Blue Smoke - Nora Roberts
Charmed & Dangerous - Candace Havens
Ex And The Single Girl - Lani Diane Rich
The Me I Used To Be - Jennifer Archer
Sweetgrass - Mary Alice Monroe
Table For Five - Susan Wiggs
The Tiara Club - Beverly Brandt

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Gabriel's Ghost - Linnea Sinclair

  • Finalists:
After Midnight - Teresa Medeiros
Dark Lover - J.R. Ward
Ghost Walk - Heather Graham
The Misted Cliffs - Catherine Asaro
My Shadow Warrior - Jen Holling
Spirited Away - Pamela Labud
A Taste Of Crimson - Marjorie M. Liu

Regency Romance

* Winner: A Reputable Rake - Diane Gaston

  • Finalists:
The House Party - Jeanne Savery
Just Say Yes - Myretta Robens
Miss Whitlow's Turn - Jenna Mindel

Romance Novella

* Winner: "The Naked Truth About Guys" in The Naked Truth - Alesia Holliday

  • Finalists:
"Blood Lust" in Bite - Vickie Taylor
"Glad Rags" in The True Love Wedding Dress - Connie Brockway
"Highland Handfast" in The Betrothal - Joanne Rock
Playing For Keeps - Cherry Adair
"A Proper Englishwoman" in Talk Of The Ton - Eloisa James
"Simon Says" in Secrets - Jane Thompson

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Survivor In Death - J.D. Robb

  • Finalists:
Close-Up - Virginia Kantra
Crazy Hot - Tara Janzen
Darker Than Midnight - Maggie Shayne
In Deep Voodoo - Stephanie Bond
The Marriage Trap - Elizabeth Thornton
Nothing To Fear - Karen Rose
Tangle Of Lies - Patricia Potter

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Marriage Miracle - Liz Fielding

  • Finalists:
Between Midnight And Morning - Cindy Gerard
Hot To The Touch - Jennifer Greene
One Night In Texas - Jane Sullivan
Really Hot! - Jennifer LaBrecque
The Rich Stranger - Bronwyn Jameson
The Rugged Loner - Bronwyn Jameson
The Ruthless Groom - Bronwyn Jameson
Suspicious - Heather Graham

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: The Texan's Reward - Jodi Thomas

  • Finalists:
Abbie's Outlaw - Victoria Bylin
Highlander In Love - Julia London
His Secondhand Wife - Cheryl St. John
It Happened One Autumn - Lisa Kleypas
The King's Mistress - Terri Brisbin
To Love A Thief - Julie Anne Long
When We Meet Again - Victoria Alexander

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Princess Of Convenience - Marion Lennox

  • Finalists:
Smart Boys & Fast Girls - Stephie Davis
Who Needs Boys? - Stephie Davis
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