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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''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Lakeside Cottage]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Lakeside Cottage]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]''' |
− | :''[[All I Need Is You]]'' (aka ''[[Wedding Survivor]]'') | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[A Crazy Kind Of Love]]'' | + | :''[[All I Need Is You]]'' (aka ''[[Wedding Survivor]]'') - [[Julia London]] |
− | :''[[Heartbreak Hotel - Jill Marie Landis|Heartbreak Hotel]]'' | + | :''[[A Crazy Kind Of Love]]'' - [[Maureen Child]] |
− | :''[[Picket Fence]]'' | + | :''[[Heartbreak Hotel - Jill Marie Landis|Heartbreak Hotel]]'' - [[Jill Marie Landis]] |
− | :''[[Turn My World Upside Down]]'' | + | :''[[Picket Fence]]'' - [[Kimberly Cates]] |
− | :''[[You've Got Male]]'' | + | :''[[Turn My World Upside Down]]'' - [[Maureen Child]] |
+ | :''[[You've Got Male]]'' - [[Elizabeth Bevarly]] | ||
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Show Her The Money]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Show Her The Money]]'' - [[Stephanie Feagan]]''' |
− | :''[[Charmed & Dangerous]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Finders Keepers - Linnea Sinclair|Finders Keepers]]'' | + | :''[[Charmed & Dangerous]]'' - [[Candace Havens]] |
− | :''[[The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Men I've Dated]]'' | + | :''[[Finders Keepers - Linnea Sinclair|Finders Keepers]]'' - [[Linnea Sinclair]] |
− | :''[[Poison Study]]'' | + | :''[[The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Men I've Dated]]'' - [[Shane Bolks]] |
− | :''[[Spirited Away]]'' | + | :''[[Poison Study]]'' - [[Maria V. Snyder]] |
− | :''[[A Texas State Of Mind]]'' | + | :''[[Spirited Away]]'' - [[Pamela Labud]] |
− | :''[[Worth Every Risk]]'' | + | :''[[A Texas State Of Mind]]'' - [[Ann DeFee]] |
+ | :''[[Worth Every Risk]]'' - [[Dianna Love]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Heavens To Betsy]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Heavens To Betsy]]'' - [[Beth Pattillo]]''' |
− | :''[[Chloe]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Pocketful Of Pearls]]'' | + | :''[[Chloe]]'' - [[Lyn Cote]] |
− | :''[[Remember Me - Deborah Bedford|Remember Me]]'' | + | :''[[Pocketful Of Pearls]]'' - [[Shelley Bates]] |
− | :''[[A Sheltering Love]]'' | + | :''[[Remember Me - Deborah Bedford|Remember Me]]'' - [[Deborah Bedford]] |
+ | :''[[A Sheltering Love]]'' - [[Terri Reed]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Worth Every Risk]]'' (aka ''[[Last Chance to Run]]'') | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Worth Every Risk]]'' (aka ''[[Last Chance to Run]]'') - [[Dianna Love]]''' |
− | :''[[Blackberry Winter]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Business Of Strangers]]'' | + | :''[[Blackberry Winter]]'' - [[Cheryl Reavis]] |
− | :''[[The Father Factor]]'' | + | :''[[The Business Of Strangers]]'' - [[Kylie Brant]] |
− | :''[[Her Last Defense]]'' | + | :''[[The Father Factor]]'' - [[Lilian Darcy]] |
− | :''[[Hometown Girl - Margaret Watson|Hometown Girl]]'' | + | :''[[Her Last Defense]]'' - [[Vickie Taylor]] |
− | :''[[The Secret Wife - Carrie Weaver|The Secret Wife]]'' | + | :''[[Hometown Girl - Margaret Watson|Hometown Girl]]'' - [[Margaret Watson]] |
− | :''[[A Texas State Of Mind]]'' | + | :''[[The Secret Wife - Carrie Weaver|The Secret Wife]]'' - [[Carrie Weaver]] |
− | :''[[Under The Mistletoe - Kristin Hardy|Under The Mistletoe]]'' | + | :''[[A Texas State Of Mind]]'' - [[Ann DeFee]] |
+ | :''[[Under The Mistletoe - Kristin Hardy|Under The Mistletoe]]'' - [[Kristin Hardy]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Devil To Pay - Liz Carlyle|The Devil to Pay]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Devil To Pay - Liz Carlyle|The Devil to Pay]]'' - [[Liz Carlyle]]''' |
− | :''[[The Dark Queen]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[A Most Unsuitable Man]]'' | + | :''[[The Dark Queen]]'' - [[Susan Carroll]] |
− | :''[[Mr. Impossible]]'' | + | :''[[A Most Unsuitable Man]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]] |
− | :''[[The Perfect Rake]]'' | + | :''[[Mr. Impossible]]'' - [[Loretta Chase]] |
− | :''[[Sin And Sensibility]]'' | + | :''[[The Perfect Rake]]'' - [[Anne Gracie]] |
− | :''[[This Rake Of Mine]]'' | + | :''[[Sin And Sensibility]]'' - [[Suzanne Enoch]] |
− | :''[[To Pleasure A Prince]]'' | + | :''[[This Rake Of Mine]]'' - [[Elizabeth Boyle]] |
+ | :''[[To Pleasure A Prince]]'' - [[Sabrina Jeffries]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Lady Luck's Map Of Vegas]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Lady Luck's Map Of Vegas]]'' - [[Barbara Samuel]]''' |
− | :''[[Blue Smoke]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Charmed & Dangerous]]'' | + | :''[[Blue Smoke]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
− | :''[[Ex And The Single Girl]]'' | + | :''[[Charmed & Dangerous]]'' - [[Candace Havens]] |
− | :''[[The Me I Used To Be]]'' | + | :''[[Ex And The Single Girl]]'' - [[Lani Diane Rich]] |
− | :''[[Sweetgrass]]'' | + | :''[[The Me I Used To Be]]'' - [[Jennifer Archer]] |
− | :''[[Table For Five - Susan Wiggs|Table For Five]]'' | + | :''[[Sweetgrass]]'' - [[Mary Alice Monroe]] |
− | :''[[The Tiara Club]]'' | + | :''[[Table For Five - Susan Wiggs|Table For Five]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]] |
+ | :''[[The Tiara Club]]'' - [[Beverly Brandt]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Gabriel's Ghost - Linnea Sinclair|Gabriel's Ghost]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Gabriel's Ghost - Linnea Sinclair|Gabriel's Ghost]]'' - [[Linnea Sinclair]]''' |
− | :''[[After Midnight - Teresa Medeiros|After Midnight]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Dark Lover]]'' | + | :''[[After Midnight - Teresa Medeiros|After Midnight]]'' - [[Teresa Medeiros]] |
− | :''[[Ghost Walk]]'' | + | :''[[Dark Lover]]'' - [[J.R. Ward]] |
− | :''[[The Misted Cliffs]]'' | + | :''[[Ghost Walk]]'' - [[Heather Graham]] |
− | :''[[My Shadow Warrior]]'' | + | :''[[The Misted Cliffs]]'' - [[Catherine Asaro]] |
− | :''[[Spirited Away]]'' | + | :''[[My Shadow Warrior]]'' - [[Jen Holling]] |
− | :''[[A Taste Of Crimson]]'' | + | :''[[Spirited Away]]'' - [[Pamela Labud]] |
+ | :''[[A Taste Of Crimson]]'' - [[Marjorie M. Liu]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[A Reputable Rake]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[A Reputable Rake]]'' - [[Diane Gaston]]''' |
− | :''[[The House Party]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Just Say Yes]]'' | + | :''[[The House Party]]'' - [[Jeanne Savery]] |
− | :''[[Miss Whitlow's Turn]]'' | + | :''[[Just Say Yes - Myretta Robens|Just Say Yes]]'' - [[Myretta Robens]] |
+ | :''[[Miss Whitlow's Turn]]'' - [[Jenna Mindel]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ||
− | "The Naked Truth About Guys" in ''[[The Naked Truth]]'' | + | '''* Winner: "The Naked Truth About Guys" in ''[[The Naked Truth]]'' - [[Alesia Holliday]]''' |
− | :"Blood Lust" in ''[[Bite]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :"Glad Rags" in ''[[The True Love Wedding Dress]]'' | + | :"Blood Lust" in ''[[Bite]]'' - [[Vickie Taylor]] |
− | :"Highland Handfast" in ''[[The Betrothal]]'' | + | :"Glad Rags" in ''[[The True Love Wedding Dress]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]] |
− | :''[[Playing For Keeps - Cherry Adair|Playing For Keeps]]'' | + | :"Highland Handfast" in ''[[The Betrothal]]'' - [[Joanne Rock]] |
− | :"A Proper Englishwoman" in ''[[Talk Of The Ton]]'' | + | :''[[Playing For Keeps - Cherry Adair|Playing For Keeps]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]] |
− | :"Simon Says" in ''[[Secrets - Anthology|Secrets]]'' | + | :"A Proper Englishwoman" in ''[[Talk Of The Ton]]'' - [[Eloisa James]] |
+ | :"Simon Says" in ''[[Secrets - Anthology|Secrets]]'' - [[Jane Thompson]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Survivor In Death]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Survivor In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]''' |
− | :''[[Close-Up]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Crazy Hot]]'' | + | :''[[Close-Up]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]] |
− | :''[[Darker Than Midnight]]'' | + | :''[[Crazy Hot]]'' - [[Tara Janzen]] |
− | :''[[In Deep Voodoo]]'' | + | :''[[Darker Than Midnight]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]] |
− | :''[[The Marriage Trap]]'' | + | :''[[In Deep Voodoo]]'' - [[Stephanie Bond]] |
− | :''[[Nothing To Fear]]'' | + | :''[[The Marriage Trap]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]] |
− | :''[[Tangle Of Lies]]'' | + | :''[[Nothing To Fear]]'' - [[Karen Rose]] |
+ | :''[[Tangle Of Lies]]'' - [[Patricia Potter]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Marriage Miracle]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Marriage Miracle]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]''' |
− | :''[[Between Midnight And Morning]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Hot To The Touch]]'' | + | :''[[Between Midnight And Morning]]'' - [[Cindy Gerard]] |
− | :''[[One Night In Texas]]'' | + | :''[[Hot To The Touch - Jennifer Greene|Hot To The Touch]]'' - [[Jennifer Greene]] |
− | :''[[Really Hot!]]'' | + | :''[[One Night In Texas]]'' - [[Jane Sullivan]] |
− | :''[[The Rich Stranger]]'' | + | :''[[Really Hot!]]'' - [[Jennifer LaBrecque]] |
− | :''[[The Rugged Loner]]'' | + | :''[[The Rich Stranger]]'' - [[Bronwyn Jameson]] |
− | :''[[The Ruthless Groom]]'' | + | :''[[The Rugged Loner]]'' - [[Bronwyn Jameson]] |
− | :''[[Suspicious]]'' | + | :''[[The Ruthless Groom]]'' - [[Bronwyn Jameson]] |
+ | :''[[Suspicious]]'' - [[Heather Graham]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[The Texan's Reward]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Texan's Reward]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]]''' |
− | :''[[Abbie's Outlaw]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Highlander In Love]]'' | + | :''[[Abbie's Outlaw]]'' - [[Victoria Bylin]] |
− | :''[[His Secondhand Wife]]'' | + | :''[[Highlander In Love]]'' - [[Julia London]] |
− | :''[[It Happened One Autumn]]'' | + | :''[[His Secondhand Wife]]'' - [[Cheryl St. John]] |
− | :''[[The King's Mistress]]'' | + | :''[[It Happened One Autumn]]'' - [[Lisa Kleypas]] |
− | :''[[To Love A Thief]]'' | + | :''[[The King's Mistress]]'' - [[Terri Brisbin]] |
− | :''[[When We Meet Again]]'' | + | :''[[To Love A Thief - Julie Anne Long|To Love A Thief]]'' - [[Julie Anne Long]] |
+ | :''[[When We Meet Again]]'' - [[Victoria Alexander]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Princess Of Convenience]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Princess Of Convenience]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]''' |
− | :''[[Smart Boys & Fast Girls]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Who Needs Boys?]]'' | + | :''[[Smart Boys & Fast Girls]]'' - [[Stephie Davis]] |
+ | :''[[Who Needs Boys?]]'' - [[Stephie Davis]] |
Latest revision as of 01:49, 23 January 2023
Contents
- 1 Contemporary Single Title Romance
- 2 First Book
- 3 Inspirational Romance
- 4 Long Contemporary Romance
- 5 Long Historical Romance
- 6 Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
- 7 Paranormal Romance
- 8 Regency Romance
- 9 Romance Novella
- 10 Romantic Suspense
- 11 Short Contemporary Romance
- 12 Short Historical Romance
- 13 Traditional Romance
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:
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: