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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Bet Me]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie|Bet Me]]'' - [[Jennifer Crusie]]''' |
− | :''[[Blue Flame]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Daisy's Back In Town]]'' | + | :''[[Blue Flame]]'' - [[Jill Shalvis]] |
− | :''[[Golden Lies]]'' | + | :''[[Daisy's Back In Town]]'' - [[Rachel Gibson]] |
− | :''[[In The Mood]]'' | + | :''[[Golden Lies]]'' - [[Barbara Freethy]] |
− | :''[[An Irresistible Bachelor]]'' | + | :''[[In The Mood]]'' - [[Suzanne Macpherson]] |
− | :''[[Street Smart]]'' | + | :''[[An Irresistible Bachelor]]'' - [[Jessica Bird]] |
− | :''[[Summer By The Sea]]'' | + | :''[[Street Smart]]'' - [[Tara Taylor Quinn]] |
− | :''[[This Can't Be Love]]'' | + | :''[[Summer By The Sea]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]] |
+ | :''[[This Can't Be Love - Kasey Michaels|This Can't Be Love]]'' - [[Kasey Michaels]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Time Off For Good Behavior]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Time Off For Good Behavior]]'' - [[Lani Diane Rich]]''' |
− | :''[[American Idle]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Do Me, Do My Roots]]'' | + | :''[[American Idle]]'' - [[Alesia Holliday]] |
− | :''[[A Man In A Kilt]]'' | + | :''[[Do Me, Do My Roots]]'' - [[Eileen Rendahl]] |
− | :''[[Rules Of Engagement]]'' | + | :''[[A Man In A Kilt]]'' - [[Sandy Blair]] |
− | :''[[The Runaway Duke]]'' | + | :''[[Rules of Engagement - Kathryn Caskie|Rules Of Engagement]]'' - [[Kathryn Caskie]] |
+ | :''[[The Runaway Duke]]'' - [[Julie Anne Long]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Grounds To Believe]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Grounds To Believe]]'' - [[Shelley Bates]]''' |
− | :''[[At The Scent Of Water]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Gabriel's Discovery]]'' | + | :''[[At The Scent Of Water]]'' - [[Linda Nichols]] |
− | :''[[Hero In Her Heart]]'' | + | :''[[Gabriel's Discovery]]'' - [[Felicia Mason]] |
− | :''[[A Nest Of Sparrows]]'' | + | :''[[Hero In Her Heart]]'' - [[Marta Perry]] |
+ | :''[[A Nest Of Sparrows]]'' - [[Deborah Raney]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[John Riley's Girl]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[John Riley's Girl]]'' - [[Inglath Cooper]]''' |
− | :''[[Body Search]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Cop]]'' | + | :''[[Body Search]]'' - [[Jessica Andersen]] |
− | :''[[A Family Christmas]]'' | + | :''[[The Cop - Jan Hudson|The Cop]]'' - [[Jan Hudson]] |
− | :''[[Hidden Agenda]]'' | + | :''[[A Family Christmas - Carrie Alexander|A Family Christmas]]'' - [[Carrie Alexander]] |
− | :''[[Joint Forces]]'' | + | :''[[Hidden Agenda - Maggie Price|Hidden Agenda]]'' - [[Maggie Price]] |
− | :''[[A Marriage Of Majors]]'' | + | :''[[Joint Forces]]'' - [[Catherine Mann]] |
− | :''[[A Real Hero]]'' | + | :''[[A Marriage Of Majors]]'' - [[Elizabeth Ashtree]] |
+ | :''[[A Real Hero]]'' - [[Jean Brashear]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Shadowheart]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Shadowheart]]'' - [[Laura Kinsale]]''' |
− | :''[[Beloved Impostor]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Butler Did It]]'' | + | :''[[Beloved Impostor]]'' - [[Patricia Potter]] |
− | :''[[Highlander Unbound]]'' | + | :''[[The Butler Did It]]'' - [[Kasey Michaels]] |
− | :''[[The Linnet]]'' | + | :''[[Highlander Unbound]]'' - [[Julia London]] |
− | :''[[Moon In The Water]]'' | + | :''[[The Linnet]]'' - [[Elizabeth English]] |
− | :''[[My Pleasure]]'' | + | :''[[Moon In The Water]]'' - [[Elizabeth Grayson]] |
− | :''[[To Find You Again]]'' | + | :''[[My Pleasure]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]] |
− | :''[[Wedded Bliss]]'' | + | :''[[To Find You Again]]'' - [[Maureen McKade]] |
+ | :''[[Wedded Bliss]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[A.K.A. Goddess]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[A.K.A. Goddess]]'' - [[Evelyn Vaughn]]''' |
− | :''[[American Idle]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Do Me, Do My Roots]]'' | + | :''[[American Idle]]'' - [[Alesia Holliday]] |
− | :''[[The Ocean Between Us]]'' | + | :''[[Do Me, Do My Roots]]'' - [[Eileen Rendahl]] |
− | :''[[Time Off For Good Behavior]]'' | + | :''[[The Ocean Between Us]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]] |
+ | :''[[Time Off For Good Behavior]]'' - [[Lani Diane Rich]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Blue Moon]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Blue Moon]]'' - [[Lori Handeland]]''' |
− | :''[[Come To Me]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Divided In Death]]'' | + | :''[[Come To Me - Lisa Cach|Come To Me]]'' - [[Lisa Cach]] |
− | :''[[Heart Of The Hunter]]'' | + | :''[[Divided In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]] |
− | :''[[The Immortal Highlander]]'' | + | :''[[Heart Of The Hunter]]'' - [[Tina St. John]] |
− | :''[[Shadow Fires]]'' | + | :''[[The Immortal Highlander]]'' - [[Karen Marie Moning]] |
− | :''[[Visions In Death]]'' | + | :''[[Shadow Fires]]'' - [[Catherine Spangler]] |
− | :''[[Wet And Wild]]'' | + | :''[[Visions In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]] |
+ | :''[[Wet And Wild]]'' - [[Sandra Hill]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[A Passionate Endeavor]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[A Passionate Endeavor]]'' - [[Sophia Nash]]''' |
− | :''[[Moonlight And Mischief]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Rules Of Love]]'' | + | :''[[Moonlight And Mischief]]'' - [[Rhonda Woodward]] |
+ | :''[[The Rules Of Love]]'' - [[Amanda McCabe]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ||
− | "Her Best Enemy" in ''[[Night's Edge]]'' | + | '''* Winner: "Her Best Enemy" in ''[[Night's Edge]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]''' |
− | :"Daydream Believer" in ''[[Man Of My | + | * Finalists: |
− | :"The Edge Of Memory" in ''[[Mysteries Of Lost Angel Inn]]'' | + | :"Daydream Believer" in ''[[Man Of My Dreams]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]] |
− | :"Father And The Notorious Miss Neuman" in ''[[A Wife For Papa]]'' | + | :"The Edge Of Memory" in ''[[Mysteries Of Lost Angel Inn]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]] |
− | :"The First Kiss" in ''[[Lady Whistledown Strikes Back]]'' | + | :"Father And The Notorious Miss Neuman" in ''[[A Wife For Papa]]'' - [[Lynn Collum]] |
− | :"Midsummer's Night's Magic" in ''[[Man Of My Dreams]]'' | + | :"The First Kiss" in ''[[Lady Whistledown Strikes Back]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]] |
− | :"Out On A Limb" in ''[[Mistletoe And Mayhem]]'' | + | :"Midsummer's Night's Magic" in ''[[Man Of My Dreams]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]] |
− | :"Surrender" in ''[[Essence Of Midnight]]'' | + | :"Out On A Limb" in ''[[Mistletoe And Mayhem]]'' - [[Christie Ridgway]] |
− | :"Wolf Moon" in ''[[Moon Shadows]]'' | + | :"Surrender" in ''[[Essence Of Midnight]]'' - [[Julie Elizabeth Leto]] |
+ | :"Wolf Moon" in ''[[Moon Shadows]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[I'm Watching You]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[I'm Watching You]]'' - [[Karen Rose]]''' |
− | :''[[Body Double]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Code Name: Princess]]'' | + | :''[[Body Double]]'' - [[Vicki Hinze]] |
− | :''[[Colder Than Ice]]'' | + | :''[[Code Name: Princess]]'' - [[Christina Skye]] |
− | :''[[Fatal Error]]'' | + | :''[[Colder Than Ice]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]] |
− | :''[[Have You Seen Her?]]'' | + | :''[[Fatal Error]]'' - [[Colleen Thompson]] |
− | :''[[Just Past Midnight]]'' | + | :''[[Have You Seen Her?]]'' - [[Karen Rose]] |
− | :''[[Mimosa Grove]]'' | + | :''[[Just Past Midnight]]'' - [[Amanda Stevens]] |
− | :''[[Shady Lady]]'' | + | :''[[Mimosa Grove]]'' - [[Dinah McCall]] |
+ | :''[[Shady Lady - Elizabeth Thornton|Shady Lady]]'' - [[Elizabeth Thornton]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Miss Pruitt's Private Life]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Miss Pruitt's Private Life]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]''' |
− | :''[[A Family Of His Own]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[Hers For The Weekend]]'' | + | :''[[A Family Of His Own]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]] |
− | :''[[Like A Hurricane]]'' | + | :''[[Hers For The Weekend]]'' - [[Tanya Michaels]] |
− | :''[[Meeting At Midnight]]'' | + | :''[[Like A Hurricane]]'' - [[Roxanne St. Claire]] |
− | :''[[Tall, Dark And Texan]]'' | + | :''[[Meeting At Midnight]]'' - [[Eileen Wilks]] |
− | :''[[We've Got Tonight]]'' | + | :''[[Tall, Dark And Texan]]'' - [[Jane Sullivan]] |
− | :''[[When He Was Bad...]]'' | + | :''[[We've Got Tonight]]'' - [[Jacquie D'Alessandro]] |
+ | :''[[When He Was Bad... - Jane Sullivan|When He Was Bad...]]'' - [[Jane Sullivan]] | ||
+ | |||
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[A Wanted Man - Susan Kay Law|A Wanted Man]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[A Wanted Man - Susan Kay Law|A Wanted Man]]'' - [[Susan Kay Law]]''' |
− | :''[[The Countess Bride]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[A Lady Of Distinction]]'' | + | :''[[The Countess Bride]]'' - [[Terri Brisbin]] |
− | :''[[My Favorite Thief]]'' | + | :''[[A Lady Of Distinction]]'' - [[Deborah Simmons]] |
− | :''[[My Seduction]]'' | + | :''[[My Favorite Thief]]'' - [[Karyn Monk]] |
− | :''[[The Princess Masquerade]]'' | + | :''[[My Seduction]]'' - [[Connie Brockway]] |
− | :''[[Rules of Engagement - Kathryn Caskie|Rules Of Engagement]]'' | + | :''[[The Princess Masquerade]]'' - [[Lois Greiman]] |
− | :''[[The Unexpected Wife]]'' | + | :''[[Rules of Engagement - Kathryn Caskie|Rules Of Engagement]]'' - [[Kathryn Caskie]] |
+ | :''[[The Unexpected Wife]]'' - [[Mary Burton]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
− | ''[[Christmas Eve Marriage]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Christmas Eve Marriage]]'' - [[Jessica Hart]]''' |
− | :''[[The Bowen Bride]]'' | + | * Finalists: |
− | :''[[The Game Show Bride]]'' | + | :''[[The Bowen Bride]]'' - [[Nicole Burnham]] |
− | :''[[Gino's Arranged Bride]]'' | + | :''[[The Game Show Bride]]'' - [[Jackie Braun]] |
− | :''[[The Last-Minute Marriage]]'' | + | :''[[Gino's Arranged Bride]]'' - [[Lucy Gordon]] |
+ | :''[[The Last-Minute Marriage]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]] |
Latest revision as of 01:54, 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 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: Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie
- Finalists:
- Blue Flame - Jill Shalvis
- Daisy's Back In Town - Rachel Gibson
- Golden Lies - Barbara Freethy
- In The Mood - Suzanne Macpherson
- An Irresistible Bachelor - Jessica Bird
- Street Smart - Tara Taylor Quinn
- Summer By The Sea - Susan Wiggs
- This Can't Be Love - Kasey Michaels
First Book
* Winner: Time Off For Good Behavior - Lani Diane Rich
- Finalists:
- American Idle - Alesia Holliday
- Do Me, Do My Roots - Eileen Rendahl
- A Man In A Kilt - Sandy Blair
- Rules Of Engagement - Kathryn Caskie
- The Runaway Duke - Julie Anne Long
Inspirational Romance
* Winner: Grounds To Believe - Shelley Bates
- Finalists:
- At The Scent Of Water - Linda Nichols
- Gabriel's Discovery - Felicia Mason
- Hero In Her Heart - Marta Perry
- A Nest Of Sparrows - Deborah Raney
Long Contemporary Series Romance
* Winner: John Riley's Girl - Inglath Cooper
- Finalists:
- Body Search - Jessica Andersen
- The Cop - Jan Hudson
- A Family Christmas - Carrie Alexander
- Hidden Agenda - Maggie Price
- Joint Forces - Catherine Mann
- A Marriage Of Majors - Elizabeth Ashtree
- A Real Hero - Jean Brashear
Long Historical Romance
* Winner: Shadowheart - Laura Kinsale
- Finalists:
- Beloved Impostor - Patricia Potter
- The Butler Did It - Kasey Michaels
- Highlander Unbound - Julia London
- The Linnet - Elizabeth English
- Moon In The Water - Elizabeth Grayson
- My Pleasure - Connie Brockway
- To Find You Again - Maureen McKade
- Wedded Bliss - Barbara Metzger
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
* Winner: A.K.A. Goddess - Evelyn Vaughn
- Finalists:
- American Idle - Alesia Holliday
- Do Me, Do My Roots - Eileen Rendahl
- The Ocean Between Us - Susan Wiggs
- Time Off For Good Behavior - Lani Diane Rich
Paranormal Romance
* Winner: Blue Moon - Lori Handeland
- Finalists:
- Come To Me - Lisa Cach
- Divided In Death - J.D. Robb
- Heart Of The Hunter - Tina St. John
- The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning
- Shadow Fires - Catherine Spangler
- Visions In Death - J.D. Robb
- Wet And Wild - Sandra Hill
Regency Romance
* Winner: A Passionate Endeavor - Sophia Nash
- Finalists:
Romance Novella
* Winner: "Her Best Enemy" in Night's Edge - Maggie Shayne
- Finalists:
- "Daydream Believer" in Man Of My Dreams - Maggie Shayne
- "The Edge Of Memory" in Mysteries Of Lost Angel Inn - Kathleen O'Brien
- "Father And The Notorious Miss Neuman" in A Wife For Papa - Lynn Collum
- "The First Kiss" in Lady Whistledown Strikes Back - Julia Quinn
- "Midsummer's Night's Magic" in Man Of My Dreams - Virginia Kantra
- "Out On A Limb" in Mistletoe And Mayhem - Christie Ridgway
- "Surrender" in Essence Of Midnight - Julie Elizabeth Leto
- "Wolf Moon" in Moon Shadows - Nora Roberts
Romantic Suspense
* Winner: I'm Watching You - Karen Rose
- Finalists:
- Body Double - Vicki Hinze
- Code Name: Princess - Christina Skye
- Colder Than Ice - Maggie Shayne
- Fatal Error - Colleen Thompson
- Have You Seen Her? - Karen Rose
- Just Past Midnight - Amanda Stevens
- Mimosa Grove - Dinah McCall
- Shady Lady - Elizabeth Thornton
Short Contemporary Romance
* Winner: Miss Pruitt's Private Life - Barbara McCauley
- Finalists:
- A Family Of His Own - Liz Fielding
- Hers For The Weekend - Tanya Michaels
- Like A Hurricane - Roxanne St. Claire
- Meeting At Midnight - Eileen Wilks
- Tall, Dark And Texan - Jane Sullivan
- We've Got Tonight - Jacquie D'Alessandro
- When He Was Bad... - Jane Sullivan
Short Historical Romance
* Winner: A Wanted Man - Susan Kay Law
- Finalists:
- The Countess Bride - Terri Brisbin
- A Lady Of Distinction - Deborah Simmons
- My Favorite Thief - Karyn Monk
- My Seduction - Connie Brockway
- The Princess Masquerade - Lois Greiman
- Rules Of Engagement - Kathryn Caskie
- The Unexpected Wife - Mary Burton
Traditional Romance
* Winner: Christmas Eve Marriage - Jessica Hart
- Finalists: