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[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
''[[First Lady]]'' by [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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'''* Winner: ''[[First Lady]]'' - [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]]'''
:''[[In The Midnight Rain]]'' by [[Ruth Wind]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Laura Cifelli
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* Finalists:
:''[[Kiss And Tell - Cherry Adair|Kiss And Tell]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[In The Midnight Rain]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]]
:''[[Twelve Days]]'' by [[Teresa Hill]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh
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:''[[Kiss And Tell - Cherry Adair|Kiss And Tell]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]]
:''[[The Unsung Hero]]'' by [[Suzanne Brockmann]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Twelve Days]]'' - [[Teresa Hill]]
:''[[The Wrong Child]]'' by [[Patricia Kay]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[The Unsung Hero]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]]
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:''[[The Wrong Child]]'' - [[Patricia Kay]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
''[[A Man Like Mac]]'' by [[Fay Robinson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Man Like Mac]]'' - [[Fay Robinson]]'''
:''[[By Arrangement]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
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* Finalists:
:''[[Cowboy For Keeps - Kristi Gold|Cowboy For Keeps]]'' by [[Kristi Gold]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Jennifer Walsh
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:''[[By Arrangement]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]]
:''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' by [[Karen White]] - Dorchester, Love Spell
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:''[[Cowboy For Keeps - Kristi Gold|Cowboy For Keeps]]'' - [[Kristi Gold]]
:''[[My Champion]]'' by [[Glynnis Campbell]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
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:''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' - [[Karen White]]
:''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' by [[Sharon Ewell Foster]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Karen Ball
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:''[[My Champion]]'' - [[Glynnis Campbell]]
:''[[Reilly's Law]]'' by [[Elizabeth Keys]] - Kensington, Zebra, Ballad - Amy Garvey
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:''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' - [[Sharon Ewell Foster]]
:''[[Remember The Night - Linda Castillo|Remember The Night]]'' by [[Linda Castillo]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Jennifer Nauss
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:''[[Reilly's Law]]'' - [[Elizabeth Keys]]
:''[[Ties Of Love]]'' by [[Anita Wall]] - Kensington, Zebra, Historical - Karen Taylor-Richman
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:''[[Remember The Night - Linda Castillo|Remember The Night]]'' - [[Linda Castillo]]
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:''[[Ties Of Love]]'' by [[Anita Wall]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
''[[The Shepherd's Voice]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Traci DePree
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Shepherd's Voice]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]'''
:''[[Awakening Mercy]]'' by [[Angela Benson]] - Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Diane Elbe
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* Finalists:
:''[[The Negotiator]]'' by [[Dee Henderson]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
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:''[[Awakening Mercy]]'' - [[Angela Benson]]
:''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' by [[Sharon Ewell Foster]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Karen Ball
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:''[[The Negotiator]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]]
:''[[True Devotion]]'' by [[Dee Henderson]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
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:''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' - [[Sharon Ewell Foster]]
:''[[When Joy Came To Stay]]'' by [[Karen Kingsbury]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Karen Ball
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:''[[True Devotion]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]]
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:''[[When Joy Came To Stay]]'' - [[Karen Kingsbury]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
''[[Rogue's Reform - Marilyn Pappano|Rogue's Reform]]'' by [[Marilyn Pappano]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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'''* Winner: ''[[Rogue's Reform - Marilyn Pappano|Rogue's Reform]]'' - [[Marilyn Pappano]]'''
:''[[Beginning With Baby]]'' by [[Christie Ridgway]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Lynda Curnyn
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* Finalists:
:''[[The Brands Who Came For Christmas]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Beginning With Baby]]'' - [[Christie Ridgway]]
:''[[The Comeback Of Conn MacNeill]]'' by [[Virginia Kantra]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[The Brands Who Came For Christmas]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]]
:''[[The Daughter Merger]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
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:''[[The Comeback Of Con MacNeill]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]
:''[[The Fourth Child]]'' by [[C. J. Carmichael]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Beverley Sotolov
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:''[[The Daughter Merger]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]]
:''[[Get Lucky]]'' by [[Suzanne Brockmann]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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:''[[The Fourth Child]]'' - [[C. J. Carmichael]]
:''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' by [[Virginia Kantra]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
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:''[[Get Lucky]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]]
:''[[Saving Grace - RaeAnne Thayne|Saving Grace]]'' by [[RaeAnne Thayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan & Karen Kosztolnyik
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:''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]]
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:''[[Saving Grace - RaeAnne Thayne|Saving Grace]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
''[[Devilish - Jo Beverley|Devilish]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Audrey LaFehr
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'''* Winner: ''[[Devilish - Jo Beverley|Devilish]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]'''
:''[[Here Comes The Bride]]'' by [[Pamela Morsi]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
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* Finalists:
:''[[I Do, I Do, I Do]]'' by [[Maggie Osborne]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Here Comes The Bride]]'' - [[Pamela Morsi]]
:''[[Midnight Pleasures]]'' by [[Eloisa James]] - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jacqueline Cantor
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:''[[I Do, I Do, I Do]]'' - [[Maggie Osborne]]
:''[[Silver Lining - Maggie Osborne|Silver Lining]]'' by [[Maggie Osborne]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Midnight Pleasures]]'' - [[Eloisa James]]
:''[[The Stone Maiden]]'' by [[Susan Fraser King]] - PRH, Penguin, Putnam - Audrey LaFehr
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:''[[Silver Lining - Maggie Osborne|Silver Lining]]'' - [[Maggie Osborne]]
:''[[The Sun And The Moon]]'' by [[Patricia Ryan]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh
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:''[[The Stone Maiden]]'' - [[Susan Fraser King]]
:''[[The Viscount Who Loved Me]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[The Sun And The Moon]]'' - [[Patricia Ryan]]
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:''[[The Viscount Who Loved Me]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
''[[The Highlander's Touch]]'' - [[Karen Marie Moning]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Highlander's Touch]]'' - [[Karen Marie Moning]]'''
:''[[Catch A Fallen Angel]]'' by [[Kathleen Kane]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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* Finalists:
:''[[Dark Magic]]'' by [[Christine Feehan]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Leslie Kazanjian
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:''[[Catch A Fallen Angel]]'' - [[Kathleen Kane]]
:''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' by [[Karen White]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Kate Collins
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:''[[Dark Magic]]'' - [[Christine Feehan]]
:''[[Prince Of Time - Glenna McReynolds|Prince Of Time]]'' by [[Glenna McReynolds]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Elizabeth Barrett
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:''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' - [[Karen White]]
:''[[The Star King]]'' by [[Susan Grant]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
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:''[[Prince Of Time - Glenna McReynolds|Prince Of Time]]'' - [[Glenna McReynolds]]
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:''[[The Star King]]'' - [[Susan Grant]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
''[[A Grand Design]]'' by [[Emma Jensen]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Grand Design]]'' - [[Emma Jensen]]'''
:''[[Lord Nightingale's Debut]]'' by [[Judith A. Lansdowne]] - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Kate Duffy
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* Finalists:
:''[[Once Upon A Christmas - Diane Farr|Once Upon A Christmas]]'' by [[Diane Farr]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[Lord Nightingale's Debut]]'' - [[Judith A. Lansdowne]]
:''[[The Ramshackle Suitor]]'' by [[Nancy Butler]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[Once Upon A Christmas - Diane Farr|Once Upon A Christmas]]'' - [[Diane Farr]]
:''[[Saved By Scandal]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[The Ramshackle Suitor]]'' - [[Nancy Butler]]
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:''[[Saved By Scandal]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
"Final Approach...To Forever" in ''[[Special Report]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
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'''* Winner: "Final Approach...To Forever" in ''[[Special Report]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]'''
:"Baby, It's Cold Outside" in ''[[Millennium Baby]]'' by [[Kristine Rolofson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin - Malle Vallik
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* Finalists:
:"The Enchantment" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' by [[Ruth Ryan Langan]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Judith Stern Palais
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:"Baby, It's Cold Outside" in ''[[Millennium Baby]]'' - [[Kristine Rolofson]]
:"In Dreams" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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:"The Enchantment" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' - [[Ruth Ryan Langan]]
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:"In Dreams" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]
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===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
''[[Carolina Moon]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
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'''* Winner: ''[[Carolina Moon]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
:''[[Blade's Lady]]'' by [[Fiona Brand]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette - Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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* Finalists:
:''[[Brown-Eyed Girl]]'' by [[Mariah Stewart]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Kate Collins
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:''[[Blade's Lady]]'' - [[Fiona Brand]]
:''[[Renegade Heart]]'' by [[Gayle Wilson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Angela Catalano
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:''[[Brown-Eyed Girl]]'' - [[Mariah Stewart]]
:''[[Witness In Death]]'' by [[J. D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
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:''[[Renegade Heart - Gayle Wilson|Renegade Heart]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]]
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:''[[Witness In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]]
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
''[[It Takes A Rebel]]'' by [[Stephanie Bond]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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'''* Winner: ''[[It Takes A Rebel]]'' - [[Stephanie Bond]]'''
:''[[Callan's Proposition]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
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* Finalists:
:''[[First Comes Love - Elizabeth Bevarly|First Comes Love]]'' by [[Elizabeth Bevarly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Gail Chasan
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:''[[Callan's Proposition]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]]
:''[[In Name Only - Peggy Moreland|In Name Only]]'' by [[Peggy Moreland]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lynda Curnyn
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:''[[First Comes Love - Elizabeth Bevarly|First Comes Love]]'' - [[Elizabeth Bevarly]]
:''[[Moonlighting]]'' by [[Heather MacAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
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:''[[In Name Only - Peggy Moreland|In Name Only]]'' - [[Peggy Moreland]]
:''[[Out Of The Blue - Jill Shalvis|Out Of The Blue]]'' (aka ''[[The Wrong Bed]]'') by [[Jill Shalvis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Susan Sheppard
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:''[[Moonlighting]]'' - [[Heather MacAllister]]
:''[[Rough And Rugged]]'' by [[Colleen Collins]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Malle Vallik
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:''[[Out Of The Blue - Jill Shalvis|Out Of The Blue]]'' (aka ''[[The Wrong Bed]]'') - [[Jill Shalvis]]
:''[[The Taming Of Tyler Kincaid]]'' by [[Sandra Marton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott
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:''[[Rough And Rugged]]'' - [[Colleen Collins]]
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:''[[The Taming Of Tyler Kincaid]]'' - [[Sandra Marton]]
  
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]===
''[[The Mistress]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Dianne Moggy & Martha Keenan
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Mistress]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]'''
:''[[Donovan's Bed]]'' by [[Debra Mullins]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Micki Nuding
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* Finalists:
:''[[Dove's Way]]'' by [[Linda Francis Lee]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Donovan's Bed]]'' - [[Debra Mullins]]
:''[[The Duke And I]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[Dove's Way]]'' - [[Linda Francis Lee]]
:''[[The Gentleman Thief]]'' by [[Deborah Simmons]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Margaret Marbury
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:''[[The Duke And I]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]]
:''[[The Last Bride In Texas]]'' by [[Judith Stacy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Margaret Marbury
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:''[[The Gentleman Thief]]'' - [[Deborah Simmons]]
:''[[Never Kiss A Duke]]'' by [[Eileen Putman]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Micki Nuding
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:''[[The Last Bride In Texas]]'' - [[Judith Stacy]]
:''[[Silk And Steel]]'' by [[Kat Martin]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
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:''[[Never Kiss A Duke]]'' - [[Eileen Putman]]
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:''[[Silk And Steel]]'' - [[Kat Martin]]
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
''[[The Best Man & The Bridesmaid]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Best Man And The Bridesmaid]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]'''
:''[[The Bride's Proposition]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Samantha Bell
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* Finalists:
:''[[The Lyon's Den]]'' by [[Selina Sinclair]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets- Susan Sheppard
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:''[[The Bride's Proposition]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]
:''[[Mixing Business...With Baby]]'' by [[Diana Whitney]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jennifer Walsh
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:''[[The Lyon's Den]]'' - [[Selina Sinclair]]
:''[[To Marry A Sheikh]]'' by [[Day Leclaire]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Samantha Bell
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:''[[Mixing Business...With Baby]]'' - [[Diana Whitney]]  
:''[[Tom Bradley's Babies]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
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:''[[To Marry A Sheikh]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]
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:''[[Tom Bradley's Babies]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]]

Latest revision as of 01:56, 15 February 2023


Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: First Lady - Susan Elizabeth Phillips

  • Finalists:
In The Midnight Rain - Ruth Wind
Kiss And Tell - Cherry Adair
Twelve Days - Teresa Hill
The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann
The Wrong Child - Patricia Kay

First Book

* Winner: A Man Like Mac - Fay Robinson

  • Finalists:
By Arrangement - Madeline Hunter
Cowboy For Keeps - Kristi Gold
In The Shadow Of The Moon - Karen White
My Champion - Glynnis Campbell
Passing By Samaria - Sharon Ewell Foster
Reilly's Law - Elizabeth Keys
Remember The Night - Linda Castillo
Ties Of Love by Anita Wall

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: The Shepherd's Voice - Robin Lee Hatcher

  • Finalists:
Awakening Mercy - Angela Benson
The Negotiator - Dee Henderson
Passing By Samaria - Sharon Ewell Foster
True Devotion - Dee Henderson
When Joy Came To Stay - Karen Kingsbury

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Rogue's Reform - Marilyn Pappano

  • Finalists:
Beginning With Baby - Christie Ridgway
The Brands Who Came For Christmas - Maggie Shayne
The Comeback Of Con MacNeill - Virginia Kantra
The Daughter Merger - Janice Kay Johnson
The Fourth Child - C. J. Carmichael
Get Lucky - Suzanne Brockmann
Mad Dog And Annie - Virginia Kantra
Saving Grace - RaeAnne Thayne

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: Devilish - Jo Beverley

  • Finalists:
Here Comes The Bride - Pamela Morsi
I Do, I Do, I Do - Maggie Osborne
Midnight Pleasures - Eloisa James
Silver Lining - Maggie Osborne
The Stone Maiden - Susan Fraser King
The Sun And The Moon - Patricia Ryan
The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: The Highlander's Touch - Karen Marie Moning

  • Finalists:
Catch A Fallen Angel - Kathleen Kane
Dark Magic - Christine Feehan
In The Shadow Of The Moon - Karen White
Prince Of Time - Glenna McReynolds
The Star King - Susan Grant

Regency Romance

* Winner: A Grand Design - Emma Jensen

  • Finalists:
Lord Nightingale's Debut - Judith A. Lansdowne
Once Upon A Christmas - Diane Farr
The Ramshackle Suitor - Nancy Butler
Saved By Scandal - Barbara Metzger

Romance Novella

* Winner: "Final Approach...To Forever" in Special Report - Merline Lovelace

  • Finalists:
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" in Millennium Baby - Kristine Rolofson
"The Enchantment" in Once Upon A Dream - Ruth Ryan Langan
"In Dreams" in Once Upon A Dream - Nora Roberts

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Carolina Moon - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Blade's Lady - Fiona Brand
Brown-Eyed Girl - Mariah Stewart
Renegade Heart - Gayle Wilson
Witness In Death - J.D. Robb

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: It Takes A Rebel - Stephanie Bond

  • Finalists:
Callan's Proposition - Barbara McCauley
First Comes Love - Elizabeth Bevarly
In Name Only - Peggy Moreland
Moonlighting - Heather MacAllister
Out Of The Blue (aka The Wrong Bed) - Jill Shalvis
Rough And Rugged - Colleen Collins
The Taming Of Tyler Kincaid - Sandra Marton

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: The Mistress - Susan Wiggs

  • Finalists:
Donovan's Bed - Debra Mullins
Dove's Way - Linda Francis Lee
The Duke And I - Julia Quinn
The Gentleman Thief - Deborah Simmons
The Last Bride In Texas - Judith Stacy
Never Kiss A Duke - Eileen Putman
Silk And Steel - Kat Martin

Traditional Romance

* Winner: The Best Man And The Bridesmaid - Liz Fielding

  • Finalists:
The Bride's Proposition - Day Leclaire
The Lyon's Den - Selina Sinclair
Mixing Business...With Baby - Diana Whitney
To Marry A Sheikh - Day Leclaire
Tom Bradley's Babies - Marion Lennox