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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''']]===
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
'''* Winner: ''[[Autumn Dreams]]'' b- [[Gayle Roper]]'''
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'''* Winner: ''[[Autumn Dreams]]'' - [[Gayle Roper]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[One Tuesday Morning]]'' - [[Karen Kingsbury]]
 
:''[[One Tuesday Morning]]'' - [[Karen Kingsbury]]
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:''[[Entrapment]]'' - [[Kylie Brant]]  
 
:''[[Entrapment]]'' - [[Kylie Brant]]  
 
:''[[Keeping Faith - Day Leclaire|Keeping Faith]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]
 
:''[[Keeping Faith - Day Leclaire|Keeping Faith]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]]
:''[[The Last Honorable Man]]'' b- [[Vickie Taylor]]
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:''[[The Last Honorable Man]]'' - [[Vickie Taylor]]
 
:''[[Night Watch - Suzanne Brockmann|Night Watch]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]]
 
:''[[Night Watch - Suzanne Brockmann|Night Watch]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]]
 
:''[[The One Safe Place]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]]
 
:''[[The One Safe Place]]'' - [[Kathleen O'Brien]]
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===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]===
'''* Winner: ''[[The Destiny]]'' - [[Katherine Givens]]'''
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Destiny]]'' - [[Kathleen Givens]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Fool For Love]]'' - [[Eloisa James]]
 
:''[[Fool For Love]]'' - [[Eloisa James]]

Latest revision as of 03:17, 11 March 2023


Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Birthright - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Back Roads - Susan Crandall
Fallen From Grace - Laura Leone
Key Of Light - Nora Roberts
The Last Bride In Ballymuir - Dorien Kelly
Lover's Lane - Jill Marie Landis
Only By Your Touch - Catherine Anderson
The Secret Gift - Jaclyn Reding
Small Wonders - Marilyn Pappano

First Book

* Winner: Back Roads - Susan Crandall

  • Finalists:
Baby, Be Mine - Emily McKay
Charming The Highlander - Janet Chapman
The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George
The Maid Of Dishonor - Tanya Michaels
Some Like It Sizzling - Jamie Sobrato
Winter Woman - Jenna Kernan

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Autumn Dreams - Gayle Roper

  • Finalists:
One Tuesday Morning - Karen Kingsbury
When You Believe - Deborah Bedford
Without A Trace - Colleen Coble

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: The Top Gun's Return - Kathleen Creighton

  • Finalists:
All A Man Can Be - Virginia Kantra
Entrapment - Kylie Brant
Keeping Faith - Day Leclaire
The Last Honorable Man - Vickie Taylor
Night Watch - Suzanne Brockmann
The One Safe Place - Kathleen O'Brien
Ring Of Deception - Sandra Marton
Strategic Engagement - Catherine Mann

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: The Destiny - Kathleen Givens

  • Finalists:
Fool For Love - Eloisa James
A Kiss To Die For - Claudia Dain
London's Perfect Scoundrel - Suzanne Enoch
The Saint - Madeline Hunter
The Silver Lion - Lynn Kerstan
To Marry The Duke - Julianne MacLean

Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements

* Winner: Between Sisters - Kristin Hannah

  • Finalists:
A Piece Of Heaven - Barbara Samuel
Shore Lights - Barbara Bretton

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Shades Of Midnight - Linda Fallon

  • Finalists:
Hunting Midnight - Emma Holly
Night Fires - Karen Harbaugh
No More Lies - Susan Squires
Portrait In Death - J.D. Robb
Skyfall - Catherine Asaro
Wedding The Highlander - Janet Chapman

Regency Romance

* Winner: Prospero's Daughter - Nancy Butler

  • Finalists:
The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George
The Indifferent Earl - Blair Bancroft
The Reluctant Rogue - Elizabeth Powell

Romance Novella

* Winner: "Prisoner Of The Tower" in The Wedding Chase - Gayle Wilson

  • Finalists:
"36 Valentines" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown - Julia Quinn
"Against The Odds" in Where's My Hero? - Lisa Kleypas
"Run From Twilight" in Two By Twilight - Maggie Shayne
"Seven Days" in Lakota Legacy - Ruth Wind
"A Tale Of Two Sisters" in Where's My Hero? - Julia Quinn
"Two Hearts" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown - Karen Hawkins
"The Yearning" in His Immortal Embrace - Hannah Howell

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Remember When: Part I (aka Hot Rocks) - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Caught In The Act - Joyce Lamb
Cold Ridge - Carla Neggers
Kill The Competition - Stephanie Bond
Remember When: Part II (aka Big Jack) - J.D. Robb
Thicker Than Water - Maggie Shayne
While She Was Sleeping - Suzanne Forster

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Knight's Kiss - Nicole Burnham

  • Finalists:
Baby, Be Mine - Emily McKay
Fringe Benefits - Nancy Warren
Mistletoe Over Manhattan - Barbara Daly
One Naughty Night - Joanne Rock
Show And Tell - Rhonda Nelson
Wicked & Willing - Leslie Kelly
"A Wolf River Summer" in Summer Gold - Barbara McCauley

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: Worth Any Price - Lisa Kleypas

  • Finalists:
Adam's Promise - Julianne MacLean
The Angel Of Devil's Camp - Lynna Banning
Confessions Of A Scoundrel - Karen Hawkins
Love With The Proper Husband - Victoria Alexander
One Night Of Scandal - Teresa Medeiros
Wayward Widow - Nicola Cornick

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Her Royal Baby - Marion Lennox

  • Finalists:
The Boss's Convenient Proposal - Barbara McMahon
A Cradle For Caroline - Nancy Warren
Her Playboy Challenge - Barbara Hannay
The Snow Bride - Debbie Macomber
The Wish - Diane Pershing
The Wish-List Wife - Barbara Dunlop