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| − | Contemporary Single Title Romance | + | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== |
| − | True Confessions by Rachel Gibson | + | ''[[True Confessions]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro |
| − | HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro | + | :''[[The Four Seasons[['' by [[Mary Alice Monroe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan |
| − | The Four Seasons by Mary Alice Monroe | + | :''[[I Got You, Babe]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan | + | :''[[Midnight Bayou]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman |
| − | I Got You, Babe by Jane Graves | + | :''[[Some Kind of Wonderful]]'' by [[Barbara Freethy]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro |
| − | PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers | + | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== |
| − | Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts | + | ''[[The Border Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth English]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang |
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman | + | :''[[Fallen]]'' by [[Celeste Bradley]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Christopher Keeslar |
| − | Some Kind of Wonderful by Barbara Freethy | + | :''[[Heart Mate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang |
| − | HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro | + | :''[[Hide-and-Sheikh]]'' by [[Gail Dayton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Jennifer Walsh & Stephanie Maurer |
| − | + | :''[[The Nightingale's Song]]'' by [[Kathleen Eschenburg]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Carrie Feron | |
| − | First Book | + | :''[[Secret Vows]]'' by [[Mary Reed McCall]] - HarperCollins, Avon by Lyssa Keusch |
| − | + | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | |
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang | + | ''[[Beneath a Southern Sky]]'' by [[Deborah Raney]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree |
| − | Fallen by Celeste Bradley | + | :''[[The Guardian]]'' by [[Dee Henderson]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg |
| − | Dorchester, Leisure - Christopher Keeslar | + | :''[[The Protector]];; by [[Dee Henderson]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg |
| − | Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens | + | :''[[Ribbon of Years]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] - Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree |
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang | + | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== |
| − | Hide-and-Sheikh by Gail Dayton | + | ''[[Coming Home to You]]'' by [[Fay Robinson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Jennifer Walsh & Stephanie Maurer | + | :''[[In Close Quarters]]'' by [[Candace Irvin]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Allison Lyons |
| − | The Nightingale's Song by Kathleen Eschenburg | + | :''[[Madigan's Wife]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey |
| − | HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Carrie Feron | + | :''[[Magic in a Jelly Jar]]'' by [[Sally Tyler Hayes]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson & Natashya Wilson |
| − | Secret Vows by Mary Reed McCall | + | :''[[The Money Man]]'' by [[Carolyn McSparren]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano |
| − | HarperCollins, Avon by Lyssa Keusch | + | :''[[Notorious]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin |
| − | + | :''[[Plain-Jane Princess]]'' by [[Karen Templeton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan | |
| − | Inspirational Romance | + | :''[[The Word of a Child]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin |
| − | + | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | |
| − | PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree | + | ''[[The Bridal Season]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]] - PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy |
| − | The Guardian by Dee Henderson | + | :''[[The Border Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth English]] - PH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang |
| − | PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg | + | :''[[The Dragon's Bride]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - PH/Penguin, Berkley - Audrey LaFehr |
| − | The Protector by Dee Henderson | + | :''[[Enchanting Pleasures]]'' by [[Eloisa James]] - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor |
| − | PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg | + | :''[[The Husband Test]]'' by [[Betina Krahn]] - PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy |
| − | Ribbon of Years by Robin Lee Hatcher | + | :''[[A Kiss to Remember]]'' by [[Teresa Medeiros]] - PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy |
| − | Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree | + | :''[[Nightingale's Gate]]'' by [[Linda Francis Lee]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers |
| − | + | :''[[The Secret Swan]]'' by [[Shana Abe]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy | |
| − | Long Contemporary Series Romance | + | :''[[Summer Moon]]'' by [[Jill Marie Landis]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers |
| − | Coming Home to You by Fay Robinson | + | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof | + | ''[[Heart Mate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang |
| − | In Close Quarters by Candace Irvin | + | :''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]'' by [[Julie Kenner]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Allison Lyons | + | :''[[Dance upon the Air]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman |
| − | Madigan's Wife by Linda Winstead Jones | + | :''[[Destiny]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey | + | :''[[Heaven and Earth]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman |
| − | Magic in a Jelly Jar by Sally Tyler Hayes | + | :''[[To Charm a Knight]]'' by [[Linda Kay]] - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson & Natashya Wilson | + | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== |
| − | The Money Man by Carolyn McSparren | + | ''[[Much Obliged]]'' by [[Jessica Benson]] - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano | + | :''[[One Good Turn]]'' by [[Carla Kelly]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross |
| − | Notorious by Vicki Lewis Thompson | + | :''[[The Painted Lady]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin | + | :''[[Under the Kissing Bough]]'' by [[Shannon Donnelly]] - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Amy Garvey |
| − | Plain-Jane Princess by Karen Templeton | + | ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan | + | "I Will" in ''[[Wish List]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon |
| − | The Word of a Child by Janice Kay Johnson | + | :"The Demon's Mistress" in ''[[In Praise of Younger Men]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh |
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin | + | :"Night" in ''[[Night and Day]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Tracy Farrell |
| − | + | :"The Rose and the Sword" in ''[[Once Upon a Rose]]'' by [[Jill Gregory]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang | |
| − | Long Historical Romance | + | :"Santa Baby" in ''[[Naughty or Nice?]]'' by [[Patricia Ryan]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin |
| − | The Bridal Season by Connie Brockway | + | :"Winter Rose" in ''[[Once Upon a Rose]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman |
| − | PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy | + | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== |
| − | The Border Bride by Elizabeth English | + | ''[[The Surgeon]]'' by [[Tess Gerritsen]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Linda Marrow |
| − | PH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang | + | :''[[Betrayal in Death]]'' by [[J. D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman |
| − | The Dragon's Bride by Jo Beverley | + | :''[[Blind Faith]]'' by [[Christiane Heggan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Amy Moore-Benson |
| − | PH/Penguin, Berkley - Audrey LaFehr | + | :''[[Dark Side of Dawn]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - PRH, Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Audrey LaFehr |
| − | Enchanting Pleasures by Eloisa James | + | :''[[Darkling, I Listen]]'' by [[Katherine Sutcliffe]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Christine Zika |
| − | PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor | + | :''[[Mercy]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford |
| − | The Husband Test by Betina Krahn | + | :''[[The Perfect Princess]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thornton]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy |
| − | PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy | + | :''[[Princess Charming]]'' by [[Elizabeth Thornton]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy |
| − | A Kiss to Remember by Teresa Medeiros | + | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== |
| − | PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy | + | ''[[A Long Hot Christmas]]'' by [[Barbara Daly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Susan Sheppard |
| − | Nightingale's Gate by Linda Francis Lee | + | :''[[Fortune's Secret Daughter]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Ann Leslie Tuttle |
| − | PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers | + | :''[[In Dante's Debt]]'' by [[Jane Porter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott |
| − | The Secret Swan by Shana Abe | + | :''[[The Inconvenient Bride]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Sarah Wood |
| − | PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy | + | :''[[Jingle Bell Bride?]]'' by [[Jennifer LaBrecque]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Brenda Chin |
| − | Summer Moon by Jill Marie Landis | + | :''[[The Matchmaker's Mistake]]'' by [[Jane Sullivan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Duets - Jennifer Tam |
| − | PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers | + | :''[[Sinclair's Surprise Baby]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski |
| − | + | :''[[Under the Covers]]'' by [[Jamie Ann Denton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Tam | |
| − | Paranormal Romance | + | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== |
| − | Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens | + | ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin |
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang | + | :''[[Halfway to Heaven]]'' by [[Susan Wiggs]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Dianne Moggy & Martha Keenan |
| − | Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner | + | :''[[The Horse Soldier]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan |
| − | Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar | + | :''[[Never Marry a Cowboy]]'' by [[Lorraine Heath]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro |
| − | Dance upon the Air by Nora Roberts | + | :''[[Once a Mistress]]'' by [[Rebecca Hagan Lee]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang |
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman | + | :''[[Suddenly You]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro |
| − | Destiny by Maggie Shayne | + | :''[[White Lion's Lady]]'' by [[Tina St. John]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers |
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang | + | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== |
| − | Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts | + | ''[[Quinn's Complete Seduction]] by [[Sandra Steffen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski |
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman | + | :''[[Accidental Fiancee]]'' by [[Renee Roszel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Linda Fildew |
| − | To Charm a Knight by Linda Kay | + | :''[[Adopted: Twins!]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins |
| − | Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio | + | :''[[The Bachelor's Baby]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins |
| − | + | :''[[Doctor on Loan]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon - Medical - Ceri Tomlins | |
| − | Regency Romance | + | :''[[His Baby, Her Heart]]'' by [[Sue Swift]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Kim Nadelson |
| − | Much Obliged by Jessica Benson | + | :''[[Just One Kiss]]'' by [[Carla Cassidy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski |
| − | Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio | ||
| − | One Good Turn by Carla Kelly | ||
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross | ||
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| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross | ||
| − | Under the Kissing Bough by Shannon Donnelly | ||
| − | Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Amy Garvey | ||
| − | |||
| − | Romance Novella | ||
| − | "I Will" in Wish List by Lisa Kleypas | ||
| − | Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon | ||
| − | "The Demon's Mistress" in In Praise of Younger Men by Jo Beverley | ||
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh | ||
| − | "Night" in Night and Day by Anne Stuart | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Tracy Farrell | ||
| − | "The Rose and the Sword" in Once Upon a Rose by Jill Gregory | ||
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang | ||
| − | "Santa Baby" in Naughty or Nice? by Patricia Ryan | ||
| − | Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin | ||
| − | "Winter Rose" in Once Upon a Rose by Nora Roberts | ||
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman | ||
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| − | Romantic Suspense | ||
| − | The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen | ||
| − | PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Linda Marrow | ||
| − | Betrayal in Death by J. D. Robb | ||
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman | ||
| − | Blind Faith by Christiane Heggan | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Amy Moore-Benson | ||
| − | Dark Side of Dawn by Merline Lovelace | ||
| − | PRH, Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Audrey LaFehr | ||
| − | Darkling, I Listen by Katherine Sutcliffe | ||
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Christine Zika | ||
| − | Mercy by Julie Garwood | ||
| − | Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford | ||
| − | The Perfect Princess by Elizabeth Thornton | ||
| − | PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy | ||
| − | Princess Charming by Elizabeth Thornton | ||
| − | PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy | ||
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| − | Short Contemporary Romance | ||
| − | |||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Susan Sheppard | ||
| − | Fortune's Secret Daughter by Barbara McCauley | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Ann Leslie Tuttle | ||
| − | In Dante's Debt by Jane Porter | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott | ||
| − | The Inconvenient Bride by Anne McAllister | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Sarah Wood | ||
| − | Jingle Bell Bride? by Jennifer LaBrecque | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Brenda Chin | ||
| − | The Matchmaker's Mistake by Jane Sullivan | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Duets - Jennifer Tam | ||
| − | Sinclair's Surprise Baby by Barbara McCauley | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski | ||
| − | Under the Covers by Jamie Ann Denton | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Tam | ||
| − | |||
| − | Short Historical Romance | ||
| − | Tempt Me Twice - Barbara Dawson Smith | ||
| − | Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin | ||
| − | Halfway to Heaven by Susan Wiggs | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Dianne Moggy & Martha Keenan | ||
| − | The Horse Soldier by Merline Lovelace | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan | ||
| − | Never Marry a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro | ||
| − | Once a Mistress by Rebecca Hagan Lee | ||
| − | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang | ||
| − | Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro | ||
| − | White Lion's Lady by Tina St. John | ||
| − | PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers | ||
| − | |||
| − | Traditional Romance | ||
| − | Quinn's Complete Seduction by Sandra Steffen | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski | ||
| − | |||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Linda Fildew | ||
| − | Adopted: Twins! by Marion Lennox | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins | ||
| − | The Bachelor's Baby by Liz Fielding | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins | ||
| − | Doctor on Loan by Marion Lennox | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon - Medical - Ceri Tomlins | ||
| − | His Baby, Her Heart by Sue Swift | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Kim Nadelson | ||
| − | Just One Kiss by Carla Cassidy | ||
| − | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski | ||
Revision as of 21:14, 8 June 2021
Contents
Contemporary Single Title Romance
True Confessions by Rachel Gibson - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
- [[The Four Seasons[[ by Mary Alice Monroe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
- I Got You, Babe by Jane Graves - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
- Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
- Some Kind of Wonderful by Barbara Freethy - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
First Book
The Border Bride by Elizabeth English - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
- Fallen by Celeste Bradley - Dorchester, Leisure - Christopher Keeslar
- Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
- Hide-and-Sheikh by Gail Dayton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Jennifer Walsh & Stephanie Maurer
- The Nightingale's Song by Kathleen Eschenburg - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Carrie Feron
- Secret Vows by Mary Reed McCall - HarperCollins, Avon by Lyssa Keusch
Inspirational Romance
Beneath a Southern Sky by Deborah Raney - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree
- The Guardian by Dee Henderson - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
- The Protector;; by Dee Henderson - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
- Ribbon of Years by Robin Lee Hatcher - Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree
Long Contemporary Series Romance
Coming Home to You by Fay Robinson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
- In Close Quarters by Candace Irvin - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Allison Lyons
- Madigan's Wife by Linda Winstead Jones - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
- Magic in a Jelly Jar by Sally Tyler Hayes - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson & Natashya Wilson
- The Money Man by Carolyn McSparren - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano
- Notorious by Vicki Lewis Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin
- Plain-Jane Princess by Karen Templeton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
- The Word of a Child by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
Long Historical Romance
The Bridal Season by Connie Brockway - PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy
- The Border Bride by Elizabeth English - PH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
- The Dragon's Bride by Jo Beverley - PH/Penguin, Berkley - Audrey LaFehr
- Enchanting Pleasures by Eloisa James - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor
- The Husband Test by Betina Krahn - PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
- A Kiss to Remember by Teresa Medeiros - PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
- Nightingale's Gate by Linda Francis Lee - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
- The Secret Swan by Shana Abe - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
- Summer Moon by Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
Paranormal Romance
Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
- Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
- Dance upon the Air by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
- Destiny by Maggie Shayne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
- Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
- To Charm a Knight by Linda Kay - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
Regency Romance
Much Obliged by Jessica Benson - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
- One Good Turn by Carla Kelly - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
- The Painted Lady by Barbara Metzger - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
- Under the Kissing Bough by Shannon Donnelly - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Amy Garvey
Romance Novella
"I Will" in Wish List by Lisa Kleypas - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
- "The Demon's Mistress" in In Praise of Younger Men by Jo Beverley - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh
- "Night" in Night and Day by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Tracy Farrell
- "The Rose and the Sword" in Once Upon a Rose by Jill Gregory - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
- "Santa Baby" in Naughty or Nice? by Patricia Ryan - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
- "Winter Rose" in Once Upon a Rose by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
Romantic Suspense
The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Linda Marrow
- Betrayal in Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
- Blind Faith by Christiane Heggan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Amy Moore-Benson
- Dark Side of Dawn by Merline Lovelace - PRH, Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Audrey LaFehr
- Darkling, I Listen by Katherine Sutcliffe - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Christine Zika
- Mercy by Julie Garwood - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
- The Perfect Princess by Elizabeth Thornton - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
- Princess Charming by Elizabeth Thornton - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
Short Contemporary Romance
A Long Hot Christmas by Barbara Daly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Susan Sheppard
- Fortune's Secret Daughter by Barbara McCauley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Ann Leslie Tuttle
- In Dante's Debt by Jane Porter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott
- The Inconvenient Bride by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Sarah Wood
- Jingle Bell Bride? by Jennifer LaBrecque - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Brenda Chin
- The Matchmaker's Mistake by Jane Sullivan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Duets - Jennifer Tam
- Sinclair's Surprise Baby by Barbara McCauley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
- Under the Covers by Jamie Ann Denton - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Tam
Short Historical Romance
Tempt Me Twice - Barbara Dawson Smith - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
- Halfway to Heaven by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Dianne Moggy & Martha Keenan
- The Horse Soldier by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
- Never Marry a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
- Once a Mistress by Rebecca Hagan Lee - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
- Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
- White Lion's Lady by Tina St. John - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
Traditional Romance
Quinn's Complete Seduction by Sandra Steffen - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski
- Accidental Fiancee by Renee Roszel - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Linda Fildew
- Adopted: Twins! by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
- The Bachelor's Baby by Liz Fielding - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
- Doctor on Loan by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon - Medical - Ceri Tomlins
- His Baby, Her Heart by Sue Swift - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Kim Nadelson
- Just One Kiss by Carla Cassidy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski
