2006 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Lakeside Cottage by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

All I Need Is You (aka Wedding Survivor) by Julia London - Amazon, Montlake

A Crazy Kind of Love by Maureen Child - Macmillan, St. Martin's

Heartbreak Hotel by Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Random House, Ballantine:

Picket Fence by Kimberly Cates - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN

Turn My World Upside Down by Maureen Child - Macmillan, St. Martin's

You've Got Male by Elizabeth Bevarly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN

First Book

Show Her the Money by Stephanie Feagan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Bombshell

Charmed & Dangerous by Candace Havens - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove

Finders Keepers by Linnea Sinclair - PRH/Random House, Bantam

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Men I've Dated by Shane Bolks - HarperCollins, William Morrow

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

Spirited Away by Pamela Labud - Kensington, Zebra

A Texas State of Mind by Ann DeFee - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American

Worth Every Risk by Dianna Love - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments

Inspirational Romance

Heavens to Betsy by Beth Pattillo]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook

Chloe by Lyn Cote]] - Hachette, Hachette Nashville, FaithWords

Pocketful of Pearls by Shelley Bates]] - Hachette, Hachette Nashville, FaithWords

Remember Me by Deborah Bedford]] - Hachette, Hachette Nashville, FaithWords

A Sheltering Love by Terri Reed]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired

Long Contemporary Romance

Worth Every Risk (aka Last Chance to Run) by Dianna Love - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments

Blackberry Winter by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Releases

The Business of Strangers by Kylie Brant - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments

The Father Factor by Lilian Darcy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition

Her Last Defense by Vickie Taylor - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments

Hometown Girl by Margaret Watson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance

The Secret Wife by Carrie Weaver - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance

A Texas State of Mind by Ann DeFee - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American

Under the Mistletoe by Kristin Hardy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition

Long Historical Romance

The Devil to Pay by Liz Carlyle - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star

The Dark Queen by Susan Carroll - PRH/Random House, Ballantine

A Most Unsuitable Man by Jo Beverley - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet

Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation

The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation

Sin and Sensibility by Suzanne Enoch - HarperCollins, Avon

This Rake of Mine by Elizabeth Boyle - HarperCollins, Avon

To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries - Simon & Schuster, Pocket

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Lady Luck's Map of Vegas by Barbara Samuel - PRH/Random House, Ballantine

Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove

Charmed & Dangerous by Candace Havens - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation

Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot

The Me I Used to Be by Jennifer Archer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT

Sweetgrass by Mary Alice Monroe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

Table for Five by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

The Tiara Club by Beverly Brandt - Macmillan, St. Martin's, Griffin

Paranormal Romance

Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair - PRH/Random House, Bantam

After Midnight by Teresa Medeiros - HarperCollins, Avon

Dark Lover by J. R. Ward - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet

Ghost Walk by Heather Graham - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

The Misted Cliffs by Catherine Asaro - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Luna

My Shadow Warrior by Jen Holling - Simon & Schuster, Pocket

Spirited Away by Pamela Labud - Kensington, Zebra

A Taste of Crimson by Marjorie M. Liu - Dorchester, Love Spell

Regency Romance

A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical

The House Party by Jeanne Savery - Kensington, Zebra

Just Say Yes by Myretta Robens - Macmillan, Pronoun

Miss Whitlow's Turn by Jenna Mindel - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency

Romance Novella

"The Naked Truth about Guys" in The Naked Truth by Alesia Holliday - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation

"Blood Lust" in Bite by Vickie Taylor - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove

"Glad Rags" in The True Love Wedding Dress by Connie Brockway - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx

"Highland Handfast" in The Betrothal by Joanne Rock - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical

Playing for Keeps by Cherry Adair - Adair Digital

"A Proper Englishwoman" in Talk of the Ton by Eloisa James - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove

"Simon Says" in Secrets by Jane Thompson - Red Sage

Romantic Suspense

Survivor in Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley

Close-Up by Virginia Kantra - PRH/Penguin, Berkley

Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen - PRH/Random House, Dell

Darker than Midnight by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA

In Deep Voodoo by Stephanie Bond - HarperCollins, Avon

The Marriage Trap by Elizabeth Thornton - PRH/Random House, Dell

Nothing to Fear by Karen Rose - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner)

Tangle of Lies by Patricia Potter - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation

Short Contemporary Romance

The Marriage Miracle by Liz Fielding - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance

Between Midnight and Morning by Cindy Gerard - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire

Hot to the Touch by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire

One Night in Texas by Jane Sullivan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Temptation

Really Hot! by Jennifer LaBrecque - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Temptation

The Rich Stranger by Bronwyn Jameson - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire

The Rugged Loner by Bronwyn Jameson - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire

The Ruthless Groom by Bronwyn Jameson - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire

Suspicious by Heather Graham - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments

Short Historical Romance

The Texan's Reward by Jodi Thomas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley

Abbie's Outlaw by Victoria Bylin - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical

Highlander in Love by Julia London - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star

His Secondhand Wife by Cheryl St. John - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical

It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas - HarperCollins, Avon

The King's Mistress by Terri Brisbin - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical

To Love a Thief by Julie Anne Long - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever

When We Meet Again by Victoria Alexander - HarperCollins, Avon

Traditional Romance

Princess of Convenience by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance

Smart Boys & Fast Girls by Stephie Davis - Dorchester, Leisure

Who Needs Boys? by Stephie Davis - Smooch