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[[Category:RITA Winners]]
 
[[Category:RITA Winners]]
 
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance|'''Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance|'''Contemporary Series Romance''']]===
 
''[[Snowbound]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
 
''[[Snowbound]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
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:''[[Sleeping Partner]]'' (aka ''[[Trouble in a Pinstripe Suit]]'') by [[Kelly Hunter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Sexy Sensation - Joanne Carr
 
:''[[Sleeping Partner]]'' (aka ''[[Trouble in a Pinstripe Suit]]'') by [[Kelly Hunter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Sexy Sensation - Joanne Carr
 
:''[[The Tycoon's Princess Bride]]'' by [[Natasha Oakley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Jenny Hutton
 
:''[[The Tycoon's Princess Bride]]'' by [[Natasha Oakley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Jenny Hutton
 
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure|'''Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure|'''Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure''']]===
 
''[[Treasure]]'' by [[Helen Brenna]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen
 
''[[Treasure]]'' by [[Helen Brenna]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen
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:''[[Stranded with a Spy]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
 
:''[[Stranded with a Spy]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
 
:''[[Untouched]]'' by [[Samantha Hunter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze Extreme - Birgit Davis Todd
 
:''[[Untouched]]'' by [[Samantha Hunter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze Extreme - Birgit Davis Todd
 
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]===
 
''[[Catch of the Day]]'' by [[Kristan Higgins]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tracy Farrell & Keyren Gerlach
 
''[[Catch of the Day]]'' by [[Kristan Higgins]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tracy Farrell & Keyren Gerlach
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:''[[Tangled Up in You]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
 
:''[[Tangled Up in You]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
 
:''[[Tempt Me Tonight]]'' by [[Toni Blake]] - HarperCollins, Avon Red - Lucia Macro
 
:''[[Tempt Me Tonight]]'' by [[Toni Blake]] - HarperCollins, Avon Red - Lucia Macro
 
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' by [[Terri Garey]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
 
''[[Dead Girls Are Easy]]'' by [[Terri Garey]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
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:''[[Thief with No Shadow]]'' by [[Emily Gee]] - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
 
:''[[Thief with No Shadow]]'' by [[Emily Gee]] - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
 
:''[[Treasure]]'' by [[Helen Brenna]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen
 
:''[[Treasure]]'' by [[Helen Brenna]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen
 
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
 
''[[Lessons of Desire]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Shauna Summers
 
''[[Lessons of Desire]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Shauna Summers
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:''[[Surrender to a Scoundrel]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
 
:''[[Surrender to a Scoundrel]]'' by [[Julianne MacLean]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
 
:''[[Tempted Tigress]]'' by [[Jade Lee]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Chris Keeslar
 
:''[[Tempted Tigress]]'' by [[Jade Lee]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Chris Keeslar
 
 
===[[RITA®: Insiprational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Insiprational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
 
''[[A Touch of Grace]]'' by [[Linda Goodnight]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons
 
''[[A Touch of Grace]]'' by [[Linda Goodnight]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons
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:''[[Taming Rafe]]'' by [[Susan May Warren]] - Tyndale House - Karen Watson
 
:''[[Taming Rafe]]'' by [[Susan May Warren]] - Tyndale House - Karen Watson
 
:''[[When the Morning Comes]]'' by [[Cindy Woodsmall]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Shannon Hill
 
:''[[When the Morning Comes]]'' by [[Cindy Woodsmall]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Shannon Hill
 
 
===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Novel with Strong Romantic Elements|'''Novel with Strong Romantic Elements''']]===
 
''[[Silent in the Grave]]'' by [[Deanna Raybourn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
 
''[[Silent in the Grave]]'' by [[Deanna Raybourn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
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:''[[Sugar Daddy]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
 
:''[[Sugar Daddy]]'' by [[Lisa Kleypas]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
 
:''[[Thief with No Shadow]]'' by [[Emily Gee]] - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
 
:''[[Thief with No Shadow]]'' by [[Emily Gee]] - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
 
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]===
 
''[[Lover Revealed]]'' by [[J. R. Ward]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Kara Cesare
 
''[[Lover Revealed]]'' by [[J. R. Ward]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Kara Cesare
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:''[[Raintree: Haunted]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Leslie Wainger
 
:''[[Raintree: Haunted]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Leslie Wainger
 
:''[[Touch of Darkness]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Kara Cesare
 
:''[[Touch of Darkness]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Kara Cesare
 
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Historical Romance|'''Regency Historical Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Historical Romance|'''Regency Historical Romance''']]===
 
''[[The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
 
''[[The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
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:''[[Lord of Scandal]]'' by [[Nicola Cornick]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Kimberley Young
 
:''[[Lord of Scandal]]'' by [[Nicola Cornick]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Kimberley Young
 
:''[[Untouched]]]'' by [[Anna Campbell]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
 
:''[[Untouched]]]'' by [[Anna Campbell]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
 
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]===
 
"Born in My Heart" in ''[[Like Mother, Like Daughter (But in a Good Way)]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Melissa Jeglinski
 
"Born in My Heart" in ''[[Like Mother, Like Daughter (But in a Good Way)]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Melissa Jeglinski
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:"Mischief and the Marquess" in ''[[Perfect Kisses]]'' by [[Sylvia Day]] - Kensington, Brava - Kate Duffy
 
:"Mischief and the Marquess" in ''[[Perfect Kisses]]'' by [[Sylvia Day]] - Kensington, Brava - Kate Duffy
 
:"On the Fringe" in ''[[Dead of Night]]'' by [[Mary Kay McComas]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
 
:"On the Fringe" in ''[[Dead of Night]]'' by [[Mary Kay McComas]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
 
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
''[[Ice Blue]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury
 
''[[Ice Blue]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury
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:''[[Traceless]]'' by [[Debra Webb]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
 
:''[[Traceless]]'' by [[Debra Webb]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
 
:''[[White Heat]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
 
:''[[White Heat]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
 
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' by [[Melissa Marr]] - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Anne Hoppe & Nick Lake
 
''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' by [[Melissa Marr]] - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Anne Hoppe & Nick Lake

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Contemporary Series Romance

Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin

Always a Bridesmaid by Kristin Hardy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
Fall from Grace by Kristi Gold - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Everlasting Love - Beverley Sotolov
Make-Believe Mom by Elaine Grant - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Victoria Curran
The Mile High Club (aka The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain) by Heidi Rice - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern Extra - Bryony Green
Night Mischief by Nina Bruhns - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Nocturne - Natashya Wilson & Tara Parsons
Sleeping Partner (aka Trouble in a Pinstripe Suit) by Kelly Hunter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Sexy Sensation - Joanne Carr
The Tycoon's Princess Bride by Natasha Oakley - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Jenny Hutton

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Treasure by Helen Brenna - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

High-Risk Affair by RaeAnne Thayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
The Medusa Affair by Cindy Dees - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith
The Medusa Seduction by Cindy Dees - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith
Midnight Prince by Dani Sinclair - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Natashya Wilson
Sara's Son by Tara Taylor Quinn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
Stranded with a Spy by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
Untouched by Samantha Hunter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze Extreme - Birgit Davis Todd

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tracy Farrell & Keyren Gerlach

Blame It on Cupid by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Melissa Jeglinski
Coming Undone by Susan Andersen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz
Sexiest Man Alive by Diana Holquist - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Michele Bidelspach
She's No Angel by Leslie Kelly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Brenda Chin
The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Dutton - Julie Doughty
Tangled Up in You by Rachel Gibson - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
Tempt Me Tonight by Toni Blake - HarperCollins, Avon Red - Lucia Macro

First Book

Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang

Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
Prom Dates from Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
Snow Angel by Jamie Carie - B&H, Fiction - Thomas Walters & David Webb
Thief with No Shadow by Emily Gee - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
Treasure by Helen Brenna - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

Historical Romance

Lessons of Desire by Madeline Hunter - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Shauna Summers

And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
Beloved Warrior by Patricia Potter - PRG/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika
The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
The Perfect Kiss by Anne Gracie - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika
Surrender to a Scoundrel by Julianne MacLean - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
Tempted Tigress by Jade Lee - Dorchester, Leisure - Chris Keeslar

Inspirational Romance

A Touch of Grace by Linda Goodnight - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons

Autumn Blue by Karen Harter - Hachette, Center Street - Christina Boys
Pursuit of Justice by Pamela Tracy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Suspense - Krista Stroever
Rainbow's End by Irene Hannon - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich
Ransomed Dreams by Amy Wallace - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
Splitting Harriet by Tamara Leigh - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
Taming Rafe by Susan May Warren - Tyndale House - Karen Watson
When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Shannon Hill

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray

A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith - BelleBooks - Debra Dixon
High Noon by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
Learning to Breathe by Karen White - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Accent - Cindy Hwang
Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot - Karen Kosztolnyik
See No Evil by Allison Brennan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
Thief with No Shadow by Emily Gee - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton

Paranormal Romance

Lover Revealed by J. R. Ward - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Kara Cesare

Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
Demon's Kiss by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
Games of Command by Linnea Sinclair - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Spectra - Anne Groell
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot by Stephanie Rowe - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
Prince of Magic by Linda Winstead Jones - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Christine Zika & Wendy McCurdy
Raintree: Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Leslie Wainger
Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Kara Cesare

Regency Historical Romance

The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch

Blackthorne's Bride by Shana Galen - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
Lord of Scandal by Nicola Cornick - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Kimberley Young
Untouched] by Anna Campbell - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

Romance Novella

"Born in My Heart" in Like Mother, Like Daughter (But in a Good Way) by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Melissa Jeglinski

"Angel and the Hellraiser" in Demon's Delight by Vickie Taylor - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
"Christmas Cravings" in Holiday with a Vampire by Maureen Child - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Melissa Jeglinski
"Christmas Day Family" in A Western Winter Wonderland by Cheryl St. John - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
"Eternity in Death" in Dead of Night by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
"Fallen Angel" in A Western Winter Wonderland by Jenna Kernan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
"Mischief and the Marquess" in Perfect Kisses by Sylvia Day - Kensington, Brava - Kate Duffy
"On the Fringe" in Dead of Night by Mary Kay McComas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang

Romantic Suspense

Ice Blue by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury

Die for Me by Karen Rose - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik
Ice Storm by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neil Marbury
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
Traceless by Debra Webb - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
White Heat by Cherry Adair - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher

Young Adult Romance

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Anne Hoppe & Nick Lake

Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Farrin Jacobs
Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle
Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles - Llewellyn Worldwide, Flux - Andrew Karre