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[[category:RITA Winners]]
 
[[category:RITA Winners]]
 
The [[Romance Writers of America]] award the [[RITA]] each year. 2002 saw the reconfiguring of many of the category names.
 
The [[Romance Writers of America]] award the [[RITA]] each year. 2002 saw the reconfiguring of many of the category names.
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* '''Traditional Romance''': ''[[Quinn's Complete Seduction]]'' by [[Sandra Steffen]]
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* '''Short Contemporary Series''': ''[[A Long Hot Christmas]]'' by [[Barbara Daly]]
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* '''Long Contemporary Series''': ''[[Coming Home To You]]'' by [[Fay Robinson]]
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* '''Paranormal Romance''': ''[[HeartMate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]]
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The [[Romance Writers of America]] award the [[RITA]] each year.
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* '''Inspirational Romance''': ''[[Beneath A Southern Sky]]'' by [[Deborah Raney]]
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* '''Romantic Novella''': "I Will", ''[[Wish List - Anthology|Wish List]]'', [[Lisa Kleypas]]
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===[[RITA®: Best First Book|'''Best First Book''']]===
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* '''First Book''': ''[[The Border Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth English]]
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* ''[[The Border Bride]]'' by [[Elizabeth English]], [[Berkley]][[Jove]]
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* '''Regency Romance''': ''[[Much Obliged]]'' by [[Jessica Benson]]
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* '''Short Historical Romance''': ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' by [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]
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* Finalists:
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* '''Long Historical Romance''': ''[[The Bridal Season]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]]
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** ''[[Fallen]]'' by [[Celeste Bradley]], [[Dorchester]]
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* '''Romantic Suspense''': ''[[The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen|The Surgeon]]'' by [[Tess Gerritsen]]
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** ''[[HeartMate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]], [[Jove]]
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* '''Contemporary Single Title''': ''[[True Confessions]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]]
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** ''[[Hide-And-Sheikh]]'' by [[Gail Dayton]], [[Silhouette Desire]]
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** ''[[The Nightingale's Song]]'' by [[Kathleen Eschenburg]], [[HarperCollins]]
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** ''[[Secret Vows]]'' by [[Mary Reed McCall]], [[Avon]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance|'''Best Traditional Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Quinn's Complete Seduction]]'' by [[Sandra Steffen]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Accidental Fiancee]]'' by [[Renee Roszel]], [[Harlequin Romance]]
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** ''[[Adopted: Twins!]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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** ''[[The Bachelor's Baby]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]]
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** ''[[Doctor On Loan]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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** ''[[His Baby, Her Heart]]'' by [[Sue Swift]]
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** ''[[Just One Kiss]]'' by [[Carla Cassidy]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Short Contemporary Series|'''Best Short Contemporary Series''']]===
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* ''[[A Long Hot Christmas]]'' by [[Barbara Daly]], [[Harlequin Temptation]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Fortune's Secret Daughter]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]]
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** ''[[The Inconvenient Bride]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]]
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** ''[[In Dante's Debt]]'' by [[Jane Porter]]
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** ''[[Jingle Bell Bride]]'' by [[Jennifer LaBrecque]]
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** ''[[The Matchmaker's Mistake]]'' by [[Jane Sullivan]]
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** ''[[Sinclair's Surprise Baby]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]]
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** ''[[Under The Covers - Jamie Denton|Under The Covers]]'' by [[Jamie Denton]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Long Contemporary Series|'''Best Long Contemporary Series''']]===
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* ''[[Coming Home To You]]'' by [[Fay Robinson]], [[Harlequin Superromance]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[In Close Quarters]]'' by [[Candace Irvin]], [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
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** ''[[Madigan's Wife]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]], [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
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** ''[[Magic In A Jelly Jar]]'' by [[Sally Tyler Hayes]], [[Silhouette Special Edition]]
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** ''[[The Money Man]]'' by [[Carolyn McSparren]], [[Harlequin Superromance]]
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** ''[[Notorious - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Notorious]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]], [[Harlequin Blaze]]
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** ''[[Plain-Jane Princess]]'' by [[Karen Templeton]], [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
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** ''[[The World Of A Child]]'' by [[Janice Kay Johnson]], [[Harlequin Superromance]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Paranormal Romance|'''Best Paranormal Romance''']]===
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''[[HeartMate]]'' by [[Robin D. Owens]], [[Jove]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[Aphrodite's Kiss]]'' by [[Julie Kenner]], [[Dorchester]]
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** ''[[Dance Upon The Air]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[Destiny]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[Heaven And Earth]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]], [[Jove]]
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** ''[[To Charm A Knight]]'' by [[Linda Kay]], [[Zebra]]
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===[[RITA®:Best Inspirational Romance|'''Best Inspirational Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Beneath A Southern Sky]]'' by [[Deborah Raney]], [[WaterBrook Press]]
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* Finalists:
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** ''[[The Guardian]]'' by [[Dee Henderson]], [[Multnomah]]
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** ''[[The Protector]]'' by [[Dee Henderson]], [[Multnomah]]
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** ''[[Ribbon Of Years]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]], [[Tyndale House]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Novella|'''Best Romantic Novella''']]===
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* "I Will" by [[Lisa Kleypas]] from ''[[Wish List - Anthology|Wish List]]'', [[Dorchester]]
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* Finalists:
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** "The Demon's Mistress" by [[Jo Beverley]] from ''[[In Praise Of Younger Men]],'' [[NAL]]
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** "Night" by [[Anne Stuart]] from ''[[Night And Day - Harlequin Intrigue|Night And Day]],'' [[Harlequin Intrigue]]
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** "The Rose And The Sword" by [[Jill Gregory]] from ''[[Once Upon A Rose]],'' [[Berkley]]/[[Jove]]
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** "Santa Baby" by [[Patricia Ryan]] from ''[[Naughty Or Nice - Anthology|Naughty Or Nice]],'' [[St. Martin's Press]]
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** "Winter Rose" by [[Nora Roberts]] from ''[[Once Upon A Rose]],'' [[Jove]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Regency Romance|'''Best Regency Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Much Obliged]]'' by [[Jessica Benson]]
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* Finalists:
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===[[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|'''Best Short Historical Romance''']]===
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* ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' by [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|'''Best Long Historical Romance''']]===
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* ''[[The Bridal Season]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]]
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===[[RITA®: Best Romantic Suspense|'''Best Romantic Suspense''']]===
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* ''[[The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen|The Surgeon]]'' by [[Tess Gerritsen]]
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* Finalists:
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===[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|'''Best Contemporary Single Title''']]===
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* ''[[True Confessions]]'' by [[Rachel Gibson]]
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Revision as of 03:28, 30 March 2009

The Romance Writers of America award the RITA each year. 2002 saw the reconfiguring of many of the category names.

The Romance Writers of America award the RITA each year.

Best First Book

Best Traditional Romance


Best Short Contemporary Series

Best Long Contemporary Series


Best Paranormal Romance

HeartMate by Robin D. Owens, Jove

Best Inspirational Romance


Best Romantic Novella


Best Regency Romance

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Best Short Historical Romance

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Best Long Historical Romance

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Best Romantic Suspense

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Best Contemporary Single Title

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