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− | + | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | |
− | + | ''[[No Place Like Home]]'' by [[Barbara Samuel]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers | |
− | + | :''[[The Beach House]]'' by [[Mary Alice Monroe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan | |
− | + | :''[[The Boy Next Door]]'' by [[Meggin Cabot]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron | |
− | + | :''[[Chesapeake Blue]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman | |
− | + | :''[[Love in Bloom's]]'' by [[Judith Arnold]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Beverley Sotolov | |
− | + | :''[[Once Upon a Wedding]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro | |
− | Contemporary Single Title Romance | + | :''[[Twice Burned]]'' by [[Jan Coffey]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Miranda Stecyk |
− | No Place Like Home by Barbara Samuel | + | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== |
− | PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers | + | ''[[Shades of Honor]]'' by [[Wendy Lindstrom]] - St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis |
− | The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe | + | :''[[The Baby Plan]]'' by [[Susan Gable]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano & Paula Eykelhof |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan | + | :''[[Danger's Promise]]'' by [[Marliss Moon]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Kelly Sinanis |
− | The Boy Next Door by Meggin Cabot | + | :''[[Falling Star]]'' by [[Diana Dempsey]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Audrey LaFehr |
− | HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron | + | :''[[A Perilous Attraction]]'' by [[Patricia Frances Rowell]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle |
− | Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts | + | :''[[Silver Dagger]]'' by [[T. L. Sinclare]] - ImaJinn - Linda Kichline |
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman | + | :''[[Wedding at White Sands]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]] - Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski |
− | Love in Bloom's by Judith Arnold | + | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Beverley Sotolov | + | ''[[Never Say Goodbye]]'' by [[Irene Hannon]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich |
− | Once Upon a Wedding by Kathleen Eagle | + | :'[[Firstborn]]'' by [[Robin Lee Hatcher]] - Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree |
− | HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro | + | :''[[Gifts of Love]]'' by [[Crystal Stovall]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Ann Leslie Tuttle |
− | Twice Burned by Jan Coffey | + | :''[[Ruth]]'' by [[Lori Copeland]] - Tyndale House - Diane Eble & Becky Nesbitt |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Miranda Stecyk | + | :''[[Summer Shadows]]'' by [[Gayle Roper]] - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg |
− | + | :''[[Whirlpool]]'' by [[Lorena McCourtney]] - Baker, Bethany House - Lonnie Hull Dupont | |
− | First Book | + | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Series Romance|'''Long Contemporary Series Romance''']]=== |
− | Shades of Honor by Wendy Lindstrom | + | ''[[Taking Cover]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski |
− | St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis | + | :''[[Babes in Arms]]'' by [[Kathleen O'Brien]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin |
− | The Baby Plan by Susan Gable | + | :''[[Capturing Cleo]]'' by [[Linda Winstead Jones]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano & Paula Eykelhof | + | :''[[The Secret Son]]'' by[[ Tara Taylor Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof |
− | Danger's Promise by Marliss Moon | + | :''[[Seduced by the Enemy]]'' by [[Jamie Ann Denton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Jennifer Green |
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Kelly Sinanis | + | :''[[Wedding at White Sands]]'' by [[Catherine Mann]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski |
− | Falling Star by Diana Dempsey | + | :''[[What a Woman Want]]''s by [[Tori Carrington]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson |
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Audrey LaFehr | + | :''[[What the Heart Wants]]'' by [[Jean Brashear]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Beverley Sotolov |
− | A Perilous Attraction by Patricia Frances Rowell | + | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle | + | ''[[Stealing Heaven]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy |
− | Silver Dagger by T. L. Sinclare | + | :''[[Lost in Your Arms]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron |
− | ImaJinn - Linda Kichline | + | :''[[Magnolia Creek]]'' by [[Jill Marie Landis]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers |
− | Wedding at White Sands by Catherine Mann | + | :''[[Prairie Moon]]'' by [[Maggie Osborne]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers |
− | Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski | + | :''[[Romancing Mister Bridgerton]]'' by [[Julia Quinn]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch |
− | + | :''[[A Summer to Remember]]'' by [[Mary Balogh]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy | |
− | Inspirational Romance | + | :''[[Tempted by Your Touch]]'' by [[Jen Holling]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna |
− | Never Say Goodbye by Irene Hannon | + | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich | + | ''[[Contact]]'' by [[Susan Grant]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar |
− | Firstborn by Robin Lee Hatcher | + | :''[[The Charm Stone]]'' by [[Donna Kauffman]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Liz Scheier |
− | Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree | + | :''[[The Forest Lord]]'' by [[Susan Krinard]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune |
− | Gifts of Love by Crystal Stovall | + | :''[[Twilight Hunger]]'' by [[Maggie Shayne]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Ann Leslie Tuttle | + | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== |
− | Ruth by Lori Copeland | + | ''[[A Debt to Delia]]'' by [[Barbara Metzger]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross |
− | Tyndale House - Diane Eble & Becky Nesbitt | + | :''[[The Former Fiance]]'' by [[Teresa DesJardien]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross |
− | Summer Shadows by Gayle Roper | + | :''[[Kissing Cousins]]'' by [[Nadine Miller]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross |
− | PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg | + | :''[[The Storybook Hero]]'' by [[Andrea Pickens]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross |
− | Whirlpool by Lorena McCourtney | + | :''[[The Errant Earl]]'' by [[Amanda McCabe]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross |
− | Baker, Bethany House - Lonnie Hull Dupont | + | ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== |
− | + | "To Kiss in the Shadows" in Tapestry by Lynn KurlandPRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Gail Fortune | |
− | Long Contemporary Series Romance | + | :"The Bed Is Made" (aka ''[[Her Captive]]'') in ''[[Once Upon a Pillow]]'' by [[Connie Brockway]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford |
− | + | :"The Bed Is Unmade" (aka ''[[Last Night]]'') in ''[[Once Upon a Pillow]]'' by [[Christina Dodd]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford | |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski | + | :"The Breeding Season" in ''[[A Mother's Wa]]''y by [[Lisa Cach]] - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar |
− | Babes in Arms by Kathleen O'Brien | + | :"An Interrupted Tapestry" in ''[[Tapestry]]'' by [[Madeline Hunter]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin | + | :"Kismet" in ''[[Sheiks of Summer]]'' by [[Fiona Brand]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger |
− | Capturing Cleo by Linda Winstead Jones | + | :"A Rancher in Her Stocking" in ''[[So This Is Christmas]]'' by [[Leanne Banks]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Joan Marlow Golon |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey | + | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== |
− | The Secret Son by Tara Taylor Quinn | + | ''[[Three Fates]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof | + | :''[[Hush]]'' by [[Anne Frasier]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Ellen Edwards |
− | Seduced by the Enemy by Jamie Ann Denton | + | :''[[Purity in Death]]'' by [[J. D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Jennifer Green | + | :''[[Reunion in Death]]'' by [[J. D. Robb]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman |
− | Wedding at White Sands by Catherine Mann | + | :''[[Someone Knows]]'' by [[Karen Young]] - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski | + | :''[[Wild at Heart]]'' by [[Jane Graves]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers |
− | What a Woman | + | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson | + | ''[[Taming the Outlaw]]'' by [[Cindy Gerard]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Kim Nadelson |
− | What the Heart Wants by Jean Brashear | + | :''[[The Doctor's Mistress]]'' by [[Lilian Darcy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Medical - Bryony Green |
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Beverley Sotolov | + | :''[[Good Time Girl]]'' by [[Candace Schuler]] - Harper Collins, Harlequin, Blaze - Susan Sheppard |
− | + | :''[[Lazaro's Revenge]]'' by [[Jane Porter]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott | |
− | Long Historical Romance | + | :''[[Private Investigations]]'' by [[Tori Carrington]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin |
− | Stealing Heaven by Madeline Hunter | + | :''[[Take Me]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Birgit Davis-Todd |
− | PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy | + | :''[[Taming Blackhawk]]'' by [[Barbara McCauley]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski |
− | Lost in Your Arms by Christina Dodd | + | :''[[Two Catch a Fox]]'' by [[Isabel Sharpe]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Susan Sheppard |
− | HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron | + | :''[[Two to Tangle]]'' by [[Leslie Kelly]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin |
− | Magnolia Creek by Jill Marie Landis | + | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== |
− | PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers | + | ''[[The Bride Fair]]'' by [[Cheryl Reavis]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell |
− | Prairie Moon by Maggie Osborne | + | :''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]'' by [[Merline Lovelace]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan |
− | PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers | + | :''[[Diamond in the Rough]]'' by [[Patricia Waddell]] - Kensington, Zebra - Kate Duffy |
− | Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn | + | :''[[Embrace the Sun]]'' by [[Linda Lea Castle]] - Kensington, Zebra, Ballad - Amy Garvey |
− | HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch | + | :''[[Shades of Honor]]'' by [[Wendy Lindstrom]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis |
− | A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh | + | :''[[Tess and the Highlander]]'' by [[May McGoldrick]] - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTeen - Abby McAden |
− | PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy | + | :''[[The Texan's Wager]]'' by [[Jodi Thomas]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune |
− | Tempted by Your Touch by Jen Holling | + | :''[[The Willing Wife]]'' by [[Claudia Dain]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon |
− | Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna | + | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== |
− | + | '[[The Christmas Basket]]'' by [[Debbie Macomber]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof | |
− | Paranormal Romance | + | :''[[City Girl in Training]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Bryony Green |
− | Contact by Susan Grant | + | :''[[Finding Her Prince]]'' by [[Lilian Darcy]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Ann Leslie Tuttle |
− | Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar | + | :''[[A Millionaire for Molly]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins |
− | The Charm Stone by Donna Kauffman | + | :''[[A Royal Proposition]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Suzy Harding |
− | PRH/Random House, Bantam - Liz Scheier | + | :''[[True Love, Inc.]]'' by [[Jackie Braun]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jennifer Walsh & Julie Barrett |
− | The Forest Lord by Susan Krinard | + | :''[[The Tycoon's Takeover]]'' by [[Liz Fielding]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Bryony Green |
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune | ||
− | Twilight Hunger by Maggie Shayne | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger | ||
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− | Regency Romance | ||
− | A Debt to Delia by Barbara Metzger | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross | ||
− | The Former Fiance by Teresa DesJardien | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross | ||
− | Kissing Cousins by Nadine Miller | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross | ||
− | The Storybook Hero by Andrea Pickens | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross | ||
− | The Errant Earl by Amanda McCabe | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross | ||
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− | Romance Novella | ||
− | "To Kiss in the Shadows" in Tapestry by Lynn | ||
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− | "The Bed Is Made" (aka Her Captive) in Once Upon a Pillow by Connie Brockway | ||
− | Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford | ||
− | "The Bed Is Unmade" (aka Last Night) in Once Upon a Pillow by Christina Dodd | ||
− | Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford | ||
− | "The Breeding Season" in A Mother's | ||
− | Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar | ||
− | "An Interrupted Tapestry" in Tapestry by Madeline Hunter | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang | ||
− | "Kismet" in Sheiks of Summer by Fiona Brand | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger | ||
− | "A Rancher in Her Stocking" in So This Is Christmas by Leanne Banks | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Joan Marlow Golon | ||
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− | Romantic Suspense | ||
− | Three Fates by Nora Roberts | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman | ||
− | Hush by Anne Frasier | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Ellen Edwards | ||
− | Purity in Death by J. D. Robb | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman | ||
− | Reunion in Death by J. D. Robb | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman | ||
− | Someone Knows by Karen Young | ||
− | Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio | ||
− | Wild at Heart by Jane Graves | ||
− | PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers | ||
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− | Short Contemporary Romance | ||
− | Taming the Outlaw by Cindy Gerard | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Kim Nadelson | ||
− | The Doctor's Mistress by Lilian Darcy | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Medical - Bryony Green | ||
− | Good Time Girl by Candace Schuler | ||
− | Harper Collins, Harlequin, Blaze - Susan Sheppard | ||
− | Lazaro's Revenge by Jane Porter | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott | ||
− | Private Investigations by Tori Carrington | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin | ||
− | Take Me by Cherry Adair | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Birgit Davis-Todd | ||
− | Taming Blackhawk by Barbara McCauley | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski | ||
− | Two Catch a Fox by Isabel Sharpe | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Susan Sheppard | ||
− | Two to Tangle by Leslie Kelly | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin | ||
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− | Short Historical Romance | ||
− | The Bride Fair by Cheryl Reavis | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell | ||
− | The Colonel's Daughter by Merline Lovelace | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan | ||
− | Diamond in the Rough by Patricia Waddell | ||
− | Kensington, Zebra - Kate Duffy | ||
− | Embrace the Sun by Linda Lea Castle | ||
− | Kensington, Zebra, Ballad - Amy Garvey | ||
− | Shades of Honor by Wendy Lindstrom | ||
− | Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis | ||
− | Tess and the Highlander by May McGoldrick | ||
− | |||
− | The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas | ||
− | PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune | ||
− | The Willing Wife by Claudia Dain | ||
− | Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon | ||
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− | Traditional Romance | ||
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− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof | ||
− | City Girl in Training by Liz Fielding | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Bryony Green | ||
− | Finding Her Prince by Lilian Darcy | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Ann Leslie Tuttle | ||
− | A Millionaire for Molly by Marion Lennox | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins | ||
− | A Royal Proposition by Marion Lennox | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Suzy Harding | ||
− | True Love, Inc. by Jackie Braun | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jennifer Walsh & Julie Barrett | ||
− | The Tycoon's Takeover by Liz Fielding | ||
− | HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Bryony Green |
Revision as of 01:15, 9 June 2021
Contents
Contemporary Single Title Romance
No Place Like Home by Barbara Samuel - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
- The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
- The Boy Next Door by Meggin Cabot - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
- Chesapeake Blue by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
- Love in Bloom's by Judith Arnold - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Beverley Sotolov
- Once Upon a Wedding by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
- Twice Burned by Jan Coffey - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Miranda Stecyk
First Book
Shades of Honor by Wendy Lindstrom - St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
- The Baby Plan by Susan Gable - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano & Paula Eykelhof
- Danger's Promise by Marliss Moon - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Kelly Sinanis
- Falling Star by Diana Dempsey - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Audrey LaFehr
- A Perilous Attraction by Patricia Frances Rowell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
- Silver Dagger by T. L. Sinclare - ImaJinn - Linda Kichline
- Wedding at White Sands by Catherine Mann - Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski
Inspirational Romance
Never Say Goodbye by Irene Hannon - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich
- 'Firstborn by Robin Lee Hatcher - Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree
- Gifts of Love by Crystal Stovall - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Ann Leslie Tuttle
- Ruth by Lori Copeland - Tyndale House - Diane Eble & Becky Nesbitt
- Summer Shadows by Gayle Roper - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
- Whirlpool by Lorena McCourtney - Baker, Bethany House - Lonnie Hull Dupont
Long Contemporary Series Romance
Taking Cover by Catherine Mann - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski
- Babes in Arms by Kathleen O'Brien - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
- Capturing Cleo by Linda Winstead Jones - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
- The Secret Son byTara Taylor Quinn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
- Seduced by the Enemy by Jamie Ann Denton - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Jennifer Green
- Wedding at White Sands by Catherine Mann - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski
- What a Woman Wants by Tori Carrington - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson
- What the Heart Wants by Jean Brashear - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Beverley Sotolov
Long Historical Romance
Stealing Heaven by Madeline Hunter - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
- Lost in Your Arms by Christina Dodd - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
- Magnolia Creek by Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
- Prairie Moon by Maggie Osborne - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
- Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
- A Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
- Tempted by Your Touch by Jen Holling - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Lauren McKenna
Paranormal Romance
Contact by Susan Grant - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
- The Charm Stone by Donna Kauffman - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Liz Scheier
- The Forest Lord by Susan Krinard - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune
- Twilight Hunger by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
Regency Romance
A Debt to Delia by Barbara Metzger - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
- The Former Fiance by Teresa DesJardien - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
- Kissing Cousins by Nadine Miller - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
- The Storybook Hero by Andrea Pickens - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
- The Errant Earl by Amanda McCabe - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
Romance Novella
"To Kiss in the Shadows" in Tapestry by Lynn KurlandPRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Gail Fortune
- "The Bed Is Made" (aka Her Captive) in Once Upon a Pillow by Connie Brockway - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
- "The Bed Is Unmade" (aka Last Night) in Once Upon a Pillow by Christina Dodd - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
- "The Breeding Season" in A Mother's Way by Lisa Cach - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
- "An Interrupted Tapestry" in Tapestry by Madeline Hunter - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
- "Kismet" in Sheiks of Summer by Fiona Brand - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger
- "A Rancher in Her Stocking" in So This Is Christmas by Leanne Banks - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Joan Marlow Golon
Romantic Suspense
Three Fates by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
- Hush by Anne Frasier - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Ellen Edwards
- Purity in Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
- Reunion in Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
- Someone Knows by Karen Young - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
- Wild at Heart by Jane Graves - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
Short Contemporary Romance
Taming the Outlaw by Cindy Gerard - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Kim Nadelson
- The Doctor's Mistress by Lilian Darcy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Medical - Bryony Green
- Good Time Girl by Candace Schuler - Harper Collins, Harlequin, Blaze - Susan Sheppard
- Lazaro's Revenge by Jane Porter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott
- Private Investigations by Tori Carrington - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
- Take Me by Cherry Adair - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Birgit Davis-Todd
- Taming Blackhawk by Barbara McCauley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
- Two Catch a Fox by Isabel Sharpe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Susan Sheppard
- Two to Tangle by Leslie Kelly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
Short Historical Romance
The Bride Fair by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
- The Colonel's Daughter by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
- Diamond in the Rough by Patricia Waddell - Kensington, Zebra - Kate Duffy
- Embrace the Sun by Linda Lea Castle - Kensington, Zebra, Ballad - Amy Garvey
- Shades of Honor by Wendy Lindstrom - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
- Tess and the Highlander by May McGoldrick - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTeen - Abby McAden
- The Texan's Wager by Jodi Thomas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune
- The Willing Wife by Claudia Dain - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
Traditional Romance
'The Christmas Basket by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
- City Girl in Training by Liz Fielding - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Bryony Green
- Finding Her Prince by Lilian Darcy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Ann Leslie Tuttle
- A Millionaire for Molly by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
- A Royal Proposition by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Suzy Harding
- True Love, Inc. by Jackie Braun - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jennifer Walsh & Julie Barrett
- The Tycoon's Takeover by Liz Fielding - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Bryony Green