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===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance|'''Contemporary Single Title Romance''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[First Lady]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[First Lady]]'' - [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[In The Midnight Rain]]'' | + | :''[[In The Midnight Rain]]'' - [[Ruth Wind]] |
− | :''[[Kiss And Tell - Cherry Adair|Kiss And Tell]]'' | + | :''[[Kiss And Tell - Cherry Adair|Kiss And Tell]]'' - [[Cherry Adair]] |
− | :''[[Twelve Days]]'' | + | :''[[Twelve Days]]'' - [[Teresa Hill]] |
− | :''[[The Unsung Hero]]'' | + | :''[[The Unsung Hero]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]] |
− | :''[[The Wrong Child]]'' | + | :''[[The Wrong Child]]'' - [[Patricia Kay]] |
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[A Man Like Mac]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[A Man Like Mac]]'' - [[Fay Robinson]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[By Arrangement]]'' | + | :''[[By Arrangement]]'' - [[Madeline Hunter]] |
− | :''[[Cowboy For Keeps - Kristi Gold|Cowboy For Keeps]]'' | + | :''[[Cowboy For Keeps - Kristi Gold|Cowboy For Keeps]]'' - [[Kristi Gold]] |
− | :''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' | + | :''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' - [[Karen White]] |
− | :''[[My Champion]]'' | + | :''[[My Champion]]'' - [[Glynnis Campbell]] |
− | :''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' | + | :''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' - [[Sharon Ewell Foster]] |
− | :''[[Reilly's Law]]'' | + | :''[[Reilly's Law]]'' - [[Elizabeth Keys]] |
− | :''[[Remember The Night - Linda Castillo|Remember The Night]]'' | + | :''[[Remember The Night - Linda Castillo|Remember The Night]]'' - [[Linda Castillo]] |
:''[[Ties Of Love]]'' by [[Anita Wall]] | :''[[Ties Of Love]]'' by [[Anita Wall]] | ||
===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[The Shepherd's Voice]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Shepherd's Voice]]'' - [[Robin Lee Hatcher]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[Awakening Mercy]]'' | + | :''[[Awakening Mercy]]'' - [[Angela Benson]] |
− | :''[[The Negotiator]]'' | + | :''[[The Negotiator]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]] |
− | :''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' | + | :''[[Passing By Samaria]]'' - [[Sharon Ewell Foster]] |
− | :''[[True Devotion]]'' | + | :''[[True Devotion]]'' - [[Dee Henderson]] |
− | :''[[When Joy Came To Stay]]'' | + | :''[[When Joy Came To Stay]]'' - [[Karen Kingsbury]] |
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[Rogue's Reform - Marilyn Pappano|Rogue's Reform]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Rogue's Reform - Marilyn Pappano|Rogue's Reform]]'' - [[Marilyn Pappano]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[Beginning With Baby]]'' | + | :''[[Beginning With Baby]]'' - [[Christie Ridgway]] |
− | :''[[The Brands Who Came For Christmas]]'' | + | :''[[The Brands Who Came For Christmas]]'' - [[Maggie Shayne]] |
− | :''[[The Comeback Of Con MacNeill]]'' | + | :''[[The Comeback Of Con MacNeill]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]] |
− | :''[[The Daughter Merger]]'' | + | :''[[The Daughter Merger]]'' - [[Janice Kay Johnson]] |
− | :''[[The Fourth Child]]'' | + | :''[[The Fourth Child]]'' - [[C. J. Carmichael]] |
− | :''[[Get Lucky]]'' | + | :''[[Get Lucky]]'' - [[Suzanne Brockmann]] |
− | :''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' | + | :''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' - [[Virginia Kantra]] |
− | :''[[Saving Grace - RaeAnne Thayne|Saving Grace]]'' | + | :''[[Saving Grace - RaeAnne Thayne|Saving Grace]]'' - [[RaeAnne Thayne]] |
===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Long Historical Romance|'''Long Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[Devilish - Jo Beverley|Devilish]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Devilish - Jo Beverley|Devilish]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[Here Comes The Bride]]'' | + | :''[[Here Comes The Bride]]'' - [[Pamela Morsi]] |
− | :''[[I Do, I Do, I Do]]'' | + | :''[[I Do, I Do, I Do]]'' - [[Maggie Osborne]] |
− | :''[[Midnight Pleasures]]'' | + | :''[[Midnight Pleasures]]'' - [[Eloisa James]] |
− | :''[[Silver Lining - Maggie Osborne|Silver Lining]]'' | + | :''[[Silver Lining - Maggie Osborne|Silver Lining]]'' - [[Maggie Osborne]] |
− | :''[[The Stone Maiden]]'' | + | :''[[The Stone Maiden]]'' - [[Susan Fraser King]] |
− | :''[[The Sun And The Moon]]'' | + | :''[[The Sun And The Moon]]'' - [[Patricia Ryan]] |
− | :''[[The Viscount Who Loved Me]]'' | + | :''[[The Viscount Who Loved Me]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]] |
===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Paranormal Romance|'''Paranormal Romance''']]=== | ||
'''* Winner: ''[[The Highlander's Touch]]'' - [[Karen Marie Moning]]''' | '''* Winner: ''[[The Highlander's Touch]]'' - [[Karen Marie Moning]]''' | ||
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[Catch A Fallen Angel]]'' | + | :''[[Catch A Fallen Angel]]'' - [[Kathleen Kane]] |
− | :''[[Dark Magic]]'' | + | :''[[Dark Magic]]'' - [[Christine Feehan]] |
− | :''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' | + | :''[[In The Shadow Of The Moon]]'' - [[Karen White]] |
− | :''[[Prince Of Time - Glenna McReynolds|Prince Of Time]]'' | + | :''[[Prince Of Time - Glenna McReynolds|Prince Of Time]]'' - [[Glenna McReynolds]] |
− | :''[[The Star King]]'' | + | :''[[The Star King]]'' - [[Susan Grant]] |
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[A Grand Design]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[A Grand Design]]'' - [[Emma Jensen]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[Lord Nightingale's Debut]]'' | + | :''[[Lord Nightingale's Debut]]'' - [[Judith A. Lansdowne]] |
− | :''[[Once Upon A Christmas - Diane Farr|Once Upon A Christmas]]'' | + | :''[[Once Upon A Christmas - Diane Farr|Once Upon A Christmas]]'' - [[Diane Farr]] |
− | :''[[The Ramshackle Suitor]]'' | + | :''[[The Ramshackle Suitor]]'' - [[Nancy Butler]] |
− | :''[[Saved By Scandal]]'' | + | :''[[Saved By Scandal]]'' - [[Barbara Metzger]] |
===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romance Novella|'''Romance Novella''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: "Final Approach...To Forever" in ''[[Special Report]]'' | + | '''* Winner: "Final Approach...To Forever" in ''[[Special Report]]'' - [[Merline Lovelace]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :"Baby, It's Cold Outside" in ''[[Millennium Baby]]'' | + | :"Baby, It's Cold Outside" in ''[[Millennium Baby]]'' - [[Kristine Rolofson]] |
− | :"The Enchantment" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' | + | :"The Enchantment" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' - [[Ruth Ryan Langan]] |
− | :"In Dreams" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' | + | :"In Dreams" in ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]] |
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[Carolina Moon]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[Carolina Moon]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[Blade's Lady]]'' | + | :''[[Blade's Lady]]'' - [[Fiona Brand]] |
− | :''[[Brown-Eyed Girl]]'' | + | :''[[Brown-Eyed Girl]]'' - [[Mariah Stewart]] |
− | :''[[Renegade Heart - Gayle Wilson|Renegade Heart]]'' | + | :''[[Renegade Heart - Gayle Wilson|Renegade Heart]]'' - [[Gayle Wilson]] |
− | :''[[Witness In Death]]'' | + | :''[[Witness In Death]]'' - [[J.D. Robb]] |
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[It Takes A Rebel]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[It Takes A Rebel]]'' - [[Stephanie Bond]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[Callan's Proposition]]'' | + | :''[[Callan's Proposition]]'' - [[Barbara McCauley]] |
− | :''[[First Comes Love - Elizabeth Bevarly|First Comes Love]]'' | + | :''[[First Comes Love - Elizabeth Bevarly|First Comes Love]]'' - [[Elizabeth Bevarly]] |
− | :''[[In Name Only - Peggy Moreland|In Name Only]]'' | + | :''[[In Name Only - Peggy Moreland|In Name Only]]'' - [[Peggy Moreland]] |
− | :''[[Moonlighting]]'' | + | :''[[Moonlighting]]'' - [[Heather MacAllister]] |
− | :''[[Out Of The Blue - Jill Shalvis|Out Of The Blue]]'' (aka ''[[The Wrong Bed]]'') | + | :''[[Out Of The Blue - Jill Shalvis|Out Of The Blue]]'' (aka ''[[The Wrong Bed]]'') - [[Jill Shalvis]] |
− | :''[[Rough And Rugged]]'' | + | :''[[Rough And Rugged]]'' - [[Colleen Collins]] |
− | :''[[The Taming Of Tyler Kincaid]]'' | + | :''[[The Taming Of Tyler Kincaid]]'' - [[Sandra Marton]] |
===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Short Historical Romance|'''Short Historical Romance''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[The Mistress]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Mistress]]'' - [[Susan Wiggs]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[Donovan's Bed]]'' | + | :''[[Donovan's Bed]]'' - [[Debra Mullins]] |
− | :''[[Dove's Way]]'' | + | :''[[Dove's Way]]'' - [[Linda Francis Lee]] |
− | :''[[The Duke And I]]'' | + | :''[[The Duke And I]]'' - [[Julia Quinn]] |
− | :''[[The Gentleman Thief]]'' | + | :''[[The Gentleman Thief]]'' - [[Deborah Simmons]] |
− | :''[[The Last Bride In Texas]]'' | + | :''[[The Last Bride In Texas]]'' - [[Judith Stacy]] |
− | :''[[Never Kiss A Duke]]'' | + | :''[[Never Kiss A Duke]]'' - [[Eileen Putman]] |
− | :''[[Silk And Steel]]'' | + | :''[[Silk And Steel]]'' - [[Kat Martin]] |
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
− | '''* Winner: ''[[The Best Man And The Bridesmaid]]'' | + | '''* Winner: ''[[The Best Man And The Bridesmaid]]'' - [[Liz Fielding]]''' |
* Finalists: | * Finalists: | ||
− | :''[[The Bride's Proposition]]'' | + | :''[[The Bride's Proposition]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]] |
− | :''[[The Lyon's Den]]'' | + | :''[[The Lyon's Den]]'' - [[Selina Sinclair]] |
− | :''[[Mixing Business...With Baby]]'' | + | :''[[Mixing Business...With Baby]]'' - [[Diana Whitney]] |
− | :''[[To Marry A Sheikh]]'' | + | :''[[To Marry A Sheikh]]'' - [[Day Leclaire]] |
− | :''[[Tom Bradley's Babies]]'' | + | :''[[Tom Bradley's Babies]]'' - [[Marion Lennox]] |
Revision as of 03:12, 31 December 2022
Contents
Contemporary Single Title Romance
* Winner: First Lady - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Finalists:
- In The Midnight Rain - Ruth Wind
- Kiss And Tell - Cherry Adair
- Twelve Days - Teresa Hill
- The Unsung Hero - Suzanne Brockmann
- The Wrong Child - Patricia Kay
First Book
* Winner: A Man Like Mac - Fay Robinson
- Finalists:
- By Arrangement - Madeline Hunter
- Cowboy For Keeps - Kristi Gold
- In The Shadow Of The Moon - Karen White
- My Champion - Glynnis Campbell
- Passing By Samaria - Sharon Ewell Foster
- Reilly's Law - Elizabeth Keys
- Remember The Night - Linda Castillo
- Ties Of Love by Anita Wall
Inspirational Romance
* Winner: The Shepherd's Voice - Robin Lee Hatcher
- Finalists:
- Awakening Mercy - Angela Benson
- The Negotiator - Dee Henderson
- Passing By Samaria - Sharon Ewell Foster
- True Devotion - Dee Henderson
- When Joy Came To Stay - Karen Kingsbury
Long Contemporary Romance
* Winner: Rogue's Reform - Marilyn Pappano
- Finalists:
- Beginning With Baby - Christie Ridgway
- The Brands Who Came For Christmas - Maggie Shayne
- The Comeback Of Con MacNeill - Virginia Kantra
- The Daughter Merger - Janice Kay Johnson
- The Fourth Child - C. J. Carmichael
- Get Lucky - Suzanne Brockmann
- Mad Dog And Annie - Virginia Kantra
- Saving Grace - RaeAnne Thayne
Long Historical Romance
* Winner: Devilish - Jo Beverley
- Finalists:
- Here Comes The Bride - Pamela Morsi
- I Do, I Do, I Do - Maggie Osborne
- Midnight Pleasures - Eloisa James
- Silver Lining - Maggie Osborne
- The Stone Maiden - Susan Fraser King
- The Sun And The Moon - Patricia Ryan
- The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn
Paranormal Romance
* Winner: The Highlander's Touch - Karen Marie Moning
- Finalists:
- Catch A Fallen Angel - Kathleen Kane
- Dark Magic - Christine Feehan
- In The Shadow Of The Moon - Karen White
- Prince Of Time - Glenna McReynolds
- The Star King - Susan Grant
Regency Romance
* Winner: A Grand Design - Emma Jensen
- Finalists:
- Lord Nightingale's Debut - Judith A. Lansdowne
- Once Upon A Christmas - Diane Farr
- The Ramshackle Suitor - Nancy Butler
- Saved By Scandal - Barbara Metzger
Romance Novella
* Winner: "Final Approach...To Forever" in Special Report - Merline Lovelace
- Finalists:
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" in Millennium Baby - Kristine Rolofson
- "The Enchantment" in Once Upon A Dream - Ruth Ryan Langan
- "In Dreams" in Once Upon A Dream - Nora Roberts
Romantic Suspense
* Winner: Carolina Moon - Nora Roberts
- Finalists:
- Blade's Lady - Fiona Brand
- Brown-Eyed Girl - Mariah Stewart
- Renegade Heart - Gayle Wilson
- Witness In Death - J.D. Robb
Short Contemporary Romance
* Winner: It Takes A Rebel - Stephanie Bond
- Finalists:
- Callan's Proposition - Barbara McCauley
- First Comes Love - Elizabeth Bevarly
- In Name Only - Peggy Moreland
- Moonlighting - Heather MacAllister
- Out Of The Blue (aka The Wrong Bed) - Jill Shalvis
- Rough And Rugged - Colleen Collins
- The Taming Of Tyler Kincaid - Sandra Marton
Short Historical Romance
* Winner: The Mistress - Susan Wiggs
- Finalists:
- Donovan's Bed - Debra Mullins
- Dove's Way - Linda Francis Lee
- The Duke And I - Julia Quinn
- The Gentleman Thief - Deborah Simmons
- The Last Bride In Texas - Judith Stacy
- Never Kiss A Duke - Eileen Putman
- Silk And Steel - Kat Martin
Traditional Romance
* Winner: The Best Man And The Bridesmaid - Liz Fielding
- Finalists: