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[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:RITA Finalists]]
  
===[[RITA®: First Novel|'''First Novel''']]===
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===[[First Novel]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Candle In The Window]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Candle In The Window]]'' - [[Christina Dodd]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[The Scarlet Temptress]]'' - [[Sue Rich]]
 
:''[[The Scarlet Temptress]]'' - [[Sue Rich]]
  
===[[RITA®: Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance|'''Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance''']]===
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===[[Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Angel For Hire]] (aka [[Help Wanted: Angel!]])'' - [[Justine Davis]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Angel For Hire]] (aka [[Help Wanted: Angel!]])'' - [[Justine Davis]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[Whisper Of Midnight]]'' - [[Patricia Simpson]]
 
:''[[Whisper Of Midnight]]'' - [[Patricia Simpson]]
  
===[[RITA®: Historical Series Romance|'''Historical Series Romance''']]===
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===[[Historical Series Romance]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[The Tender Texan]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[The Tender Texan]]'' - [[Jodi Thomas]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[Sapphire Magic]]'' - [[Nina Beaumont]]
 
:''[[Sapphire Magic]]'' - [[Nina Beaumont]]
  
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
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===[[Long Contemporary Romance]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[A Rose For Maggie]]'' - [[Kathleen Korbel]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[A Rose For Maggie]]'' - [[Kathleen Korbel]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[Silent Impact]]'' - [[Paula Detmer Riggs]]
 
:''[[Silent Impact]]'' - [[Paula Detmer Riggs]]
  
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
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===[[Regency Romance]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Emily And The Dark Angel]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Emily And The Dark Angel]]'' - [[Jo Beverley]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[The Rake's Reward]]'' - [[Mary Kingsley]]
 
:''[[The Rake's Reward]]'' - [[Mary Kingsley]]
  
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
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===[[Romantic Suspense]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Night Shift]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Night Shift]]'' - [[Nora Roberts]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[Island Of Dreams]]'' - [[Patricia Potter]]
 
:''[[Island Of Dreams]]'' - [[Patricia Potter]]
  
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
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===[[Short Contemporary Romance]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[A Human Touch]]'' - [[Glenda Sanders]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[A Human Touch]]'' - [[Glenda Sanders]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[Valentine's Knight]]'' - [[Renee Roszel]]
 
:''[[Valentine's Knight]]'' - [[Renee Roszel]]
  
===[[RITA®: Single Title Contemporary Romance|'''Single Title Contemporary Romance''']]===
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===[[Single Title Contemporary Romance]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[A Man To Die For - Eileen Dreyer|A Man To Die For]]'' - [[Eileen Dreyer]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[A Man To Die For - Eileen Dreyer|A Man To Die For]]'' - [[Eileen Dreyer]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[A Nothing Town In Texas]]'' - [[Lass Small]]
 
:''[[A Nothing Town In Texas]]'' - [[Lass Small]]
  
===[[RITA®: Single Title Historical Romance|'''Single Title Historical Romance''']]===
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===[[Single Title Historical Romance]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Courting Miss Hattie]]'' - [[Pamela Morsi]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Courting Miss Hattie]]'' - [[Pamela Morsi]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[The Shadow And The Star]]'' - [[Laura Kinsale]]
 
:''[[The Shadow And The Star]]'' - [[Laura Kinsale]]
  
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
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===[[Traditional Romance]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Every Kind Of Heaven - Bethany Campbell|Every Kind Of Heaven]]'' - [[Bethany Campbell]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Every Kind Of Heaven - Bethany Campbell|Every Kind Of Heaven]]'' - [[Bethany Campbell]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
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:''[[Romantic Notions]]'' - [[Roz Denny]]
 
:''[[Romantic Notions]]'' - [[Roz Denny]]
  
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
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===[[Young Adult Romance]]===
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep]]'' - [[Lurlene McDaniel]]'''
 
'''* Winner: ''[[Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep]]'' - [[Lurlene McDaniel]]'''
 
* Finalists:
 
* Finalists:
 
:''[[Down With Love!]]'' - [[Carla Bracale]]
 
:''[[Down With Love!]]'' - [[Carla Bracale]]
 
:''[[The Truth About Love - Laurie Lykken|The Truth About Love]]'' - [[Laurie Lykken]]
 
:''[[The Truth About Love - Laurie Lykken|The Truth About Love]]'' - [[Laurie Lykken]]

Latest revision as of 22:36, 11 February 2023


First Novel

* Winner: Candle In The Window - Christina Dodd

  • Finalists:
Foster Love - Janis Reams Hudson
A Handful Of Heaven - Kristin Hannah
Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
Running Mates - Barbara Parker
The Scarlet Temptress - Sue Rich

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Angel For Hire (aka Help Wanted: Angel!) - Justine Davis

  • Finalists:
For Love's Sake Only - Laura Parker
Whisper Of Midnight - Patricia Simpson

Historical Series Romance

* Winner: The Tender Texan - Jodi Thomas

  • Finalists:
The Abduction - Patricia Potter
Blossom - Constance Bennett
Captive Rose - Miriam Minger
Moonwitch - Nicole Jordan
Rugged Splendor - Robin Leigh
Sapphire Magic - Nina Beaumont

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Rose For Maggie - Kathleen Korbel

  • Finalists:
Annie In The Morning - Curtiss Ann Matlock
Embers - Mary Kirk
Loose Ends - Justine Davis
Maybe This Time - Dee Holmes
Return To Tomorrow - Marisa Carroll
Safe Harbor - Judith Arnold
Silent Impact - Paula Detmer Riggs

Regency Romance

* Winner: Emily And The Dark Angel - Jo Beverley

  • Finalists:
An Arranged Marriage - Jo Beverley
The Genuine Article - Mary E. Butler
A Heart In Disguise - Monette Cummings
The Rake's Reward - Mary Kingsley

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Night Shift - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Desert Shadows - Emilie Richards
Island Of Dreams - Patricia Potter

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Human Touch - Glenda Sanders

  • Finalists:
Heart Of The Dragon - Deborah Smith
It Happened One Weekend - Vicki Lewis Thompson
The Loving Touch - Catherine Spencer
Midnight Kiss - Marcia Evanick
Outlaw Carson - Glenna McReynolds
Rough Passage - Paula Detmer Riggs
Sara's Angel - Sharon Sala
Too Wild To Wed? - Jayne Ann Krentz
Valentine's Knight - Renee Roszel

Single Title Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Man To Die For - Eileen Dreyer

  • Finalists:
Genuine Lies - Nora Roberts
A Nothing Town In Texas - Lass Small

Single Title Historical Romance

* Winner: Courting Miss Hattie - Pamela Morsi

  • Finalists:
Emma And The Outlaw by Linda Lael Miller
Forbidden - Susan Johnson
Green Eyes - Karen Robards
Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
The Raven And The Rose - Susan Wiggs
The Shadow And The Star - Laura Kinsale

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Every Kind Of Heaven - Bethany Campbell

  • Finalists:
The Cloud Holders - Bethany Campbell
Courting Catherine - Nora Roberts
First Comes Marriage - Debbie Macomber
Of Rascals And Rainbows - Marcella Thompson
Romantic Notions - Roz Denny

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep - Lurlene McDaniel

  • Finalists:
Down With Love! - Carla Bracale
The Truth About Love - Laurie Lykken