1996 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Born In Ice - Nora Roberts

  • Finalists:
Heaven, Texas - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Kiss In The Dark - Meryl Sawyer
Reason To Believe - Kathleen Eagle

First Book

* Winner: The Warlord - Elizabeth Elliott

  • Finalists:
All That Matters - Elizabeth Mayne
Captured - Victoria Lynne
Fancy-Free - Carrie Alexander
The Flirt - Rachelle Nelson
Knight Of A Trillion Stars - Dara Joy
Texas Outlaw - Adrienne deWolfe
When Midnight Comes - Robin Burcell

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: As Sure As The Dawn - Francine Rivers

  • Finalists:
Like A River Glorious - Lawana Blackwell
The Tempering Blaze - Sally Laity, Dianna Crawford

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: The Morning Side Of Dawn - Justine Davis

  • Finalists:
The Adventurer - Diana Whitney
Her Secret, His Child - Paula Detmer Riggs
The Last Chance Ranch - Ruth Wind
A Perfect Marriage - Laurey Bright
The Pride Of Jared MacKade - Nora Roberts
The Return Of Rafe MacKade - Nora Roberts
The Soldier And The Baby - Anne Stuart

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: Something Shady - Pamela Morsi

  • Finalists:
Bliss - Judy Cuevas
Bride Of The Lion - Elizabeth Stuart
Heart Of The West - Penelope Williamson
Stealing Heaven - Kimberly Cates
To Love And To Cherish - Patricia Gaffney
Waiting For The Moon - Kristin Hannah
The Warlord - Elizabeth Elliott

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: The Covenant - Modean Moon

  • Finalists:
A Basket Of Wishes - Rebecca Paisley
Duncan's Lady - Emilie Richards
Knight Of A Trillion Stars- Dara Joy
Nightwing - Lynn Michaels
Race Against Time - Lynn Turner
Time Without End - Linda Lael Miller
A Window In Time - Carolyn Lampman

Regency Romance

* Winner: Gwen's Christmas Ghost - Lynn Kerstan, Alicia Rasley

  • Finalists:
The Bumblebroth - Patricia Wynn
Deck The Halls - Marian Devon
Lord Carew's Bride - Mary Balogh
Reforming Lord Ragsdale - Carla Kelly

Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance

* Winner: Winter's Edge - Anne Stuart

  • Finalists:
Dark Knight - Sheryl Lynn
Iain Ross's Woman - Emilie Richards
The Only Way Out - Susan Mallery

Short Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Single Dad - Jennifer Greene

  • Finalists:
Almost A Honeymoon - Susan Crosby
Caught In The Act - Janis Reams Hudson
The Disobedient Bride - Joan Johnston
In Praise Of Younger Men - Lyn Ellis
Operation Mommy - Caroline Cross
Passion And Scandal - Candace Schuler
Single Female (Reluctantly) Seeks... - Dixie Browning

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: Lord Of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase

  • Finalists:
Captured - Victoria Lynne
Imagine - Jill Barnett
Lucien's Fall - Barbara Samuel
Slow Surrender - Bronwyn Williams
Sparhawk's Lady - Miranda Jarrett
Tempt Me Not - Eve Byron
Texas Outlaw - Adrienne deWolfe

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Stranger In Her Arms - Elizabeth Sites

  • Finalists"
The Cowboy, The Baby & The Runaway Bride - Lindsay Longford
Daddy Was A Cowboy - Jodi O'Donnell
The Rogue Who Came To Stay - Arlene James
The Unlikely Santa - Leigh Michaels
Wife Most Unlikely - Linda Varner
Wildcat Wedding - Patricia Thayer

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Runaway - Cheryl Zach

  • Finalists:
Don't Die, My Love - Lurlene McDaniel
Mystery Date: Heart's Desire - Cameron Dokey