1993 RITA® Winners & Finalists
First Book: ""Trust Me by Jeane Renick - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
- Captive Angel by Elaine Crawford - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Melinda Metz
- Iron and Lace by Nadine Miller - Meteor, Kismet - Peggy Carpino
- The Scandalous Wager by Olivia Fontayne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Regency - Melina Metz
- Sea of Dreams by Elizabeth DeLancey - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Hillary Cige
- A Talent for Trouble by Anne Barbour - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Jennifer Enderlin
Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance: Emily's Ghost by Antoinette Stockenberg-PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland
- Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor
- The Loving by Sandra Canfield - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino
Historical Series Romance: The Prisoner by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Joyce Mulvaney
- Dance of Deception by Suzannah Davis - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
- Indigo Blue by Catherine Anderson - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino
- Lord of My Heart by Jo Beverley - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
- Midnight Raider by Shelly Thacker - HarperCollins, Avon - Marjorie Braman
- Renegade Bride by Barbara Ankrum - Kensington, Zebra, Heartfire - Ann LaFarge
- Song of the Wolf by Rosanne Bittner - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Barbara Alper
- Warrior Dreams by Kathleen Harrington - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
Long Contemporary Romance: The Silence of Midnight by Karen Young - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse
- Exile's End by Rachel Lee - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
- It Must Have Been the Mistletoe by Nikki Benjamin - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Tara Gavin
- Jake's Way by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
- Jezebel's Blues by Ruth Wind - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Melissa Senate
- Last of the Good Guys by Curtiss Ann Matlock - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Wainger
- Mackenzie's Baby by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
- Silent Sam's Salvation by Myrna Temte - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Mary Clare Kersten
- Sometimes a Lady by Linda Randall Wisdom - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
- This Side of Heaven by Beverly Barton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Wendy Corsi Staub
- To Each His Own by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
Regency Romance: An Unwilling Bride by Jo Beverley - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Alice Alfonsi
- Christmas Belles by Susan Carroll - Fawcett, Regency - Barbara Dicks
- Lady Fortescue Steps Out by Marion Chesney - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Hope Dellon
- Miss Wickham's Betrothal by Nancy Richards-Akers - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
- To Kiss a Thief by Kate Moore - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
- The Viscount's Vixen by Joan Overfield - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance: Divine Evil by Nora Roberts - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Beverly Lewis
- Bayou Moon by Rebecca York - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Debra Matteucci
- Now You See Him... by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
Short Contemporary Romance: Navarrone - Helen R. Myers - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Valerie Hayward & Melissa Senate
- Babycakes by Glenda Sanders - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Sherie Posesorski
- The Bad Boy by Roseanne Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Sherie Posesorski & Diane Ho-Lung & Valerie Hayward
- Between Mist and Midnight by Kathleen O'Brien - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Paula Eykelhof & Laura Shinn
- Child Bride by Suzanne Forster - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Beth deGuzman
- McConnell's Bride by Naomi Horton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Paula Pearl
- Midsummer Madness by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Gail Chasan
- Sara's Family by Ann Justice - Meteor, Kismet - Kate Duffy
- Shameless by Glenna McReynolds - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
- The Silence of Angels by Karen Keast - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Mary Clare Kersten
Single Title Contemporary Romance: This Time Forever by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Avon - Maggie Lichota
- French Silk by Sandra Brown - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Jeanne Tiedge
- Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Phyllis Grann
Single Title Historical Romance: Keeper of the Dream by Penelope Williamson - PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland
- Come Spring - Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Hillary Cige
- Fire on the Wind - Barbara Dawson Smith - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
- Garters by Pamela Morsi - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Carrie Feron
- The Secret by Julie Garwood - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
- Veils of Silk by Mary Jo Putney - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Hilary Ross
Traditional Romance: Father Goose by Marie Ferrarella - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Valerie Hayward
- Diamonds Are Forever by Linda Varner - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub
- Kiss of Bliss by Carolyn Monroe - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub
- Lake of Dreams by Jody McCrae - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Eliza Shallcross
- Last Chance for Marriage by Sandra Paul - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
- Only Make-Believe by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Dianne Moggy
- Valerie by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof
Young Adult Romance: Song of the Buffalo Boy by Sherry Garland - Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich - Karen Grove
- The Catacombs by Jesse Harris - PRH/Knopf Doubleday, Knopf, Parachute Press - Ruth Koeppel
- Looking Out for Lacey by Cheryl Zach - HarperCollins, Harper, Changes - Elise Donner
- Lucky in Love by Eileen Hehl - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Jane Thornton
