1992 RITA® Winners & Finalists
First Novel: Candle in the Window by Christina Dodd - HarperCollins, Avon - Carolyn Marino
- Foster Love by Janis Reams Hudson - Meteor, Kismet - Kate Duffy
- A Handful of Heaven by Kristin Hannah - Fawcett, Gold Medal - Elisa Wares
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor
- Running Mates by Barbara Parker - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Audrey LaFehr
- The Scarlet Temptress by Sue Rich - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Caroline Tolley
Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance: Angel for Hire (aka Help Wanted: Angel!) by Justine Davis - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger
- For Love's Sake Only by Laura Parker - PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland
- Whisper of Midnight by Patricia Simpson - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino
Historical Series Romance: The Tender Texan by Jodi Thomas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Diamond - Gail Fortune & Leslie Gelbman
- The Abduction by Patricia Potter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
- Blossom by Constance Bennett - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Diamond - Hillary Cige
- Captive Rose by Miriam Minger - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
- Moonwitch by Nicole Jordan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Eliza Shallcross
- Rugged Splendor by Robin Leigh - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
- Sapphire Magic by Nina Beaumont - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
Long Contemporary Romance: A Rose for Maggie by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
- Annie in the Morning by Curtiss Ann Matlock - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Wainger
- Embers by Mary Kirk - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Kazanjian
- Loose Ends by Justine Davis - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Senate & Beth deGuzman
- Maybe This Time by Dee Holmes - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Eliza Shallcross & Leslie Wainger
- Return to Tomorrow by Marisa Carroll - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance -Ellen Lupu
- Safe Harbor by Judith Arnold - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
- Silent Impact by Paula Detmer Riggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
Regency Romance: Emily and the Dark Angel by Jo Beverley - Bloomsbury, Walker - Mary Elizabeth Allen
- An Arranged Marriage by Jo Beverley - Kensington, Zebra - Alice Alfonsi
- The Genuine Article by Mary E. Butler - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Carrie Feron
- A Heart in Disguise by Monette Cummings - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Carrie Feron
- The Rake's Reward by Mary Kingsley - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Carin Cohen-Ritter
Romantic Suspense: Night Shift by Nora Roberts - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Isabel Swift
- Desert Shadows by Emilie Richards - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
- Island of Dreams by Patricia Potter - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino
Short Contemporary Romance: A Human Touch by Glenda Sanders - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Birgit Davis-Todd & Dominique Mondoulet-Wise
- Heart of the Dragon by Deborah Smith - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Nita Taublib
- It Happened One Weekend by Vicki Lewis Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Zilla Soriano & Dominique Mondoulet-Wise
- The Loving Touch by Catherine Spencer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Elizabeth Johnson
- Midnight Kiss by Marcia Evanick - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Beth deGuzman
- Outlaw Carson – Glenna McReynolds - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
- Rough Passage by Paula Detmer Riggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Leslie Wainger
- Sara's Angel by Sharon Sala - Meteor, Kismet - Kate Duffy
- Too Wild to Wed? by Jayne Ann Krentz - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Birgit Davis-Todd & Dominique Mondoulet-Wise
- Valentine's Knight by Renee Roszel - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Valerie Hayward
Single Title Contemporary Romance: A Man to Die For by Eileen Dreyer - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Carolyn Marino
- Genuine Lies by Nora Roberts - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Carolyn Nichols
- A Nothing Town in Texas by Lass Small - HarperCollins, Harper - Carolyn Marino
Single Title Historical Romance: Courting Miss Hattie by Pamela Morsi - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Carrie Feron
- Emma and the Outlaw by Linda Lael Miller - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
- Forbidden by Susan Johnson - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Barbara Alpert
- Green Eyes by Karen Robards - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor
- The Raven and the Rose by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino
- The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
Traditional Romance: Every Kind of Heaven by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Dianne Moggy
- The Cloud Holders by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Dianne Moggy & Pat Cooney
- Courting Catherine by Nora Roberts - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Paula Pearl
- First Comes Marriage by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof
- Of Rascals and Rainbows by Marcella Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Pat Cooney
- Romantic Notions by Roz Denny - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof
Young Adult Romance: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep by Lurlene McDaniel - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Starfire - Beverly Horowitz
- Down with Love! by Carla Bracale - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Jane Thornton
- The Truth about Love by Laurie Lykken - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Jane Thornton
