2002 RITA® Winners & Finalists
Contemporary Single Title Romance - 5
True Confessions by Rachel Gibson
HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
The Four Seasons by Mary Alice Monroe
HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
I Got You, Babe by Jane Graves
PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts
PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
Some Kind of Wonderful by Barbara Freethy
HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
First Book - 6 The Border Bride by Elizabeth English PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang Fallen by Celeste Bradley Dorchester, Leisure - Christopher Keeslar Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang Hide-and-Sheikh by Gail Dayton HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Jennifer Walsh & Stephanie Maurer The Nightingale's Song by Kathleen Eschenburg HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Carrie Feron Secret Vows by Mary Reed McCall HarperCollins, Avon by Lyssa Keusch
Inspirational Romance - 4 Beneath a Southern Sky by Deborah Raney PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree The Guardian by Dee Henderson PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg The Protector by Dee Henderson PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg Ribbon of Years by Robin Lee Hatcher Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree
Long Contemporary Series Romance - 8 Coming Home to You by Fay Robinson HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof In Close Quarters by Candace Irvin HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Allison Lyons Madigan's Wife by Linda Winstead Jones HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey Magic in a Jelly Jar by Sally Tyler Hayes HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson & Natashya Wilson The Money Man by Carolyn McSparren HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano Notorious by Vicki Lewis Thompson HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin Plain-Jane Princess by Karen Templeton HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan The Word of a Child by Janice Kay Johnson HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
Long Historical Romance - 9 The Bridal Season by Connie Brockway PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy The Border Bride by Elizabeth English PH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang The Dragon's Bride by Jo Beverley PH/Penguin, Berkley - Audrey LaFehr Enchanting Pleasures by Eloisa James PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor The Husband Test by Betina Krahn PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy A Kiss to Remember by Teresa Medeiros PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy Nightingale's Gate by Linda Francis Lee PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers The Secret Swan by Shana Abe PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy Summer Moon by Jill Marie Landis PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
Paranormal Romance - 6 Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar Dance upon the Air by Nora Roberts PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman Destiny by Maggie Shayne PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang Heaven and Earth by Nora Roberts PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman To Charm a Knight by Linda Kay Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
Regency Romance - 4 Much Obliged by Jessica Benson Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio One Good Turn by Carla Kelly PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross The Painted Lady by Barbara Metzger PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross Under the Kissing Bough by Shannon Donnelly Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Amy Garvey
Romance Novella - 6 "I Will" in Wish List by Lisa Kleypas Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon "The Demon's Mistress" in In Praise of Younger Men by Jo Beverley PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh "Night" in Night and Day by Anne Stuart HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Tracy Farrell "The Rose and the Sword" in Once Upon a Rose by Jill Gregory PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang "Santa Baby" in Naughty or Nice? by Patricia Ryan Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin "Winter Rose" in Once Upon a Rose by Nora Roberts PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
Romantic Suspense - 8 The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Linda Marrow Betrayal in Death by J. D. Robb PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman Blind Faith by Christiane Heggan HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Amy Moore-Benson Dark Side of Dawn by Merline Lovelace PRH, Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Audrey LaFehr Darkling, I Listen by Katherine Sutcliffe PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Christine Zika Mercy by Julie Garwood Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford The Perfect Princess by Elizabeth Thornton PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy Princess Charming by Elizabeth Thornton PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
Short Contemporary Romance - 8 A Long Hot Christmas by Barbara Daly HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Susan Sheppard Fortune's Secret Daughter by Barbara McCauley HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Ann Leslie Tuttle In Dante's Debt by Jane Porter HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott The Inconvenient Bride by Anne McAllister HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Sarah Wood Jingle Bell Bride? by Jennifer LaBrecque HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Brenda Chin The Matchmaker's Mistake by Jane Sullivan HarperCollins, Harlequin Duets - Jennifer Tam Sinclair's Surprise Baby by Barbara McCauley HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski Under the Covers by Jamie Ann Denton HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Tam
Short Historical Romance - 7 Tempt Me Twice - Barbara Dawson Smith Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin Halfway to Heaven by Susan Wiggs HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Dianne Moggy & Martha Keenan The Horse Soldier by Merline Lovelace HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan Never Marry a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro Once a Mistress by Rebecca Hagan Lee PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro White Lion's Lady by Tina St. John PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
Traditional Romance - 7 Quinn's Complete Seduction by Sandra Steffen HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski Accidental Fiancee by Renee Roszel HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Linda Fildew Adopted: Twins! by Marion Lennox HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins The Bachelor's Baby by Liz Fielding HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins Doctor on Loan by Marion Lennox HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon - Medical - Ceri Tomlins His Baby, Her Heart by Sue Swift HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Kim Nadelson Just One Kiss by Carla Cassidy HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski
