2006 RITA® Winners & Finalists
Contemporary Single Title Romance - 7
Lakeside Cottage by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
- All I Need Is You (aka Wedding Survivor) by Julia London - Amazon, Montlake
- A Crazy Kind of Love by Maureen Child - Macmillan, St. Martin's
- Heartbreak Hotel by Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Random House, Ballantine:
- Picket Fence by Kimberly Cates - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN
- Turn My World Upside Down by Maureen Child - Macmillan, St. Martin's
- You've Got Male by Elizabeth Bevarly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN
First Book - 8 Show Her the Money by Stephanie Feagan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Bombshell
- Charmed & Dangerous by Candace Havens - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove
- Finders Keepers by Linnea Sinclair - PRH/Random House, Bantam
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Men I've Dated by Shane Bolks - HarperCollins, William Morrow
- Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
- Spirited Away by Pamela Labud - Kensington, Zebra
- A Texas State of Mind by Ann DeFee - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American
- Worth Every Risk by Dianna Love - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
Inspirational Romance - 5 Heavens to Betsy by Beth Pattillo]] - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook
- Chloe by Lyn Cote]] - Hachette, Hachette Nashville, FaithWords
- Pocketful of Pearls by Shelley Bates]] - Hachette, Hachette Nashville, FaithWords
- Remember Me by Deborah Bedford]] - Hachette, Hachette Nashville, FaithWords
- A Sheltering Love by Terri Reed]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired
Long Contemporary Romance - 9 Worth Every Risk (aka Last Chance to Run) by Dianna Love - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
- Blackberry Winter by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Releases
- The Business of Strangers by Kylie Brant - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
- The Father Factor by Lilian Darcy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition
- Her Last Defense by Vickie Taylor - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
- Hometown Girl by Margaret Watson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance
- The Secret Wife by Carrie Weaver - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance
- A Texas State of Mind by Ann DeFee - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American
- Under the Mistletoe by Kristin Hardy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition
Long Historical Romance - 8 The Devil to Pay by Liz Carlyle - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star
- The Dark Queen by Susan Carroll - PRH/Random House, Ballantine
- A Most Unsuitable Man by Jo Beverley - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet
- Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
- The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
- Sin and Sensibility by Suzanne Enoch - HarperCollins, Avon
- This Rake of Mine by Elizabeth Boyle - HarperCollins, Avon
- To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries - Simon & Schuster, Pocket
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements - 8 Lady Luck's Map of Vegas by Barbara Samuel - PRH/Random House, Ballantine
- Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove
- Charmed & Dangerous by Candace Havens - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
- Ex and the Single Girl by Lani Diane Rich - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot
- The Me I Used to Be by Jennifer Archer - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT
- Sweetgrass by Mary Alice Monroe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
- Table for Five by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
- The Tiara Club by Beverly Brandt - Macmillan, St. Martin's, Griffin
Paranormal Romance - 8 Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair - PRH/Random House, Bantam
- After Midnight by Teresa Medeiros - HarperCollins, Avon
- Dark Lover by J. R. Ward - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet
- Ghost Walk by Heather Graham - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
- The Misted Cliffs by Catherine Asaro - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Luna
- My Shadow Warrior by Jen Holling - Simon & Schuster, Pocket
- Spirited Away by Pamela Labud - Kensington, Zebra
- A Taste of Crimson by Marjorie M. Liu - Dorchester, Love Spell
Regency Romance - 4 A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
- The House Party by Jeanne Savery - Kensington, Zebra
- Just Say Yes by Myretta Robens - Macmillan, Pronoun
- Miss Whitlow's Turn by Jenna Mindel - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency
Romance Novella - 7 "The Naked Truth about Guys" in The Naked Truth by Alesia Holliday - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
- "Blood Lust" in Bite by Vickie Taylor - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove
- "Glad Rags" in The True Love Wedding Dress by Connie Brockway - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx
- "Highland Handfast" in The Betrothal by Joanne Rock - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
- Playing for Keeps by Cherry Adair - Adair Digital
- "A Proper Englishwoman" in Talk of the Ton by Eloisa James - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove
- "Simon Says" in Secrets by Jane Thompson - Red Sage
Romantic Suspense - 8 Survivor in Death by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley
- Close-Up by Virginia Kantra - PRH/Penguin, Berkley
- Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen - PRH/Random House, Dell
- Darker than Midnight by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA
- In Deep Voodoo by Stephanie Bond - HarperCollins, Avon
- The Marriage Trap by Elizabeth Thornton - PRH/Random House, Dell
- Nothing to Fear by Karen Rose - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner)
- Tangle of Lies by Patricia Potter - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation
Short Contemporary Romance - 9 The Marriage Miracle by Liz Fielding - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance
- Between Midnight and Morning by Cindy Gerard - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
- Hot to the Touch by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
- One Night in Texas by Jane Sullivan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Temptation
- Really Hot! by Jennifer LaBrecque - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Temptation
- The Rich Stranger by Bronwyn Jameson - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
- The Rugged Loner by Bronwyn Jameson - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
- The Ruthless Groom by Bronwyn Jameson - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire
- Suspicious by Heather Graham - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments
Short Historical Romance - 8 The Texan's Reward by Jodi Thomas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley
- Abbie's Outlaw by Victoria Bylin - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
- Highlander in Love by Julia London - Simon & Schuster, Pocket Star
- His Secondhand Wife by Cheryl St. John - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
- It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas - HarperCollins, Avon
- The King's Mistress by Terri Brisbin - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical
- To Love a Thief by Julie Anne Long - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever
- When We Meet Again by Victoria Alexander - HarperCollins, Avon
Traditional Romance - 3 Princess of Convenience by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance
- Smart Boys & Fast Girls by Stephie Davis - Dorchester, Leisure
- Who Needs Boys? by Stephie Davis - Smooch
