2004 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Single Title Romance

Birthright by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman

Back Roads by Susan Crandall - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Karen Kosztolnyik
Fallen from Grace by Laura Leone - Five Star - Russell Davis
Key of Light by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
The Last Bride in Ballymuir by Dorien Kelly - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
Lover's Lane by Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
Only by Your Touch by Catherine Anderson - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Ellen Edwards
The Secret Gift by Jaclyn Reding - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Claire Zion & Hilary Ross
Small Wonders by Marilyn Pappano - PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy

First Book

Back Roads by Susan Crandall - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Karen Kosztolnyik

Baby, Be Mine by Emily McKay - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
Charming the Highlander by Janet Chapman - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Selena James
The Ideal Bride by Nonnie St. George - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Kate Duffy
The Maid of Dishonor by Tanya Michaels - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Jennifer Green
Some Like It Sizzling by Jamie Sobrato - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Wanda Ottewell
Winter Woman by Jenna Kernan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Jessica Regante & Ann Leslie Tuttle

Inspirational Romance

Autumn Dreams by Gayle Roper - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg

One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury - Zondervan - Karen Ball & Bob Hudson
When You Believe by Deborah Bedford - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Leslie Peterson
Without a Trace by Colleen Coble - Thomas Nelson - Ami McConnell

Long Contemporary Series Romance

The Top Gun's Return by Kathleen Creighton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan

All a Man Can Be by Virginia Kantra - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
Entrapment by Kylie Brant - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
Keeping Faith by Day Leclaire - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Forrester Square - Marsha Zinberg
The Last Honorable Man by Vickie Taylor - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Ann Leslie Tuttle
Night Watch by Suzanne Brockmann - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
The One Safe Place by Kathleen O'Brien - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin
Ring of Deception by Sandra Marton - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Forrester Square - Marsha Zinberg
Strategic Engagement by Catherine Mann - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Melissa Jeglinski

Long Historical Romance

The Destiny by Katherine Givens - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Karen Kosztolnyik

Fool for Love by Eloisa James - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
A Kiss to Die For by Claudia Dain - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
London's Perfect Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
The Saint by Madeline Hunter - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
The Silver Lion by Lynn Kerstan - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Hilary Ross
To Marry the Duke by Julianne MacLean - HarperCollins, Avon - Kelly Harms

Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements

Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Linda Marrow

A Piece of Heaven by Barbara Samuel - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers
Shore Lights by Barbara Bretton - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang

Paranormal Romance

Shades of Midnight by Linda Fallon - Kensington, Zebra - Amy Garvey

Hunting Midnight by Emma Holly - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Christine Zika
Night Fires by Karen Harbaugh - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
No More Lies by Susan Squires - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
Portrait in Death - J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
Skyfall by Catherine Asaro - Macmillan, Tor, Science Fiction - James Minz
Wedding the Highlander by Janet Chapman - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Selena James

Regency Romance

Prospero's Daughter by Nancy Butler - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross

The Ideal Bride by Nonnie St. George - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Kate Duffy
The Indifferent Earl by Blair Bancroft - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
The Reluctant Rogue by Elizabeth Powell - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross

Romance Novella

"Prisoner of the Tower" in Wedding Chase by Gayle Wilson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Releases - Tracy Farrell

"36 Valentines" in The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
"Against the Odds" in Where's My Hero? by Lisa Kleypas - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
"Run from Twilight" in Two by Twilight by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Leslie Wainger
"Seven Days" in Lakota Legacy by Ruth Wind - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Lynda Curnyn
"A Tale of Two Sisters" in Where's My Hero? by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
"Two Hearts" in The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown by Karen Hawkins - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
"The Yearning" in His Immortal Embrace by Hannah Howell - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio

Romantic Suspense

Remember When: Part I (aka Hot Rocks) by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman

Caught in the Act by Joyce Lamb - Five Star - Russell Davis
Cold Ridge by Carla Neggers - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Amy Moore-Benson
Kill the Competition by Stephanie Bond - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
Remember When: Part II (aka Big Jack) by J. D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
Thicker than Water by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
While She Was Sleeping by Suzanne Forster - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Cindy Hwang

Short Contemporary Romance

The Knight's Kiss by Nicole Burnham - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Gail Chasan

Baby, Be Mine by Emily McKay - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
Fringe Benefits by Nancy Warren - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Green
Mistletoe over Manhattan by Barbara Daly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Green
One Naughty Night by Joanne Rock - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Wanda Ottewell
Show and Tell by Rhonda Nelson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin
Wicked & Willing by Leslie Kelly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Brenda Chin
"A Wolf River Summer" in Summer Gold by Barbara McCauley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette - Melissa Jeglinski

Short Historical Romance

Worth Any Price by Julianne MacLean - HarperCollins, Harlequin - Melissa Endlich

The Angel of Devil's Camp by Lynna Banning - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - none given
Confessions of a Scoundrel byKaren Hawkins - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch
Love with the Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
One Night of Scandal by Teresa Medeiros - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
Wayward Widow by Nicola Cornick - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Historical - Kimberley Young

Traditional Romance

Her Royal Baby by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Romance - Kate Paice

The Boss's Convenient Proposal by Barbara McMahon - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Romance - Kimberley Young
A Cradle for Caroline by Nancy Warren - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Jennifer Green
Her Playboy Challenge by Barbara Hannay - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Kimberley Young
The Snow Bride by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Paula Eykelhof
The Wish by Diane Pershing - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey
The Wish-List Wife by Barbara Dunlop - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Kathryn Lye