2004 RITA® Winners & Finalists
Contents
- 1 Contemporary Single Title Romance
- 2 First Book
- 3 Inspirational Romance
- 4 Long Contemporary Series Romance
- 5 Long Historical Romance
- 6 Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements
- 7 Paranormal Romance
- 8 Regency Romance
- 9 Romance Novella
- 10 Romantic Suspense
- 11 Short Contemporary Romance
- 12 Short Historical Romance
- 13 Traditional Romance
Contemporary Single Title Romance
- Back Roads by Susan Crandall
- Fallen From Grace by Laura Leone
- Key Of Light by Nora Roberts
- The Last Bride In Ballymuir by Dorien Kelly
- Lover's Lane by Jill Marie Landis
- Only By Your Touch by Catherine Anderson
- The Secret Gift by Jaclyn Reding
- Small Wonders by Marilyn Pappano
First Book
- Baby, Be Mine by Emily McKay
- Charming The Highlander by Janet Chapman
- The Ideal Bride by Nonnie St. George
- The Maid Of Dishonor by Tanya Michaels
- Some Like It Sizzling by Jamie Sobrato
- Winter Woman by Jenna Kernan
Inspirational Romance
- One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury
- When You Believe by Deborah Bedford
- Without A Trace by Colleen Coble
Long Contemporary Series Romance
The Top Gun's Return by Kathleen Creighton
- All A Man Can Be by Virginia Kantra
- Entrapment by Kylie Brant
- Keeping Faith by Day Leclaire
- The Last Honorable Man by Vickie Taylor
- Night Watch by Suzanne Brockmann
- The One Safe Place by Kathleen O'Brien
- Ring Of Deception by Sandra Marton
- Strategic Engagement by Catherine Mann
Long Historical Romance
The Destiny by Katherine Givens
- Fool For Love by Eloisa James
- A Kiss To Die For by Claudia Dain
- London's Perfect Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
- The Saint by Madeline Hunter
- The Silver Lion by Lynn Kerstan
- To Marry The Duke by Julianne MacLean
Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements
Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah
Paranormal Romance
Shades Of Midnight by Linda Fallon
- Hunting Midnight by Emma Holly
- Night Fires by Karen Harbaugh
- No More Lies by Susan Squires
- Portrait In Death - J.D. Robb
- Skyfall by Catherine Asaro
- Wedding The Highlander by Janet Chapman
Regency Romance
Prospero's Daughter by Nancy Butler
- The Ideal Bride by Nonnie St. George
- The Indifferent Earl by Blair Bancroft
- The Reluctant Rogue by Elizabeth Powell
Romance Novella
"Prisoner Of The Tower" in Wedding Chase, The by Gayle Wilson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Releases - Tracy Farrell
- "36 Valentines" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown by Julia Quinn
- "Against The Odds" in Where's My Hero? by Lisa Kleypas
- "Run From Twilight" in Two By Twilight by Maggie Shayne
- "Seven Days" in Lakota Legacy by Ruth Wind
- "A Tale Of Two Sisters" in Where's My Hero? by Julia Quinn
- "Two Hearts" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown by Karen Hawkins
- "The Yearning" in His Immortal Embrace by Hannah Howell
Romantic Suspense
Remember When: Part I (aka Hot Rocks) by Nora Roberts
- Caught In The Act by Joyce Lamb
- Cold Ridge by Carla Neggers
- Kill The Competition by Stephanie Bond
- Remember When: Part II (aka Big Jack) by J.D. Robb
- Thicker Than Water by Maggie Shayne
- While She Was Sleeping by Suzanne Forster
Short Contemporary Romance
The Knight's Kiss by Nicole Burnham
- Baby, Be Mine by Emily McKay
- Fringe Benefits by Nancy Warren
- Mistletoe Over Manhattan by Barbara Daly
- One Naughty Night by Joanne Rock
- Show And Tell by Rhonda Nelson
- Wicked & Willing by Leslie Kelly
- "A Wolf River Summer" in Summer Gold by Barbara McCauley
Short Historical Romance
Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas
- Adam's Promise by Julianne MacLean
- The Angel Of Devil's Camp by Lynna Banning
- Confessions Of A Scoundrel by Karen Hawkins
- Love With The Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander
- One Night Of Scandal by Teresa Medeiros
- Wayward Widow by Nicola Cornick
