1994 RITA® Winners & Finalists

First Book

* Winner: A Candle In The Dark by Megan Chance

• Finalists:

Desert Flame by Elaine Kane

Hello, Love by Joan Shapiro

Journey Home by Susan Kay Law

Reckless Angel by Maggie Shayne

A Spirited Affair by Lynn Kerstan

Sweet Amity's Fire by Lee Scofield

Tender Wishes by Jo Anne Cassity

Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Private Scandals by Nora Roberts

• Finalists:

Cry Wolf by Tami Hoag

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Falling Angel by Anne Stuart

• Finalists:

One More Valentine by Anne Stuart

Somewhere Out There by Emilie Richards

A Wish...And A Kiss by Margaret St. George

Historical Series Romance

* Winner: My Lady Notorious by Jo Beverley

• Finalists:

Castaway by Laurel Ames

Dark Champion by Jo Beverley

The Lily And The Hawk by Marlene Suson

Shadow Dance by Anne Stuart

Sweet Sensations by Julie Tetel

Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas

Wicked Stranger by Louisa Rawlings

Historical Single Title Romance

* Winner: Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell

• Finalists:

Coming Up Roses by Catherine Anderson

Crown Of Dreams by Kimberly Cates

Sweet Everlasting by Patricia Gaffney

Thunder And Roses by Mary Jo Putney

Touch Of Lace by Elizabeth DeLancey

Until Spring by Libby Sydes

A Whisper Of Roses by Teresa Medeiros

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Dragonslayer by Emilie Richards

• Finalists:

Beyond All Reason by Judith Duncan

Broomstick Cowboy by Kathleen Eagle

The Forever Night by Myrna Temte

Home Again by Janice Kay Johnson

Miss Emmaline And The Archangel by Rachel Lee

Sweet Annie's Pass by Marilyn Pappano

Yesterday's Secrets by Tara Taylor Quinn

Regency Romance

* Winner: Deirdre and Don Juan by Jo Beverley

• Finalists:

Fallen Angel by Charlotte Louise Dolan

A Loyal Companion by Barbara Metzger

A Midsummer's Delight by Alicia Rasley

Miss Billings Treads The Boards by Carla Kelly

A Spirited Affair by Lynn Kerstan

Sweet Bargain by Kate Moore

Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance

* Winner: Nightshade by Nora Roberts

• Finalists:

Break The Night by Anne Stuart

Imminent Thunder by Rachel Lee

Presumed Guilty by Tess Gerritsen

Something's Cooking by Joanne Pence

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Avenging Angel by Glenna McReynolds

• Finalists:

Black Jack Brogan by Julie Kistler

Chastity's Pirate by Naomi Horton

Jake by Helen R. Myers

Man Around The House by Cindy Gerard

Quicksand by Jennifer Greene

The Rescuer by Peggy Moreland

Whitehorn's Woman by Barbara McCauley

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Annie And The Wise Men by Lindsay Longford

• Finalists:

Accidental Dad by Anne Peters

The Lake Effect by Leigh Michaels

A Lovin' Spoonful by Carolyn Monroe

One Man's Vow by Diana Whitney

The Real McCoy by Patricia Knoll

Sally's Beau by Laurie Paige

Ties That Blind by Leigh Michaels

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Summer Lightning by Wendy Corsi Staub

• Finalists:

Let Him Live by Lurlene McDaniel