2005 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

Blue Flame by Jill Shalvis

Daisy's Back In Town by Rachel Gibson

Golden Lies by Barbara Freethy

In The Mood by Suzanne Macpherson

An Irresistible Bachelor by Jessica Bird

Street Smart by Tara Taylor Quinn

Summer By The Sea by Susan Wiggs

This Can't Be Love by Kasey Michaels

First Book

Time Off For Good Behavior by Lani Diane Rich

American Idle by Alesia Holliday

Do Me, Do My Roots by Eileen Rendahl

A Man In A Kilt by Sandy Blair

Rules Of Engagement by Kathryn Caskie

The Runaway Duke by Julie Anne Long

Inspirational Romance

Grounds To Believe by Shelley Bates

At The Scent Of Water by Linda Nichols

Gabriel's Discovery by Felicia Mason

Hero In Her Heart by Marta Perry

A Nest Of Sparrows by Deborah Raney

Long Contemporary Series Romance

John Riley's Girl by Inglath Cooper

Body Search by Jessica Andersen

The Cop by Jan Hudson

A Family Christmas by Carrie Alexander

Hidden Agenda by Maggie Price

Joint Forces by Catherine Mann

A Marriage Of Majors by Elizabeth Ashtree

A Real Hero by Jean Brashear

Long Historical Romance

Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale

Beloved Impostor by Patricia Potter

The Butler Did It by Kasey Michaels

Highlander Unbound by Julia London

The Linnet by Elizabeth English

Moon In The Water by Elizabeth Grayson

My Pleasure by Connie Brockway

To Find You Again by Maureen McKade

Wedded Bliss by Barbara Metzger

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

A.K.A. Goddess by Evelyn Vaughn

American Idle by Alesia Holliday

Do Me, Do My Roots by Eileen Rendahl

The Ocean Between Us by Susan Wiggs

Time Off For Good Behavior by Lani Diane Rich

Paranormal Romance

Blue Moon by Lori Handeland

Come To Me by Lisa Cach

Divided In Death by J.D. Robb

Heart Of The Hunter by Tina St. John

The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning

Shadow Fires by Catherine Spangler

Visions In Death by J.D. Robb

Wet And Wild by Sandra Hill

Regency Romance

A Passionate Endeavor by Sophia Nash

Moonlight And Mischief by Rhonda Woodward

The Rules Of Love by Amanda McCabe

Romance Novella

"Her Best Enemy" in Night's Edge by Maggie Shayne

"Daydream Believer" in Man Of My Dreams by Maggie Shayne

"The Edge Of Memory" in Mysteries Of Lost Angel Inn by Kathleen O'Brien

"Father And The Notorious Miss Neuman" in A Wife For Papa by Lynn Collum

"The First Kiss" in Lady Whistledown Strikes Back by Julia Quinn

"Midsummer's Night's Magic" in Man Of My Dreams by Virginia Kantra

"Out On A Limb" in Mistletoe And Mayhem by Christie Ridgway

"Surrender" in Essence Of Midnight by Julie Elizabeth Leto

"Wolf Moon" in Moon Shadows by Nora Roberts

Romantic Suspense

I'm Watching You by Karen Rose

Body Double by Vicki Hinze

Code Name: Princess by Christina Skye

Colder Than Ice by Maggie Shayne

Fatal Error by Colleen Thompson

Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose

Just Past Midnight by Amanda Stevens

Mimosa Grove by Dinah McCall - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger

Shady Lady by Elizabeth Thornton

Short Contemporary Romance

Miss Pruitt's Private Life by Barbara McCauley

A Family Of His Own by Liz Fielding

Hers For The Weekend by Tanya Michaels

Like A Hurricane by Roxanne St. Claire

Meeting At Midnight by Eileen Wilks

Tall, Dark And Texan by Jane Sullivan

We've Got Tonight by Jacquie D'Alessandro

When He Was Bad... by Jane Sullivan

Short Historical Romance

A Wanted Man by Susan Kay Law

The Countess Bride by Terri Brisbin

A Lady Of Distinction by Deborah Simmons

My Favorite Thief by Karyn Monk

My Seduction by Connie Brockway

The Princess Masquerade by Lois Greiman

Rules Of Engagement by Kathryn Caskie

The Unexpected Wife by Mary Burton

Traditional Romance

Christmas Eve Marriage by Jessica Hart

The Bowen Bride by Nicole Burnham

The Game Show Bride by Jackie Braun

Gino's Arranged Bride by Lucy Gordon

The Last-Minute Marriage by Marion Lennox