2004 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Birthright - Nora Roberts

• Finalists:

Back Roads - Susan Crandall

Fallen From Grace - Laura Leone

Key Of Light - Nora Roberts

The Last Bride In Ballymuir - Dorien Kelly

Lover's Lane - Jill Marie Landis

Only By Your Touch - Catherine Anderson

The Secret Gift - Jaclyn Reding

Small Wonders - Marilyn Pappano

First Book

* Winner: Back Roads - Susan Crandall

• Finalists:

Baby, Be Mine - Emily McKay

Charming The Highlander - Janet Chapman

The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George

The Maid Of Dishonor - Tanya Michaels

Some Like It Sizzling - Jamie Sobrato

Winter Woman - Jenna Kernan

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Autumn Dreams - Gayle Roper

• Finalists:

One Tuesday Morning - Karen Kingsbury

When You Believe - Deborah Bedford

Without A Trace - Colleen Coble

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: The Top Gun's Return - Kathleen Creighton

• Finalists:

All A Man Can Be - Virginia Kantra

Entrapment - Kylie Brant

Keeping Faith - Day Leclaire

The Last Honorable Man - Vickie Taylor

Night Watch - Suzanne Brockmann

The One Safe Place - Kathleen O'Brien

Ring Of Deception - Sandra Marton

Strategic Engagement - Catherine Mann

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: The Destiny - Katherine Givens

• Finalists:

Fool For Love - Eloisa James

A Kiss To Die For - Claudia Dain

London's Perfect Scoundrel - Suzanne Enoch

The Saint - Madeline Hunter

The Silver Lion - Lynn Kerstan

To Marry The Duke - Julianne MacLean

Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements

* Winner: Between Sisters - Kristin Hannah

• Finalists:

A Piece Of Heaven - Barbara Samuel

Shore Lights - Barbara Bretton

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Shades Of Midnight - Linda Fallon

• Finalists:

Hunting Midnight - Emma Holly

Night Fires - Karen Harbaugh

No More Lies - Susan Squires

Portrait In Death - J.D. Robb

Skyfall - Catherine Asaro

Wedding The Highlander - Janet Chapman

Regency Romance

* Winner: Prospero's Daughter - Nancy Butler

• Finalists:

The Ideal Bride - Nonnie St. George

The Indifferent Earl - Blair Bancroft

The Reluctant Rogue - Elizabeth Powell

Romance Novella

* Winner: "Prisoner Of The Tower" in The Wedding Chase - Gayle Wilson

• Finalists:

"36 Valentines" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown - Julia Quinn

"Against The Odds" in Where's My Hero? - Lisa Kleypas

"Run From Twilight" in Two By Twilight - Maggie Shayne

"Seven Days" in Lakota Legacy - Ruth Wind

"A Tale Of Two Sisters" in Where's My Hero? - Julia Quinn

"Two Hearts" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown - Karen Hawkins

"The Yearning" in His Immortal Embrace - Hannah Howell

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: Remember When: Part I (aka Hot Rocks) - Nora Roberts

• Finalists:

Caught In The Act - Joyce Lamb

Cold Ridge - Carla Neggers

Kill The Competition - Stephanie Bond

Remember When: Part II (aka Big Jack) - J.D. Robb

Thicker Than Water - Maggie Shayne

While She Was Sleeping - Suzanne Forster

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Knight's Kiss - Nicole Burnham

• Finalists:

Baby, Be Mine - Emily McKay

Fringe Benefits - Nancy Warren

Mistletoe Over Manhattan - Barbara Daly

One Naughty Night - Joanne Rock

Show And Tell - Rhonda Nelson

Wicked & Willing - Leslie Kelly

"A Wolf River Summer" in Summer Gold - Barbara McCauley

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: Worth Any Price - Lisa Kleypas

• Finalists:

Adam's Promise - Julianne MacLean

The Angel Of Devil's Camp - Lynna Banning

Confessions Of A Scoundrel - Karen Hawkins

Love With The Proper Husband - Victoria Alexander

One Night Of Scandal - Teresa Medeiros

Wayward Widow - Nicola Cornick

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Her Royal Baby - Marion Lennox

• Finalists:

The Boss's Convenient Proposal - Barbara McMahon

A Cradle For Caroline - Nancy Warren

Her Playboy Challenge - Barbara Hannay

The Snow Bride - Debbie Macomber

The Wish - Diane Pershing

The Wish-List Wife - Barbara Dunlop