2001 RITA® Winners

The Romance Writers of America award the RITA each year. 2002 saw the reconfiguring of many of the category names.

The Romance Writers of America award the RITA each year.

Best First Book

• A Man Like Mac by Fay Robinson

• Finalists:
  • By Arrangement by Madeline Hunter, Bantam
  • Cowboy For Keeps by Kristi Gold, Silhouette Desire
  • In The Shadow Of The Moon by Karen White, Dorchester
  • My Champion by Glynnis Campbell, Berkley
  • Passing By Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster, Multnomah
  • Reilly's Law by Elizabeth Keys, Kensington
  • Remember The Night by Linda Castillo, Silhouette Intimate Moments
  • Ties Of Love by Anita Wall, Kensington

Best Traditional Romance

• The Best Man & The Bridesmaid by Liz Fielding, Harlequin Romance

• Finalists:
  • The Bride's Proposition by Day Leclaire, Harlequin Romance
  • The Lyon's Den by Selina Sinclair, Harlequin Duets
  • Mixing Business...With Baby by Diana Whitney, Silhouette Romance
  • To Marry A Sheikh by Day Leclaire, Harlequin Romance
  • Tom Bradley's Babies by Marion Lennox, Tender Romance

Best Short Contemporary Series

• It Takes A Rebel by Stephanie Bond, Harlequin Temptation

• Finalists:
  • Callan's Proposition by Barbara McCauley, Silhouette Desire
  • First Comes Love by Elizabeth Bevarly, Silhouette Desire
  • In Name Only by Peggy Moreland, Silhouette Desire
  • Moonlighting by Heather MacAllister, Harlequin Temptation
  • Out Of The Blue by Jill Shalvis, Harlequin Temptation
  • Rough And Rugged by Colleen Collins, Harlequin Duets
  • The Taming Of Tyler Kincaid by Sandra Marton, Harlequin Presents

Best Long Contemporary Series

• Rogue's Reform by Marilyn Pappano, Silhouette Intimate Moments

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Best Paranormal Romance

• The Highlander's Touch by Karen Marie Moning

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Best Inspirational Romance

• The Shepherd's Voice by Robin Lee Hatcher

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Best Romantic Novella

• "Final Approach to Forever", Special Report, by Merline Lovelace, Silhouette Intimate Moments

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Best Regency Romance

• A Grand Design by Emma Jensen

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Best Short Historical Romance

• The Mistress by Susan Wiggs

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Best Long Historical Romance

Devilish by Jo Beverley

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Best Romantic Suspense

• Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts

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Best Contemporary Single Title

• First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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