1998 RITA® Winners
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The Romance Writers of America award the RITA each year.
Contents
Best First Book
- Brazen Angel by Elizabeth Boyle, Dell, Laura Cifelli, Editor
- Finalists:
- Lost Yesterday by Jenny Lykins, Berkley Jove, Jessica Faust, Editor
- The Only Child by Carolyn McSparren, Harlequin Superromance, Zilla Soriano, Editor
- Remember The Time by Annette Reynolds, Bantam Romance, Shauna Summers, Editor
- Winter Hearts by Maureen McKade, Avon, Micki Nuding, Editor
Best Traditional Romance
- His Brother's Child by Lucy Gordon, Harlequin Romance, Tessa Shapcott, Editor
- Finalists:
- Her Secret Santa by Day Leclaire, Harlequin Romance, Gillian Green, Editor
- Mommy And The Policeman Next Door by Marie Ferrarella, Silhouette Yours Truly, Leslie Wainger/Marcia Adirim, Editors
- My Baby, Your Son by Anne Peters by Silhouette Romance, Mary Theresa Hussey, Editor
- Porcupine Ranch by Sally Carleen by Silhouette Romance, Mary Theresa Hussey, Editor
- Pregnant With His Child by Carla Cassidy, Silhouette Romance, Karen Taylor Richman, Editor
- The Secret Baby by Day Leclaire, Harlequin Romance, Gillian Green, Editor
- Wife Without a Past by Elizabeth Harbison, Silhouette Romance, Cristine Grace, Editor
Best Short Contemporary Series
- Nobody's Princess by Jennifer Greene, Silhouette Desire, Lucia Macro/Melissa Jeglinski, Editors
- Finalists:
- Bride Overboard by Heather MacAllister, Harlequin Temptation, Brenda Chin, Editor
- Daddy By Accident by Paula Detmer Riggs, Silhouette Desire, Leslie Wainger, Editor
- A Hard-Hearted Hero by Pamela Burford, Harlequin Temptation, Susan Sheppard, Editor
- Finn's Twins! by Anne McAllister, Harlequin Presents, Samantha Bell, Editor
- Look What The Stork Brought by Dixie Browning, Silhouette Desire, Melissa Senate
- Mr. Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Harlequin Temptation, Brenda Chin, Editor
Best Long Contemporary Series
- Reckless by Ruth Wind , Silhouette Intimate Moments, Cathleen Treacy, Editor
- Finalists:
- The 14th And Forever by Merline Lovelace, Silhouette Intimate Moments, Gail Chasan, Editor
- Adam's Kiss by Mindy Neff, Harlequin American Romance, Denise O'Sullivan, Editor
- Her Ideal Man by Ruth Wind, Silhouette Intimate Moments, Cathleen Treacy, Editor
- MacNamara's Woman by Alicia Scott, Silhouette Intimate Moments, Leslie Wainger, Editor
- Nighthawk by Rachel Lee, Silhouette Intimate Moments, Leslie Wainger, Editor
- Saving Susannah by Beverly Bird, Silhouette Intimate Moments, Cristine Grace, Editor
- The Twenty-third Man by Peggy Nicholson, Harlequin Superromance, Jane Robson/Maureen Stonehouse, Editors
Best Paranormal Romance
- Fire Hawk by Justine Dare, Signet/Topaz, Hilary Ross, Editor
- Finalists:
- Dangerous Waters by Amy J. Fetzer, Zebra, John Scognamigio, Editor
- Heaven In West Texas by Susan Kay Law, Harper Monogram, Abigail Kamen Holland, Editor
- Lost Yesterday by Jenny Lykins, Berkley/Jove, Jessica Faust, Editor
- Somewhere My Love by Karen Fox, Dorchester/Lovespell, Joanna Cagan, Editor
- Time Enough For Love by Suzanne Brockmann, Bantam Loveswept, Shauna Summers/Joy Abella, Editors
- Twice Upon A Time by Emilie Richards, Avon, Ellen Edwards, Editor
Best Inspirational Romance
- Homeward by Melody Carlson , Multnomah, Karen Ball, Editor
- Finalists:
- Brothers by Angela Elwell Hunt, Bethany House, Sharon Asmus, Editor
- Presumption of Guilt by Terri Blackstock, Zondervan, Dave Lambert/Lori Walburg, Editors