1993 RITA® Winners & Finalists

First Book: ""Trust Me by Jeane Renick - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino Captive Angel by Elaine Crawford - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Melinda Metz Iron and Lace by Nadine Miller - Meteor, Kismet - Peggy Carpino The Scandalous Wager by Olivia Fontayne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Regency - Melina Metz Sea of Dreams by Elizabeth DeLancey - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Charter Diamond - Hillary Cige A Talent for Trouble by Anne Barbour - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Jennifer Enderlin

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance: Emily's Ghost by Antoinette Stockenberg-PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor The Loving by Sandra Canfield - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Carolyn Marino

Historical Series Romance: The Prisoner by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Joyce Mulvaney Dance of Deception by Suzannah Davis - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards Indigo Blue by Catherine Anderson - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperMonogram - Carolyn Marino Lord of My Heart by Jo Beverley - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards Midnight Raider by Shelly Thacker - HarperCollins, Avon - Marjorie Braman Renegade Bride by Barbara Ankrum - Kensington, Zebra, Heartfire - Ann LaFarge Song of the Wolf by Rosanne Bittner - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Barbara Alper Warrior Dreams by Kathleen Harrington - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Long Contemporary Romance: The Silence of Midnight by Karen Young - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse Exile's End by Rachel Lee - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger It Must Have Been the Mistletoe by Nikki Benjamin - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Tara Gavin Jake's Way by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro Jezebel's Blues by Ruth Wind - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Melissa Senate Last of the Good Guys by Curtiss Ann Matlock - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Leslie Wainger Mackenzie's Baby by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci Silent Sam's Salvation by Myrna Temte - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Mary Clare Kersten Sometimes a Lady by Linda Randall Wisdom - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci This Side of Heaven by Beverly Barton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Wendy Corsi Staub To Each His Own by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

Regency Romance: An Unwilling Bride by Jo Beverley - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Alice Alfonsi Christmas Belles by Susan Carroll - Fawcett, Regency - Barbara Dicks Lady Fortescue Steps Out by Marion Chesney - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Hope Dellon Miss Wickham's Betrothal by Nancy Richards-Akers - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch To Kiss a Thief by Kate Moore - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch The Viscount's Vixen by Joan Overfield - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance: Divine Evil by Nora Roberts - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Beverly Lewis Bayou Moon by Rebecca York - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Debra Matteucci Now You See Him... by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

Short Contemporary Romance: Navarrone - Helen R. Myers - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Valerie Hayward & Melissa Senate Babycakes by Glenda Sanders - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Sherie Posesorski The Bad Boy by Roseanne Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Sherie Posesorski & Diane Ho-Lung & Valerie Hayward Between Mist and Midnight by Kathleen O'Brien - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Paula Eykelhof & Laura Shinn Child Bride by Suzanne Forster - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Beth deGuzman McConnell's Bride by Naomi Horton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Paula Pearl Midsummer Madness by Christine Rimmer - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Gail Chasan Sara's Family by Ann Justice - Meteor, Kismet - Kate Duffy Shameless by Glenna McReynolds - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett The Silence of Angels by Karen Keast - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Mary Clare Kersten

Single Title Contemporary Romance: This Time Forever by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Avon - Maggie Lichota French Silk by Sandra Brown - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Jeanne Tiedge Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Phyllis Grann

Single Title Historical Romance: Keeper of the Dream by Penelope Williamson - PRH/Random House, Dell - Damaris Rowland Come Spring - Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Hillary Cige Fire on the Wind - Barbara Dawson Smith - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards Garters by Pamela Morsi - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Carrie Feron The Secret by Julie Garwood - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow Veils of Silk by Mary Jo Putney - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Hilary Ross

Traditional Romance: Father Goose by Marie Ferrarella - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Valerie Hayward Diamonds Are Forever by Linda Varner - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub Kiss of Bliss by Carolyn Monroe - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Wendy Corsi Staub Lake of Dreams by Jody McCrae - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Eliza Shallcross Last Chance for Marriage by Sandra Paul - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary-Theresa Hussey Only Make-Believe by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Dianne Moggy Valerie by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof

Young Adult Romance: Song of the Buffalo Boy by Sherry Garland - Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich - Karen Grove The Catacombs by Jesse Harris - PRH/Knopf Doubleday, Knopf, Parachute Press - Ruth Koeppel Looking Out for Lacey by Cheryl Zach - HarperCollins, Harper, Changes - Elise Donner Lucky in Love by Eileen Hehl - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Jane Thornton