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