1997 RITA® Winners & Finalists
Contents
Contemporary Single Title Romance
Daniel's Gift by Barbara Freethy
- Daring To Dream by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
- Jackson Rule by Dinah McCall - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Abigail Kamen-Holland
First Book
Stardust of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Gail Fortune
- His Secret Side by Pamela Burford - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Huntley Fitzpatrick
- Shadows In Velvet by Haywood Smith - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
- Traveler by Elaine Fox - Dorchester, Love Spell - Joanna Cagan
Inspirational Romance
The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers - Tyndale House - Karen Ball
- Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt - Baker, Bethany House - Sharon Asmus
- Firestorm by Lisa Tawn Bergren - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Karen Ball
Long Contemporary Series Romance
Wild Blood by Naomi Horton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
- Expectant Father by Leanne Banks - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Lucia Macro
- The Fall Of Shane MacKade by Nora Roberts - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Isabel Swift
- Having His Baby by Karen Young - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse
- His Runaway Son by Dee Holmes - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Maureen Stonehouse
- Mackenzie's Pleasure by Linda Howard - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
- Megan's Mate by Nora Roberts - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Isabel Swift
- My Fair Gentleman by Jan Freed - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Jane Robson
Long Historical Romance
Conor's Way - Laura Lee Guhrke - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperPrism - Abigail Kamen-Holland
- The Bad Luck Wedding Dress by Geralyn Dawson - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Fanfare - Wendy McCurdy
- Denim And Lace by Patricia Rice - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Hilary Ross
- Gold Dust by Emily Carmichael - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Claire Zion
- The Love Charm by Pamela Morsi - HarperCollins, Avon - Carrie Feron
- The Marshal And The Heiress by Patricia Potter - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Beth deGuzman
- The Outsider by Penelope Williamson - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Michael Korda
- Shattered Rainbows by Mary Jo Putney - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
Paranormal Romance
Stardust of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Gail Fortune
- Breath Of Magic by Teresa Medeiros - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Fanfare - Wendy McCurdy
- Dreamcatcher by Dinah McCall - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Abigail Kamen-Holland
- The Faery Bride by Lisa Ann Verge - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio
- Frankly, My Dear by Sandra Hill - Dorchester, Love Spell - Alicia Condon
- A Ghost Of A Chance by Casey Claybourne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Gail Fortune
- Now And Forever by Kimberly Raye - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Shadows - Karen Taylor-Richman
- The Wolf And The Woman's Touch by Ingrid Weaver - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Melissa Jeglinski
Regency Romance
The Lady's Companion by Carla Kelly - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
- Miss Kendal Sets Her Cap by Marian Devon - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Carolyn Nichols
- Step In Time by Anne Barbour - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Constance Martin
- The Unromantic Lady by Penelope Stratton - Fawcett, Regency - Barbara Dicks
Romantic Suspense
See How They Run by Bethany Campbell - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
- Last Night by Meryl Sawyer - PRH/Random House, Dell - Mary Ellen O'Neill
- Montana Sky by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Leslie Gelbman
- Reckless Lover by Carly Bishop - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Julianne Moore
- Woman Without A Name by Emilie Richards - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
Short Contemporary Series Romance
Cowboy Pride by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Tara Gavin
- Angel On A Harley by Janis Reams Hudson - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Wendy McCurdy
- Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Birgit Davis-Todd
- Christmas With Eve by Elda Minger - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Birgit Davis-Todd
- The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Beth deGuzman
- Family First by Marcia Evanick - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Elizabeth Barrett
- Spring Bride by Sandra Marton - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents, Sue Curran
Short Historical Romance
Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Melinda Metz & Gail Fortune
- The Bartered Bride by Cheryl Reavis - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tara Gavin
- Carried Away by Jill Barnett - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
- Heart of the Hawk by Justine Dare - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Topaz - Hilary Ross
- Sometimes Forever by Catherine Palmer - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Judith Stern Palais
- Sparhawk's Angel by Miranda Jarrett - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
- The Wedding Raffle by Geralyn Dawson - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Caroline Tolley
Traditional Romance
Her Very Own Husband by Lauryn Chandler - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Lynda Curnyn & Anne Canadeo
- The Daddy Trap by Leigh Michaels - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Samantha Bell
- Ending in Marriage" in Midnight Sons Volume 3 by Debbie Macomber - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Paula Eykelhof
- For the Love of Emma by Lucy Gordon - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Tessa Shapcott
- The Honeymoon Quest by Dana Lindsey - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Cristine Niessner
- Temporary Husband by Day Leclaire - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Cathy Laing & Gillian Green
- Undercover Daddy by Lindsay Longford - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Lucia Macro