2002 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Single Title Romance

True Confessions by Rachel Gibson - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

The Four Seasons by Mary Alice Monroe - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
I Got You, Babe by Jane Graves - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
Some Kind Of Wonderful by Barbara Freethy - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

First Book

The Border Bride by Elizabeth English - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang

Fallen by Celeste Bradley - Dorchester, Leisure - Christopher Keeslar
Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
Hide-And-Sheikh by Gail Dayton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Jennifer Walsh & Stephanie Maurer
The Nightingale's Song by Kathleen Eschenburg - HarperCollins, Harper, HarperTorch - Carrie Feron
Secret Vows by Mary Reed McCall - HarperCollins, Avon by Lyssa Keusch

Inspirational Romance

Beneath A Southern Sky by Deborah Raney - PRH/Crown, WaterBrook - Lisa Bergren & Traci DePree

The Guardian by Dee Henderson - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
The Protector by Dee Henderson - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
Ribbon Of Years by Robin Lee Hatcher - Tyndale House - Becky Nesbitt & Traci DePree

Long Contemporary Series Romance

Coming Home To You by Fay Robinson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof

In Close Quarters by Candace Irvin - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Allison Lyons
Madigan's Wife by Linda Winstead Jones - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Mary-Theresa Hussey
Magic In A Jelly Jar by Sally Tyler Hayes - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Kim Nadelson & Natashya Wilson
The Money Man by Carolyn McSparren - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Zilla Soriano
Notorious by Vicki Lewis Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze - Brenda Chin
Plain-Jane Princess by Karen Templeton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Gail Chasan
The Word Of A Child by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin

Long Historical Romance

The Bridal Season by Connie Brockway - PRH/Random House, Dell - Wendy McCurdy

The Border Bride by Elizabeth English - PH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
The Dragon's Bride by Jo Beverley - PH/Penguin, Berkley - Audrey LaFehr
Enchanting Pleasures by Eloisa James - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Jackie Cantor
The Husband Test by Betina Krahn - PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
A Kiss To Remember by Teresa Medeiros - PRH/Random House - Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
Nightingale's Gate by Linda Francis Lee - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers
The Secret Swan by Shana Abe - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
Summer Moon by Jill Marie Landis - PRH/Random House, Ballantine, Ivy - Shauna Summers

Paranormal Romance

Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang

Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner - Dorchester, Love Spell - Christopher Keeslar
Dance Upon The Air by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
Destiny by Maggie Shayne - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
Heaven And Earth by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
To Charm A Knight by Linda Kay - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio

Regency Romance

Much Obliged by Jessica Benson - Kensington, Zebra - John Scognamiglio

One Good Turn by Carla Kelly - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
The Painted Lady by Barbara Metzger - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
Under The Kissing Bough by Shannon Donnelly - Kensington, Zebra, Regency - Amy Garvey

Romance Novella

"I Will" in Wish List by Lisa Kleypas - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon

"The Demon's Mistress" in In Praise Of Younger Men by Jo Beverley - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Cecilia Oh
"Night" in Night And Day by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Tracy Farrell
"The Rose And The Sword" in Once Upon A Rose by Jill Gregory - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
"Santa Baby" in Naughty Or Nice? by Patricia Ryan - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
"Winter Rose" in Once Upon A Rose by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman

Romantic Suspense

The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Linda Marrow

Betrayal In Death by J.D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
Blind Faith by Christiane Heggan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Amy Moore-Benson
Dark Side Of Dawn by Merline Lovelace - PRH, Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Audrey LaFehr
Darkling, I Listen by Katherine Sutcliffe - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Christine Zika
Mercy by Julie Garwood - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Maggie Crawford
The Perfect Princess by Elizabeth Thornton - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy
Princess Charming by Elizabeth Thornton - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Wendy McCurdy

Short Contemporary Romance

A Long Hot Christmas by Barbara Daly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Susan Sheppard

Fortune's Secret Daughter by Barbara McCauley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Ann Leslie Tuttle
In Dante's Debt by Jane Porter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Tessa Shapcott
The Inconvenient Bride by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Sarah Wood
Jingle Bell Bride? by Jennifer LaBrecque - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Duets - Brenda Chin
The Matchmaker's Mistake by Jane Sullivan - HarperCollins, Harlequin Duets - Jennifer Tam
Sinclair's Surprise Baby by Barbara McCauley - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Melissa Jeglinski
Under The Covers by Jamie Ann Denton - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Jennifer Tam

Short Historical Romance

Tempt Me Twice - Barbara Dawson Smith - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin

Halfway To Heaven by Susan Wiggs - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Dianne Moggy & Martha Keenan
The Horse Soldier by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Martha Keenan
Never Marry A Cowboy by Lorraine Heath - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
Once A Mistress by Rebecca Hagan Lee - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang
Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
White Lion's Lady by Tina St. John - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Shauna Summers

Traditional Romance

Quinn's Complete Seduction by Sandra Steffen - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski

Accidental Fiancée by Renee Roszel - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Linda Fildew
Adopted: Twins! by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
The Bachelor's Baby by Liz Fielding - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Ceri Tomlins
Doctor On Loan by Marion Lennox - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon - Medical - Ceri Tomlins
His Baby, Her Heart by Sue Swift - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Kim Nadelson
Just One Kiss by Carla Cassidy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Melissa Jeglinski