2002 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

True Confessions by Rachel Gibson

The Four Seasons by Mary Alice Monroe

I Got You, Babe by Jane Graves

Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts

Some Kind Of Wonderful by Barbara Freethy

First Book

The Border Bride by Elizabeth English

Fallen by Celeste Bradley

Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens

Hide-And-Sheikh by Gail Dayton

The Nightingale's Song by Kathleen Eschenburg

Secret Vows by Mary Reed McCall

Inspirational Romance

Beneath A Southern Sky by Deborah Raney

The Guardian by Dee Henderson

The Protector by Dee Henderson

Ribbon Of Years by Robin Lee Hatcher

Long Contemporary Series Romance

Coming Home To You by Fay Robinson

In Close Quarters by Candace Irvin

Madigan's Wife by Linda Winstead Jones

Magic In A Jelly Jar by Sally Tyler Hayes

The Money Man by Carolyn McSparren

Notorious by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Plain-Jane Princess by Karen Templeton

The Word Of A Child by Janice Kay Johnson

Long Historical Romance

The Bridal Season by Connie Brockway

The Border Bride by Elizabeth English

The Dragon's Bride by Jo Beverley

Enchanting Pleasures by Eloisa James

The Husband Test by Betina Krahn

A Kiss To Remember by Teresa Medeiros

Nightingale's Gate by Linda Francis Lee

The Secret Swan by Shana Abe

Summer Moon by Jill Marie Landis

Paranormal Romance

Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens

Aphrodite's Kiss by Julie Kenner

Dance Upon The Air by Nora Roberts

Destiny by Maggie Shayne

Heaven And Earth by Nora Roberts

To Charm A Knight by Linda Kay

Regency Romance

Much Obliged by Jessica Benson

One Good Turn by Carla Kelly

The Painted Lady by Barbara Metzger

Under The Kissing Bough by Shannon Donnelly

Romance Novella

"I Will" in Wish List by Lisa Kleypas

"The Demon's Mistress" in In Praise Of Younger Men by Jo Beverley

"Night" in Night And Day by Anne Stuart

"The Rose And The Sword" in Once Upon A Rose by Jill Gregory

"Santa Baby" in Naughty Or Nice? by Patricia Ryan

"Winter Rose" in Once Upon A Rose by Nora Roberts

Romantic Suspense

The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

Betrayal In Death by J.D. Robb

Blind Faith by Christiane Heggan

Dark Side Of Dawn by Merline Lovelace

Darkling, I Listen by Katherine Sutcliffe

Mercy by Julie Garwood

The Perfect Princess by Elizabeth Thornton

Princess Charming by Elizabeth Thornton

Short Contemporary Romance

A Long Hot Christmas by Barbara Daly

Fortune's Secret Daughter by Barbara McCauley

In Dante's Debt by Jane Porter

The Inconvenient Bride by Anne McAllister

Jingle Bell Bride? by Jennifer LaBrecque

The Matchmaker's Mistake by Jane Sullivan

Sinclair's Surprise Baby by Barbara McCauley

Under The Covers by Jamie Ann Denton

Short Historical Romance

Tempt Me Twice - Barbara Dawson Smith

Halfway To Heaven by Susan Wiggs

The Horse Soldier by Merline Lovelace

Never Marry A Cowboy by Lorraine Heath

Once A Mistress by Rebecca Hagan Lee

Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas

White Lion's Lady by Tina St. John

Traditional Romance

Quinn's Complete Seduction by Sandra Steffen

Accidental Fiancée by Renee Roszel

Adopted: Twins! by Marion Lennox

The Bachelor's Baby by Liz Fielding

Doctor On Loan by Marion Lennox

His Baby, Her Heart by Sue Swift

Just One Kiss by Carla Cassidy