2004 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Birthright by Nora Roberts

Back Roads by Susan Crandall

Fallen From Grace by Laura Leone

Key Of Light by Nora Roberts

The Last Bride In Ballymuir by Dorien Kelly

Lover's Lane by Jill Marie Landis

Only By Your Touch by Catherine Anderson

The Secret Gift by Jaclyn Reding

Small Wonders by Marilyn Pappano

First Book

Back Roads by Susan Crandall

Baby, Be Mine by Emily McKay

Charming The Highlander by Janet Chapman

The Ideal Bride by Nonnie St. George

The Maid Of Dishonor by Tanya Michaels

Some Like It Sizzling by Jamie Sobrato

Winter Woman by Jenna Kernan

Inspirational Romance

Autumn Dreams by Gayle Roper

One Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury

When You Believe by Deborah Bedford

Without A Trace by Colleen Coble

Long Contemporary Series Romance

The Top Gun's Return by Kathleen Creighton

All A Man Can Be by Virginia Kantra

Entrapment by Kylie Brant

Keeping Faith by Day Leclaire

The Last Honorable Man by Vickie Taylor

Night Watch by Suzanne Brockmann

The One Safe Place by Kathleen O'Brien

Ring Of Deception by Sandra Marton

Strategic Engagement by Catherine Mann

Long Historical Romance

The Destiny by Katherine Givens

Fool For Love by Eloisa James

A Kiss To Die For by Claudia Dain

London's Perfect Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch

The Saint by Madeline Hunter

The Silver Lion by Lynn Kerstan

To Marry The Duke by Julianne MacLean

Mainstream Novel with Strong Elements

Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah

A Piece Of Heaven by Barbara Samuel

Shore Lights by Barbara Bretton

Paranormal Romance

Shades Of Midnight by Linda Fallon

Hunting Midnight by Emma Holly

Night Fires by Karen Harbaugh

No More Lies by Susan Squires

Portrait In Death - J.D. Robb

Skyfall by Catherine Asaro

Wedding The Highlander by Janet Chapman

Regency Romance

Prospero's Daughter by Nancy Butler

The Ideal Bride by Nonnie St. George

The Indifferent Earl by Blair Bancroft

The Reluctant Rogue by Elizabeth Powell

Romance Novella

"Prisoner Of The Tower" in The Wedding Chase by Gayle Wilson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Special Releases - Tracy Farrell

"36 Valentines" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown by Julia Quinn

"Against The Odds" in Where's My Hero? by Lisa Kleypas

"Run From Twilight" in Two By Twilight by Maggie Shayne

"Seven Days" in Lakota Legacy by Ruth Wind

"A Tale Of Two Sisters" in Where's My Hero? by Julia Quinn

"Two Hearts" in The Further Observations Of Lady Whistledown by Karen Hawkins

"The Yearning" in His Immortal Embrace by Hannah Howell

Romantic Suspense

Remember When: Part I (aka Hot Rocks) by Nora Roberts

Caught In The Act by Joyce Lamb

Cold Ridge by Carla Neggers

Kill The Competition by Stephanie Bond

Remember When: Part II (aka Big Jack) by J.D. Robb

Thicker Than Water by Maggie Shayne

While She Was Sleeping by Suzanne Forster

Short Contemporary Romance

The Knight's Kiss by Nicole Burnham

Baby, Be Mine by Emily McKay

Fringe Benefits by Nancy Warren

Mistletoe Over Manhattan by Barbara Daly

One Naughty Night by Joanne Rock

Show And Tell by Rhonda Nelson

Wicked & Willing by Leslie Kelly

"A Wolf River Summer" in Summer Gold by Barbara McCauley

Short Historical Romance

Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas

Adam's Promise by Julianne MacLean

The Angel Of Devil's Camp by Lynna Banning

Confessions Of A Scoundrel by Karen Hawkins

Love With The Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander

One Night Of Scandal by Teresa Medeiros

Wayward Widow by Nicola Cornick

Traditional Romance

Her Royal Baby by Marion Lennox

The Boss's Convenient Proposal by Barbara McMahon

A Cradle For Caroline by Nancy Warren

Her Playboy Challenge by Barbara Hannay

The Snow Bride by Debbie Macomber

The Wish by Diane Pershing

The Wish-List Wife by Barbara Dunlop