1999 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Dream A Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

• Finalists:

Call Of Duty by Merline Lovelace

Garden Of Dreams by Patricia Rice

Girl In The Mirror by Mary Alice Monroe

The Taming Of Billy Jones by Christine Rimmer

First Book

* Winner: My Darling Caroline by Adele Ashworth

• Finalists:

A Father's Place by Joan Kilby

The Millionaire Meets His Match by Patricia C. Seeley

Oracle by Katherine Greyle

Priceless by Donna M. Schaff

Roses For Chloe by Elaine Grant

Stay... by Allison Leigh

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Patterns Of Love by Robin Lee Hatcher

• Finalists:

Awakening Heart (aka Thursday's Child) by Melody Carlson

The Best Christmas Ever by Cheryl Wolverton

Forgotten by Lorena McCourtney

The Fugitive Heart by Jane Orcutt

The Hidden Heart by Jane Orcutt

The Silver Sword by Angela Elwell Hunt

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Meant To Be Married by Ruth Wind

• Finalists:

Baby On His Doorstep by Diana Whitney

Cowboy On The Run by Anne McAllister

Everyday, Average Jones by Suzanne Brockmann

The Family Next Door by Janice Kay Johnson

For Christmas, Forever by Ruth Wind

The Husband She Couldn't Remember (aka Long Gone Lonesome Blues) by Maggie Shayne

The Rescue Of Jenna West by Debra Cowan

The Wallflower by Jan Freed

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway

• Finalists:

Another Chance To Dream by Lynn Kurland

The Bad Luck Wedding Cake by Geralyn Dawson

The Bequest by Candice E. Proctor

A Kiss To Dream On by Stephanie Mittman

With Hope by Dorothy Garlock

Paranormal Romance

The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll

Aquamarine by Catherine Mulvany

Heaven's Time by Susan Plunkett

Legend by Laura S. Baker

This Time For Keeps by Kathleen Kane

A Well-Favored Gentleman by Christina Dodd

Regency Romance

* Winner: His Grace Endures by Emma Jensen

• Finalists:

Best Laid Schemes by Emma Jensen

Celia's Grand Passion by Lynn Kerstan

Lord Heartless by Barbara Metzger

Romantic Suspense

Cool Shade by Theresa Weir

The Brother's Wife by Amanda Stevens

Holiday In Death by J. D. Robb

Homeport by Nora Roberts

If A Man Answers by Merline Lovelace

Ransom My Heart by Gayle Wilson

Return To Sender by Merline Lovelace

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Notorious Groom by Caroline Cross

• Finalists:

Chase The Dream by Maris Soule

Courtship In Granite Ridge by Barbara McCauley

Just A Little Bit Pregnant by Eileen Wilks

Kids Is A 4-Letter Word by Stephanie Bond

The Lone Rider Takes A Bride by Leanne Banks

One Wicked Night by Jo Leigh

Tall, Dark And Reckless by Lyn Ellis

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: Merely Married by Patricia Coughlin

• Finalists:

Devil's Diamond by Connie Laux

Heaven Forbids by Karen Ranney

In His Arms by Robin Lee Hatcher

Nobody's Darling by Teresa Medeiros

Rachel LeMoyne by Eileen Charbonneau

Sleeping Beauty by Judith Ivory

The Tiger's Bride by Merline Lovelace

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Monday Man by Kristin Gabriel

• Finalists:

And Cowboy Makes Three by Martha Shields

The Boss, The Baby And The Bride by Day Leclaire

Married By Mistake by Renee Roszel

Stranded With A Tall Dark Stranger by Laura Anthony

The Twenty-Four Hour Bride by Day Leclaire

With This Child... by Sally Carleen