1999 RITA® Winners & Finalists

Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Dream A Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips

• Finalists:

Call Of Duty - Merline Lovelace

Garden Of Dreams - Patricia Rice

Girl In The Mirror - Mary Alice Monroe

The Taming Of Billy Jones - Christine Rimmer

First Book

* Winner: My Darling Caroline - Adele Ashworth

• Finalists:

A Father's Place - Joan Kilby

The Millionaire Meets His Match - Patricia C. Seeley

Oracle - Katherine Greyle

Priceless - Donna M. Schaff

Roses For Chloe - Elaine Grant

Stay... - Allison Leigh

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Patterns Of Love - Robin Lee Hatcher

• Finalists:

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

The Best Christmas Ever - Cheryl Wolverton

Forgotten - Lorena McCourtney

The Fugitive Heart - Jane Orcutt

The Hidden Heart - Jane Orcutt

The Silver Sword - Angela Elwell Hunt

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: Meant To Be Married - Ruth Wind

• Finalists:

Baby On His Doorstep - Diana Whitney

Cowboy On The Run - Anne McAllister

Everyday, Average Jones - Suzanne Brockmann

The Family Next Door - Janice Kay Johnson

For Christmas, Forever - Ruth Wind

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

The Rescue Of Jenna West - Debra Cowan

The Wallflower - Jan Freed

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: My Dearest Enemy - Connie Brockway

• Finalists:

Another Chance To Dream - Lynn Kurland

The Bad Luck Wedding Cake - Geralyn Dawson

The Bequest - Candice E. Proctor

A Kiss To Dream On - Stephanie Mittman

With Hope - 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 - Emma Jensen

• Finalists:

Best Laid Schemes - Emma Jensen

Celia's Grand Passion - Lynn Kerstan

Lord Heartless - Barbara Metzger

Romantic Suspense

Cool Shade - Theresa Weir

The Brother's Wife - Amanda Stevens

Holiday In Death - J. D. Robb

Homeport - Nora Roberts

If A Man Answers - Merline Lovelace

Ransom My Heart - Gayle Wilson

Return To Sender - Merline Lovelace

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Notorious Groom - Caroline Cross

• Finalists:

Chase The Dream - Maris Soule

Courtship In Granite Ridge - Barbara McCauley

Just A Little Bit Pregnant - Eileen Wilks

Kids Is A 4-Letter Word - Stephanie Bond

The Lone Rider Takes A Bride- Leanne Banks

One Wicked Night - Jo Leigh

Tall, Dark And Reckless - Lyn Ellis

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: Merely Married - Patricia Coughlin

• Finalists:

Devil's Diamond - Connie Laux

Heaven Forbids - Karen Ranney

In His Arms - Robin Lee Hatcher

Nobody's Darling- Teresa Medeiros

Rachel LeMoyne - Eileen Charbonneau

Sleeping Beauty - Judith Ivory

The Tiger's Bride - Merline Lovelace

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Monday Man - Kristin Gabriel

• Finalists:

And Cowboy Makes Three - Martha Shields

The Boss, The Baby And The Bride - Day Leclaire

Married By Mistake - Renee Roszel

Stranded With A Tall Dark Stranger - Laura Anthony

The Twenty-Four Hour Bride - Day Leclaire

With This Child... - Sally Carleen