2005 RITA® Winners & Finalists

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Contemporary Single Title Romance

* Winner: Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie

  • Finalists:
Blue Flame - Jill Shalvis
Daisy's Back In Town - Rachel Gibson
Golden Lies - Barbara Freethy
In The Mood - Suzanne Macpherson
An Irresistible Bachelor - Jessica Bird
Street Smart - Tara Taylor Quinn
Summer By The Sea - Susan Wiggs
This Can't Be Love - Kasey Michaels

First Book

* Winner: Time Off For Good Behavior - Lani Diane Rich

  • Finalists:
American Idle - Alesia Holliday
Do Me, Do My Roots - Eileen Rendahl
A Man In A Kilt - Sandy Blair
Rules Of Engagement - Kathryn Caskie
The Runaway Duke - Julie Anne Long

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: Grounds To Believe - Shelley Bates

  • Finalists:
At The Scent Of Water - Linda Nichols
Gabriel's Discovery - Felicia Mason
Hero In Her Heart - Marta Perry
A Nest Of Sparrows - Deborah Raney

Long Contemporary Series Romance

* Winner: John Riley's Girl - Inglath Cooper

  • Finalists:
Body Search - Jessica Andersen
The Cop - Jan Hudson
A Family Christmas - Carrie Alexander
Hidden Agenda - Maggie Price
Joint Forces - Catherine Mann
A Marriage Of Majors - Elizabeth Ashtree
A Real Hero - Jean Brashear

Long Historical Romance

* Winner: Shadowheart - Laura Kinsale

  • Finalists:
Beloved Impostor - Patricia Potter
The Butler Did It - Kasey Michaels
Highlander Unbound - Julia London
The Linnet - Elizabeth English
Moon In The Water - Elizabeth Grayson
My Pleasure - Connie Brockway
To Find You Again - Maureen McKade
Wedded Bliss - Barbara Metzger

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

* Winner: A.K.A. Goddess - Evelyn Vaughn

  • Finalists:
American Idle - Alesia Holliday
Do Me, Do My Roots - Eileen Rendahl
The Ocean Between Us - Susan Wiggs
Time Off For Good Behavior - Lani Diane Rich

Paranormal Romance

* Winner: Blue Moon - Lori Handeland

  • Finalists:
Come To Me - Lisa Cach
Divided In Death - J.D. Robb
Heart Of The Hunter - Tina St. John
The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning
Shadow Fires - Catherine Spangler
Visions In Death - J.D. Robb
Wet And Wild - Sandra Hill

Regency Romance

* Winner: A Passionate Endeavor - Sophia Nash

  • Finalists:
Moonlight And Mischief - Rhonda Woodward
The Rules Of Love - Amanda McCabe

Romance Novella

* Winner: "Her Best Enemy" in Night's Edge - Maggie Shayne

  • Finalists:
"Daydream Believer" in Man Of My Dreams - Maggie Shayne
"The Edge Of Memory" in Mysteries Of Lost Angel Inn- Kathleen O'Brien
"Father And The Notorious Miss Neuman" in A Wife For Papa- Lynn Collum
"The First Kiss" in Lady Whistledown Strikes Back - Julia Quinn
"Midsummer's Night's Magic" in Man Of My Dreams - Virginia Kantra
"Out On A Limb" in Mistletoe And Mayhem - Christie Ridgway
"Surrender" in Essence Of Midnight - Julie Elizabeth Leto
"Wolf Moon" in Moon Shadows - Nora Roberts

Romantic Suspense

* Winner: I'm Watching You - Karen Rose

  • Finalists:
Body Double - Vicki Hinze
Code Name: Princess - Christina Skye
Colder Than Ice - Maggie Shayne
Fatal Error - Colleen Thompson
Have You Seen Her? - Karen Rose
Just Past Midnight - Amanda Stevens
Mimosa Grove - Dinah McCall
Shady Lady - Elizabeth Thornton

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Miss Pruitt's Private Life - Barbara McCauley

  • Finalists:
A Family Of His Own - Liz Fielding
Hers For The Weekend - Tanya Michaels
Like A Hurricane - Roxanne St. Claire
Meeting At Midnight - Eileen Wilks
Tall, Dark And Texan - Jane Sullivan
We've Got Tonight - Jacquie D'Alessandro
When He Was Bad... - Jane Sullivan

Short Historical Romance

* Winner: A Wanted Man - Susan Kay Law

  • Finalists:
The Countess Bride - Terri Brisbin
A Lady Of Distinction - Deborah Simmons
My Favorite Thief - Karyn Monk
My Seduction - Connie Brockway
The Princess Masquerade - Lois Greiman
Rules Of Engagement - Kathryn Caskie
The Unexpected Wife - Mary Burton

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Christmas Eve Marriage - Jessica Hart

  • Finalists"
The Bowen Bride - Nicole Burnham
The Game Show Bride - Jackie Braun
Gino's Arranged Bride - Lucy Gordon
The Last-Minute Marriage - Marion Lennox