2002 RITA® Winners

The Romance Writers of America award the RITA each year. 2002 saw the reconfiguring of many of the category names.

• Traditional Romance: Quinn's Complete Seduction by Sandra Steffen
• Short Contemporary Series: A Long Hot Christmas by Barbara Daly
• Long Contemporary Series: Coming Home To You by Fay Robinson
• Paranormal Romance: Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens
• Inspirational Romance: Beneath a Southern Sky by Deborah Raney
• Romantic Novella: "I Will", Wish List, Lisa Kleypas
• First Book: The Border Bride by Elizabeth English
• Regency Romance: Much Obliged by Jessica Benson
• Short Historical Romance: Tempt Me Twice by Barbara Dawson Smith
• Long Historical Romance: The Bridal Season by Connie Brockway
• Romantic Suspense: The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
• Contemporary Single Title: True Confessions by Rachel Gibson