2003 RITA® Winners & Finalists
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Contents
Contemporary Single Title Romance
* Winner: No Place Like Home - Barbara Samuel
- Finalists:
- The Beach House - Mary Alice Monroe
- The Boy Next Door - Meggin Cabot
- Chesapeake Blue - Nora Roberts
- Love In Bloom's - Judith Arnold
- Once Upon A Wedding - Kathleen Eagle
- Twice Burned - Jan Coffey
First Book
* Winner: Shades Of Honor - Wendy Lindstrom
- Finalists:
- The Baby Plan - Susan Gable
- Danger's Promise - Marliss Moon
- Falling Star - Diana Dempsey
- A Perilous Attraction - Patricia Frances Rowell
- Silver Dagger - T.L. Sinclare
- Wedding At White Sands - Catherine Mann
Inspirational Romance
* Winner: Never Say Goodbye - Irene Hannon
- Finalists:
- Firstborn - Robin Lee Hatcher
- Gifts Of Love - Crystal Stovall
- Ruth - Lori Copeland
- Summer Shadows - Gayle Roper
- Whirlpool - Lorena McCourtney
Long Contemporary Series Romance
* Winner: Taking Cover - Catherine Mann
- Finalists:
- Babes In Arms - Kathleen O'Brien
- Capturing Cleo - Linda Winstead Jones
- The Secret Son - Tara Taylor Quinn
- Seduced By The Enemy - Jamie Ann Denton
- Wedding At White Sands - Catherine Mann
- What A Woman Wants - Tori Carrington
- What The Heart Wants - Jean Brashear
Long Historical Romance
* Winner: Stealing Heaven - Madeline Hunter
- Finalists:
- Lost In Your Arms - Christina Dodd
- Magnolia Creek - Jill Marie Landis
- Prairie Moon - Maggie Osborne
- Romancing Mister Bridgerton - Julia Quinn
- A Summer To Remember - Mary Balogh
- Tempted By Your Touch - Jen Holling
Paranormal Romance
* Winner: Contact - Susan Grant
- Finalists:
Regency Romance
* Winner: A Debt To Delia - Barbara Metzger
- Finalists:
- The Former Fiancé - Teresa DesJardien
- Kissing Cousins - Nadine Miller
- The Storybook Hero - Andrea Pickens
- The Errant Earl - Amanda McCabe
Romance Novella
* Winner: "To Kiss In the Shadows" in Tapestry - Lynn Kurland
- Finalists:
- "The Bed Is Made" (aka Her Captive) in Once Upon A Pillow - Connie Brockway
- "The Bed Is Unmade" (aka Last Night) in Once Upon A Pillow - Christina Dodd
- "The Breeding Season" in A Mother's Way - Lisa Cach
- "An Interrupted Tapestry" in Tapestry - Madeline Hunter
- "Kismet" in Sheiks Of Summer - Fiona Brand
- "A Rancher In Her Stocking" in So This Is Christmas - Leanne Banks
Romantic Suspense
* Winner: Three Fates - Nora Roberts
- Finalists:
- Hush - Anne Frasier
- Purity In Death - J.D. Robb
- Reunion In Death - J.D. Robb
- Someone Knows - Karen Young
- Wild At Heart - Jane Graves
Short Contemporary Romance
* Winner: Taming The Outlaw - Cindy Gerard
- Finalists:
- The Doctor's Mistress - Lilian Darcy
- Good Time Girl - Candace Schuler
- Lazaro's Revenge - Jane Porter
- Private Investigations - Tori Carrington
- Take Me- Cherry Adair
- Taming Blackhawk - Barbara McCauley
- Two Catch A Fox - Isabel Sharpe
- Two To Tangle - Leslie Kelly
Short Historical Romance
* Winner: The Bride Fair - Cheryl Reavis
- Finalists:
- The Colonel's Daughter - Merline Lovelace
- Diamond In The Rough - Patricia Waddell
- Embrace The Sun - Linda Lea Castle
- Shades Of Honor - Wendy Lindstrom
- Tess And The Highlander - May McGoldrick
- The Texan's Wager - Jodi Thomas
- The Willing Wife - Claudia Dain
Traditional Romance
* Winner: The Christmas Basket - Debbie Macomber
- Finalists:
