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''[[Ice Blue]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury
 
''[[Ice Blue]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury
 
:''[[Die For Me]]'' by [[Karen Rose]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik
 
:''[[Die For Me]]'' by [[Karen Rose]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik
:''[[Ice Storm]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neil Marbury
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:''[[Ice Storm - Anne Stuart|Ice Storm]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neil Marbury
 
:''[[Prime Time]]'' by [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
 
:''[[Prime Time]]'' by [[Hank Phillippi Ryan]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
 
:''[[Speak No Evil]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
 
:''[[Speak No Evil]]'' by [[Allison Brennan]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
 
:''[[Traceless]]'' by [[Debra Webb]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
 
:''[[Traceless]]'' by [[Debra Webb]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
 
:''[[White Heat]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
 
:''[[White Heat]]'' by [[Cherry Adair]] - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
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===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' by [[Melissa Marr]] - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Anne Hoppe & Nick Lake
 
''[[Wicked Lovely]]'' by [[Melissa Marr]] - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Anne Hoppe & Nick Lake

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Contemporary Series Romance

Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Laura Shin

Always A Bridesmaid by Kristin Hardy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Gail Chasan
Fall From Grace by Kristi Gold - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Everlasting Love - Beverley Sotolov
Make-Believe Mom by Elaine Grant - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Victoria Curran
The Mile High Club (aka The Millionaire's Blackmail Bargain) by Heidi Rice - HarperCollins, Harlequin Mills & Boon, Modern Extra - Bryony Green
Night Mischief by Nina Bruhns - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Nocturne - Natashya Wilson & Tara Parsons
Sleeping Partner (aka Trouble In A Pinstripe Suit) by Kelly Hunter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Sexy Sensation - Joanne Carr
The Tycoon's Princess Bride by Natasha Oakley - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Presents - Jenny Hutton

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Treasure by Helen Brenna - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

High-Risk Affair by RaeAnne Thayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
The Medusa Affair by Cindy Dees - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith
The Medusa Seduction by Cindy Dees - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Patience Smith
Midnight Prince by Dani Sinclair - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Natashya Wilson
Sara's Son by Tara Taylor Quinn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Paula Eykelhof
Stranded With A Spy by Merline Lovelace - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romantic Suspense - Gail Chasan
Untouched by Samantha Hunter - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Blaze Extreme - Birgit Davis Todd

Contemporary Single Title Romance

Catch Of The Day by Kristan Higgins - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Tracy Farrell & Keyren Gerlach

Blame It On Cupid by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Melissa Jeglinski
Coming Undone by Susan Andersen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Margo Lipschultz
Sexiest Man Alive by Diana Holquist - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Michele Bidelspach
She's No Angel by Leslie Kelly - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Brenda Chin
The Sleeping Beauty Proposal by Sarah Strohmeyer - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Dutton - Julie Doughty
Tangled Up In You by Rachel Gibson - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
Tempt Me Tonight by Toni Blake - HarperCollins, Avon Red - Lucia Macro

First Book

Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang

Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
Prom Dates From Hell by Rosemary Clement-Moore - PRH/Random House, Delacorte - Krista Marino
Silent In The Grave by Deanna Raybourn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray
Snow Angel by Jamie Carie - B&H, Fiction - Thomas Walters & David Webb
Thief With No Shadow by Emily Gee - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton
Treasure by Helen Brenna - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Johanna Raisanen

Historical Romance

Lessons Of Desire by Madeline Hunter - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Shauna Summers

And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
Beloved Warrior by Patricia Potter - PRG/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika
The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
The Perfect Kiss by Anne Gracie - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Wendy McCurdy & Christine Zika
Surrender To A Scoundrel by Julianne MacLean - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
Tempted Tigress by Jade Lee - Dorchester, Leisure - Chris Keeslar

Inspirational Romance

A Touch Of Grace by Linda Goodnight - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Allison Lyons

Autumn Blue by Karen Harter - Hachette, Center Street - Christina Boys
Pursuit Of Justice by Pamela Tracy - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Suspense - Krista Stroever
Rainbow's End by Irene Hannon - HarperCollins, Harlequin Steeple Hill, Love Inspired - Melissa Endlich
Ransomed Dreams by Amy Wallace - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
Splitting Harriet by Tamara Leigh - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Julee Schwarzburg
Taming Rafe by Susan May Warren - Tyndale House - Karen Watson
When The Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall - PRH/Crown, Multnomah - Shannon Hill

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Silent In The Grave by Deanna Raybourn - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Valerie Gray

A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith - BelleBooks - Debra Dixon
High Noon by Nora Roberts - PRH/Penguin, Putnam - Leslie Gelbman
Learning To Breathe by Karen White - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Accent - Cindy Hwang
Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), 5 Spot - Karen Kosztolnyik
See No Evil by Allison Brennan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Enderlin
Thief With No Shadow by Emily Gee - BL, Solaris - Mark Newton

Paranormal Romance

Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Onyx - Kara Cesare

Dead Girls Are Easy by Terri Garey - HarperCollins, Avon - Erika Tsang
Demon's Kiss by Maggie Shayne - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
Games Of Command by Linnea Sinclair - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Spectra - Anne Groell
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Hot by Stephanie Rowe - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Forever - Melanie Murray
Prince Of Magic by Linda Winstead Jones - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Christine Zika & Wendy McCurdy
Raintree: Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Leslie Wainger
Touch Of Darkness by Christina Dodd - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet - Kara Cesare

Regency Historical Romance

The Secret Diaries Of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn - HarperCollins, Avon - Lyssa Keusch

Blackthorne's Bride by Shana Galen - HarperCollins, Avon - May Chen
Claiming The Courtesan by Anna Campbell - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro
Lord Of Scandal by Nicola Cornick - HarperCollins, Harlequin, HQN - Kimberley Young
Untouched by Anna Campbell - HarperCollins, Avon - Lucia Macro

Romance Novella

"Born In My Heart" in Like Mother, Like Daughter (But In A Good Way) by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Melissa Jeglinski

"Angel And The Hellraiser" in Demon's Delight by Vickie Taylor - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Sensation - Cindy Hwang
"Christmas Cravings" in Holiday With A Vampire by Maureen Child - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Silhouette, Nocturne - Melissa Jeglinski
"Christmas Day Family" in A Western Winter Wonderland by Cheryl St. John - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
"Eternity In Death" in Dead Of Night by J.D. Robb - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Leslie Gelbman
"Fallen Angel" in A Western Winter Wonderland by Jenna Kernan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Ann Leslie Tuttle
"Mischief And The Marquess" in Perfect Kisses by Sylvia Day - Kensington, Brava - Kate Duffy
"On The Fringe" in Dead Of Night by Mary Kay McComas - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Cindy Hwang

Romantic Suspense

Ice Blue by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neill Marbury

Die For Me by Karen Rose - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Vision - Karen Kosztolnyik
Ice Storm by Anne Stuart - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Margaret O'Neil Marbury
Prime Time by Hank Phillippi Ryan - HarperCollins, Harlequin, NEXT - Ann Leslie Tuttle
Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher
Traceless by Debra Webb - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Jennifer Weis
White Heat by Cherry Adair - PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Charlotte Herscher

Young Adult Romance

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Anne Hoppe & Nick Lake

Girl At Sea by Maureen Johnson - HarperCollins, HarperTeen - Farrin Jacobs
Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra - Simon & Schuster, Pocket, MTV - Jennifer Heddle
Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles - Llewellyn Worldwide, Flux - Andrew Karre