1998 Rita Award (Awarded by Romance Writers of America)

Awards List

Best Romance

Nobody's Baby But Mine
(Winner)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Contemporary Single Title

Nobody's Baby But Mine
(Winner)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

First Book

Brazen Angel
(Winner)
Elizabeth Boyle

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal

Fire Hawk
(Winner)
Justine Dare

Inspirational Romance

Homeward
(Winner)
Melody Carlson

Long Contemporary Series

Reckless
(Winner)
Ruth Wind

Long Historical Romance

The Promise of Jenny Jones
(Winner)
Maggie Osborne

Regency Romance

Love's Reward
(Winner)
Jean R. Ewing

Romantic Suspense

On the Way to a Wedding...
(Winner)
Ingrid Weaver

Short Contemporary Series Romance

Nobody's Princess
(Winner)
Jennifer Greene

Short Historical Romance

Heart of a Knight
(Winner)
Barbara Samuel

Traditional Romance

His Brother's Child
(Winner)
Lucy Gordon

Contemporary Single Title

Ask Mariah
(Finalist)
Barbara Freethy

The Night Remembers
(Finalist)
Kathleen Eagle

Finding the Dream
(Finalist)
Nora Roberts

First Book

The Only Child
(Finalist)
Carolyn McSparren

Winter Hearts
(Finalist)
Maureen McKade

Lost Yesterday
(Finalist)
Jenny Lykins

Remember the Time
(Finalist)
Annette Reynolds

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal

Heaven in West Texas
(Finalist)
Susan Kay Law

Lost Yesterday
(Finalist)
Jenny Lykins

Somewhere, My Love
(Finalist)
Karen Fox

Time Enough For Love
(Finalist)
Suzanne Brockmann

Twice Upon a Time
(Finalist)
Emilie Richards

Dangerous Waters
(Finalist)
Amy J. Fetzer

Inspirational Romance

Presumption of Guilt
(Finalist)
Terri Blackstock

Brothers
(Finalist)
Angela Elwell Hunt

Long Contemporary Series

Adam's Kiss
(Finalist)
Mindy Neff

The 14th...and Forever
(Finalist)
Merline Lovelace

Nighthawk
(Finalist)
Rachel Lee

The Twenty-Third Man
(Finalist)
Peggy Nicholson

Her Ideal Man
(Finalist)
Ruth Wind

MacNamara's Woman
(Finalist)
Alicia Scott

Saving Susannah
(Finalist)
Beverly Bird

Long Historical Romance

My Sweet Folly
(Finalist)
Laura Kinsale

Wild at Heart
(Finalist)
Patricia Gaffney

As You Desire
(Finalist)
Connie Brockway

The Guardian
(Finalist)
Joan Wolf

One Perfect Rose
(Finalist)
Mary Jo Putney

The Randolph Legacy
(Finalist)
Eileen Charbonneau

Brazen Angel
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Boyle

Romantic Suspense

Night Whispers
(Finalist)
Lynn Erickson

For Your Eyes Only
(Finalist)
Rebecca York

Secret Sins
(Finalist)
Jasmine Cresswell

Framed
(Finalist)
Karen Leabo

Until You
(Finalist)
Sandra Marton

Better Watch Out
(Finalist)
Dani Sinclair

Short Contemporary Series Romance

Mr. Valentine
(Finalist)
Vicki Lewis Thompson

Daddy by Accident
(Finalist)
Paula Detmer Riggs

Bride Overboard
(Finalist)
Heather MacAllister

Finn's Twins!
(Finalist)
Anne McAllister

A Hard-Hearted Hero
(Finalist)
Pamela Burford

Look What the Stork Brought
(Finalist)
Dixie Browning

Short Historical Romance

A Knight to Remember
(Finalist)
Christina Dodd

Jake
(Finalist)
Leigh Greenwood

All But the Queen of Hearts
(Finalist)
Rae Muir

Once Upon a Scandal
(Finalist)
Barbara Dawson Smith

Wonderful
(Finalist)
Jill Barnett

The Lady and the Knight
(Finalist)
Lois Greiman

Traditional Romance

Porcupine Ranch
(Finalist)
Sally Carleen

My Baby, Your Son
(Finalist)
Anne Peters

The Secret Baby
(Finalist)
Day Leclaire

Mommy and the Policeman Next Door
(Finalist)
Marie Ferrarella

Pregnant With His Child
(Finalist)
Carla Cassidy

Wife Without a Past
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Harbison

Her Secret Santa
(Finalist)
Day Leclaire

Award Categories

Best Romance

Contemporary Romance: Long

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Contemporary Romance: Short

Contemporary Series Romance

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Contemporary Single Title

Erotic Romance

Erotica

First Book

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal

Historical Romance

Historical Romance: Long

Historical Romance: Short

Historical Series

Historical Single Title

Inspirational Romance

Long Contemporary Romance

Long Contemporary Series

Long Historical Romance

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Paranormal Romance

Regency Romance

Romance Novella

Romantic Novella

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