2001 Rita Award (Awarded by Romance Writers of America)

Awards List

Contemporary Single Title

First Lady
(Winner)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

First Book

A Man Like Mac
(Winner)
Fay Robinson

Inspirational Romance

The Shepherd's Voice
(Winner)
Robin Lee Hatcher

Long Contemporary Series

Rogue's Reform
(Winner)
Marilyn Pappano

Long Historical Romance

Devilish
(Winner)
Jo Beverley

Paranormal Romance

The Highlander's Touch
(Winner)
Karen Marie Moning

Regency Romance

A Grand Design
(Winner)
Emma Jensen

Romantic Novella

Special Report: Final Approach to Forever
(Winner)
Merline Lovelace

Romantic Suspense

Carolina Moon
(Winner)
Nora Roberts

Short Contemporary Series Romance

It Takes a Rebel
(Winner)
Stephanie Bond

Short Historical Romance

The Mistress
(Winner)
Susan Wiggs

Traditional Romance

The Best Man and the Bridesmaid
(Winner)
Liz Fielding

Contemporary Single Title

In the Midnight Rain
(Finalist)
Ruth Wind

The Unsung Hero
(Finalist)
Suzanne Brockmann

Kiss and Tell
(Finalist)
Cherry Adair

Twelve Days
(Finalist)
Teresa Hill

The Wrong Child
(Finalist)
Patricia Kay

First Book

Passing by Samaria
(Finalist)
Sharon Ewell Foster

Ties of Love
(Finalist)
Anita Wall

Remember the Night
(Finalist)
Linda Castillo

By Arrangement
(Finalist)
Madeline Hunter

Cowboy for Keeps
(Finalist)
Kristi Gold

Reilly's Law
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Keys

In the Shadow of the Moon
(Finalist)
Karen White

My Champion
(Finalist)
Glynnis Campbell

Inspirational Romance

Passing by Samaria
(Finalist)
Sharon Ewell Foster

The Negotiator
(Finalist)
Dee Henderson

True Devotion
(Finalist)
Dee Henderson

Awakening Mercy
(Finalist)
Angela Benson

When Joy Came to Stay
(Finalist)
Karen Kingsbury

Long Contemporary Series

The Comeback of Con MacNeill
(Finalist)
Virginia Kantra

Get Lucky
(Finalist)
Suzanne Brockmann

Saving Grace
(Finalist)
Raeanne Thayne

Beginning With Baby
(Finalist)
Christie Ridgway

The Fourth Child
(Finalist)
C.J. Carmichael

The Daughter Merger
(Finalist)
Janice Kay Johnson

The Brands Who Came for Christmas
(Finalist)
Maggie Shayne

Mad Dog and Annie
(Finalist)
Virginia Kantra

Long Historical Romance

Silver Lining
(Finalist)
Maggie Osborne

The Stone Maiden
(Finalist)
Susan King

The Sun and the Moon
(Finalist)
Patricia Ryan

Here Comes the Bride
(Finalist)
Pamela Morsi

Midnight Pleasures
(Finalist)
Eloisa James

I Do, I Do, I Do
(Finalist)
Maggie Osborne

The Viscount Who Loved Me
(Finalist)
Julia Quinn

Paranormal Romance

Dark Magic
(Finalist)
Christine Feehan

In the Shadow of the Moon
(Finalist)
Karen White

Catch a Fallen Angel
(Finalist)
Kathleen Kane

The Star King
(Finalist)
Susan Grant

Prince of Time
(Finalist)
Glenna McReynolds

Regency Romance

The Ramshackle Suitor
(Finalist)
Nancy Butler

Saved by Scandal
(Finalist)
Barbara Metzger

Lord Nightingale's Debut
(Finalist)
Judith A. Lansdowne

Once Upon a Christmas
(Finalist)
Diane Farr

Romantic Novella

Baby, It's Cold Outside
(Finalist)
Kristine Rolofson
in Millenium Baby

The Enchantment
(Finalist)
Ruth Ryan Langan
in Once upon a Dream

In Dreams
(Finalist)
Nora Roberts
in Once upon a Dream

Romantic Suspense

Witness in Death
(Finalist)
J.D. Robb

Brown-Eyed Girl
(Finalist)
Mariah Stewart

Blade's Lady
(Finalist)
Fiona Brand

Renegade Heart
(Finalist)
Gayle Wilson

Short Contemporary Series Romance

The Taming of Tyler Kincaid
(Finalist)
Sandra Marton

Rough and Rugged
(Finalist)
Colleen Collins

Callan's Proposition
(Finalist)
Barbara McCauley

Moonlighting
(Finalist)
Heather MacAllister

In Name Only
(Finalist)
Peggy Moreland

First Comes Love
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Bevarly

Out of the Blue
(Finalist)
Jill Shalvis

Short Historical Romance

The Duke and I
(Finalist)
Julia Quinn

The Gentleman Thief
(Finalist)
Deborah Simmons

Donovan's Bed
(Finalist)
Debra Mullins

Silk and Steel
(Finalist)
Kat Martin

Dove's Way
(Finalist)
Linda Francis Lee

Never Kiss a Duke
(Finalist)
Eileen Putman

The Last Bride in Texas
(Finalist)
Judith Stacy

Traditional Romance

The Bride's Proposition // How To: Ensnare Your Lover
(Finalist)
Day Leclaire

Tom Bradley's Babies
(Finalist)
Marion Lennox

The Lyon's Den
(Finalist)
Selina Sinclair

To Marry a Sheikh
(Finalist)
Day Leclaire

Mixing Business...With Baby
(Finalist)
Diana Whitney

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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