2006 Rita Award (Awarded by Romance Writers of America)

Awards List

Contemporary Single Title

Lakeside Cottage
(Winner)
Susan Wiggs

A Crazy Kind of Love
(Finalist)
Maureen Child

Picket Fence
(Finalist)
Kimberly Cates

Heartbreak Hotel
(Finalist)
Jill Marie Landis

Turn My World Upside Down
(Finalist)
Maureen Child

Wedding Survivor // All I Need Is You
(Finalist)
Julia London

You've Got Male
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Bevarly

First Book

Show Her the Money
(Winner)
Stephanie Feagan

Finders Keepers
(Finalist)
Linnea Sinclair

Worth Every Risk
(Finalist)
Diana Love Snell

Spirited Away
(Finalist)
Pamela Labud

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Men I've Dated
(Finalist)
Shane Bolks

A Texas State Of Mind
(Finalist)
Ann DeFee

Charmed & Dangerous
(Finalist)
Candace Havens

Poison Study
(Finalist)
Maria V. Snyder

Inspirational Romance

Heavens to Betsy
(Winner)
Beth Pattillo

A Sheltering Love
(Finalist)
Terri Reed

Chloe
(Finalist)
Lyn Cote

Pocketful of Pearls
(Finalist)
Shelley Bates

Remember Me
(Finalist)
Deborah Bedford / Debbi Bedford

Long Contemporary Romance

Worth Every Risk
(Winner)
Diana Love Snell

Hometown Girl
(Finalist)
Margaret Watson

The Business of Strangers
(Finalist)
Kylie Brant

The Secret Wife
(Finalist)
Carrie Weaver

The Father Factor
(Finalist)
Lilian Darcy

A Texas State Of Mind
(Finalist)
Ann DeFee

Her Last Defense
(Finalist)
Vickie Taylor

Blackberry Winter
(Finalist)
Cheryl Reavis

Under The Mistletoe
(Finalist)
Kristin Hardy

Long Historical Romance

The Devil To Pay
(Winner)
Liz Carlyle

The Dark Queen
(Finalist)
Susan Carroll

Sin and Sensibility
(Finalist)
Suzanne Enoch

A Most Unsuitable Man
(Finalist)
Jo Beverley

Mr. Impossible
(Finalist)
Loretta Chase

To Pleasure a Prince
(Finalist)
Sabrina Jeffries

The Perfect Rake
(Finalist)
Anne Gracie

This Rake of Mine
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Boyle

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Lady Luck's Map of Vegas
(Winner)
Barbara Samuel

Table For Five
(Finalist)
Susan Wiggs

Sweetgrass // The Secrets We Keep
(Finalist)
Mary Alice Monroe

The Tiara Club
(Finalist)
Beverly Brandt

Novel With Strong Romantic Elements

Charmed & Dangerous
(Finalist)
Candace Havens

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Blue Smoke
(Finalist)
Nora Roberts

The Me I Used To Be
(Finalist)
Jennifer Archer

Ex and the Single Girl
(Finalist)
Lani Diane Rich

Paranormal Romance

Gabriel's Ghost
(Winner)
Linnea Sinclair

Spirited Away
(Finalist)
Pamela Labud

The Misted Cliffs
(Finalist)
Catherine Asaro

My Shadow Warrior
(Finalist)
Jen Holling

A Taste of Crimson
(Finalist)
Marjorie M. Liu

After Midnight
(Finalist)
Teresa Medeiros

Dark Lover
(Finalist)
J.R. Ward

Ghost Walk
(Finalist)
Heather Graham

Regency Romance

A Reputable Rake
(Winner)
Diane Gaston

Miss Whitlow's Turn
(Finalist)
Jenna Mindel

The House Party
(Finalist)
Jeanne Savery

Just Say Yes
(Finalist)
Myretta Robens

Romantic Novella

The Naked Truth about Guys
(Winner)
Alesia Holliday
in The Naked Truth

Blood Lust
(Finalist)
Vickie Taylor
in Bite

Playing for Keeps
(Finalist)
Cherry Adair
in Dare Me

The Betrothal: Highland Handfast
(Finalist)
Joanne Rock

A Proper Englishwoman
(Finalist)
Eloisa James
in Talk of the Ton

Glad Rags
(Finalist)
Connie Brockway
in The True Love Wedding Dress

The Perfect Fit
(Finalist)
Barbara Metzger
in The True Love Wedding Dress

Simon Says
(Finalist)
Jane Thompson

Romantic Suspense

Survivor In Death
(Winner)
J.D. Robb

Tangle of Lies
(Finalist)
Patricia Potter

Close-Up
(Finalist)
Virginia Kantra

The Marriage Trap
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Thornton

Nothing To Fear
(Finalist)
Karen Rose

Crazy Hot
(Finalist)
Tara Janzen

In Deep Voodoo
(Finalist)
Stephanie Bond

Darker Than Midnight
(Finalist)
Maggie Shayne

Short Contemporary Romance

The Marriage Miracle
(Winner)
Liz Fielding

Between Midnight and Morning
(Finalist)
Cindy Gerard

Really Hot!
(Finalist)
Jennifer LaBrecque

One Night In Texas
(Finalist)
Jane Sullivan

The Rugged Loner
(Finalist)
Bronwyn Jameson

Hot To The Touch
(Finalist)
Jennifer Greene

Suspicious
(Finalist)
Heather Graham

The Rich Stranger
(Finalist)
Bronwyn Jameson

The Ruthless Groom
(Finalist)
Bronwyn Jameson

Short Historical Romance

The Texan's Reward
(Winner)
Jodi Thomas

The King's Mistress
(Finalist)
Terri Brisbin

Abbie's Outlaw
(Finalist)
Victoria Bylin

To Love a Thief
(Finalist)
Julie Anne Long

When We Meet Again
(Finalist)
Victoria Alexander

His Secondhand Wife
(Finalist)
Cheryl St. John

Highlander in Love
(Finalist)
Julia London

It Happened One Autumn
(Finalist)
Lisa Kleypas

Traditional Romance

Princess of Convenience
(Winner)
Marion Lennox

Who Needs Boys
(Finalist)
Stephie Davis

The Doctor's Rescue Mission
(Finalist)
Marion Lennox

Smart Boys & Fast Girls
(Finalist)
Stephie Davis

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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