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2006 Rita Award Winners
Browse the 2006 Rita Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.
Contemporary Single Title
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Contemporary Single Title category.
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A Crazy Kind of Love
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Heartbreak Hotel
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Picket Fence
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Turn My World Upside Down
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You've Got Male
First Book
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award First Book category.
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Show Her the Money
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Show Her the Money
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Show Her the Money
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Finders Keepers
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Poison Study
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Spirited Away
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A Texas State Of Mind
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A Texas State Of Mind
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A Texas State Of Mind
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Worth Every Risk
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Worth Every Risk
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Worth Every Risk
Inspirational Romance
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Inspirational Romance category.
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Heavens to Betsy
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Chloe
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Pocketful of Pearls
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Remember Me
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A Sheltering Love
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A Sheltering Love
Long Contemporary Romance
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Long Contemporary Romance category.
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Worth Every Risk
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Worth Every Risk
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Worth Every Risk
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Blackberry Winter
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The Business of Strangers
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The Business of Strangers
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The Business of Strangers
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The Father Factor
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The Father Factor
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The Father Factor
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Her Last Defense
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Her Last Defense
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Her Last Defense
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Hometown Girl
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Hometown Girl
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Hometown Girl
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The Secret Wife
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The Secret Wife
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The Secret Wife
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A Texas State Of Mind
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A Texas State Of Mind
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A Texas State Of Mind
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Under The Mistletoe
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Under The Mistletoe
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Under The Mistletoe
Long Historical Romance
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Long Historical Romance category.
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The Devil To Pay
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The Devil To Pay
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The Dark Queen
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A Most Unsuitable Man
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Mr. Impossible
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The Perfect Rake
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Sin and Sensibility
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This Rake of Mine
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To Pleasure a Prince
Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category.
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Lady Luck's Map of Vegas
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Blue Smoke
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Ex and the Single Girl
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The Me I Used To Be
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Sweetgrass // The Secrets We Keep
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Table For Five
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The Tiara Club
Paranormal Romance
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Paranormal Romance category.
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Gabriel's Ghost
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After Midnight
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Dark Lover
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Ghost Walk
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The Misted Cliffs
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My Shadow Warrior
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Spirited Away
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A Taste of Crimson
Regency Romance
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Regency Romance category.
Winner
A Reputable Rake
Winner
A Reputable Rake
Finalist
The House Party
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Just Say Yes
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Miss Whitlow's Turn
Romantic Novella
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Romantic Novella category.
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The Naked Truth about Guys
Finalist
The Betrothal: Highland Handfast
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Blood Lust
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Glad Rags
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The Perfect Fit
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Playing for Keeps
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A Proper Englishwoman
Romantic Suspense
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Romantic Suspense category.
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Survivor In Death
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Close-Up
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Crazy Hot
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Darker Than Midnight
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In Deep Voodoo
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The Marriage Trap
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Nothing To Fear
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Tangle of Lies
Short Contemporary Romance
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Short Contemporary Romance category.
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The Marriage Miracle
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The Marriage Miracle
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The Marriage Miracle
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The Marriage Miracle
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The Marriage Miracle
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Between Midnight and Morning
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Between Midnight and Morning
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Between Midnight and Morning
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Hot To The Touch
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Hot To The Touch
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Hot To The Touch
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One Night In Texas
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One Night In Texas
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Really Hot!
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Really Hot!
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Really Hot!
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The Rich Stranger
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The Rich Stranger
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The Rich Stranger
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The Rugged Loner
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The Rugged Loner
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The Rugged Loner
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The Ruthless Groom
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The Ruthless Groom
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The Ruthless Groom
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Suspicious
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Suspicious
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Suspicious
Short Historical Romance
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Short Historical Romance category.
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The Texan's Reward
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Abbie's Outlaw
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Abbie's Outlaw
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Abbie's Outlaw
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Highlander in Love
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His Secondhand Wife
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His Secondhand Wife
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His Secondhand Wife
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It Happened One Autumn
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The King's Mistress
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The King's Mistress
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To Love a Thief
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When We Meet Again
Traditional Romance
Winner and nominees for the 2006 Rita Award Traditional Romance category.
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Princess of Convenience
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Princess of Convenience
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Princess of Convenience
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Princess of Convenience
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Princess of Convenience
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Princess of Convenience
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The Doctor's Rescue Mission
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The Doctor's Rescue Mission
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The Doctor's Rescue Mission
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The Doctor's Rescue Mission
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The Doctor's Rescue Mission
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Smart Boys & Fast Girls
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Who Needs Boys
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