2004 Rita Award (Awarded by Romance Writers of America)

Awards List

Contemporary Single Title

Birthright
(Winner)
Nora Roberts

The Last Bride in Ballymuir
(Finalist)
Dorien Kelly

Only by Your Touch
(Finalist)
Catherine Anderson

Back Roads
(Finalist)
Susan Crandall

Fallen from Grace
(Finalist)
Laura Leone

Lover's Lane
(Finalist)
Jill Marie Landis

Small Wonders
(Finalist)
Marilyn Pappano

Key of Light
(Finalist)
Nora Roberts

The Secret Gift
(Finalist)
Jaclyn Reding

First Book

Back Roads
(Winner)
Susan Crandall

Baby, Be Mine
(Finalist)
Emily McKay

Some Like It Sizzling
(Finalist)
Jamie Sobrato

Charming the Highlander
(Finalist)
Janet Chapman

The Maid of Dishonor
(Finalist)
Tanya Michaels

Winter Woman
(Finalist)
Jenna Kernan

The Ideal Bride
(Finalist)
Nonnie St. George

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal

Shades of Midnight
(Winner)
Linda Fallon

Portrait in Death
(Finalist)
J.D. Robb

No More Lies
(Finalist)
Susan Squires

Skyfall
(Finalist)
Catherine Asaro

Wedding the Highlander
(Finalist)
Janet Chapman

Hunting Midnight
(Finalist)
Emma Holly

Night Fires
(Finalist)
Karen Harbaugh

Inspirational Romance

Autumn Dreams
(Winner)
Gayle Roper

One Tuesday Morning
(Finalist)
Karen Kingsbury

When You Believe
(Finalist)
Deborah Bedford / Debbi Bedford

Without a Trace
(Finalist)
Colleen Coble

Long Contemporary Series

The Top Gun's Return
(Winner)
Kathleen Creighton

All A Man Can Be
(Finalist)
Virginia Kantra

Entrapment
(Finalist)
Kylie Brant

The Last Honorable Man
(Finalist)
Vickie Taylor

The One Safe Place
(Finalist)
Kathleen O'Brien

Night Watch // Wild, Wild Wes
(Finalist)
Suzanne Brockmann

Ring of Deception
(Finalist)
Sandra Marton

Strategic Engagement
(Finalist)
Catherine Mann

Keeping Faith
(Finalist)
Day Leclaire

Long Historical Romance

The Destiny
(Winner)
Kathleen Givens

A Kiss to Die For
(Finalist)
Claudia Dain

London's Perfect Scoundrel
(Finalist)
Suzanne Enoch

To Marry the Duke
(Finalist)
Julianne MacLean

Fool for Love
(Finalist)
Eloisa James

The Saint
(Finalist)
Madeline Hunter

The Silver Lion
(Finalist)
Lynn Kerstan

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Between Sisters
(Winner)
Kristin Hannah

A Piece of Heaven
(Finalist)
Barbara Samuel

Shore Lights
(Finalist)
Barbara Bretton

Regency Romance

Prospero's Daughter
(Winner)
Nancy Butler

The Indifferent Earl
(Finalist)
Blair Bancroft

The Reluctant Rogue
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Powell

The Ideal Bride
(Finalist)
Nonnie St. George

Romantic Novella

Prisoner of the Tower
(Winner)
Gayle Wilson
in The Wedding Chase

A Dozen Kisses
(Finalist)
Mia Ryan
in The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown

Thirty-Six Valentines
(Finalist)
Julia Quinn
in The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown

Two Hearts
(Finalist)
Karen Hawkins
in The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown

Two by Twilight: Run from Twilight
(Finalist)
Maggie Shayne

Against the Odds
(Finalist)
Lisa Kleypas
in Where's My Hero?

A Tale of Two Sisters
(Finalist)
Julia Quinn
in Where's My Hero?

The Yearning
(Finalist)
Hannah Howell
in His Immortal Embrace

Seven Days
(Finalist)
Ruth Wind
in Lakota Legacy

Romantic Suspense

Remember When: Hot Rocks
(Winner)
Nora Roberts

Caught in the Act
(Finalist)
Joyce Lamb

Cold Ridge
(Finalist)
Carla Neggers

While She Was Sleeping
(Finalist)
Suzanne Forster

Remember When: Big Jack
(Finalist)
J.D. Robb

Kill the Competition
(Finalist)
Stephanie Bond

Thicker Than Water
(Finalist)
Maggie Shayne

Short Contemporary Series Romance

The Knight's Kiss
(Winner)
Nicole Burnham

Baby, Be Mine
(Finalist)
Emily McKay

Wicked & Willing
(Finalist)
Leslie Kelly / Leslie A. Kelly

Show & Tell
(Finalist)
Rhonda Nelson

Summer Gold: A Wolf River Summer
(Finalist)
Barbara McCauley

Fringe Benefits
(Finalist)
Nancy Warren

One Naughty Night
(Finalist)
Joanne Rock

Mistletoe Over Manhattan
(Finalist)
Barbara Daly

Short Historical Romance

Worth Any Price
(Winner)
Lisa Kleypas

The Angel of Devil's Camp
(Finalist)
Lynna Banning

Confessions of a Scoundrel
(Finalist)
Karen Hawkins

Love With the Proper Husband
(Finalist)
Victoria Alexander

Adam's Promise
(Finalist)
Julianne MacLean

One Night of Scandal
(Finalist)
Teresa Medeiros

Wayward Widow
(Finalist)
Nicola Cornick

Traditional Romance

Her Royal Baby
(Winner)
Marion Lennox

A Cradle for Caroline
(Finalist)
Nancy Warren

The Wish
(Finalist)
Diane Pershing

The Wish-List Wife
(Finalist)
Barbara Dunlop

The Snow Bride
(Finalist)
Debbie Macomber

Her Playboy Challenge
(Finalist)
Barbara Hannay

The Boss's Convenient Proposal
(Finalist)
Barbara McMahon

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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