RITA Awards

Best Mainstream Historical Romance: Day Beyond Destiny by Anna James

Best Category Historical Romance: Rendezvous at Gramercy by Constance Ravenlock

Best Mainstream Historical Romance: The Endearment by LaVyrle Spencer

Best Category Historical Romance: Defiant Love by Mara Seger

Best Historical Romance: Hummingbird by LaVyrle Spencer

Best Category Historical Romance: The Clergyman’s Daughter by Julie Jeffries

Best Regency Romance: The Lurid Lady Lockport by Kasey Micheals

Best Historical Romance: Twice Loved by LaVyrle Spencer

Best Regency Romance: The Beauty’s Daughter by Monette Cummings

Best Historical Romance: Not So Wild a Dream by Francine Rivers

Best Regency Romance: Lord Abberley’s Nemesis by Amanda Scott

Best Historical Romance: By Right of Arms by Robyn Carr

Best Regency Romance: Sugar Rose by Susan Carroll

Best Historical Romance: The Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer

Best Regency Romance: Brighton Road by Susan Carroll

Best Historical Romance: Sunflower by Jill Marie Landis

Best Series Historical: Silver Noose by Patricia Gardner

Best Single Title Historical: The Bride by Julie Garwood

Best Regency Romance: The Rake and the Reformer by Mary Jo Putney

Best Series Historical: A Wild Yearning by Penelope Williamson

Best Single Title Historical: Where Love Dwells by Elizabeth Stuart

Best Regency Romance: The Sandalwood Princess by Loretta Chase

Best Series Historical: The Tender Texan by Jodi Thomas

Best Single Title Historical: Courting Miss Hattie by Pamela Morsi

Best Regency Romance: Emily and the Dark Angel by Jo Beverley

Best Historical Series: The Prisoner by Cheryl Reavis

Best Historical Single Title: Keeper of the Dream by Penelope Williamson

Best Regency Romance: An Unwilling Bride by Jo Beverley

Best Historical Series: My Lady Notorious by Jo Beverley

Best Historical Single Title: Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell

Best Regency Romance: Deidre and Don Juan by Jo Beverley

Best Historical Romance: To Tame a Texan’s Heart by Jodi Thomas

Best Long Historical Romance: Dancing on the Wind by Mary Jo Putney

Best Regency Romance: Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand by Carla Kelly

Long Historical Romance: Something Shady by Pamela Morsi

Short Historical Romance: Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

Best Regency Romance: Gwen's Christmas Ghost by Lynn Kerstan and Alicia Rasley

Long Historical Romance: Conor's Way by Laura Lee Guhrke

Short Historical Romance: Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath

Best Regency Romance: The Lady's Companion by Carla Kelly

Long Historical Romance: Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne

Short Historical Romance: Heart of a Knight by Barbara Samuel

Best Regency Romance: Love's Reward by Jean R. Ewing

Long Historical Romance: My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway

Short Historical Romance: Merely Married by Patricia Coughlin

Best Regency Romance: His Grace Endures by Emma Jenson

Long Historical Romance: Silken Threads by Patricia Ryan

Short Historical Romance: The Proposition by Judith Ivory

Best Regency Romance: The Rake's Retreat by Nancy Butler

Long Historical Romance: Devilish by Jo Beverley

Short Historical Romance: The Mistress by Susan Wiggs

Best Regency Romance: A Grand Design by Emma Jensen

Long Historical Romance: The Bridal Season by Connie Brockway

Short Historical Romance: Tempt Me Twice by Barbara Dawson Smith

Best Regency Romance: Much Obliged by Jessica Benson

Long Historical Romance: Stealing Heaven by Madeline Hunter

Short Historical Romance: The Bride Fair by Cheryl Reavis

Best Regency Romance: Debt to Delia by Barbara Metzger

Long Historical Romance: The Destiny by Kathleen Givens

Short Historical Romance: Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas

Best Regency Romance: Prospero's Daughter by Nancy Butler

Long Historical Romance: Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale

Short Historical Romance: A Wanted Man by Susan Kay Law

Best Regency Romance: A Passionate Endeavor by Sophia Nash

Long Historical Romance: The Devil to Pay by Liz Carlyle

Short Historical Romance: The Texan's Reward by Jodi Thomas

Best Regency Romance: A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston

Long Historical Romance: On the Way To the Wedding by Julia Quinn

Short Historical Romance: The Book of True Desires by Betina Krahn

Historical Romance: Lessons of Desire by Madeline Hunter

Regency Historical Romance: The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn

Historical Romance: The Edge of Impropriety by Pam Rosenthal

Regency Historical Romance: My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne

Historical Romance: Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas

Regency Historical Romance: What Happens in London by Julia Quinn

Historical Romance: His at Night by Sherry Thomas

Regency Historical Romance: The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig

Historical Romance: The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne

Regency Historical Romance: A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare

Historical Romance: A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean

Historical Romance: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean

Long Historical Romance: Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran

Short Historical Romance: Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare

Long Historical Romance: Tiffany Girl by Deeanne Gist

Short Historical Romance: It Started with a Scandal by Julie Anne Long

Long Historical Romance: No Mistress of Mine by Laura Lee Guhrke

Short Historical Romance: A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen

Long Historical Romance: Between the Devil and the Duke by Kelly Bowen

Short Historical Romance: Waltzing with the Earl by Catherine Tinley

Long Historical Romance: A Wicked Kind of Husband by Mia Vincy

Short Historical Romance: A Duke in the Night by Kelly Bowen