1998 RWA RITA and the Favorite Book of the Year Award Finalists and Winners

Her Secret Santa, Day Leclaire (Harlequin Mills & Boon Ltd, Romance, Gillian Green, Editor) ISBN 0-373-03486-5

His Brother's Child, Lucy Gordon (Harlequin Mills & Boon Ltd, Romance, Tessa Shapcott, Editor) ISBN 0-373-03450-4

Mommy and the Policeman Next Door, Marie Ferrarella (Silhouette Yours Truly, Leslie Wainger/Marcia Adirim, Editors) ISBN 0-373-52049-2

My Baby, Your Son, Anne Peters (Silhouette Romance, Mary Theresa Hussey, Editor) ISBN 0-373-19222-3

Porcupine Ranch, Sally Carleen (Silhouette Romance, Mary Theresa Hussey, Editor) ISBN 0-373-19221-5

Pregnant With His Child, Carla Cassidy (Silhouette Romance, Karen Taylor Richman, Editor) ISBN 0-373-19259-2

The Secret Baby, Day Leclaire (Harlequin Mills & Boon Ltd, Romance, Gillian Green, Editor) ISBN 0-373-03457-1

Wife Without a Past, Elizabeth Harbison (Silhouette Romance, Cristine Grace, Editor) ISBN 0-373-19258-4

Bride Overboard, Heather MacAllister (Harlequin Temptation, Brenda Chin, Editor) ISBN 0-373-25737-6

Daddy by Accident, Paula Detmer Riggs (Silhouette Desire, Leslie Wainger, Editor) ISBN 0-373-76073-6

A Hard-Hearted Hero, Pamela Burford (Harlequin Temptation, Susan Sheppard, Editor) ISBN 0-373-25744-9

A super-macho man and a woman who supposedly caused his brother's death. Mystery subplot. Well-done.

Finn's Twins!, Anne McAllister (Harlequin Presents, Samantha Bell, Editor) ISBN 0-373-11890-2

A funny romance between a photographer and a "baby-sitter".

Look What the Stork Brought, Dixie Browning (Silhouette Desire, Melissa Senate, Editor) ISBN 0-373-76111-2

A very neat book with lots of emotion. Recommended.

Mr. Valentine, Vicki Lewis Thompson (Harlequin Temptation, Brenda Chin, Editor) ISBN 0-373-25724-4

Nobody's Princess, Jennifer Greene (Silhouette Desire, Lucia Macro/Melissa Jeglinski, Editors) ISBN 0-373-76087-6

Romance between a man who believes in fairy tales and a woman who only met frogs. Witty and sexy. Highly recommended.

The 14th and Forever, Merline Lovelace (Silhouette Intimate Moments, Gail Chasan, Editor) ISBN 0-373-07764-5

Adam's Kiss, Mindy Neff (Harlequin American Romance, Denise O'Sullivan, Editor) ISBN 0-373-16663-X

Her Ideal Man, Ruth Wind (Silhouette Intimate Moments, Cathleen Treacy, Editor) ISBN 0-373-0781-3

MacNamara's Woman, Alicia Scott (Silhouette Intimate Moments, Leslie Wainger, Editor) ISBN 0-373-07813-7

Nighthawk, Rachel Lee (Silhouette Intimate Moments, Leslie Wainger, Editor) ISBN 0-373-07781-5

Reckless, Ruth Wind (Silhouette Intimate Moments, Cathleen Treacy, Editor) ISBN 0-373-07796-3

Saving Susannah, Beverly Bird (Silhouette Intimate Moments, Cristine Grace, Editor) ISBN 0-373-07814-5

The Twenty-third Man, Peggy Nicholson (Harlequin Superromance, Jane Robson/Maureen Stonehouse, Editors) ISBN 0-373-70740-1

Ask Mariah, Barbara Freethy (Avon, Ellen Edwards, Editor) ISBN 0-380-78532-3

Finding the Dream, Nora Roberts (Berkley Jove, Leslie Gelbman, Editor) ISBN 0-515-12087-1

The last book in her Dream trilogy. I personally think this is the best book in the trilogy. Two previous books are Daring to Dream and Holding the Dream. All three are highly recommended.

The Night Remembers, Kathleen Eagle (Avon Hardcover, Ellen Edwards, Editor) ISBN 0-380-97521-1

Nobody's Baby But Mine, Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Avon, Carrie Feron, Editor) ISBN 0-380-78234-0

The third book in her Chicago Stars Football Team series. I think this book is laugh out funny. The plot involves the marriage of convenience between a genius physicist and a football star. Highly recommended. Other books in the series include It Had to Be You, which won the RWA Favorite Book of the Year (1996), Heaven, Texas, and Dream a Little Dream.

For Your Eyes Only, Rebecca York (Harlequin Intrigue, Debra Matteucci, Editor) ISBN 0-373-22407-9

Framed, Karen Leabo (Silhouette Intimate Moments, Gail Chasan, Editor) ISBN 0-373-07772-6

Night Whispers, Lynn Erickson (Harlequin MIRA, Maureen Stonehouse/Amy Moore, Editors) ISBN 1-55166-178-0

On the Way to a Wedding, Ingrid Weaver (Silhouette Intimate Moments, Melissa Jeglinski, Editor) ISBN 0-373-07761-0

Secret Sins, Jasmine Cresswell (Harlequin MIRA, Jane Robson/Amy Moore, Editors) ISBN 1-55166-261-2

Until You, Sandra Marton (Kensington Pinnacle, Denise Little Presents, Denise Little, Editor) ISBN 0-7860-0362-3

Dangerous Waters, Amy J. Fetzer (Kensington Zebra Historical Romance, John Scognamigio, Editor) ISBN 0-8217-5806-3

Fire Hawk, Justine Dare (Penguin/Dutton Signet/Topaz, Hilary Ross, Editor) ISBN 0-451-40762-8

Heaven in West Texas, Susan Kay Law (Harper Monogram, Abigail Kamen Holland, Editor) ISBN 0-06-108474-3

Lost Yesterday, Jenny Lykins (Berkley Jove, Time Passages, Jessica Faust, Editor) ISBN 0-515-12013-8

Somewhere My Love, Karen Fox (Dorchester, Leisure Lovespell, Joanna Cagan, Editor) ISBN 0-505-52210-1

This futuristic features a heroine whose job is to "terminate" the hero's race. This book is unique in a sense that there's no "evil coalition" lurking around. Highly entertaining.

Time Enough for Love, Suzanne Brockmann (Bantam Loveswept, Shauna Summers/Joy Abella, Editors) ISBN 0-553-44597-9

Twice Upon a Time, Emilie Richards (Avon Contemporary Romance, Ellen Edwards, Editor) ISBN 0-380-78364-9

Brothers, Angela Elwell Hunt (Bethany House, Sharon Asmus, Editor) ISBN 1-55661-608-2

Homeward, Melody Carlson (Multnomah Publishers, Alabaster, Karen Ball, Editor) ISBN 1-57673-029-8

Presumption of Guilt, Terri Blackstock (Zondervan Publishing House, Dave Lambert/Lori Walburg Editors) ISBN 0-310-20018-0

Love's Reward, Jean Ross Ewing (Kensington Zebra Regency, Kate Duffy, Editor) ISBN 0-8217-5812-8

All But the Queen of Hearts, Rae Muir (Harlequin Historicals, Margaret Marbury, Editor) ISBN 0-373-28969-3

The Cowboys: Jake, Leigh Greenwood (Dorchester Leisure, Alicia Condon, Editor) ISBN 0-8439-4198-7

Heart of a Knight, Barbara Samuel (HarperPaperbacks, Abigail Holland, Editor) ISBN 0-06-108518-9

A Knight to Remember, Christina Dodd (Harper Monogram, Carolyn Marino, Editor) ISBN 0-06-108488-3

The Lady and the Knight, Lois Greiman (Avon Romance, Christine Zika, Editor) ISBN 0-3870-79433-0

Once Upon a Scandal, Barbara Dawson Smith (St. Martin's Press, Jennifer Enderlin, Editor) ISBN 0-312-96277-0

Wonderful, Jill Barnett (Pocket Books, Linda Marrow, Editor) ISBN 0-671-00412

As You Desire, Connie Brockway (Dell Publishing, Marjorie Braman, Editor) ISBN 0-440-22199-4

Brazen Angel, Elizabeth Boyle (Dell Publishing, Laura Cifelli, Editor) ISBN 0-440-22412-8

The winner of Dell's Diamond Debut Award. The novel features a heroine who tries to save her family from the turmoil of the French Revolution, and an English nobleman who tries to help her. Highly Recommended. There's also a very romantic story behind the publication of this book. Go to The Romance Reader to read more.

The Guardian, Joan Wolf (Warner Books, Claire Zion, Editor) ISBN 0-446-60276-0

My Sweet Folly, Laura Kinsale (Berkley Publishing Group, Leslie Gelbman, Editor) ISBN 0-425-15687-7

One Perfect Rose, Mary Jo Putney (Ballantine Books, Fawcett Columbine, Carolyn Nichols, Editor) ISBN 0-449-0017-6

The last book in Mary Jo Putney's popular Fallen Angels series. The book deals with the impending death of Stephen Kenyon, the older brother of Michael Kenyon from Shattered Rainbows. Poignant and exceptionally well done. Highly recommended.

The Promise of Jenny Jones, Maggie Osborne (Warner Books, Claire Zion, Editor) ISBN 0-446-60441-0

The Randolph Legacy, Eileen Charbonneau (Tor/Forge, Natalia Aponte, Editor) ISBN 0-312-86332-2

Wild at Heart, Patricia Gaffney (Penguin/Dutton Signet/Topaz, Audrey LaFehr, Editor) ISBN 0-451-40536-6

Brazen Angel, Elizabeth Boyle (Dell Publishing, Laura Cifelli, Editor) ISBN 0-440-22412-8

The winner of Dell's Diamond Debut Award. The novel features a heroine who tries to save her family from the turmoil of the French Revolution, and an English nobleman who tries to help her. Highly Recommended. There's also a very romantic story behind the publication of this book. Go to The Romance Reader to read more.

Lost Yesterday, Jenny Lykins (Berkley Jove, Time Passages, Jessica Faust, Editor) ISBN 0-515-12013-8

The Only Child, Carolyn McSparren (Harlequin Superromance, Zilla Soriano, Editor) ISBN 0-373-70725-8

Remember the Time, Annette Reynolds (Bantam Romance, Shauna Summers, Editor) ISBN 0-553-57652-6

Winter Hearts, Maureen McKade (Avon Romance, Micki Nuding, Editor) ISBN 0-380-78871-3

Beast by Judith Ivory

Finding the Dream by Nora Roberts

The last book in her Dream trilogy. I personally think this is the best book in the trilogy. Two previous books are Daring to Dream and Holding the Dream. All three are highly recommended.

My Sweet Follyby Laura Kinsale

The Night Remembers by Kathleen Eagle

Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

The third book in her Chicago Stars Football Team series. I think this book is laugh out funny. The plot involves the marriage of convenience between a genius physicist and a football star. Highly recommended. Other books in the series include It Had to Be You, which won the RWA Favorite Book of the Year (1996), Heaven, Texas, and Dream a Little Dream.

One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney

The last book in Mary Jo Putney's popular Fallen Angels series. The book deals with the impending death of Stephen Kenyon, the older brother of Michael Kenyon from Shattered Rainbows. Poignant and exceptionally well done. Highly recommended.

A Place to Call Home by Deborah Smith

The Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne

Son of the Morning by Linda Howard

Wild at Heart by Patricia Gaffney