Awarded annually by The Romance Writers of America (www.rwanational.org), The RITA Awards recognize the year’s most prominent published romance writers according to a panel of five judges. Presented in several different categories, The RITAs are the leading markers in the romance writing industry. We have listed the winners in the Best Novel category for the last ten years.

2004 Her Royal Baby, Marion Lennox
2003 The Christmas Basket, Debbie Macomber
2002 Quinn’s Complete Seduction, Sandra Steffen
2001 The Best Man and the Bridesmaid, Liz Fielding
2000 Danger in the Shadows, Dee Henderson
1999 Monday Man, Kristin Gabriel - Patterns of Love, Robin Lee Hatcher
1998 His Brother’s Child, Lucy Gordon - The Promise of Jenny Jones, Maggie Osborne
1997 Cowboy Pride, Anne McAllister - Always to Remember, Lorraine Heath
1996 Single Dad, Jennifer Greene - The Ghosts of Stony Clove, Eileen Charbonneau
1995 Lord of the Storm, Justine Davis - Getting Rid of Bradley, Jennifer Crusie
1994 A Candle in the Dark, Megan Chance - Lord of the Night, Susan Wiggs - My Lady Notorious, Jo Beverley - Summer Lightning, Wendy Corsi Staub
1993 No Award
1992 A Rose for Maggie, Kathleen Korbel

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