Rita Finalists

by Cybil Solyn

June 2006

For romance authors the top award is the Rita, and with the end of the Regency romance at hand this might be the last year we see a Regency catagory for a while. So be sure you don't miss any of these books. I know there can only be one winner in each catagory announced at the National RWA conference in July, but to be nominated means almost as much as winning. These are the best of the best for 2006.

Traditional Regency Finalists

Miss Whitlow's Turn by Jenna Mindel
A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston
Just Say Yes by Myretta Robens
The House Party by Jeanne Savery

Short Historical Finalists with Regency Setting

When We Meet Again by Victoria Alexander
It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas
Highlander in Love by Julia London
To Love a Thief by Julie Anne Long

Long Historical Finalists with Regency Setting

A Most Unsuitable Man by Jo Beverley
This Rake of Mine by Elizabeth Boyle
The Devil to Pay by Liz Carlyle
Mr Impossible by Loretta Chase
Sin and Sensibility by Suzanne Enoch
The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie
To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries