The RITA for Best Inspirational Romance goes to:
- The Christmas Child by Linda Goodnight (Harlequin Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor)
- Deadly Pursuit by Irene Hannon (Revell; Jennifer Leep, editor)
- Katie's Way by Marta Perry (Berkley Publishing Group; Ellen Edwards, editor)
- The Ladies' Room by Carolyn Brown (Avalon Books; Lia Brown, editor)
- Love on the Line by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers; David Long and Julie Klassen, editors)
- The Measure of Katie Calloway by Serena Miller (Revell; Vicki Crumpton, editor)
- My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers; Karen Watson, editor)
- Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones (Thomas Nelson; Natalie Hanemann and Jamie Chavez, editors)
- To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers; Karen Schurrer, editor)