''It Had to Be You'' is a

contemporary romance Contemporary romance is a subgenre of romance novels, generally set contemporaneously with the time of its writing. The largest of the romance novel subgenres, contemporary romance novels usually reflect the mores of their time. Heroines in the co ...

novel by

Susan Elizabeth Phillips Susan Elizabeth Phillips (born December 11, 1944 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a romance novelist from the United States. She is the creator of the sports romance and has been called the “Queen of Romantic Comedy.” Biography Phillips was born o ...

. It is the first book in the Chicago Stars series It was awarded the RITA award for "Best romance novel" of 1994.RITA Awards: Romance Writers of America - RITA award Past Winners

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