1989 Golden Medallion Winners & Finalists

From its introduction in 1982 until 1989, the RITA® was known as The Golden Medallion. After a few years of relatively stable categories, 1989 saw a return to fiddling with Golden Medallion Categories. Single Title Release was mercifully shortened to Single Title and Suspense was added as a new category.

Historical Romance

* Winner: Sunflower - Jill Marie Landis

• Finalists:

Devil's Envoy - Jasmine Craig

My Wicked Enchantress - Meagan McKinney

Rebellion - Nora Roberts

Reckless Angel - Elizabeth Awbrey

Renegade Love - Katherine Sutcliffe

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Crime Of The Heart - Cheryl Reavis

• Finalists:

But That Was Yesterday - Kathleen Eagle

Donovan's Promise - Dallas Schulze

From Glowing Embers - Emilie Richards

Local Hero - Nora Roberts

Secrets - Jennifer Greene

Regency Romance

* Winner: Brighton Road by Susan Carroll

• Finalists:

Honor's Players by Holly Newman

Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed by Jo Beverley

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Winter's Daughter - Kathleen Creighton

• Finalists:

Heaven Sent - Erica Spindler

Hold On Tight - Deborah Smith

Island Heat - Suzanne Forster

Out Of The Cold - Robin Elliott

Razzmatazz - Patricia Burroughs

Single Title Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Leaves Of Fortune - Linda Barlow

• Finalists:

Forever Love - Margaret Chittenden

Honorbound - Laura Taylor

Rebellious Angels - Laura Parker

Suspense Novel

* Winner: Brazen Virtue - Nora Roberts

• Finalists:

Some Die Telling - Stella Cameron

Traditional Romance

* Winner: Flirtation River - Bethany Campbell

• Finalists:

The Forever Man - Theresa Weir

A Matter Of Honor - Brittany Young

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: The Ghosts Of Stony Clove - Eileen Charbonneau