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| − | In 1990, RWA changed the named of its premier award to the RITA® in honor of founding member Rita Clay Estrada. 1990 also saw other change to the award: the introduction of the best First Book category, the return of the Historical Series (formerly known as Category Historical), the new Historical Single Title (formerly Historical), the changing of the name of a category from Suspense to Romantic Suspense | + | In 1990, RWA changed the named of its premier award to the RITA® in honor of founding member Rita Clay Estrada. 1990 also saw other change to the award: the introduction of the best First Book category, the return of the Historical Series (formerly known as Category Historical), the new Historical Single Title (formerly Historical), and the changing of the name of a category from Suspense to Romantic Suspense. It was clearly a busy year. |
| − | '''First Book''' | + | ===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]=== |
| − | :''The Color of Love'' by Binnie Syril - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise | + | ''[[Out of the Blue]]'' by [[Alaina Hawthorne]] - Silhouette, Romance – Tara Hughes Gavin |
| − | :''Devil in Disguise'' by Ann Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger | + | :''[[The Color of Love'' by Binnie Syril - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise |
| − | '''Historical Series Romance''' | + | :''[[Devil in Disguise'' by Ann Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger |
| − | :''Dandelion'' by Bronwyn Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Isabel Swift | + | ===[[RITA®: Historical Series Romance|'''Historical Series Romance''']]=== |
| − | :''Edin's Embrace'' by Nadine Crenshaw - Kensington, Zebra, Hologram - Pesha Finkelstein | + | ''[[Silver Noose]]'' by [[Patricia Gardner Evans]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Leslie Wainger |
| − | :''Rose Red, Rose White'' by Marianne Willman - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell | + | :''[[Dandelion]]'' by [[Bronwyn Williams]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Isabel Swift |
| − | :''Scarlet Ribbons'' by Judith E. French - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards | + | :''[[Edin's Embrace]]'' by [[Nadine Crenshaw]] - Kensington, Zebra, Hologram - Pesha Finkelstein |
| − | '''Historical Single Title Romance''' | + | :''[[Rose Red, Rose White]]'' by [[Marianne Willman]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell |
| − | :''Fortune's Lady'' by Patricia Gaffney - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon | + | :''[[Scarlet Ribbons]]'' by [[Judith E. French]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards |
| − | :''Heartstorm'' by Elizabeth Stuart - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Robin Dresser | + | ===[[RITA®: Historical Single Title Romance|'''Historical Single Title Romance''']]=== |
| − | :''A Kingdom of Dreams'' - Judith E. McNaught - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow | + | ''[[The Bride]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow |
| − | :''Seize the Fire'' by Laura Kinsale - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards | + | :''[[Fortune's Lady]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon |
| − | :''Swept Away'' by Julie Tetel - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Popular Library - Fredda Isaacson | + | :''[[Heartstorm]]'' by [[Elizabeth Stuart]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Robin Dresser |
| − | '''Long Contemporary Romance''' | + | :''[[A Kingdom of Dreams]]'' - [[Judith E. McNaught]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow |
| − | :''A Carol Christmas'' by Muriel Jensen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Corinne Meyer | + | :''[[Seize the Fire]]'' by [[Laura Kinsale]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards |
| − | :''Devil's Night'' by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro | + | :''[[Swept Away]]'' by [[Julie Tetel]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Popular Library - Fredda Isaacson |
| − | :''Mackenzie's Mountain'' by Linda Howard - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger | + | ===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]=== |
| − | :''Paintbox Morning'' by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger | + | ''[[The Ice Cream Man]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro |
| − | :''Saving Grace'' by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci | + | :''[[A Carol Christmas]]'' by [[Muriel Jensen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Corinne Meyer |
| − | :''Tiger Dawn'' by Kathleen Creighton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger | + | :''[[Devil's Night]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro |
| − | '''Regency Romance''' | + | :''[[Mackenzie's Mountain]]'' by [[Linda Howard]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger |
| − | :''Lady with a Black Umbrella"" by Mary Balogh - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross | + | :''[[Paintbox Morning]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger |
| − | :''The Perfect Fiancee'' | + | :''[[Saving Grace]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci |
| − | :''The Stanforth Secrets'' by Jo Beverley - Bloomsbury, Walker - Alice Harron Orr | + | :''[[Tiger Dawn]]'' by [[Kathleen Creighton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger |
| − | '''Romantic Suspense''' | + | ===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]=== |
| − | :''Rainbow Fire'' by Emilie Richards - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger | + | ''[[The Rake and the Reformer]] (aka [[The Rake)]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross |
| − | :''The Roses of Constant'' by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Marmie Charndoff & Debra Matteucci | + | :''[[Lady with a Black Umbrella]]"" by [[Mary Balogh]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross |
| − | '''Short Contemporary Romance''' | + | :''[[The Perfect Fiancee]]'' by [[Martha Jean Powers]] - Fawcett, Crest - Barbara Dicks |
| − | :''Back to the Bedroom'' by Janet Evanovich - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Carrie Feron | + | :''[[The Stanforth Secrets]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - Bloomsbury, Walker - Alice Harron Orr |
| − | :''Be Mine, Valentine'' - Vicki Lewis Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise | + | ===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]=== |
| − | :''Chances Are'' by Erica Spindler - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Amie Yael Inman | + | ''[[Perchance to Dream]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro |
| − | :''Face to Face'' by Julie Meyers - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Alison Reid & Valerie Hayward & Lisa Boyes | + | :''[[Rainbow Fire]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger |
| − | :''Poor Emily'' by Mary Kay McComas - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Susann Brailey | + | :''[[The Roses of Constant]]'' by [[Bethany Campbell]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Marmie Charndoff & Debra Matteucci |
| − | '''Single Title Contemporary | + | ===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]=== |
| − | :''Minstrel's Fire'' by Carla Neggers - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Damaris Rowland | + | ''[[Night of the Hunter]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lucia Macro |
| − | :''Sweet Revenge'' by Nora Roberts - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Carolyn Nichols | + | :''[[Back to the Bedroom]]'' by [[Janet Evanovich]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Carrie Feron |
| − | '''Traditional Romance''' | + | :''[[Be Mine, Valentine]]'' - [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise |
| − | :''Bed, Breakfast, and Bedlam'' by Marcella Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Pat Cooney | + | :''[[Chances Are]]'' by [[Erica Spindler]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Amie Yael Inman |
| − | :''A Gift for Tenderness'' by Peggy Webb - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Hughes Gavin | + | :''[[Face to Face]]'' by [[Julie Meyers]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Alison Reid & Valerie Hayward & Lisa Boyes |
| − | :''Island Glory'' by Emilie Richards - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Leslie Wainger | + | :''[[Poor Emily]]'' by [[Mary Kay McComas]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Susann Brailey |
| − | :''Mother for Hire'' by Marie Ferrarella - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jaclyn Brilliant | + | ===[[RITA®: Single Title Contemporary Romance|'''Single Title Contemporary''']]=== |
| − | '''Young Adult Romance''' | + | ''[[Private Relations]]'' by [[Diane Chamberlain]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Mercer Warriner |
| − | :''Lover Boy'' by Leila Davis - HarperCollins, Avon, Flare - Ellen Krieger | + | :''[[Minstrel's Fire]]'' by [[Carla Neggers]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Damaris Rowland |
| − | :''My Perfect Valentine'' by Judy Baer - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Lisa Boyes | + | :''[[Sweet Revenge]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Carolyn Nichols |
| + | ===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[Rhapsody in Bloom]]'' by [[Mona Van Wieren]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Gavin | ||
| + | :''[[Bed, Breakfast, and Bedlam]]'' by [[Marcella Thompson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Pat Cooney | ||
| + | :''[[A Gift for Tenderness]]'' by [[Peggy Webb]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Hughes Gavin | ||
| + | :''[[Island Glory]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Leslie Wainger | ||
| + | :''[[Mother for Hire]]'' by [[Marie Ferrarella]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jaclyn Brilliant | ||
| + | ===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]=== | ||
| + | ''[[Renee]]'' by [[Vivian Schurfranz]] - Scholastic, Sunfire - Ann Reit | ||
| + | :''[[Lover Boy]]'' by [[Leila Davis]] - HarperCollins, Avon, Flare - Ellen Krieger | ||
| + | :''[[My Perfect Valentine]]'' by [[Judy Baer]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Lisa Boyes | ||
Revision as of 23:58, 6 June 2021
In 1990, RWA changed the named of its premier award to the RITA® in honor of founding member Rita Clay Estrada. 1990 also saw other change to the award: the introduction of the best First Book category, the return of the Historical Series (formerly known as Category Historical), the new Historical Single Title (formerly Historical), and the changing of the name of a category from Suspense to Romantic Suspense. It was clearly a busy year.
Contents
First Book
Out of the Blue by Alaina Hawthorne - Silhouette, Romance – Tara Hughes Gavin
- [[The Color of Love by Binnie Syril - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise
- [[Devil in Disguise by Ann Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
Historical Series Romance
Silver Noose by Patricia Gardner Evans - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Leslie Wainger
- Dandelion by Bronwyn Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Isabel Swift
- Edin's Embrace by Nadine Crenshaw - Kensington, Zebra, Hologram - Pesha Finkelstein
- Rose Red, Rose White by Marianne Willman - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
- Scarlet Ribbons by Judith E. French - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
Historical Single Title Romance
The Bride by Julie Garwood - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
- Fortune's Lady by Patricia Gaffney - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
- Heartstorm by Elizabeth Stuart - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Robin Dresser
- A Kingdom of Dreams - Judith E. McNaught - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
- Seize the Fire by Laura Kinsale - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
- Swept Away by Julie Tetel - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Popular Library - Fredda Isaacson
Long Contemporary Romance
The Ice Cream Man by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
- A Carol Christmas by Muriel Jensen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Corinne Meyer
- Devil's Night by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
- Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
- Paintbox Morning by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
- Saving Grace by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
- Tiger Dawn by Kathleen Creighton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
Regency Romance
The Rake and the Reformer (aka The Rake) by Mary Jo Putney - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
- Lady with a Black Umbrella"" by Mary Balogh - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
- The Perfect Fiancee by Martha Jean Powers - Fawcett, Crest - Barbara Dicks
- The Stanforth Secrets by Jo Beverley - Bloomsbury, Walker - Alice Harron Orr
Romantic Suspense
Perchance to Dream by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
- Rainbow Fire by Emilie Richards - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
- The Roses of Constant by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Marmie Charndoff & Debra Matteucci
Short Contemporary Romance
Night of the Hunter by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lucia Macro
- Back to the Bedroom by Janet Evanovich - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Carrie Feron
- Be Mine, Valentine - Vicki Lewis Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise
- Chances Are by Erica Spindler - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Amie Yael Inman
- Face to Face by Julie Meyers - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Alison Reid & Valerie Hayward & Lisa Boyes
- Poor Emily by Mary Kay McComas - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Susann Brailey
Single Title Contemporary
Private Relations by Diane Chamberlain - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Mercer Warriner
- Minstrel's Fire by Carla Neggers - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Damaris Rowland
- Sweet Revenge by Nora Roberts - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Carolyn Nichols
Traditional Romance
Rhapsody in Bloom by Mona Van Wieren - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Gavin
- Bed, Breakfast, and Bedlam by Marcella Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Pat Cooney
- A Gift for Tenderness by Peggy Webb - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Hughes Gavin
- Island Glory by Emilie Richards - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Leslie Wainger
- Mother for Hire by Marie Ferrarella - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jaclyn Brilliant
Young Adult Romance
Renee by Vivian Schurfranz - Scholastic, Sunfire - Ann Reit
- Lover Boy by Leila Davis - HarperCollins, Avon, Flare - Ellen Krieger
- My Perfect Valentine by Judy Baer - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Lisa Boyes
