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From its introduction in 1982 until 1989, the [[RITA]]® was known as The '''[[RITA|Golden Medallion]]'''. In 1986, the [[RITA|Golden Medallion]] category changes were minimal, though the '''Mainstream''' Category was renamed as '''Single Title Release'''.
 
From its introduction in 1982 until 1989, the [[RITA]]® was known as The '''[[RITA|Golden Medallion]]'''. In 1986, the [[RITA|Golden Medallion]] category changes were minimal, though the '''Mainstream''' Category was renamed as '''Single Title Release'''.
  
* '''Historical''': ''[[Not So Wild A Dream]]'' by [[Francine Rivers]]
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===[[RITA®: Historical Romance|'''Historical Romance''']]===
**Gentle Warrior by Julie Garwood
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'''* Winner: ''[[Not So Wild A Dream]]'' - [[Francine Rivers]]'''
***Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Tapestry - Linda Marrow
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* Finalists:
**Glory by Janice Young Brooks
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:''[[Gentle Warrior]]'' - [[Julie Garwood]]
***PRH/Random House, Dell - Lydia Paglio
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:''[[Glory]]'' - [[Janice Young Brooks]]
**The Lady and the Outlaw by Joyce Brandon
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:''[[The Lady And The Outlaw]]'' - [[Joyce Brandon]]
***PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Cheryl Woodruff
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:''[[Legacy Of Amber]]'' - [[Alla Crone]]
**Legacy of Amber by Alla Crone
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:''[[Nevada Nights]]'' - [[Ruth Ryan Langan]]
***PRH/Random House, Dell - Susan Reu
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**Nevada Nights by Ruth Ryan Langan
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===[[RITA®: Inspirational Romance|'''Inspirational Romance''']]===
***Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Tapestry - Linda Marrow
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'''* Winner: ''[[From This Day Forward - Kathleen Karr|From This Day Forward]]'' - [[Kathleen Karr]]'''
* '''Inspirational''': ''[[From This Day Forward - Kathleen Karr|From This Day Forward]]'' by [[Kathleen Karr]]
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* Finalists:
**Forever Eden by Barbara Bennett
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:''[[Forever Eden]]'' by [[Barbara Bennett]]
***HarperCollins, Zondervan, Serenade - Anne Severance
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:''[[Honorable Intentions - Susan Phillips|Honorable Intentions]]'' - [[Susan Phillips]]
**Honorable Intentions by Susan Phillips
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:''[[Tender Adversary]]'' - [[Judy Baer]]
***HarperCollins, Thomas Nelson, Promise - Etta Wilson
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**Tender Adversary by Judy Baer
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===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
***HarperCollins, Zondervan, Serenade - Anne Severance
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'''* Winner: ''[[Today, Tomorrow And Always]]'' -[[Georgia Bockoven]]'''
* '''Long Contemporary''': ''[[Today, Tomorrow And Always]]'' by [[Georgia Bockoven]]
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* Finalists:
**The Heart's Yearning by Ginna Gray
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:''[[The Heart's Yearning]]'' - [[Ginna Gray]]
***HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition, Roz Noonan
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:''[[Pursuit In The Wilderness]]'' - [[Jan Michaels]]
**Pursuit in the Wilderness by Jan Michaels
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:''[[Star-Crossed - Ruth Ryan Langan|Star-Crossed]]'' - [[Ruth Ryan Langan]]
***HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Reva Kindser
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:''[[When Angels Dance]]'' - [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]]
**Star-Crossed by Ruth Ryan Langan
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:''[[The Wild Rose]]'' - [[Ruth Alana Smith]]
***HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Alicia Condon
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**When Angels Dance by Vicki Lewis Thompson
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===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
***HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Marmie Charndoff
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Beauty's Daughter]]'' - [[Monette Cummings]]'''
**The Wild Rose by Ruth Alana Smith
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***HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Marmie Charndoff
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===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
* '''Regency''': ''[[The Beauty's Daughter]]'' by [[Monette Cummings]]
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'''* Winner: ''[[A Much Needed Holiday]]'' - [[Joan Hohl]]'''
**no finalists
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* Finalists:
* '''Short Contemporary''': ''[[A Much Needed Holiday]]'' by [[Joan Hohl]]
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:''[[Ain't Misbehaving]]'' - [[Jeanne Grant]]
**Ain't Misbehaving by Jeanne Grant
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:''[[By Love Possessed - Linda Barlow|By Love Possessed]]'' - [[Linda Barlow]]
***PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Joan Marlow
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:''[[The Light Side]]'' - [[Joan Bramsch]]
**By Love Possessed by Linda Barlow
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:''[[Shady Lady - Jan Mathews|Shady Lady]]'' - [[Jan Mathews]]
***PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Leslie Kazanjian
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:''[[Swept Away - Jacqueline Topaz|Swept Away]]'' - [[Jacqueline Topaz]]
**The Light Side by Joan Bramsch
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***PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Carolyn Nichols
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===[[RITA®: Single Title Release Romance|'''Single Title Release Romance''']]===
**Shady Lady by Jan Mathews
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'''* Winner: ''[[Banish Misfortune]]'' - [[Anne Stuart]]'''
***PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Ellen Edwards
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* Finalists:
**Swept Away by Jacqueline Topaz
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:''[[Arctic Rose]]'' - [[Claire Harrison]]
***PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Jan Kronstadt
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:''[[Separate Beds]]'' - [[LaVyrle Spencer]]
* '''Single Title Release''': ''[[Banish Misfortune]]'' by [[Anne Stuart]]
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**Arctic Rose by Claire Harrison
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===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
***Worldwide Romance Library - Jacqui Bianchi
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'''* Winner: ''[[The Crystal Unicorn]]'' - [[Doreen Owens Malek]]'''
**Separate Beds by LaVyrle Spencer
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* Finalists:
***PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Star Helmer
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:''[[Cassie Come Home]]'' - [[Barbara Turner]]
* '''Traditional''': ''[[The Crystal Unicorn]]'' by [[Doreen Owens Malek]]
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:''[[A Deeper Meaning]]'' - [[Brittany Young]]
**Cassie Come Home by Barbara Turner
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:''[[Lady Moonlight]]'' - [[Rita Rainville]]
***HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Alicia Condon & Roz Noonan
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:''[[Promise Me Forever - Debbie Macomber|Promise Me Forever]]'' - [[Debbie Macomber]]
**A Deeper Meaning by Brittany Young
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:''[[Where The Wind Blows Free]]'' - [[Emily Spenser]]
***HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Patricia Smith & Roz Noonan
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**Lady Moonlight by Rita Rainville
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===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
***HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Leslie Wainger
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'''* Winner: ''[[Waiting For Amanda]]'' - [[Cheryl Zach]]'''
**Promise Me Forever by Debbie Macomber
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* Finalists:
***HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary Clare Kersten
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:''[[Call Back Yesterday - Doreen Owens Malek|Call Back Yesterday]]'' - [[Doreen Owens Malek]]
**Where the Wind Blows Free by Emily Spenser
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:''[[Emily]]'' - [[Candice Ransom]]
***HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Elizabeth Johnson
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:''[[Learning To Love]]'' - [[Janice Boies]]
* '''Young Adult''': ''[[Waiting For Amanda]]'' by [[Cheryl Zach]]
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:''[[Something Out There]]'' - [[Leslie Davis]]
**Call Back Yesterday by Doreen Owens Malek
 
***HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, First Love - Nancy Jackson
 
**Emily by Candice Ransom
 
***Scholastic, Sunfire - Ann Reit
 
**Learning to Love by Janice Boies
 
***PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Caprice - Marilyn Poe
 
**Something Out There by Leslie Davis
 
***Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Moonstone Mystery - Helen Pyne
 

Latest revision as of 02:10, 22 October 2022

From its introduction in 1982 until 1989, the RITA® was known as The Golden Medallion. In 1986, the Golden Medallion category changes were minimal, though the Mainstream Category was renamed as Single Title Release.

Historical Romance

* Winner: Not So Wild A Dream - Francine Rivers

  • Finalists:
Gentle Warrior - Julie Garwood
Glory - Janice Young Brooks
The Lady And The Outlaw - Joyce Brandon
Legacy Of Amber - Alla Crone
Nevada Nights - Ruth Ryan Langan

Inspirational Romance

* Winner: From This Day Forward - Kathleen Karr

  • Finalists:
Forever Eden by Barbara Bennett
Honorable Intentions - Susan Phillips
Tender Adversary - Judy Baer

Long Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Today, Tomorrow And Always -Georgia Bockoven

  • Finalists:
The Heart's Yearning - Ginna Gray
Pursuit In The Wilderness - Jan Michaels
Star-Crossed - Ruth Ryan Langan
When Angels Dance - Vicki Lewis Thompson
The Wild Rose - Ruth Alana Smith

Regency Romance

* Winner: The Beauty's Daughter - Monette Cummings

Short Contemporary Romance

* Winner: A Much Needed Holiday - Joan Hohl

  • Finalists:
Ain't Misbehaving - Jeanne Grant
By Love Possessed - Linda Barlow
The Light Side - Joan Bramsch
Shady Lady - Jan Mathews
Swept Away - Jacqueline Topaz

Single Title Release Romance

* Winner: Banish Misfortune - Anne Stuart

  • Finalists:
Arctic Rose - Claire Harrison
Separate Beds - LaVyrle Spencer

Traditional Romance

* Winner: The Crystal Unicorn - Doreen Owens Malek

  • Finalists:
Cassie Come Home - Barbara Turner
A Deeper Meaning - Brittany Young
Lady Moonlight - Rita Rainville
Promise Me Forever - Debbie Macomber
Where The Wind Blows Free - Emily Spenser

Young Adult Romance

* Winner: Waiting For Amanda - Cheryl Zach

  • Finalists:
Call Back Yesterday - Doreen Owens Malek
Emily - Candice Ransom
Learning To Love - Janice Boies
Something Out There - Leslie Davis