1989 Golden Heart Winners

1989 Golden Heart Contest

Entries: 1009

Category Descriptions (Note: Listing of publishers is meant for example only and is not all inclusive.) Historical Romance Novels and sagas with primarily historical settings such as those published by Zebra Historical Romance, Zebra Gothics, Avon Romances, Pocket Historicals, Signet Historicals, Onyx Historicals, Harlequin Gothics, Fawcett Historicals, Walker Historicals, Berkley/Jove Historicals, Warner Historicals, Ballantine Historicals, Zondervan Historicals, and the hardcover houses. Long Contemporary Romance (Over 70,000 words in length) Longer sensuous romances such as those published by Harlequin Super Romance, Harlequin American, Silhouette Special Edition, and Silhouette Intimate Moments. Regency Romance Novels with primary settings during the Regency period in England, such as those published by Harlequin, Walker, Signet, NAL, Zebra, Fawcett, Warner, and Avon. (Books may take place in other countries -- like American Regencies -- but the mannerisms and customs must still be Regency in flavor. Short Contemporary Romance (Under 70,000 words in length) Short sensuous Romances such as those published by Silhouette Desire, Harlequin Presents, Harlequin Temptation, Bantam Loveswept, and Berkley/Jove Second Chance at Love. Single Title Release Romance Novels which are non-category in nature, which do not qualify for any other category, and which are released as individual titles and not as part of a numbered line, such as those books released as individual titles from NAL, Dell, Worldwide, Berkley/Jove, Bantam, Warner, and Walker. Suspense Romance (new category) Novels in which suspense plays an important part in the plot and the romance, such as those published by Harlequin Intrigue, some Silhouette Intimate Moments, Hearts in Peril, as well as larger books like those written by Victoria Holt, Phyllis Whitney, etc. Traditional Romance Romances in which the protagonists do not usually make love unless they are married to each other and in which love scenes are not graphically described, such as those published by Harlequin Romance, Silhouette Romance, Zondervan Serenade and Doubleday Starlight. Young Adult Romance Novels geared to teenaged readers which may or may not be typical romances, such as those published by NAL Vista, Scholastic, Silhouette First Love, Crosswinds, Archway Books, and Bantam Sweet Dreams, Seniors and Couples.

Winners & Finalists

Historical Romance “The Valiant Heart” Anita Gordon “Falcon on a Silver Wind” Shelly Thacker Meinhardt “A Gypsy's Heart” Joan Berry “His Last Mistress” Joyce Ware “Shadow Song” Linda Harris “Where Passions Duel” Karen Finnigan

Long Contemporary Romance “Extracurricular Activities” Brenda Hamilton “Blue Fin Bay” Cindy Gerard “Heart in Distress” Bonnie Hamre “My Cinderella Girl” Pat Kay “People Will Talk” Linda Guss “Such a Oneness” Julie Hoskinson

Regency Romance “Hardcastle's Daughter” Judith Mandell

Short Contemporary Romance “Flamingo Moon” Ann Bair “Chance Encounter” Judy Marston “Faulty Circumstances” Ramona Rolle-Berg “Maggie's Hero” Linda Caldwell “A Piece of a Dream” Helen E. Cook “A Pleasant Surprise” Barbara Joel

Single Title Release “Flashpoint” Barbara Parker “Blame It on Midnight” Zanda Hudson “Darcy's Daughter” Arnette Lamb “Last Ride on the Carousel” Marilyn Larsen “On Her Own Terms” Carole Stephenson “Terror by Sight” Alice Shields

Suspense Romance “Heritage of Love” Anne Saxton Reh “Honor among Thieves” Frances Hanson “No Relief” Nora Jean Perkins “On Wings of Danger” Deborah Shelgren “Out of Harm's Way” L. Faye Hughes “Past, Present, and Perfect” Helen Rayve

Traditional Romance “A Scent of Jasmine” Kathleen Beck “Deck the Halls “ Heather MacAllister “The Hesitant Heart” Patricia Harrison “Mountain Laurel” Donna Fasano “Too Good to Be True” Victoria M. Hurst “Winner Takes All” Geeta Kakade

Young Adult Romance “Picture Perfect” Heather MacAllister “For the Love of a Southern Gentleman” Kay Bartling “Jessie's Girl” Sharon Winn “Long Distance Love” Shannon Jussila “The Odd Couple” Janie Locke Begeman “Party Lines” Nira Herrmann