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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 Romance''' of the year category, 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''', and another change for the Single Title category, this to '''Single Title Contemporary'''. It was clearly a busy year. | 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 Romance''' of the year category, 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''', and another change for the Single Title category, this to '''Single Title Contemporary'''. It was clearly a busy year. | ||
− | * '''Best Romance of 1989''': ''[[Morning Glory]]'' by [[LaVyrle Spencer]] | + | * '''Best Romance of 1989''': ''[[Morning Glory - LaVyrle Spencer|Morning Glory]]'' by [[LaVyrle Spencer]] |
− | * '''First Book''': ''[[Out Of The Blue]]'' by [[Alaina Hawthorne]] | + | * '''First Book''': ''[[Out Of The Blue - Alaina Hawthorne|Out Of The Blue]]'' by [[Alaina Hawthorne]] |
* '''Historical Series''': ''[[Silver Noose]]'' by [[Patricia Gardner Evans]] | * '''Historical Series''': ''[[Silver Noose]]'' by [[Patricia Gardner Evans]] | ||
* '''Historical Single Title''': ''[[The Bride - Julie Garwood|The Bride]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]] | * '''Historical Single Title''': ''[[The Bride - Julie Garwood|The Bride]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]] | ||
* '''Long Contemporary''': ''[[The Ice Cream Man]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] | * '''Long Contemporary''': ''[[The Ice Cream Man]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] | ||
* '''Regency''': ''[[The Rake And The Reformer]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] | * '''Regency''': ''[[The Rake And The Reformer]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] | ||
− | * '''Romantic Suspense''': ''[[Perchance To Dream]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] | + | * '''Romantic Suspense''': ''[[Perchance To Dream - Kathleen Korbel|Perchance To Dream]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] |
* '''Short Contemporary''': ''[[Night Of The Hunter]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] | * '''Short Contemporary''': ''[[Night Of The Hunter]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] | ||
* '''Single Title Contemporary''': ''[[Private Relations]]'' by [[Diane Chamberlain]] | * '''Single Title Contemporary''': ''[[Private Relations]]'' by [[Diane Chamberlain]] | ||
* '''Traditional''': ''[[Rhapsody In Bloom]]'' by [[Mona Van Wieren]] | * '''Traditional''': ''[[Rhapsody In Bloom]]'' by [[Mona Van Wieren]] | ||
* '''Young Adult''': ''[[Renee]]'' by [[Vivan Schurfranz]] | * '''Young Adult''': ''[[Renee]]'' by [[Vivan Schurfranz]] |
Latest revision as of 23:52, 10 November 2022
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 Romance of the year category, 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, and another change for the Single Title category, this to Single Title Contemporary. It was clearly a busy year.
- Best Romance of 1989: Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer
- First Book: Out Of The Blue by Alaina Hawthorne
- Historical Series: Silver Noose by Patricia Gardner Evans
- Historical Single Title: The Bride by Julie Garwood
- Long Contemporary: The Ice Cream Man by Kathleen Korbel
- Regency: The Rake And The Reformer by Mary Jo Putney
- Romantic Suspense: Perchance To Dream by Kathleen Korbel
- Short Contemporary: Night Of The Hunter by Jennifer Greene
- Single Title Contemporary: Private Relations by Diane Chamberlain
- Traditional: Rhapsody In Bloom by Mona Van Wieren
- Young Adult: Renee by Vivan Schurfranz