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The Historical Romance category was established for the 2008 [[RITA]] awards. Previously, historical romance had been divided by length, with one award given for [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance]] and another for [[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance]]. A third historical category, [[RITA®: Best Regency Romance]], also existed. The Regency category focused on shorter novels that were largely devoid of sensual details the longer historical novels contained. Publishers abandoned the stand-alone Regency titles and the category was renamed [[RITA®: Regency Historical Romance]] in 2008. | The Historical Romance category was established for the 2008 [[RITA]] awards. Previously, historical romance had been divided by length, with one award given for [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance]] and another for [[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance]]. A third historical category, [[RITA®: Best Regency Romance]], also existed. The Regency category focused on shorter novels that were largely devoid of sensual details the longer historical novels contained. Publishers abandoned the stand-alone Regency titles and the category was renamed [[RITA®: Regency Historical Romance]] in 2008. | ||
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| + | == Winners == | ||
| + | * [[Sherry Thomas]] - [[2010 RITA® Winners|2010]] - ''[[Not Quite A Husband]]'', [[Bantam Dell Publishing Group]] | ||
| + | * [[Pam Rosenthal]] - [[2009 RITA® Winners|2009]] - ''[[The Edge Of Impropriety]]'' Penguin Group USA, NAL, [[Signet Eclipse]] | ||
| + | * [[Madeline Hunter]] - [[2008 RITA® Winners|2008]] - ''[[Lessons Of Desire]]'', [[Bantam Dell Publishing Group]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:25, 4 August 2010
The Historical Romance category was established for the 2008 RITA awards. Previously, historical romance had been divided by length, with one award given for RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance and another for RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance. A third historical category, RITA®: Best Regency Romance, also existed. The Regency category focused on shorter novels that were largely devoid of sensual details the longer historical novels contained. Publishers abandoned the stand-alone Regency titles and the category was renamed RITA®: Regency Historical Romance in 2008.
Winners
- Sherry Thomas - 2010 - Not Quite A Husband, Bantam Dell Publishing Group
- Pam Rosenthal - 2009 - The Edge Of Impropriety Penguin Group USA, NAL, Signet Eclipse
- Madeline Hunter - 2008 - Lessons Of Desire, Bantam Dell Publishing Group
