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1983 Golden Heart Contest
 
1983 Golden Heart Contest
  
Fee: $10
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:Fee: $10
Entries: 140
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:Entries: 140
 
 
Winners & Finalists
 
  
 
Category Historical Romance
 
Category Historical Romance
“Shadow Queen” Vivian Doering
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'''Winner: “Shadow Queen” - [[Vivian Doering]]'''
“Bed of Scarlet” Betina Lindsey
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* Finalists:
“Impossible Baggage” Louise Chatterton
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:“Bed of Scarlet” - [[Betina Lindsey]]
“Lady Lisette” Lori Carleton
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:“Impossible Baggage” - [[Louise Chatterton]]
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:“Lady Lisette” - [[Lori Carleton]]
  
 
Contemporary Mainstream Romance
 
Contemporary Mainstream Romance
“Someday Soon” Kathleen Eagle
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'''Winner: “Someday Soon” - [[Kathleen Eagle]]'''
“Awakening” Betina Lindsey
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* Finalists:
“Cinnabar” Suzanne Forster
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:“Awakening” - [[Betina Lindsey]]
“From Africa with Love” Christine Poodt
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:“Cinnabar” - [[Suzanne Forster]]
“Long Ago and Far Away” Bonna Lee Cook
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:“From Africa with Love” - [[Christine Poodt]]
“Touched by Magic” Mary Ann Wilson
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:“Long Ago and Far Away" - [[Bonna Lee Cook]]
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:“Touched by Magic” - [[Mary Ann Wilson]]
  
 
Contemporary Sensual Romance
 
Contemporary Sensual Romance
“Change of Heart” Melanie Catley
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'''Winner: “Change of Heart” - [[Melanie Catley]]''
“Chesapeake Sands” Patricia Dutton
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* Finalists:
“Compassionate Spirit” Pat Pinianski
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:“Chesapeake Sands” - [[Patricia Dutton]]
“Coral Promise” Sarah Brooke Smith
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:“Compassionate Spirit” - [[Pat Pinianski]]
“Seven Oaks” Susan Horton
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:“Coral Promise” - [[Sarah Brooke Smith]]
“Wild Risk, Gentle Promise” Kathy Lloyd
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:“Seven Oaks” - [[Susan Horton]]
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:“Wild Risk, Gentle Promise” - [[Kathy Lloyd]]
  
 
Contemporary Sweet Romance
 
Contemporary Sweet Romance
“The Gentling” Virginia Gray
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'''Winner: “The Gentling” - [[Virginia Gray]]'''
“The Darling Jade” Peggy Nicholson
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* Finalists:
“The Love of the Irish” Carol Dennis
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:“The Darling Jade” - [[Peggy Nicholson]]
“A Scent of Jasmine” Kathleen Beck
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:“The Love of the Irish” - [[Carol Dennis]]
“Tormenting Memories” Eleanor Robbins
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:“A Scent of Jasmine” - [[Kathleen Beck]]
“The Woman Within” Elaine Lakso
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:“Tormenting Memories” - [[Eleanor Robbins]]
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:“The Woman Within” - [[Elaine Lakso]]
  
 
Mainstream Historical Romance
 
Mainstream Historical Romance
“Swan Bride” Betina Lindsey
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'''Winner: “Swan Bride” - [[Betina Lindsey]]'''
“Alexander, My Lord” Judith French
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* Finalists:
“Lost Gods of the Navidad” Pat Bercier
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:“Alexander, My Lord” - [[Judith French]]
“Private Treaty” Kathleen Eagle
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:“Lost Gods of the Navidad” - [[Pat Bercier]]
“Tidewater Destiny” Barbara Dawson Smith
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:“Private Treaty” - [[Kathleen Eagle]]
“Wild Roses for Katie” Dian Egert
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:“Tidewater Destiny” - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]]
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:“Wild Roses for Katie” - [[Dian Egert]]
  
 
Young Adult Romance
 
Young Adult Romance
“What Are Friends for Anyway?” Pat Pinianski
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'''Winner: “What Are Friends for Anyway?” - [[Pat Pinianski]]'''
“Beyond Tomorrow” Louise Chatterton
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* Finalists:
“Spanish Shadows” Paula Gorgas
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:“Beyond Tomorrow” - [[Louise Chatterton]]
“Summer's Challenge” Julie Garwood
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:“Spanish Shadows” - [[Paula Gorgas]]
“What Love Did to Randy” Dorothy Renko
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:“Summer's Challenge” - [[Julie Garwood]]
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:“What Love Did to Randy” - [[Dorothy Renko]]

Revision as of 15:04, 2 November 2024

1983 Golden Heart Contest

Fee: $10
Entries: 140

Category Historical Romance Winner: “Shadow Queen” - Vivian Doering

  • Finalists:
“Bed of Scarlet” - Betina Lindsey
“Impossible Baggage” - Louise Chatterton
“Lady Lisette” - Lori Carleton

Contemporary Mainstream Romance Winner: “Someday Soon” - Kathleen Eagle

  • Finalists:
“Awakening” - Betina Lindsey
“Cinnabar” - Suzanne Forster
“From Africa with Love” - Christine Poodt
“Long Ago and Far Away" - Bonna Lee Cook
“Touched by Magic” - Mary Ann Wilson

Contemporary Sensual Romance 'Winner: “Change of Heart” - Melanie Catley

  • Finalists:
“Chesapeake Sands” - Patricia Dutton
“Compassionate Spirit” - Pat Pinianski
“Coral Promise” - Sarah Brooke Smith
“Seven Oaks” - Susan Horton
“Wild Risk, Gentle Promise” - Kathy Lloyd

Contemporary Sweet Romance Winner: “The Gentling” - Virginia Gray

  • Finalists:
“The Darling Jade” - Peggy Nicholson
“The Love of the Irish” - Carol Dennis
“A Scent of Jasmine” - Kathleen Beck
“Tormenting Memories” - Eleanor Robbins
“The Woman Within” - Elaine Lakso

Mainstream Historical Romance Winner: “Swan Bride” - Betina Lindsey

  • Finalists:
“Alexander, My Lord” - Judith French
“Lost Gods of the Navidad” - Pat Bercier
“Private Treaty” - Kathleen Eagle
“Tidewater Destiny” - Barbara Dawson Smith
“Wild Roses for Katie” - Dian Egert

Young Adult Romance Winner: “What Are Friends for Anyway?” - Pat Pinianski

  • Finalists:
“Beyond Tomorrow” - Louise Chatterton
“Spanish Shadows” - Paula Gorgas
“Summer's Challenge” - Julie Garwood
“What Love Did to Randy” - Dorothy Renko