1990 Golden Heart Winners

1990 Golden Heart Contest

Entries: 1090

Category Descriptions (Note: Listing of publishers is meant for example only and is not all-inclusive.) Contemporary Single Title Release Contemporary 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, Pocket, Warner, and Walker. Historical Series Romance Novels with historical settings that appear in a series line, such as Avon Ribbon Romances, Zebra Heartfire Romances, and Harlequin Historicals. Historical Single Title Release Historical novels or sagas which are non-series in nature, which do not qualify for any other category, and which are released as individual titles and not as part of a series line, such as those published by Zebra, Avon, Warner, Pocket, and Berkley/Jove. Long Contemporary Series 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 make take place in other countries – like American Regencies – but the mannerisms and customs must still be Regency in flavor.) Short Contemporary Series Romance (Under 70,000 words in length) Short, sensuous romances such as those published by Silhouette Desire, Harlequin Presents, Harlequin Temptation, and Bantam Loveswept. Single Title Contemporary Romance Contemporary 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 from NAL, Dell, Worldwide, Berkley/Jove, Bantam, Pocket, Warner, and Walker. Romantic Suspense Novels in which suspense plays an important part in the plot and in the romance, such as those published by Harlequin Intrigue, some Silhouette Intimate Moments, Hearts in Peril, as well as larger books such as 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 and Silhouette Romance. Young Adult Romance Novels geared to teenage 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

Long Contemporary Romance “Nothing Could Be Finer” Gloria Alvarez “A Difference of Years” Patricia Van Wie “Eden's Legacy” Alice Shields “Mac & Mike” Joan Shapiro “Race the Thunder” Ann Bair “Spinning Wheels” Kathleen Williams

Regency Romance “The Monthaven Legacy” Thomasina Robinson “The Compromised Lady” Pearl Englander “Imprudent Prudence” Julia Kingery “Lady Ardith” Jeanne Savery Casstevens “Thy Neighbor's Wife” Melinda McRae “The Ultimate Bluestocking” Judith Mandell

Romantic Suspense “Secrets to Share” Julia Brinegar “Close Encounter” Ilona Boyce “Game of Chance “ Joyce Adams “Honor among Thieves” Frances Hanson “It's Murder Out There” Maggie Price “A Perfect Match” Susan Combs

Series Historical Romance “A Handful of Heaven” Kristin Hannah “Cherokee Rose” Donna Meares “Echoes of the Heart” Andrienne Sobolak “The Garden Saloon” Susan Macias “Grey Dove” Linda Pedder “A Legacy of Dreams” Elizabeth Tunis “No Other Heaven” Megan Chance

Short Contemporary Romance “Merrie for Love” Donna Lynn Deeb “Forever Again” Kate Freiman “Fuchsia Ferrari” Myrene Mollison “Just Whisper My Name” Edie Hanes “Promises Kept” Susan Combs “Silent Song” Leslie Knowles “Sublime and Ridiculous” Maggie Crossley

Single Title Contemporary Romance “Ultimate Glory” Ann Linderman “Blessed Are the Eagles” Ann Simas “Bridges Burning” Lucy Hill “Detours” Debra Lynn Chance “Dream Givers, Dream Robbers” Crystal Stovall “Murder in Miniature” Suellen Wedmore “Terror by Sight” Alice Shields

Single Title Historical Romance “Candle in the Window” Christina Dodd “Destiny's Warrior” Melitta Dee “The Emerald Flame” Elizabeth Tunis “In Search of Eden” Dale Marie Farris “The Thistle and the Rose” Pam Caldwell “War of Hearts” Marry Curry

Traditional Romance “Heaven Sent” Jackie Radoumis “The Ice House” Cynthia Powell “Lion's Lair” Sharon Brevick “Scouting Out Love” Christine Hobday “Sins of the Daughter” Bobbi Jeude “A Taxing Affair” Linda K. West

Young Adult Romance “The Odd Couple” Janie Locke Begeman “Cassie's Back in Town” Kate Emburg “A Certain Slant of Light” Angela Leone “Dream Shadow” Janet Spaeth “Laughter Is the Best Medicine” Diane Crawford “Summer Nanny” Donna Jean Tennis