1990 RITA® Winners & Finalists

First Book: - Out of the Blue by Alaina Hawthorne - Silhouette, Romance – Tara Hughes Gavin

The Color of Love by Binnie Syril - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise

Devil in Disguise by Ann Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

Historical Series Romance: - Silver Noose by Patricia Gardner Evans - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Leslie Wainger

Dandelion by Bronwyn Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Isabel Swift

Edin's Embrace by Nadine Crenshaw - Kensington, Zebra, Hologram - Pesha Finkelstein

Rose Red, Rose White by Marianne Willman - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell

Scarlet Ribbons by Judith E. French - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Historical Single Title Romance: - The Bride by Julie Garwood - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow

Fortune's Lady by Patricia Gaffney - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon

Heartstorm by Elizabeth Stuart - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Robin Dresser

A Kingdom of Dreams - Judith E. McNaught - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow

Seize the Fire by Laura Kinsale - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards

Swept Away by Julie Tetel - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Popular Library - Fredda Isaacson

Long Contemporary Romance: - The Ice Cream Man by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro

A Carol Christmas by Muriel Jensen - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Corinne Meyer

Devil's Night by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro

Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger

Paintbox Morning by Kathleen Eagle - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

Saving Grace by Anne McAllister - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci

Tiger Dawn by Kathleen Creighton - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

Regency Romance: - The Rake and the Reformer (aka The Rake) by Mary Jo Putney - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross

Lady with a Black Umbrella"" by Mary Balogh - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross

The Perfect Fiancee - Martha Jean Powers - Fawcett, Crest - Barbara Dicks

The Stanforth Secrets by Jo Beverley - Bloomsbury, Walker - Alice Harron Orr

Romantic Suspense: - Perchance to Dream by Kathleen Korbel - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro

Rainbow Fire by Emilie Richards - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger

The Roses of Constant by Bethany Campbell - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Marmie Charndoff & Debra Matteucci

Short Contemporary Romance: - Night of the Hunter by Jennifer Greene - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lucia Macro

Back to the Bedroom by Janet Evanovich - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Carrie Feron

Be Mine, Valentine - Vicki Lewis Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise

Chances Are by Erica Spindler - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Amie Yael Inman

Face to Face by Julie Meyers - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Alison Reid & Valerie Hayward & Lisa Boyes

Poor Emily by Mary Kay McComas - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Susann Brailey

Single Title Contemporary Romance: - Private Relations by Diane Chamberlain - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Mercer Warriner

Minstrel's Fire by Carla Neggers - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Damaris Rowland

Sweet Revenge by Nora Roberts - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Carolyn Nichols

Traditional Romance: - Rhapsody in Bloom by Mona Van Wieren - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Gavin

Bed, Breakfast, and Bedlam by Marcella Thompson - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Pat Cooney

A Gift for Tenderness by Peggy Webb - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Hughes Gavin

Island Glory by Emilie Richards - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Leslie Wainger

Mother for Hire by Marie Ferrarella - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jaclyn Brilliant

Young Adult Romance: - Renee by Vivian Schurfranz - Scholastic, Sunfire - Ann Reit

Lover Boy by Leila Davis - HarperCollins, Avon, Flare - Ellen Krieger

My Perfect Valentine by Judy Baer - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Lisa Boyes