Difference between revisions of "1990 RITA® Winners & Finalists"

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===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: First Book|'''First Book''']]===
''[[Out Of The Blue - Alaina Hawthorne|Out Of The Blue]]'' by [[Alaina Hawthorne]] - Silhouette, Romance – Tara Hughes Gavin
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''[[Out Of The Blue - Alaina Hawthorne|Out Of The Blue]]'' by [[Alaina Hawthorne]]
:''[[The Color Of Love]]'' by Binnie Syril - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise
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:''[[The Color Of Love]]'' by [[Binnie Syril]]
:''[[Devil in Disguise - Ann Williams|Devil In Disguise]]'' by Ann Williams - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Devil in Disguise - Ann Williams|Devil In Disguise]]'' by [[Ann Williams]]
 
 
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Series Romance|'''Historical Series Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Series Romance|'''Historical Series Romance''']]===
''[[Silver Noose]]'' by [[Patricia Gardner Evans]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Leslie Wainger
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''[[Silver Noose]]'' by [[Patricia Gardner Evans]]
:''[[Dandelion]]'' by [[Bronwyn Williams]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Isabel Swift
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:''[[Dandelion]]'' by [[Bronwyn Williams]]
:''[[Edin's Embrace]]'' by [[Nadine Crenshaw]] - Kensington, Zebra, Hologram - Pesha Finkelstein
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:''[[Edin's Embrace]]'' by [[Nadine Crenshaw]]
:''[[Rose Red, Rose White]]'' by [[Marianne Willman]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Historical - Tracy Farrell
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:''[[Rose Red, Rose White]]'' by [[Marianne Willman]]
:''[[Scarlet Ribbons]]'' by [[Judith E. French]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Scarlet Ribbons]]'' by [[Judith E. French]]
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Single Title Romance|'''Historical Single Title Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Historical Single Title Romance|'''Historical Single Title Romance''']]===
''[[The Bride - Julie Garwood|The Bride]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
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''[[The Bride - Julie Garwood|The Bride]]'' by [[Julie Garwood]]
:''[[Fortune's Lady]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]] - Dorchester, Leisure - Alicia Condon
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:''[[Fortune's Lady]]'' by [[Patricia Gaffney]]
:''[[Heartstorm]]'' by [[Elizabeth Stuart]] - Macmillan, St. Martin's - Robin Dresser
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:''[[Heartstorm]]'' by [[Elizabeth Stuart]]
:''[[A Kingdom Of Dreams]]'' - [[Judith E. McNaught]] - Simon & Schuster, Pocket - Linda Marrow
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:''[[A Kingdom Of Dreams]]'' - [[Judith E. McNaught]]
:''[[Seize The Fire - Laura Kinsale|Seize The Fire]]'' by [[Laura Kinsale]] - HarperCollins, Avon - Ellen Edwards
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:''[[Seize The Fire - Laura Kinsale|Seize The Fire]]'' by [[Laura Kinsale]]
:''[[Swept Away - Julie Tetel|Swept Away]]'' by [[Julie Tetel]] - Hachette, Grand Central (Warner), Popular Library - Fredda Isaacson
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:''[[Swept Away - Julie Tetel|Swept Away]]'' by [[Julie Tetel]]
 
 
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Long Contemporary Romance|'''Long Contemporary Romance''']]===
''[[The Ice Cream Man]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
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''[[The Ice Cream Man]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]]
:''[[A Carol Christmas]]'' by [[Muriel Jensen]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Corinne Meyer
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:''[[A Carol Christmas]]'' by [[Muriel Jensen]]
:''[[Devil's Night]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
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:''[[Devil's Night]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]]
:''[[Mackenzie's Mountain]]'' by [[Linda Howard]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, MIRA - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Mackenzie's Mountain]]'' by [[Linda Howard]]
:''[[Paintbox Morning]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Paintbox Morning]]'' by [[Kathleen Eagle]]
:''[[Saving Grace - Anne McAllister|Saving Grace]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, American - Debra Matteucci
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:''[[Saving Grace - Anne McAllister|Saving Grace]]'' by [[Anne McAllister]]
:''[[Tiger Dawn]]'' by [[Kathleen Creighton]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Tiger Dawn]]'' by [[Kathleen Creighton]]
 
 
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Regency Romance|'''Regency Romance''']]===
''[[The Rake And The Reformer]] (aka [[The Rake)]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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''[[The Rake And The Reformer]] (aka [[The Rake)]]'' by [[Mary Jo Putney]]
:''[[Lady With A Black Umbrella]]"" by [[Mary Balogh]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, NAL Signet Regency - Hilary Ross
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:''[[Lady With A Black Umbrella]]"" by [[Mary Balogh]]
:''[[The Perfect Fiancee]]'' by [[Martha Jean Powers]] - Fawcett, Crest - Barbara Dicks
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:''[[The Perfect Fiancee]]'' by [[Martha Jean Powers]]
:''[[The Stanforth Secrets]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]] - Bloomsbury, Walker - Alice Harron Orr
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:''[[The Stanforth Secrets]]'' by [[Jo Beverley]]
 
 
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Romantic Suspense|'''Romantic Suspense''']]===
''[[Perchance To Dream - Kathleen Korbel|Perchance To Dream]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Lucia Macro
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''[[Perchance To Dream - Kathleen Korbel|Perchance To Dream]]'' by [[Kathleen Korbel]]
:''[[Rainbow Fire]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Intimate Moments - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Rainbow Fire]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]]
:''[[The Roses Of Constant]]'' by [[Bethany Campbell]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Marmie Charndoff & Debra Matteucci
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:''[[The Roses Of Constant]]'' by [[Bethany Campbell]]
 
 
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Short Contemporary Romance|'''Short Contemporary Romance''']]===
''[[Night Of The Hunter]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Lucia Macro
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''[[Night Of The Hunter]]'' by [[Jennifer Greene]]
:''[[Back To The Bedroom]]'' by [[Janet Evanovich]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Carrie Feron
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:''[[Back To The Bedroom]]'' by [[Janet Evanovich]]
:''[[Be Mine, Valentine - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Be Mine, Valentine]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Dominique Mondoulet-Wise
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:''[[Be Mine, Valentine - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Be Mine, Valentine]]'' by [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]]
:''[[Chances Are - Erica Spindler|Chances Are]]'' by [[Erica Spindler]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Desire - Amie Yael Inman
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:''[[Chances Are - Erica Spindler|Chances Are]]'' by [[Erica Spindler]]
:''[[Face To Face - Julie Meyers|Face To Face]]'' by [[Julie Meyers]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Temptation - Alison Reid & Valerie Hayward & Lisa Boyes
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:''[[Face To Face - Julie Meyers|Face To Face]]'' by [[Julie Meyers]]
:''[[Poor Emily]]'' by [[Mary Kay McComas]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Susann Brailey
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:''[[Poor Emily]]'' by [[Mary Kay McComas]]
 
 
 
===[[RITA®: Single Title Contemporary Romance|'''Single Title Contemporary''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Single Title Contemporary Romance|'''Single Title Contemporary''']]===
''[[Private Relations]]'' by [[Diane Chamberlain]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Mercer Warriner
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''[[Private Relations]]'' by [[Diane Chamberlain]]
:''[[Minstrel's Fire]]'' by [[Carla Neggers]] - PRH/Penguin, Berkley - Damaris Rowland
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:''[[Minstrel's Fire]]'' by [[Carla Neggers]]
:''[[Sweet Revenge]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam - Carolyn Nichols
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:''[[Sweet Revenge]]'' by [[Nora Roberts]]
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Traditional Romance|'''Traditional Romance''']]===
''[[Rhapsody In Bloom]]'' by [[Mona Van Wieren]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Gavin
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''[[Rhapsody In Bloom]]'' by [[Mona Van Wieren]]
:''[[Bed, Breakfast, And Bedlam]]'' by [[Marcella Thompson]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Pat Cooney
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:''[[Bed, Breakfast, And Bedlam]]'' by [[Marcella Thompson]]
:''[[A Gift For Tenderness]]'' by [[Peggy Webb]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Tara Hughes Gavin
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:''[[A Gift For Tenderness]]'' by [[Peggy Webb]]
:''[[Island Glory]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Leslie Wainger
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:''[[Island Glory]]'' by [[Emilie Richards]]
:''[[Mother For Hire]]'' by [[Marie Ferrarella]] - HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Jaclyn Brilliant
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:''[[Mother For Hire]]'' by [[Marie Ferrarella]]
 
 
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
 
===[[RITA®: Young Adult Romance|'''Young Adult Romance''']]===
''[[Renee]]'' by [[Vivian Schurfranz]] - Scholastic, Sunfire - Ann Reit
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''[[Renee]]'' by [[Vivian Schurfranz]]
:''[[Lover Boy]]'' by [[Leila Davis]] - HarperCollins, Avon, Flare - Ellen Krieger
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:''[[Lover Boy]]'' by [[Leila Davis]]
:''[[My Perfect Valentine]]'' by [[Judy Baer]] - PRH/Random House, Bantam, Sweet Dreams - Lisa Boyes
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:''[[My Perfect Valentine]]'' by [[Judy Baer]]

Revision as of 20:10, 4 July 2021

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 First Book category, the return of the Historical Series (formerly known as Category Historical), the new Historical Single Title (formerly Historical), and the changing of the name of a category from Suspense to Romantic Suspense. It was clearly a busy year.

First Book

Out Of The Blue by Alaina Hawthorne

The Color Of Love by Binnie Syril
Devil In Disguise by Ann Williams

Historical Series Romance

Silver Noose by Patricia Gardner Evans

Dandelion by Bronwyn Williams
Edin's Embrace by Nadine Crenshaw
Rose Red, Rose White by Marianne Willman
Scarlet Ribbons by Judith E. French

Historical Single Title Romance

The Bride by Julie Garwood

Fortune's Lady by Patricia Gaffney
Heartstorm by Elizabeth Stuart
A Kingdom Of Dreams - Judith E. McNaught
Seize The Fire by Laura Kinsale
Swept Away by Julie Tetel

Long Contemporary Romance

The Ice Cream Man by Kathleen Korbel

A Carol Christmas by Muriel Jensen
Devil's Night by Jennifer Greene
Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
Paintbox Morning by Kathleen Eagle
Saving Grace by Anne McAllister
Tiger Dawn by Kathleen Creighton

Regency Romance

The Rake And The Reformer (aka The Rake) by Mary Jo Putney

Lady With A Black Umbrella"" by Mary Balogh
The Perfect Fiancee by Martha Jean Powers
The Stanforth Secrets by Jo Beverley

Romantic Suspense

Perchance To Dream by Kathleen Korbel

Rainbow Fire by Emilie Richards
The Roses Of Constant by Bethany Campbell

Short Contemporary Romance

Night Of The Hunter by Jennifer Greene

Back To The Bedroom by Janet Evanovich
Be Mine, Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Chances Are by Erica Spindler
Face To Face by Julie Meyers
Poor Emily by Mary Kay McComas

Single Title Contemporary

Private Relations by Diane Chamberlain

Minstrel's Fire by Carla Neggers
Sweet Revenge by Nora Roberts

Traditional Romance

Rhapsody In Bloom by Mona Van Wieren

Bed, Breakfast, And Bedlam by Marcella Thompson
A Gift For Tenderness by Peggy Webb
Island Glory by Emilie Richards
Mother For Hire by Marie Ferrarella

Young Adult Romance

Renee by Vivian Schurfranz

Lover Boy by Leila Davis
My Perfect Valentine by Judy Baer