1983 Golden Heart Winners

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