1986 Golden Medallion Winners & Finalists
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From its introduction in 1982 until 1989, the RITA® was known as The Golden Medallion. In 1986, the Golden Medallion category changes were minimal, though the Mainstream Category was renamed as Single Title Release.
- Historical: Not So Wild A Dream by Francine Rivers
- Gentle Warrior by Julie Garwood
- Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Tapestry - Linda Marrow
- Glory by Janice Young Brooks
- PRH/Random House, Dell - Lydia Paglio
- The Lady and the Outlaw by Joyce Brandon
- PRH/Random House, Ballantine - Cheryl Woodruff
- Legacy of Amber by Alla Crone
- PRH/Random House, Dell - Susan Reu
- Nevada Nights by Ruth Ryan Langan
- Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Tapestry - Linda Marrow
- Gentle Warrior by Julie Garwood
- Inspirational: From This Day Forward by Kathleen Karr
- Forever Eden by Barbara Bennett
- HarperCollins, Zondervan, Serenade - Anne Severance
- Honorable Intentions by Susan Phillips
- HarperCollins, Thomas Nelson, Promise - Etta Wilson
- Tender Adversary by Judy Baer
- HarperCollins, Zondervan, Serenade - Anne Severance
- Forever Eden by Barbara Bennett
- Long Contemporary: Today, Tomorrow And Always by Georgia Bockoven
- The Heart's Yearning by Ginna Gray
- HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition, Roz Noonan
- Pursuit in the Wilderness by Jan Michaels
- HarperCollins, Harlequin, Intrigue - Reva Kindser
- Star-Crossed by Ruth Ryan Langan
- HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Special Edition - Alicia Condon
- When Angels Dance by Vicki Lewis Thompson
- HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Marmie Charndoff
- The Wild Rose by Ruth Alana Smith
- HarperCollins, Harlequin, Super Romance - Marmie Charndoff
- The Heart's Yearning by Ginna Gray
- Regency: The Beauty's Daughter by Monette Cummings
- no finalists
- Short Contemporary: A Much Needed Holiday by Joan Hohl
- Ain't Misbehaving by Jeanne Grant
- PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Joan Marlow
- By Love Possessed by Linda Barlow
- PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Leslie Kazanjian
- The Light Side by Joan Bramsch
- PRH/Random House, Bantam, Loveswept - Carolyn Nichols
- Shady Lady by Jan Mathews
- PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Ellen Edwards
- Swept Away by Jacqueline Topaz
- PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Second Chance at Love - Jan Kronstadt
- Ain't Misbehaving by Jeanne Grant
- Single Title Release: Banish Misfortune by Anne Stuart
- Arctic Rose by Claire Harrison
- Worldwide Romance Library - Jacqui Bianchi
- Separate Beds by LaVyrle Spencer
- PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove - Star Helmer
- Arctic Rose by Claire Harrison
- Traditional: The Crystal Unicorn by Doreen Owens Malek
- Cassie Come Home by Barbara Turner
- HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Alicia Condon & Roz Noonan
- A Deeper Meaning by Brittany Young
- HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Patricia Smith & Roz Noonan
- Lady Moonlight by Rita Rainville
- HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Leslie Wainger
- Promise Me Forever by Debbie Macomber
- HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, Romance - Mary Clare Kersten
- Where the Wind Blows Free by Emily Spenser
- HarperCollins, Harlequin, Romance - Elizabeth Johnson
- Cassie Come Home by Barbara Turner
- Young Adult: Waiting For Amanda by Cheryl Zach
- Call Back Yesterday by Doreen Owens Malek
- HarperCollins, Harlequin Silhouette, First Love - Nancy Jackson
- Emily by Candice Ransom
- Scholastic, Sunfire - Ann Reit
- Learning to Love by Janice Boies
- PRH/Penguin, Berkley, Jove Caprice - Marilyn Poe
- Something Out There by Leslie Davis
- Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Moonstone Mystery - Helen Pyne
- Call Back Yesterday by Doreen Owens Malek
