1987 Golden Medallion Winners & Finalists
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From its introduction in 1982 until 1989, the RITA® was known as The Golden Medallion. The 1987 Golden Medallion winners were notable for a first: married writers Tom and Sharon Curtis became the first co-authors to win this award. The Inspirational Category was not included in the 1987 awards.
- Historical: By Right Of Arms by Robyn Carr
- Little, Brown & Co. - Mary E. Tondorf-Dick
- After the Torchlight by Diane Carey
- Blue Triumph of Roses by Shannon Drake
- Forever Wild by Louisa Rawlings
- Loving Julia by Karen Robards
- Long Contemporary: One Summer by Nora Roberts
- Silhouette, Special Edition – Isabel Swift
- Butterflies in the Sun by Vicki Lewis Thompson
- Child's Play by Peggy Nicholson
- Double Dealings by Kathleen Creighton
- Flashpoint by Patricia Gardner Evans
- Into the Light by Judith Duncan
- Regency: Lord Abberley's Nemesis by Amanda Scott
- New American Library – Hilary Ross
- A Bid for Independence by Karla Hocker
- The Captivated Countess by Barbara Allister
- The Cloisonne Locket by Barbara Hazard
- The Last Waltz by Dorothy Mack
- The Toplofty Lord Thorpe by Kasey Michaels
- Short Contemporary: Still Waters by Kathleen Creighton
- Bantam, Loveswept – Elizabeth Barrett
- Head over Heels by Leigh Roberts
- Hot Properties by Suzanne Forster
- Last Year's Hunk by Marie Nicole
- Long Road Home by Jean Faure
- Pennies in the Fountain by Robin Elliott
- Single Title Release: Sunshine And Shadow by Tom and Sharon Curtis writing as Laura London
- Bantam – Carolyn Nichols
- The Exclusive by Carole Nelson Douglas
- Moondust and Madness by Janelle Taylor
- Obsessions by Rebecca Flanders
- Wild Flower by Claire Harrison
- Traditional: Opal Fire by Sandy Dengler
- Zondervan, Serenade – Anne Severance
- Heart Shift by Glenda Sands
- Just One Look by Jude O'Neill
- Lovers' Reunion by Terri Herrington
- Young Adult: Video Fever by Kathleen Garvey
- Silhouette, First Love – Nancy Jackson
- no finalists
