1987 Golden Medallion Winners & Finalists
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.
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Historical Romance
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 Romance
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 Romance
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 Romance
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 Romance
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 Romance
Opal Fire by Sandy Dengler - Zondervan, Serenade – Anne Severance
Young Adult Romance
Video Fever by Kathleen Garvey - Silhouette, First Love – Nancy Jackson
- no finalists
