1990 RITA® Winners & Finalists
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.
Contents
First Book
Out Of The Blue by Alaina Hawthorne
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
- 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
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 Romance
Private Relations by Diane Chamberlain
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
