1986 RT Reviewers Choice Award (Awarded by RT BookReviews Magazine)

Awards List

American Historical Romance

Moonlit Obsession
(Winner)
Jill Gregory

Bantam Loveswept

Always
(Winner)
Iris Johansen

Time After Time
(Winner)
Kay Hooper

Civil War Romance

Pride's Captive
(Winner)
Mary Daheim

Colonial Romance

Scarlet and Gold
(Winner)
Ellen Tanner Marsh

The Rebel and the Rose
(Winner)
Joan Wolf

Contemporary Romance

Wild Orchids
(Winner)
Karen Robards

Exotic Historical Romance

Crimson Angel
(Winner)
Penelope Neri

Fictionalized Biography

Queen's Ransom
(Winner)
Anne Powers
  • / Historical Romance

First Historical Novel

Jasmine on the Wind
(Winner)
Mallory Dorn Hart

First Historical Romance

The Hidden Heart
(Winner)
Laura Kinsale

First Historical Saga

Always Tomorrow
(Winner)
Elisabeth MacDonald
  • / Historical Romance

First Indian Historical Romance

Autumn's Fury
(Winner)
Emma Merritt

First Western Romance

Golden Lady
(Winner)
Shirl Henke

Harlequin American

The Edge of Forever
(Winner)
Barbara Bretton

Harlequin Intrigue

A Siren's Lure
(Winner)
Andrea Davidson

Harlequin Presents

Forever
(Winner)
Lynn Turner

Harlequin Romance

Cinderella Wife
(Winner)
Katherine Arthur

Harlequin SuperRomance

Moment of Madness
(Winner)
Evelyn A. Crowe

Harlequin Temptation

In Good Faith
(Winner)
Judith McWilliams

Historical Glitz & Glamour

Ties That Bind
(Winner)
Jean Sutherland

Historical Love & Laughter

Kiss Me, Catriona
(Winner)
Jacqueline Marten

Historical Paranormal

Gypsy Moon
(Winner)
Becky Lee Weyrich
  • / Historical Romance

Historical Romance

When the Splendor Falls
(Winner)
Laurie McBain

Historical Romance Set during WWI

At the Going Down of the Sun
(Winner)
Elizabeth Darrell

Historical Romance Set during WWII

To Face the Sun
(Winner)
Frances Patton Statham

Indian Historical Romance

Pieces of Sky
(Winner)
Marianne Willman
  • / Historical Romance

Jove Second Chance

Siren's Song
(Winner)
Linda Barlow

Medieval Romance

A Battle for Love // Of One Heart
(Winner)
Cynthia Wright

Defy the Eagle
(Winner)
Lynn Bartlett

Romantic Adventure

Angel in Scarlet
(Winner)
Jennifer Wilde

Silhouette Desire

The Tender Stranger
(Winner)
Diana Palmer

Silhouette Intimate Moments

Midnight Rainbow
(Winner)
Linda Howard

Silhouette Romance

Nothing Lost
(Winner)
Laurie Paige

Silhouette Special Edition

One Summer
(Winner)
Nora Roberts

Award Categories

African-American Fiction Novel

African-American Romance

Amateur Sleuth

American Historical Romance

Americana Romance

Bantam Loveswept

Best Continuity

Best Historical Novels

Best Inspirational

Book of the Year

British Isles Historical Romance

Chick Lit Novel

Civil War Romance

Colonial Romance

Contemporary Fantasy

Contemporary Glitz

Contemporary Love & Laughter

Contemporary Mystery

Contemporary Novel

Contemporary Paranormal

Contemporary Paranormal Romance

Contemporary Reincarnation

Contemporary Romance

Contemporary Romance Fantasy

Continuity Series Romance

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