Category: Award Winners

To understand what makes Regency romances popular, or simply for a great read, read any of these award-winning books.

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Romance Writers of America – Regency Award Winners

1984	Golden Medallion, Best Category Historical	The Clergyman’s Daughter by Julia Jeffries
1985	Golden Medallion for Best Regency	The Lurid Lady Lockport by Kasey Michaels
1986	Golden Medallion for Best Regency	The Beauty’s Daughter by Monette Cummings
1987	Golden Medallion for Best Regency	Lord Abberley’s Nemesis by Amanda Scott
1988	Golden Medallion for Best Regency	The Sugar Rose by Susan Carroll
1989	Golden Medallion for Best Regency	Brighton Road by Susan Carroll
1990	RITA for Best Regency	The Rake and the Reformer by Mary Jo Putney
1991	RITA for Best Regency	The Sandalwood Princess by Loretta Chase
1992	RITA for Best Regency	Emily and the Dark Angel by Jo Beverley
1993	RITA for Best Regency	An Unwilling Bride by Jo Beverley
1994	RITA for Best Regency	Deirdre and Don Juan by Jo Beverley
1995	RITA for Best Regency	Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand by Carla Kelly
1996	RITA for Best Regency	Gwen’s Christmas Ghost by Lynn Kerstan & Alicia Rasley
1997	RITA for Best Regency	The Lady’s Companion by Carla Kelly
1998	RITA for Best Regency	Love’s Reward by Jean R. Ewing
1999	RITA for Best Regency	His Grace Endures by Emma Jensen
2000	RITA for Best Regency	The Rake’s Retreat by Nancy Butler
2001	RITA for Best Regency	A Grand Design by Emma Jensen
2002	RITA for Best Regency	Much Obliged by Jessica Benson
2003	RITA for Best Regency	A Debt to Delia by Barbara Metzger
2004	RITA for Best Regency	Prospero’s Daughter by Nancy Butler
2005	RITA for Best Regency	A Passionate Endeavor by Sophia Nash
2006	RITA for Best Regency	A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston
2007	No award in this category	—
2008	RITA for Best Regency Historical Romance	The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn
2009	RITA for Best Regency Historical Romance	My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne
2010	RITA for Best Regency Historical Romance	What Happens in London by Julia Quinn
2011	RITA for Best Regency Historical Romance	The Mischief of the Mistletoe by Lauren Willig
2012	RITA for Best Regency Historical Romance	A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare

Since 2102, there have been no RWA awards specifically for Regency romances, though some Regency-ish books have won awards in RWA’s Historical Romance categories.

They include:

• 2013 – A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
• 2014 – No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
• 2015 – Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare

Are any of these among your favorites? Did any disappoint you? Leave a comment and let me know what you’ve liked — and didn’t like — among these authors. (If you’d like to suggest a better book, please do!)