Best First Book

Alaina HAWTHORNE : Out of the Blue
Dee HOLMES : Black Horse Island
Christina DODD : Candle in the Window
Jeane RENICK : Trust Me
Megan CHANCE : A Candle in the Dark
Angie RAY : Ghostly Enchantment
Elizabeth ELLIOTT : The Warlord
Lynn KURLAND : Stardust of Yesterday
Elizabeth BOYLE : Brazen Angel
Adele ASHWORTH : My Darling Caroline
Isolde MARTYN : The Maiden and The Unicorn
Fay ROBINSON : A Man Like Mac
Elizabeth ENGLISH : The Border Bride
Wendy LINDSTROM : Shades of Honor
Susan CRANDALL : Back Roads
Lani Diane RICH : Time Off For Good Behavior
Stephanie FEAGAN : Show Her The Money
Tracy Anne WARREN : The Husband Trap
Terri GAREY : Dead Girls
Tera Lynn CHILDS : Oh. My. Gods.
Kate BRADY : One Scream Away
Kaki WARNER : Pieces of Sky
Darynda JONES :  Firt Grave on the Right
Simone St JAMES : The Haunting of Maddy Clare
Laura DRAKE : The Sweet Spot
Clara KENSIE : Run to You
Pintip DUNN : Forget Tomorrow
Cheryl ETCHISON : Once and For All : An American Valor Novel
Alexis DARIA : Take the Lead
Marie TEMAYNE : Lady in Waiting


Contemporary Romance

Category Contemporary - Brooke HASTINGS : Winner Take All
Mainstream Contemporary - Barbara FAITH : The Sun Dancers
Mainstream Contemporary - Lynda TRENT : Opal Fires
Sensual Contemporary - Nora ROBERTS : The Heart's Victory
Sweet Contemporary - Dixie BROWNING : Renegade Player
Contemporary Under 65,000 words - Eileen BRYAN : Memory and Desire
Contemporary 65-80,000 words -  Nora ROBERTS : This Magic Moment et Deirdre MARDON : Destiny's Sweet Errand
Traditional - Nora ROBERTS : Untamed
Long Contemporary Series - Nora ROBERTS : A Matter of Choice
Mainstream Conteporary - Kathleen Gilles SEIDEL : After All These Years
Short Contemporary - Nora ROBERTS : Opposites Attract
Tradtional - Brittany YOUNG : The Karas Cup
Long Contemporary Series - Georgia BOCKOVEN : Today, Tomorrow and Always
Short Contemporary - Joan HOHL : Much Needed Holiday
Single Title - Anne STUART : Banish Misfortune
Traditional - Dorren MALEK : The Crystal Unicorn
Long Contemporary Series - Nora ROBERTS : One Summer
Short Contemporary - Kathleen CREIGHTON : Still Waters
Single Title - Tom et Sharon CURTIS : Sunshine and Shadow
Traditional - Sandy DENGLER : Opal Fire
Long Contemporary Series - Kathleen CREIGHTON : In the Defense of Love
Short Contemporary - Terri HERRINGTON : Stolen Moments
Sigle Title - Barbara DELINSKY : Twilight Whispers
Traditional - Rita RAINVILLE : It Takes a Thief
Long Contemporary Series - Cheryl REAVIS : A Crime of the Heart
Short Contemporary - Kathleen CREIGHTON : Winter's Daughter
Single Title - Linda BARLOW : Leaves of Fortune
Traditional - Bethany CAMPBELL : Flirtation River
Long Contemporary Series - Kathleen KORBEL : The Ice Cream Man
Short Contemporary - Jennifer GREENE : Night of the Hunter
Sigle Title - Diane CHAMBERLAIN : Private Relations
Traditional - Mona Van WIEREN  : Rhapsody in Bloom
Long Contemporary Series - Cheryl REAVSI  : Patrick Gallagher's Widow
Short Contemporaty - Jan HUDSON : Step Into My Parlor
Traditional - Lucy GORDON : Song of the Lorelei
Long Contemporary Series - Kathleen KORBEL : A Rose for Maggie
Short Contemporary - Glenda SANDERS : A Human Touch
Single Title - Eileen DREYER :  A Man to Die For
Traditional - Bethany CAMPBELL : Every Kind of Heaven
Long Contemporary Series - Karen YOUNG : The Silence of Midnight
Short Contemporary - Helen R. MYERS : Navarrone
Single Title - Kathleen EAGLE : This Time Forever
Traditional - Marie FERRARELLA : Father Goose
Long Contemporary Series - Emilie RICHARDS : Dragonslayer
Short Contemporary - Glenna McREYNOLDS : Avenging Angel
Single Title - Nora ROBERTS : Private Scandals
Traditional - Lindsay LONGFORD : Annie and the Wise Men
Long Contemporary Series - Kathleen KORBEL : A Soldier's Heart
Short Contemporary - Jennifer CRUSIE : Getting Rid of Bradley
Single Title - Kathleen Gilles SEIDEL : Again
Traditional - Lauryn CHANDLER : Oh Baby !
Long Contemporary Series - Justine DAVIS : The Morning Side of Dawn
Short Contemporary - Jennifer GREENE : Single Dad
Single Title - Nora ROBERTS : Born in Ice
Traditional - Elizabeth SITES : Stranger in Her Arms
Long Contemporary Series - Naomi HORTON : Wild Blood
Short Contemporary - Anne McALLISTER : Cowboy Pride
Single Title - Barbara FREETHY : Daniel 's Gift
Traditional - Lauryn CHANDLER : Her Very Own Husband
Long Contemporary Series - Ruth WIND  : Reckless
Short Contemporary - Jennifer GREENE : Nobody's Princess
Single Title - Susan Elizabeth PHILLIPS : Nobody's Baby But Mine
Traditional - Lucy GORDON : His Brother's Child
Long Contemporary Series - Ruth WIND : Meant to Be Married
Short Contemporary - Caroline CROSS : The Notorious Groom
Single Title - Susan Elizabeth PHILLIPS : Dream A Little Dream
Traditional - Kristin GABRIEL : Monday Man
Long Contemporary Series - Suzanne BROCKMANN : Undercover Princess
Short Contemporary - Anne McALLISTER : The Stardust Cowboy
Single Title - Suzanne BROCKMANN : Body Guard
Traditional - Kristin GABRIEL : Annie, Get Your Groom
Long Contemporary  - Marilyn PAPPANO : Rogue's Reform
Short Contemporary -  Stephanie BOND : It Takes A Rebel
Single Title - Susan Elizabeth PHILLIPS : First Lady
Traditional - Liz FIELDING : The Best Man & The Bridesmaid
Long Contemporary - Fay ROBINSON : Coming Home To You
Short Contemporary - Barbara DALY : A Long Hot Christmas
Single Title - Rachel GIBSON : True Confessions
Traditional - Sandra STEFFEN : Quinn' Complete Seduction
Long Contemporary - Catherine MANN : Taking Cover
Short Contemporary - Cindy Kay GERARD : Taming The Outlaw
Single Title - Barbara SAMUEL : No Place Like Home
Traditional - Debbie MACOMBER : The Christmas Basket
Long Contemporary - Kathleen CREIGHTON : The Top Gun's Return
Short Contemporary -  Nicole BURNHAM : The Kinght's Kiss
Single Title - Nora ROBERTS : Birthright
Traditional - Marion LENNOX : Her Royal Baby
Long Contemporary - Inglath COOPER : John Riley's Girl
Short Contemporary - Barbara McCAULEY : Miss Pruitt's Private
Single Title - Jennie CRUSIE : Bet Me
Traditional - Jessica HART : Christmas Eve Marriage
Long Contemporary - Dianna Love SNELL : Worth Every Risk
Short Contemporary - Liz FIELDING : The Marriage Miracle
Single Title - Susan WIGGS : Lakeside Cottage
Traditional - Marion LENNOX : Princess of Convenience
Long Contemporary -  Lori HANDELAND : The Mommy Quest
ShortContemporary - Jessica BIRD : From the First
Single Title - Caridad FERRER : Adios to My Old Life
Traditional - Barbara HANNAY : Claiming His Family
Contemporary Single Title - Kristian HIGGINS : Catch of the Day
Contemporary Series - Janice JOHNSON : Snowbound
Contemporary Series-Suspense/Adventure - Helen BRENNA : Treasure
Contemporary Single Title - Rachel GIBSON : Not Another Bad Date
Contemporary Series - Karen TEMPLETON : A Mother's Wish
Contemporary Series-Suspense/Adventure - Kathleen CREIGHTON : Danger Signals
Contemporary Single Title - Kristian HIGGINS : Too Good To Be True
Contemporary Series - Beth ANDREWS : A Not-So-Perfect Past
Contemporary Series-Suspense/Adventure - Cindy DEES : The Soldier's Secret Daughter
Contemporary Single Title - Jill SHALVIS : Simply Irresistible
Contemporary Series - Karen TEMPLETON :  Welcome Home, Cowboy
Contemporary Series-Suspense/Adventure - Helen BRENNA : The Moon That Night
Contemporary Single Title - Fiona LOWE : Boomerang Bride
Contemporary Series - Sarah MORGAN : Doukaki's Apprentice
Contemporary Series-Suspense/Adventure - Cindy DEES : Soldier's Last Stand
Contemporary Single Title : Barbara FREETHY : The Way Back Home
Long Contemporary Series - Karen TEMPLETON : A Gift For All Season
Short Contemporary Series - Sarah MORGAN : A Night of No Return
Contemporary Single Title : Molly O'KEEFE : Crazy Thing Called Love
Short Contemporary Series -  Leah ASHTON : Why Resist A Rebel ?
Long Contemporary Romance - Jane GRAVES : Baby, It's You
Mid-Length Contemporary Romance - Jill SHALVIS : One in a Million
Short Contemporary Romance - Caro CARSON : A Texas Rescue Christmas
Long Contemporary Romance - Maisey YATES : Brokedown Cowboy
Mid-Length Contemporary Romance - Sarina BOWEN et Elle KENNEDY : Him 
Short Contemporary Romance - Sarah M. ANDERSON : The Nanny Plan
Long Contemporary Romance - Sarah MORGAN : Miracle on the 5th Avenue
Mid-Length Contemporary Romance - Virginia KANTRA : Carolina Dreaming
Short Contemporary Romance - Michelle MAJOR : Christmas on Crimson Mountain
Long Contemporary Romance - Lexi RYAN : Falling Hard
Mid-Length Contemporary Romance - Abigail  STROM : Tell Me
Short Contemporary Romance - Kait NOLAN : Second Chance Summer
Long Contemporary Romance - Kennedy RYAN : Long Shot
Mid-Length Contemporary Romance - Susanna NIX : Advanced Physical Chemistry
Short Contemporary Romance - Teri WILSON : The Bachelor's Baby Surprise


Erotic Romancy

J. KENNER : Claim Me
Tiffany REISZ : The Saint
Alexis HALL : For Real : A Spires Story
Roni LOREN : Off the Clock
J. KENNER : Wicked Dirty
Elia WINTERS : Three-Way Split


Historical Romance

Best Mainstream Historical Romance - Anna JAMES : Day Beyond Destiny
Best Category Historical Romance - Constance RAVENLOCK : Rendezvous at Gramercy
Best Mainstream Historical Romance - LaVyrle SPENCER : The Endearment
Best Category Historical Romance - Mara SEGER : Defiant Love
Best Historical Romance - LaVyrle SPENCER : Hummingbird
Best Category Historical Romance - Julie JEFFRIES : The Clergyman's Daughter
Best Regency Romance - Kasey MICHEALS : The Lurid Lady Lockport
Best Historical Romance - LaVyrle SPENCER : Twice Loved
Best Regency Romance - Monette CUMMINGS : The Beauty's Daughter 
Best Historical Romance - Francine RIVERS : Not So Wild a Dream
Best Regency Romance - Amanda SCOTT : Lord Abberley's Nemesis 
Best Historical Romance - Robyn CARR : By Right of Arms
Best Regency Romance - Susan CARROLL : Sugar Rose 
Best Historical Romance - LaVyrle SPENCE : The Gamble
Best Regency Romance - Susan CARROLL : Brighton Road 
Best Historical Romance - Jill Marie LANDIS : Sunflower
Best Series Historical - Patricia GARDNER : Silver Noose
Best Series Title Historical - Julie GARWOOD : The Bride
Best Regency Romance - Mary Jo PUTNEY : The Rake and the Reformer
Best Series Historical - Penelope WILLIAMSON : A Wild Yearning
Best Series Title Historical - Elizabeth STUART : Where Love Dwells
Best Regency Romance - Loretta CHASE : The Sandalwood Princess
Best Series Historical - Jodi THOMAS : The Tender Texan
Best Series Title Historical - Pamela MORSI : Courting Miss Hattie
Best Regency Romance - Jo BEVERLEY : Emily and the Dark Angel
Best Series Historical - Cheryl REAVIS : The Prisoner
Best Series Title Historical - Penelope WILLIAMSON : Keeper of the Dream
Best Regency Romance - Jo BEVERLEY : An Unwilling Bride
Best Series Historical -  Jo BEVERLEY : My Lady Notorious
Best Series Title Historical - Elizabeth LOWELL : Untamed
Best Regency Romance - Jo BEVERLEY : Deidre and Don Juan
Best Historical Romance - Jodi THOMAS : To Tale a Texan's Heart
Best Long  Historical  Romance - Mary Jo PUTNEY : Dancing on the Wind
Best Regency Romance - Carla KELLY : Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand
Long Historical Romance - Pamela MORSI : Something Shady
Short Historical Romance - Loretta CHASE : Lord of Scoundrels
Best Regency Romance - Lynn KERSTAN & Alicia RASLEY : Gwen's Chritsmas Ghost
Long Historical Romance -  Laura LEE GUHRKE : Conor's Way
Short Historical Romance - Lorraine HEATH : Always to Remember
Best Regency Romance - Carla KELLY : The Lady's Companion
Long Historical Romance - Maggie OSBORNE : Promise of Jenny Jones
Short Historical Romance - Barbara SAMUEL : Heart of a Knight
Best Regency Romance - Jean R. EWING : Love's Reward
Long Historical Romance - Connie BROCKWAY : My Dearest Enemy
Short Historical Romance - Patricia COUGHLIN : Merely Married
Best Regency Romance - Emma JENSON : His Grace Endures
Long Historical Romance - Patricia RYAN : Silken Threads
Short Historical Romance - Judith IVORY - The Proposition
Best Regency Romance - Nancy BUTLER - The Rake's Retreat
Long Historical Romance - Jo BEVERLEY : Devilish
Short Historical Romance - Susan WIGGS : The Mistress
Best Regency Romance - Emma JENSEN : A Grand Design
Long Historical Romance - Connie BROCKWAY : The Bridal Season
Short Historical Romance - Barbara DAWSON SMITH : Tempt Me Twice
Best Regency Romance - Jessica BENSON : Much Obliged
Long Historical Romance - Madeline HUNTER : Stealing Heaven
Short Historical Romance - Cheryl REAVIS : The Bride Fair
Best Regency Romance - Barbara METZGER :  Debt to Delia
Long Historical Romance - Kathleen GIVENS : The Destiny
Short Historical Romance - Lisa KLEYPAS : Worth Any Price
Best Regency Romance - Nancy BUTLER : Prospero's Daughter
Long Historical Romance -  Laura KINSALE : Shadowheart
Short Historical Romance - Susan Kay LAW : A Wanted Man
Best Regency Romance - Sophia NASH : A Passionate Endeavor
Long Historical Romance - Liz CARLYLE : The Devil to Pay
Short Historical Romance - Jodi THOMAS : The Texan's Reward
Best Regency Romance - Diane GASTON : A Reputable Rake
Long Historical Romance - Julia QUINN : On the Way to the Wedding
Short Historical Romance - Betina KRAHN :  The Book of True Desires
Historical Romance - Madeline HUNTER : Lessons of Desire
Regency Historical  Romance - Julia QUINN : The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda
Historical Romance - Pam ROSENTHAL : The Edge of Impropriety
Regency Historical  Romance - Joanna BOURNE : My Lord and Spymaster
Historical Romance - Sherry THOMAS : Not Quite a Husband
Regency Historical  Romance - Julia QUINN : What Happens In London
Historical Romance - Sherry THOMAS : His at Night
Regency Historical  Romance - Lauren WILLIG :   The Mischeid of the Mistletoe
Historical Romance - Joanne BOURKE : The Black Hawk
Regency Historical  Romance - Tessa DARE : A Night to Surrender
Historical Romance - Sarah MacLEAN : A Rogue by Any Other Name
Historical Romance - Sarah MacLEAN : No Good Duke Goes Unpunished
Long Historical Romance - Meredith DURAN : Foll Me Twice
Short Historical Romance - Tessa DARE : Romancing the Duke
Long Historical Romance - Deeanne GIST : Tiffany Girl
Short Historical Romance - Julie Anne LONG : It Started with a Scandal
Long Historical Romance -  Laura LEE GUHRKE : No Mistress of Mine
Short Historical Romance - Kelly BOWEN : A Duke to Remember
Long Historical Romance - Kelly BOWEN : Between the Devil and the Duke 
Short Historical Romance - Catherine TINLEY : Waltzing with the Earl
Long Historical Romance - Mia VINCY : A Wicked Kind of Huband
Short Historical Romance - Kelly BOWEN : A Duke in the Night

Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance

LaVyrle SPENCER : Morning Glory
Laura KINSALE : The Prince of Midnight
Diana GABALDON : Outlander
Jill Marie LANDIS : Come Spring
Susan WIGGS : Lord of the Night
Susan Elizabeh PHILLIPS : It Had to Be You
Nora ROBERTS : Born in Ice
Susan Elizabeth PHILLIPS : Nobody's Baby but Mine
Kristin HANNAH : Between Sisters
Evelyn VAUGHN : A.K.A. Goddess
Barbara SAMUEL : Lady Luck's Map of Vegas
Jennifer ASHLEY & Laurien GARDNER : A Lady Raised High
Deanna RAYBOURN : Silent in the Grave
Nora ROBERTS : Tribute
Barbara O'NEAL : The Lost Recipe for Happiness
Jodi THOMAS : Welcomme to Harmony
Barbara O'NEAL : How to Bake a Perfect Life
Simone St. JAMES : The Haunting of Maddy Clare
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Weina Dai RANDEL : The Moon in the Palace
Kristan HIGGINS : Nox that You Mention
Sarah  MORGAN : How to Keep a Secret


Paranormal Romance

Justine DAVIS : Angel for Hire
Antoinette STOKENBERG : Emily's Ghost
Anne STUART : Falling Angel
Justine DAVIS : Lord of the Storm
Modean MOON : The Covenant
Lynn KURLAND : Stardust of Yesterday
Justine DARE : Firehawk
Susan CARROLL : The Bride Finder
Jeanette BAKER:  Nell
Karen Marie MONING : The Highlander's Touch
Robin D. OWENS : Heart Mate
Susan GRANT : Contact
Linda FALLON : Shades of Midnight
Lori HANDELAND : Blue Moon
Linnea SINCLAIR : Gabriel's Ghost
Kresley COLE : A Hunger Like No Other
J.R. WARD :  Lover Revealed
Gwyn CREADY : Seducting Mr. Darcy
Kresley COLE : Kiss of a Demon King
Sharon ASHWOOD : Unchained : The Dark Forgotten
Thea HARRISON : Dragon Bound
Kresley COLE : Shadow's Claim
Susanna KEARSLEY : The Firebird
Kristen  CALLIHAN : Evernight
Angela QUARLES : Must Love Chainmail
Jeffe KENNEDY : The Pages of the Mind
Stephanie ROWE : Hunt the Darkness
J. R. WARD : Dearest Ivie


Romance Novella

Marianne WILLMAN : Starry, Starry Night
Merline LOVELACE : Final Approach to Forever
Lisa KLEYPAS : I Will
Lynn KURLAND : To Kiss in Shadows
Gayle WILSON : Prisoner of the Tower
Maggie SHAYNE : Her Enemy
Alesia HOLLIDAY : The Naked Truth about Guys
Roxanne ST. CLAIRE : Tis the Silly Season
Jennifer GREENE : Born in My Heart
Stephanie LAURENS : The Fall of Rogue Gerard
Molly O'KEEFE : The Christmas Eve Promise
Virginia KANTRA : Shifting Sea
Caroline LINDEN : I Love the Earl
Eloisa JAMES : Seduced by a Pirate
Jane PORTER : Take Me, Cowboy
Anna RICHLAND : His Road Home
Roni LOREN : Nice Grils Don't Ride
Courtney MILAN : Her Every Wish
Brynn KELLY : Forbidden River
M. MALONE : Bad Blood


Romantic Suspense

Nora ROBERTS : Brazen Virtue
Kathleen KORBEL : Perchance to Dream
Karen KEAST : Night Spice
Nora ROBERTS : Night Shift
Nora ROBERTS :  Divine Evil
Nora ROBERTS :  Nightshade
Nora ROBERTS :  Hidden Riches
Anne STUART : Winter's Edge
Bethany CAMPBELL : See How They Run
Ingrid WEAVE : On the Way to a Wedding
Theresa WEIR : Cool Shade
Gayle WILSON : The Bride's Protector
Nora ROBERTS :  Carolina Moon
Tess GERRITSEN : The Surgeon
Nora ROBERTS : Three Fates
Nora ROBERTS :  Remember When - Part  1
Karen ROSE : I'm Watching You
J. D. ROBB : Survivor in Death
Annie SALOMON : Blackout
Anne STUART : Ice Blue
Cindy GERARD : Take No Prisoners
Laura GRIFFIN : Whisper of Warning
Karen ROSE : Silent Scream
J. D. ROBB : New York to Dallas
Laura GRIFFIN : Scorched
Carolyn CRANE : Off the Edge
J. D . ROBB : Concealed
Dana MARTON : Flash Fire
Elizabeth NAUGHTON : Repressed
Helen Kay DIMON : The Fixer
Elizabeth DYER : Fearless


Young Adult Romance

Jo STEWART : Andrea
Barbara BARTHOLOMEW : Julie's Magic Moment
Cheryl ZACH : The Frog Princess
Cheryl ZACH : Waiting for Amanda
Kathleen GARVEY : Video Fever
Arlene ERLBACH : Does Your Nose Get in the Way, Too ?
Eileen CHARBONNEAU : The Ghosts of Story
Vivan SCHURFRANZ : Renee
Non décerné
Lurlene McDANIEL : Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Sherryl GARLAND : Song of the Buffalo Boy
Wendy CORSI STAUB : Summer Lightning
Arleynn PRESSER : Second to None
Cheryl ZACH : Runaway

Non décerné

Melissa MARR : Wicked Lovely
Rosemary CLEMENT-MOORE : Hell Week
Simone ELKELES : Perfect Chemistry
Julie KAGAWA  : The Iron King
Ann AGUIRRE : Enclave
Emily McKAY : The Farm
Non décerné
Juliana STONE : Boys Like You
Jenn BENNETT : The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
Jennifer L. ARMENTROUT : The Problem with Forever
Pintip DUNN : Seize Today
Nisha SHARMA : My So-Called Bollywood Life