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    4/24/2006
    A year in review... sort of 1998

    1998 RRA-L Romance Awards Nominees and Winners
    The winner in each category is denoted by an asterisk.

    yes more... :)

    Best of 1998 RRA style
    (1) Best Series Romance:
    (Long and Short categories have been combined)
    *For Christmas, Forever by Ruth Wind (SIM 898)
    The Husband She Couldn't Remember by Maggie Shayne (SIM 854)
    Fantasy by Lori Foster (Harl. Temptation 675)
    Upon a Midnight Clear by Suzanne Brockmann (SIM 896)
    A Perfect Hero by Paula Detmer Riggs (SIM 889)
    -----------------------------------------------------
    hmmm combo here.. did the category start to die a slow death in 98? I want to read Maggie Shayne and Brockmann but haven't yet.

    (3) Best Contemporary Single Title Romance:
    *Dream a Little Dream by Susan E. Phillips
    The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner
    Baby, I'm Yours by Susan Andersen
    Inner Harbor by Nora Roberts
    Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson
    ------------------------------------------------------
    I have The Perfect Husband written down but forget why. SA? Didn't you just read this Renee?

    (4) Best Historical Single Title Romance:
    *The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase
    Sleeping Beauty by Judith Ivory
    My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway
    Stranger in My Arms by Lisa Kleypas
    That Scandalous Evening by Christina Dodd
    Wild by Jill Barnett
    The Drifter by Susan Wiggs
    Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens
    ------------------------------------------------
    Haven't read this Chase. Can't recall if this is the JI I read or not. ::duckes kristie and avid reader:: I don't really care for her voice. Love this Brockway! Haven't read this Kleypas. Have the Barnett to read. Loved Devil's Bride and The Drifter.

    (5) Best Regency Romance:
    *The Last Waltz by Mary Balogh
    The Magnificent Marquess by Gail Eastwood
    Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind by Carla Kelly
    Miss Lockharte's Letter by Barbara Metzger
    Cupid's Darts by Karen Harbaugh

    (6) Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure:
    *Kill and Tell by Linda Howard
    Legend by Laura Baker
    French Quarter by Stella Cameron
    Now You See Her by Linda Howard
    Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb
    Jade Island by Elizabeth Lowell
    The Face of Deception by Iris Johansen
    --------------------------------------------
    haven't read either Howard... And this is one of last (recently published) Lowell's I have read. The series didn't hit with me like her older stuff.

    (7) Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance:
    *Holiday in Death by J. D. Robb
    The Last Viking by Sandra Hill
    Eternity by Maggie Shayne
    Mine to Take by Dara Joy
    The Very Thought of You by Lynn Kurland
    ---------------------------------------------
    Liked Mine to Take

    (8) Best Love and Laughter Romance Award:
    *Dream a Little Dream by Susan E. Phillips
    The Last Viking by Sandra Hill
    The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase
    Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson
    Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
    Nobody's Darling by Teresa Medeiros
    ----------------------------------------------
    OH! I do want to read Nobody's Darling! It is tbr (western)

    (9) Best All-Around 1998 Romance:
    *Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    Baby, I'm Yours by Susan Andersen
    Wild by Jill Barnett
    Stranger in My Arms by Lisa Kleypas
    Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson
    Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens
    Mine to Take by Dara Joy
    Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie


    1998 AUTHOR AWARDS

    10. Best Contemporary Author:
    *Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    Nora Roberts
    Rachel Gibson
    Deborah Smith
    Linda Howard
    Jayne Ann Krentz
    Theresa Weir

    11. Best Historical Romance Author:
    *Loretta Chase
    Mary Jo Putney
    Maggie Osborne
    Jill Barnett
    Stephanie Laurens
    Susan Wiggs

    12. Best Series/Category Author:
    *Suzanne Brockmann
    Anne Stuart
    Ruth Wind
    Lori Foster
    Nora Roberts

    13. Best Regency Author:
    *Mary Balogh
    Karen Harbaugh
    Barbara Metzger
    Patricia Oliver
    Carla Kelly

    14. Best All-Around Romance Author:
    *Nora Roberts
    Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    Teresa Medeiros
    Jayne Ann Krentz
    Loretta Chase
    Linda Howard


    BEST ALL-TIME ROMANCES

    15. Best All-Time Historical Romance:
    *Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
    Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
    River of Fire by Mary Jo Putney
    Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
    Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale

    16. Best All-Time Contemporary Romance:
    *It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    A Place to Call Home by Deborah Smith
    Dream Man by Linda Howard
    Sunshine and Shadows by Sharon and Tom Curtis
    Perfect by Judith McNaught

    17. Best All-Time Regency Romance:
    *One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney
    The Vampire Viscount by Karen Harbaugh
    The Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
    The Ideal Wife by Mary Balogh
    Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly

    18. Best All-Time Series Romance:
    *MacKenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
    A Rose for Maggie by Kathleen Korbel
    The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie
    Lightning That Lingers by Sharon and Tom Curtis
    That Same Old Feeling by Judith Duncan

    19. Best Romance of All Time:
    *Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale
    Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson
    If You Believe by Kristin Hannah
    Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
    Sunshine and Shadows by Sharon and Tom Curtis

    20. Best All-Around Romance Author:
    *Nora Roberts
    Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    Mary Jo Putney
    Jayne Ann Krentz
    Linda Howard
    ----------------------------------------
    all the same... So does that make them the best of the best?
    3 Comments:
    1. Lord of Scoundrels is hilarious. I seriously love that book. I was laughing so damm much my mom thought I was crazy lol.

      By Blogger Mailyn, at 4/24/2006 07:50:00 PM  

    2. Totally off topic here...

      Have you read something Ice by Galen Foley? The cover is blue, methinks. I have it and want to read it but want a review first.

      Yes, I know I have issues.

      Thanks!
      Holly

      By Blogger Holly, at 4/25/2006 01:44:00 PM  

    3. I have liked most of the books in GF series except The Duke. I think you are talking about Lord of Ice? it would be my second least fave but over all I did like it.

      It is the one Beth hated muchly in her Smart Bitch post.

      By Blogger sybil, at 5/04/2006 09:11:00 AM  

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