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?