A year in review... sort of 1999

YES we are gonna party like it is 1999... (you knew that was coming didn't you?) 1999 RRA-L Romance Awards Nominees and Winners All the nominees are listed, with the first, second, and third place winners are noted in order. ohhhh something new... I like the listing of first, second and third place hee but that could just be me ;) The Best of the best 1999, RRA style 1. Best Series Romance: __1___The Admiral's Bride by Suzanne Brockmann (SIM 962) __2___Passion of Patrick McNeill by Virginia Kantra (SIM 906) __3___Rio Grande Wedding by Ruth Wind (SIM 964) The Doctor's Wife by Cheryl St. John (Harl Hist 481) Lady Sarah's Son by Gayle Wilson (Harl Hist 483) ------------------------------------------------ Awwww TDW didn't place! I am a huge St. John fan and I really love this book. If you like historicals, give it a shot. Not her best evah, but still good. 2. Best Contemporary Single Title Romance: __1___Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips __2___Heartthrob by Suzanne Brockmann __3___Summer's End by Kathleen Gilles Seidel Taming the Night by Paula Detmer Riggs When Venus Fell by Deborah Smith ----------------------------------------- SEP and Brockmann are two I am so going to stock up on when I get money again. 3. Best Historical Single Title Romance: __1___The Wild Child by Mary Jo Putney __2___The Proposition by Judith Ivory __3___The Lady's Tutor by Robin Schone His Stolen Bride by Judith Stanton Ransom by Julie Garwood ---------------------------------------- Ransom is historical? I so thought it was a contemp. The Lady's Tutor! Robin Schone! Can't wait for her next book! 4. Best Traditional Regency Romance: __1___Cupid's Kiss by Karen Harbaugh __2___His Grace Endures by Emma Jensen __3___The Holly and the Ivy by Elisabeth Fairchild The Captain's Courtship by Kate Huntington Miss Treadwell's Talent by Barbara Metzger 5. Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure: __1___Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb __2___All the Queen's Men by Linda Howard __3___The Bodyguard by Suzanne Brockmann River's End by Nora Roberts Taming the Night by Paula Detmer Riggs 6. Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance: __1___Conspiracy in Death by J. D. Robb __2___Touch of the Wolf by Susan Krinard __3___The More I See You by Lynn Kurland Dark Prince by Christine Feehan The Night Drifter by Susan Carroll ------------------------------------------------------ I have Dark Prince! And would like to read it but after that one I think I will be done with that series. It doesn't look like they are coming out in MM and I refuse to buy those ugly not!tradesizenot!MM books. Really should try Krinard as well. 7. Best Love and Laughter Romance Award: __1___Crazy for You by Jennifer Crusie __2___Lady be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips __3___Charming the Prince by Teresa Medeiros Razzle Dazzle by Lisa Hendrix Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson ---------------------------------------- Charming the Prince was good. I love a well done story based on a fairytale, note the phrase well done. Medeiros seems to do this well, or is that did? 8. Best Romantic Novel outside the Romance Genre: __1___A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold __2___Lake News by Barbara Delinsky __3___The Veiled Web by Catherine Asaro Run Jane Run by Maureen Tan The Master of All Desires by Judith Merkle Riley ------------------------------------------------------- Never read a Asaro but I might one day just because of avid reader ;) 9. Best All-Around 1999 Romance: __1___The Proposition by Judith Ivory __2___The Wild Child by Mary Jo Putney __3___Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Secrets of the Night by Jo Beverley Summer's End by Kathleen Gilles Seidel 1999 AUTHOR AWARDS 10. Best Contemporary Author of 1999: __1___Suzanne Brockmann __2___Nora Roberts __3___Jennifer Crusie Susan Elizabeth Phillips Kathleen Gilles Seidel ---------------------------- sure why not... haven't read any of them yet ;) 11. Best Historical Romance Author of 1999: __1___Jo Beverley __2___Judith Ivory __3___Mary Jo Putney Robin Schone Susan Wiggs -------------------------- The few I have read of Wiggs have been great. So wish she would do historicals again. 12. Best Series/Category Author of 1999: __1___Suzanne Brockmann __2___Ruth Wind __3___Lori Foster Rachel Lee Nora Roberts -------------------- Have to agree Foster does/did some great categories (shush Tara ;) ) 13. Best Regency Author of 1999: __1___Emma Jensen __2___Karen Harbaugh __3___Barbara Metzger Karen Harbaugh Kate Huntington 14. Best All-Around Romance Author of 1999: __1___Nora Roberts __2___Mary Jo Putney __3___Suzanne Brockmann Susan Elizabeth Phillips Kathleen Gilles Seidel BEST ALL-TIME ROMANCES 15. Best All-Time Historical Romance: __1___Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase __2___Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale __3___The Secret by Julie Garwood Petals in the Storm by Mary Jo Putney Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught --------------------------------------------------- Everytime I see the title Petals in the Storm I think Petals in the Wind. hee oh look LoS and FftS. I am not a fan of Flowers, not at all my fave Kinsale. I really need to make time to reread a few of hers, or heck finish her backlist since I have them all. 16. Best All-Time Contemporary Romance: __1___Dream Man by Linda Howard __2___It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips __3___Again by Kathleen Gilles Seidel Born in Shame by Nora Roberts Sunshine and Shadows by Sharon and Tom Curtis ----------------------------------------------- Dream Man is coming up soon to read on my list of Linda Howards. 17. Best All-Time Regency Romance: __1___Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen __2___Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer __3___The Rake and the Reformer by Mary Jo Putney An Arranged Marriage by Jo Beverley The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh ---------------------------------------- The Temporary Wife... I might have read this one. never read the others and not a Austen fan. 18. Best All-Time Series Romance: __1___MacKenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard (SIM 445) __2___Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie __3___A Rose for Maggie by Kathleen Korbel (SIM 396) A Crime of the Heart by Cheryl Reavis (SSE 487) The Last Chance Ranch by Ruth Wind (SSE 977) --------------------------------------------------- MM! Great book! And I now have Anyone But You to read because Avid Readers says so. I want ACotH but haven't gotten it yet. 19. Best Romance of All Time: __1___Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase __2___Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale __3___Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught ------------------------------------------------ MORNING GLORY! I so need to rebuy this. 20. Best All-Around Romance Author of All Time: __1___Nora Roberts __2___Jayne Ann Krentz __3___Georgette Heyer Mary Jo Putney LaVyrle Spencer WoOT! we are about to enter into 2000... are you excited? I am *eg*