A year in review.... sort of 2003

2003 RRA-L Romance Awards Winners All the nominees are also listed RRA-L AWARDS WINNERS 1. Best Series Romance: __1__SOME MEN'S DREAMS by Kathleen Korbel (SIM 1237) LETTERS TO KELLY by Suzanne Brockmann (SIM 1213) THE BRIDESMAID'S REWARD by Liz Fielding (HR 3749) WILD IN THE FIELD by Jennifer Greene (SD 1545) ALL A MAN CAN ASK by Virginia Kantra (SIM 1197) 2. Best Contemporary Single Title Romance: __1__BIRTHRIGHT by Nora Roberts FALLEN FROM GRACE by Laura Leone RETURN ENGAGEMENT by Lynn Michaels TWIST OF FATE by Mary Jo Putney SWEET HUSH by Deborah Smith --------------------------------- Fallen From Grace should be number one! 3. Best Historical Single Title Romance: __1__TO WED A STRANGER by Edith Layton SLIGHTLY WICKED by Mary Balogh THE DEVIL YOU KNOW by Liz Carlyle EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED by Jo Goodman TAMING A HEIRESS by Susan King --------------------------------------- Never read Edith Layton and don't have anything to be read by her. I liked the Slightly series. The Devil You Know is great. But my fave of them is Everything I ever Wanted. 4. Best Regency Romance (Traditional): __1__THE IDEAL BRIDE by Nonnie St. George PROSPERO'S DAUGHTER by Nancy Butler A TWIST OF FATE by Susannah Carleton DRUSILLA'S DOWNFALL by Emily Hendrickson THE DIAMOND KEY by Barbara Metzger 5. Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure __1__BENEATH A SILENT MOON by Tracy Grant OFF LIMITS by Michelle Albert GONE TOO FAR by Suzanne Brockmann BIRTHRIGHT by Nora Roberts REMEMBER WHEN by Nara Roberts/J.D. Robb 6. Best Paranormal/Futuristic/Etc Romance: __1__THE STAR PRINCESS by Susan Grant DANCE WITH THE DEVIL by Sherrilyn Kenyon A GARDEN IN THE RAIN by Lynn Kurland HEART THIEF by Robin Owens SINGLE WHITE VAMPIRE by Lynsay Sands 7. Best Humorous Romance: __1__NERD IN SHINING ARMOR by Vicki Lewis Thompson LOVE WITH THE PROPER HUSBAND by Victoria Alexander SEE JANE SCORE by Rachel Gibson THE IDEAL BRIDE by Nonnie St. George SINGLE WHITE VAMPIRE by Lynsay Sands ------------------------------------------ I have Sands historicals, does that count? 8. Best Romance Novella: __1__"Moonglow" by Catherine Asaro (CHARMED DESTINIES) "Dark Descent" by Christine Feehan (THE ONLY ONE) "A Family Christmas" by Mary Balogh (UNDER THE MISTLETOE) "The Nekkid Truth" by Nicole Camden (BIG GUNS OUT OF UNIFORM) "A Tale of Two Sisters" by Julia Quinn (WHERE'S MY HERO) ------------------------------------------------------------ Camden needs to write more. 9. Best Romantic Novel outside the Romance Genre: __1__PALADIN OF SOULS by Lois McMaster Bujold THE MOON'S SHADOW by Catherine Asaro SUNSHINE by Robin McKinley THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger TINKER by Wen Spencer --------------------------------------------------- sure whatever 10. Best All-Around 2003 Romance: __1__TO WED A STRANGER by Edith Layton BENEATH A SILENT MOON by Tracy Grant SOME MEN'S DREAMS by Kathleen Korbel FALLEN FROM GRACE by Laura Leone BIRTHRIGHT by Nora Roberts ---------------------------------------- I think it is damn hard to go against FfG, that should be number one. Sez the girl who hasn't read the other books ;) 2003 BEST ALL-TIME ROMANCES 11. Best All-Time Series Romance: __1__MACKENZIE'S MOUNTAIN by Linda Howard GET LUCKY by Suzanne Brockmann A ROSE FOR MAGGIE by Kathleen Korbel A SOLDIER'S HEART by Kathleen Korbel THE RETURN OF RAFE MACKADE by Nora Roberts ---------------------------------------------- I agree! 12. Best All-Time Contemporary Romance: __1__IT HAD TO BE YOU by Susan Elizabeth Phillips WELCOME TO TEMPTATION by Jennifer Crusie MR. PERFECT by Linda Howard HEAVEN, TEXAS by Susan Elizabeth Phillips IN THE MIDNIGHT RAIN by Ruth Wind ------------------------------------------ I need the two SEP and have the Crusie and Howard to be read. 13. Best All-Time Historical Romance: __1__LORD OF SCOUNDRELS by Loretta Chase FLOWERS FROM THE STORM by Laura Kinsale THIS IS ALL I ASK by Lynn Kurland THE RAKE AND THE REFORMER by Mary Jo Putney MORNING GLORY by LaVyrle Spencer --------------------------------------------- Morning Glory! 14. Best All-Time Regency Romance: __1__PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen THE TEMPORARY WIFE by Mary Balogh COTILLION by Georgette Heyer VENETIA by Georgette Heyer MRS. DREW PLAYS HER HAND by Carla Kelly ---------------------------------------- hey I have a Carla Kelly now.... 15 Best All-Time Romance Novel: __1__LORD OF SCOUNDRELS by Loretta Chase PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen JANE EYRE by Charlotte Bronte FLOWERS FROM THE STORM by Laura Kinsale MORNING GLORY by LaVyrle Spencer ----------------------------------------- Flowers is still my least fave kinsale and Morning Glory STILL rocks the house 16. Best All-Time Romance Author: __1__Georgette Heyer Jane Austen Julie Garwood Mary Jo Putney Nora Roberts 17. Best All-Time Paranormal/Futuristic/Etc Romance Novel: __1__OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon THE BRIDE FINDER by Susan Carroll A KNIGHT OF A TRILLION STARS by Dara Joy THE STARDUST OF YESTERDAY by Lynn Kurland BODY ELECTRIC by Susan Squires -------------------------------------------- only one I have read is Trillion and I liked it, lots.... NEW AWARDS RRA TESTING(after eliminating "Author Awards") 18. Best Debut Author of 2003: __1__Nonnie St. George Nicole Camden Janet Chapman Anna Jeffrey Nalini Singh ------------------------- Nicole Camden! There is a name to miss. Anna Jeffrey's is great and I have Sweet Water to be read, have read her others. And Nalini Singh I have three of her Desire's to read. And so want to get my hands on her berkley book. 19. Best Cover Art of 2003: __1__NIGHT FIRES by Karen Harbaugh (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0553584189.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) WINTER FIRE by Jo Beverley (http://members.shaw.ca/jobev/) BENEATH A SILENT MOON by Tracy Grant (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0066211425.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) SILENT CONFESSIONS by Julie Kenner (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0373835892.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) DANCE WITH THE DEVIL by Sherrilyn Kenyon (http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0312984839.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) --------------------------------------------------------------- never been a cover (or cover model) person so.... silly award me think 20. Best Romantic Movie of 2003: __1__LOVE ACTUALLY (Richard Curtis) BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (Gurinder Chadha) HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (Donald Petrie) LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (Peter Jackson) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (Gore Verbinski) ----------------------------------------------------------- another way bad category but look Pirates of the Caribbean! 21 Best Romance Web site of 2003 (author, publisher, reader, etc.): __1__All About Romance (http://www.likesbooks.com/) Jo Beverley (http://www.jobev.com/) Sherrilyn Kenyon (http://www.kinleymacgregor.com/sherrilyn/) Karyn Monk (http://www.karynmonk.com/) Dixie Browning (http://www.dixiebrowning.com) ----------------------------------------------- duh All About Romance of course... hee I might be a touch bias