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)
ohhh I loved Letters to Kelly
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! — hmmm I may have to disagree with myself now. I think I might have to go with Rafe. A Rose for Maggie was good but I would go for Get Lucky over that one.
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.
I agree now ;). Of course I have only read the SEP’s but whatever.
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
