2000 RRA-L Romance Awards Nominees and Winners
All the nominees are listed, with the first, second, and third place winners are noted in order.

(1) Best Series Romance:

_1_ Game of Chance by Linda Howard (SIM 1021, August 2000)
_2_ Get Lucky by Suzanne Brockmann (SIM 991, March 2000)
_3_ Daddy by Choice by Paula Detmer Riggs (SIM 998, April 2000)
A Man Like Mac by Fay Robinson (HSR 911)
The Temptation of Sean MacNeil by Virginia Kantra (SIM 1032)

(2) Best Contemporary Single Title Romance:

_1_ In the Midnight Rain by Ruth Wind
_2_ Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard
_3_ The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
It Must Be Love by Rachel Gibson
The Burning Point by Mary Jo Putney

(3) Best Historical Single Title Romance:

_1_ The Hostage by Susan Wiggs
_2_ Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas
_3_ The Stone Maiden by Susan King
Here Comes the Bride by Pamela Morsi
The Lover by Robin Schone

(4) Best Regency Romance (Traditional of Nontraditional):

_1_ More than a Mistress by Mary Balogh
_2_ Lord Stanhope's Proposal by Jessica Benson
_3_ A Scandalous Proposal by Julia Justiss
The Prodigal Hero by Nancy Butler
Lady Delafont's Dilemma by Donna Simpson

(5) Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure:

_1_ Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard
_2_ Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood
_3_ Renegade Heart by Gayle Wilson
Midnight in Ruby Bayou by Elizabeth Lowell
Riptide by Catherine Coulter

(6) Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance:

_1_ Witness in Death by J.D. Robb
_2_ Prince of Hearts by Katy Cooper
_3_ Once a Pirate by Susan Grant
The Inscription by Pam Binder
The Trickster by Kathleen Nance

(7) Best Love and Laughter Romance Award:

_1_ Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
_2_ The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
_3_ (tie) Against His Will by Trish Jensen
(tie) Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne
I Waxed My Legs for This? by Holly Jacobs

(8) Best Romantic Novel outside the Romance Genre:

_1_Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
_2_ (tie) Ashes to Ashes by Tami Hoag
(tie) The Killing Game by Iris Johansen
_3_ The First Time by Joy Fielding
Crazy for Cornelia by Chris Gilson

(9) Best All-Around 2000 Romance:

_1_ Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard
_2_ (tie) By Arrangment by Madeline Hunter
(tie) The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
_3_ First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Lover by Robin Schone

(11) Best Historical Romance Author of 2000:

_1_ Mary Jo Putney
_2_ Pamela Morsi
_3_ Maggie Osborne
Candice Proctor
Cheryl St. John

(12) Best Series/Category Author of 2000:

_1_ Suzanne Brockman
_2_ Virginaia Kantra
_3_ Paula Detmer Riggs
Kate Hoffman
Gayle Wilson

(13) Best Regency Author of 2000:

_1_ Mary Balogh
_2_ Mary Jo Putney
_3_ Diane Farr
Blair Bancroft (Grace Kone) [ebook]
Judith A. Lansdowne

(14) Best All-Around Romance Author of :

_1_ Nora Roberts (AKA J.D. Robb)
_2_ Linda Howard
_3_ Judith Ivory
Candice Proctor
Karen Ranney

(16) Best All-Time Contemporary Romance:

_1_ It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
_2_ Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz
_3_ Till the Stars Fall by Kathleen Gilles Seidel
Jackson Rule by Dina McCall
On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah

(17) Best All-Time Regency Romance:

_1_ The Rake and the Reformer by Mary Jo Putney
_2_ The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh
_3_ The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood
Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly
Seduction by Amanda Quick

(18) Best All-Time Series Romance:

_1_ Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
_2_ Warrior by Elizabeth Lowell
_3_ Lightning That Lingers by Sharon and Tom Curtis
A Rose for Maggie by Kathleen Korbel
The Trouble with Joe by Emilie Richards

(19) Best Romance of All Time:

_1_ Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
_2_ Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
_3_ Twice Loved by LaVyrle Spencer
Again by Kathleen Gilles Seidel
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

(20) Best All-Around Romance Author of All Time:

_1_ Jayne Ann Krentz
_2_ Nora Roberts
_3_ Gorgette Heyer
Mary Balogh
LaVyrle Spencer

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