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1998 RRA-L Romance Awards Nominees and Winners
The winner in each category is denoted by an asterisk.

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(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)

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

(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

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