Romantic Times 2008 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners!

Romantic Times 2008 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners

BEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS



AFRICAN-AMERICAN FICTION NOVEL
HIS FIRST WIFE Grace Octavia Dafina (October 2008)


AFRICAN-AMERICAN ROMANCE
NOT EVEN IF YOU BEGGED Francis Ray St. Martin's Griffin (February 2008)



BEST CONTEMPORARY & PARANORMAL



CONTEMPORARY PARANORMAL ROMANCE
NOAH Jacquelyn Frank Zebra (September 2008)



CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
ACCIDENTALLY YOURS Susan Mallery HQN (January 2008)



FUTURISTIC / FANTASY ROMANCE
SHADES OF DARK Linnea Sinclair Bantam (August 2008)



PARANORMAL ACTION ADVENTURE ROMANCE
DARK MAGIC Cheyenne McCray St. Martin's (November 2008)



PARANORMAL FICTION
UNDEAD AND UNWORTHY MaryJanice Davidson Berkley Sensation (July 2008)



SHAPESHIFTER ROMANCE
THE DRAGON MASTER Allyson James Berkley Sensation (November 2008)



VAMPIRE ROMANCE
BECAUSE YOUR VAMPIRE SAID SO Michele Bardsley Signet Eclipse (May 2008)





BEST EROTIC ROMANCE & EROTICA


EROTIC ROMANCE HISTORICAL
BLACK SILK Sharon Page Aphrodisia (April 2008)


EROTIC ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
JADED Karin Tabke Pocket (June 2008)


EROTICA FICTION
SLEEPING WITH THE DEVIL Vanessa Marlow St. Martin's Griffin (April 2008)


PARANORMAL / FANTASY / SCI-FI EROTIC ROMANCE
UNDERCOVER Lauren Dane HEAT (December 2008)





BEST HISTORICAL NOVELS



AMERICAN-SET HISTORICAL ROMANCE
GUARDED HEART Jennifer Blake Mira (February 2008)



BRITISH ISLE-SET HISTORICAL ROMANCE
THE WICKED WAYS OF A DUKE Laura Lee Guhrke Avon (January 2008)



FIRST HISTORICAL ROMANCE
PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS Sherry Thomas Bantam (April 2008)



HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY
THE KING'S DAUGHTER Sandra Worth Berkley (December 2008)



HISTORICAL FICTION
THE TSARINA'S DAUGHTER Carolly Erickson St. Martin's (October 2008)



HISTORICAL K.I.S.S. HERO
Wyatt Yarbro THE RUSTLER Linda Lael Miller HQN (October 2008)



HISTORICAL LOVE & LAUGHTER
THE TROUBLE WITH MOONLIGHT Donna MacMeans Berkley Sensation (June 2008)



HISTORICAL PARANORMAL
PHANTOM Lindsay Randall Love Spell (June 2008)



HISTORICAL ROMANCE OF THE YEAR
TO TASTE TEMPTATION Elizabeth Hoyt Forever (May 2008)



HISTORICAL ROMANTIC ADVENTURE
SEDUCED BY A SPY Andrea Pickens Forever (March 2008)



HISTORICAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY / GOTHIC
DARK TEMPTATION Allison Chase Signet Eclipse (November 2008)



HISTORICAL VAMPIRE / WEREWOLF ROMANCE
THE RAVENING Dawn Thompson Love Spell (February 2008)



REGENCY-SET HISTORICAL ROMANCE
WICKED AS SIN Jillian Hunter Ballantine (July 2008)



SCOTLAND-SET HISTORICAL ROMANCE
BORDER WEDDING Amanda Scott Forever (March 2008)



SENSUAL HISTORICAL ROMANCE
DON'T TEMPT ME Sylvia Day Brava (April 2008)





BEST INSPIRATIONAL NOVELS



INSPIRATIONAL NOVEL
FOREVERMORE Cathy Marie Hake Bethany House (January 2008)





BEST MAINSTREAM & CHICK LIT FICTION



CHICK LIT NOVEL
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF SHAMELisa Daily Plume (April 2008)



WOMEN'S FICTION
THE SUGAR QUEEN Sarah Addison Allen Bantam (June 2008)



YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
THE HUNGER GAMES Suzanne Collins Scholastic (October 2008)





BEST MYSTERY & SUSPENSE NOVELS



AMATEUR SLEUTH
TOO PRETTY TO DIE Susan McBride Avon (February 2008)



CONTEMPORARY MYSTERY
SLEEP SOFTLY Gwen Hunter Mira (February 2008)



FIRST MYSTERY
STALKING SUSAN Julie Kramer Doubleday (July 2008)



HISTORICAL MYSTERY
WHERE SERPENTS SLEEP C.S. Harris Obsidian (November 2008)



P.I. / PROCEDURAL NOVEL
THE DIRTY SECRETS CLUB Meg Gardiner Dutton (June 2008)



SUSPENSE / THRILLER
DARK SUMMER Iris Johansen St. Martin's (October 2008)





BEST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE/INTRIGUE NOVELS



PARANORMAL ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
ACHERON Sherrilyn Kenyon ST. MARTIN'S (August 2008)



ROMANTIC INTRIGUE
TO CATCH A THIEF Christina Skye HQN (September 2008)



ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
FIRE AND ICE Anne Stuart Mira (May 2008)





BEST SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY NOVELS



EPIC FANTASY NOVEL
THE HERO OF AGES Brandon Sanderson TOR (October 2008)



FANTASY NOVEL
THE HOUSE OF THE STAG Kage Baker TOR (September 2008)



SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
HALF A CROWN Jo Walton TOR (October 2008)



URBAN FANTASY NOVEL
MAGIC BURNS Ilona Andrews ACE (April 2008)



URBAN FANTASY PROTAGONIST
Anna Strong LEGACY Jeanne C. Stein Ace (September 2008)





BEST SERIES ROMANCE NOVELS



BEST CONTINUITY
FLASHPOINT Connie Hall Silhouette (April 2008)



FIRST SERIES ROMANCE
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Kerry Connor Harlequin (June 2008)



HARLEQUIN AMERICAN
THE RIGHT MR. WRONG Cindi Myers Harlequin (February 2008)



HARLEQUIN BLAZE
MS. MATCH Jo Leigh Harlequin (October 2008)



HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE
GUARDIAN ANGEL Debra Webb Harlequin (February 2008)



HARLEQUIN NASCAR
PEAK PERFORMANCE Helen Brenna Harlequin (May 2008)



HARLEQUIN PRESENTS
THE MAGNATE'S INDECENT PROPOSAL Ally Blake Harlequin (September 2008)



HARLEQUIN PRESENTS EXTRA
ANGELO'S CAPTIVE VIRGIN India Grey Harlequin (September 2008)



HARLEQUIN ROMANCE
THE BOSS'S UNCONVENTIONAL ASSISTANT Jennie Adams Harlequin (August 2008)



HARLEQUIN SUPERROMANCE
TO PROTECT THE CHILD Anna DeStefano Harlequin (June 2008)



KIMANI ROMANCE
TAME A WILD STALLION Deborah Fletcher Mello Kimani (June 2008)



SILHOUETTE DESIRE
THE DESERT LORD'S BABY Olivia Gates Silhouette (May 2008)



SILHOUETTE NOCTURNE
VEILED TRUTH Vivi Anna Silhouette (October 2008)



SILHOUETTE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
A SOLDIER'S HOMECOMING Rachel Lee Silhouette (July 2008)



SILHOUETTE SPECIAL EDITION
THE MILLIONAIRE'S MAKEOVER Lilian Darcy Silhouette (May 2008)



STEEPLE HILL LOVE INSPIRED
FAMILY TREASURES Kathryn Springer Steeple Hill (November 2008)



STEEPLE HILL LOVE INSPIRED HISTORICAL
LEGACY OF SECRETS Sara Mitchell Steeple Hill (April 2008)



STEEPLE HILL LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE
SHADOWS AT THE WINDOW Linda Hall Steeple Hill (July 2008)





BEST SMALL PRESS



SMALL PRESS CONTEMPORARY PARANORMAL / FUTURISTIC
CLOCKWORK HEART Dru Pagliassotti Juno (April 2008)



SMALL PRESS ROMANCE
WINDSWEPT Ann Macela Medallion (February 2008)