| Best 2003 Romance Novels |
Best Romance
Honorable Mention |
Gone Too Far
Cry No More |
Suzanne Brockmann
Linda Howard |
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| Favorite Funny |
Take a Chance On Me |
Susan Donovan |
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| Most-Hanky Read |
Cry No More |
Linda Howard |
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| Most Luscious Love Story |
Worth Any Price |
Lisa Kleypas |
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Best Cabin/Road Romance
Honorable Mention |
Beyond Sunrise
Gone Too Far |
Candice Proctor
Suzanne Brockmann |
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Best New Author
Honorable Mention |
Deidre Martin
Nonnie St. George |
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Best Buried Treasure
Honorable Mention |
Fallen From Grace
Still Life With Murder |
Laura Leone
P.B. Ryan |
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| Guiltiest Pleasure |
Standing in the Shadows |
Shannon McKenna |
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| Author Most Glommed |
Mary Balogh |
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| Best Medieval |
Born in Sin |
Kinley MacGregor |
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Best European Historical
Honorable Mentions |
Slightly Married
Worth Any Price
To Sir Philip, With Love |
Mary Balogh
Lisa Kleypas
Julia Quinn |
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| Best Traditional Regency |
The Ideal Bride |
Nonnie St. George |
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| Best Amer Hist/Frontier |
Here's to the Ladies |
Carla Kelly |
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Best Contemporary
Honorable Mention |
See Jane Score
Fallen From Grace |
Rachel Gibson
Laura Leone |
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Best Series Romance
Honorable Mention |
Night Watch
Some Men's Dreams |
Suzanne Brockmann
Kathleen Korbel |
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| Best Romantic Suspense |
Cry No More |
Linda Howard |
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Best Alternate Reality
Honorable Mention |
Portrait In Death
The Time Traveler's Wife
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J.D. Robb
Audrey Niffenenger |
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| Best Chick Lit/Women's Fict |
The Last of the Honky Tonk Angels |
Marsha Moyer |
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Best Short Story
Honorable Mentions |
A Tale of Two Sisters
Only Human
Kathleen Flaherty's Long Winter
A Family Christmas |
Where's My Hero?
Lover Beware
Here's to the Ladies
Under the Mistletoe |
Julia Quinn
Eileen Wilks
Carla Kelly
Mary Balogh |
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| Best 2003 Characters |
Most Tortured Hero (tie)
Honorable Mentions |
Dance With the Devil
Fallen From Grace
Born in Sin
The Devil You Know
Bad Moon Rising |
Zarek
Ryan
Sin
Bentley
J.D. |
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Laura Leone
Kinley MacGregor
Liz Carlyle
Katherine Sutcliffe |
| Strongest Heroine |
Cry No More |
Milla |
Linda Howard |
Best Hero
Honorable Mention |
Portrait In Death
Cry No More |
Roarke
Diaz |
J.D. Robb
Linda Howard |
Best Heroine
Honorable Mentions
|
Cry No More
Portrait In Death
See Jane Score
|
Milla
Eve
Jane |
Linda Howard
J.D. Robb
Rachel Gibson
|
Best Couple
Honorable Mention |
Gone Too Far
Portrait In Death |
Alyssa & Sam
Eve & Roarke |
Suzanne Brockmann
J.D. Robb |
Best Villain
Honorable Mention |
Standing in the Shadows
Slightly Scandalous |
(unnamed to avoid spoilers) |
Shannon McKenna
Mary Balogh |
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| Worst of the Year for 2003 |
Most Annoying Lead
(Dis) Honorable Mention |
Genevive
Charlotte |
Nerd in Shining Armor
Destiny |
Vicky Lewis Thompson
Katie MacAllister |
| Author You Gave Up On |
Stephanie Laurens |
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Author Others Love/You Don't
(Dis) Honorable Mention |
Nora Roberts
Suzanne Brockmann
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| Most Disappointing Read |
Nerd in Shining Armor |
Vicky Lewis Thompson |
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Worst Read
(Dis) Honorable Mention |
Gone Too Far
Into the Fire |
Suzanne Brockmann
Anne Stuart |
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| Purple-est Prose |
The Prince of Pleasure |
Nicole Jordan |
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