(If there are multiple honorable mentions, they are listed in vote order unless they are a tie)
| Best 2008 Romance Novels |
Best Romance |
The Spymaster's Lady, Joanna Bourne |
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Best Contemporary Romance |
Blue-Eyed Devil, Lisa Kleypas |
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Best Romantic Suspense |
Death Angel, Linda Howard |
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Best Paranormal Romance
Honorable Mentions - tie |
Lover Enshrined, J.R. Ward
Mine to Possess, Nalini Singh
Dark Desires after Dusk, Kresley Cole |
| Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K.
Honorable Mention |
The Spymaster's Lady, Joanna Bourne
Private Arrangements, Sherry Thomas |
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| Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K. |
Your Scandalous Ways, Loretta Chase |
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Funniest Romance
Honorable Mentions - tie |
Not Another Bad Date, Rachel Gibson
Like No Other Lover, Julie Anne Long
The Lost Duke of Wyndham, Julia Quinn
Just One of the Guys, Kristan Higgins |
| Biggest Tearjerker
Honorable Mention |
Blue-Eyed Devil, Lisa Kleypas
Broken Wing, Judith James |
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| Best Love Scenes (in a Mainstream Romance) - tie
Honorable Mention |
To Seduce a Sinner, Elizabeth Hoyt
Your Scandalous Ways, Loretta Chase
To Taste Temptation, Elizabeth Hoyt |
Best Debut Author |
Sherry Thomas |
Best Series Romance |
A Most Unconventional Match, Julia Justiss |
Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction
Honorable Mentions - tie |
Just One of the Guys, Kristan Higgins
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched, Meg Cabot
Remember Me?, Sophie Kinsella |
Best Erotica
Honorable Mention |
Wicked Burn, Beth Kery
Dangerous Secrets, Lisa Marie Rice |
| Best Romance Short Story
Honorable Mention |
From This Moment On in It Happened One Night, Candice Hern
Spellbound in It Happened One Night, Mary Balogh |
Guiltiest Pleasure Romance |
Lover Enshrined, J.R. Ward |
| Best 2008 Characters |
| Best Romance Hero
Honorable Mention |
Hardy Cates in Blue-Eyed Devil, Lisa Kleypas
Robert Grey in The Spymaster's Lady, Joanna Bourne |
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Best Romance Heroine |
Annique in The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne |
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Best Romance Couple |
Annique and Grey in The Spymaster's Lady, Joanna Bourne |
| Worst of 2008 |
| Author You Gave Up On
Dishonorable Mention |
J.R. Ward
Julia Quinn |
| Worst Romance
Dishonorable Mention |
Lover Enshrined, J.R. Ward
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume, Julia Quinn |
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