(If there are multiple honorable mentions, they are listed in vote order unless they are a tie)
| Best 2009 Romance Novels |
Best Romance
Honorable Mentions - tie |
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley
Not Quite a Husband, Sherry Thomas
Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran |
Best Contemporary Romance |
Smooth Talking Stranger, Lisa Kleypas |
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Best Romantic Suspense |
Dark of Night, Suzanne Brockmann |
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Best Paranormal Romance
Honorable Mention |
Branded by Fire, Nalini Singh
Lover Avenged, J.R. Ward |
| Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K.
Honorable Mention |
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley
Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran |
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| Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K. |
Not Quite a Husband, Sherry Thomas |
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Funniest Romance |
What Happens in London, Julia Quinn |
| Biggest Tearjerker |
Not Quite a Husband, Sherry Thomas |
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| Best Love Scenes (in a Mainstream Romance) - tie
Honorable Mentions - tie |
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley
Smooth Talking Stranger, Lisa Kleypas
Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran
Branded by Fire, Nalini Singh |
| Best Series Romance
Honorable Mention |
Marrying the Captain, Carla Kelly
The Surgeon's Lady, Carla Kelly |
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Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction |
Red's Hot Honky-Tonk Bar, Pamela Morsi |
Best Erotica |
Not enough votes received for any one title |
| Best Romance Short Story |
This Wicked Gift in The Heart of Christmas, Courtney Milan |
Guiltiest Pleasure Romance |
Lover Avenged, J.R. Ward |
Best Debut Author |
Tessa Dare |
| Best 2009 Characters |
| Best Romance Hero |
Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger, Lisa Kleypas |
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Best Romance Heroine
Honorable Mentions - tie |
Lydia Boyce in Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran
Beth Ackerley in The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Bryony Asquith in Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas
Zoe Lexham in Don't Tempt Me by Loretta Chase |
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| Most Tortured Hero |
Lord Ian Mackenzie in The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley |
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| Most Kickass Heroine
Honorable Mention |
Elena Deveraux in Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh
Eve Dallas in Kindred in Death and Promises in Death by J.D. Robb |
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| Best Romance Couple
Honorable Mention
|
James Durham, Viscount Sanbourne and Lydia Boyce in Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran
Eve Dallas and Roarke in Kindred in Death and Promises in Death by J.D. Robb |
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| Worst of 2009 |
| Worst Romance |
Not enough votes received for any one title |
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