2008 Romantic Times Awards

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2008 ROMANTIC TIMES CAREER ACHEIVEMENT

CONTEMPORARY

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE: Christie Ridgway

PARANORMAL ROMANCE: C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp

URBAN FANTASY: Keri Arthur

HISTORICAL

HISTORICAL ROMANCE: Victoria Alexander

HISTORICAL STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR: Celeste Bradley

INNOVATIVE HISTORICAL ROMANCE: Robin Schone

INSPIRATIONAL

INSPIRATIONAL: Lori Wick

MAINSTREAM

WOMEN'S FICTION: Joy Fielding

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

FEMALE SLEUTH: Nancy Martin

MYSTERY SERIES: Kate Wilhelm

SUSPENSE / THRILLER: Kay Hooper

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

BEST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE/INTRIGUE NOVELS: Heather Graham

SERIES

SERIES ROMANCE: Jillian Hart

SERIES ROMANCE LOVE & LAUGHTER: Marion Lennox

SERIES ROMANTIC ADVENTURE: Kylie Brant

SERIES ROMANTIC SUSPENSE: Julie Miller

SERIES STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR: Eve Gaddy

2008 ROMANTIC TIMES REVIEWERS' CHOICE

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 SHAME
Lisa 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)

The Romantic Times Awards are quite traditional, but this year I believe to see a changing... first of all, the award to Jo Walton, who was also nominated to the Lambda Literary Award with another book in 2007; and then the return of very good authors like Iris Johansen (one of her book is one of my all-time favorite) and Connie Hall (one of my "missing" author). I don't know, maybe are only coincedences, but nice ones.

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