2019 Australian Romance Readers Awards

Favourite Australian Romance Author

Winner: Kylie Scott

• Finalists:

Alissa Callen

Kelly Hunter

Maya Linnell

Megan Mayfair

Michelle Montebello

Favourite Contemporary Romance

Winner: Lies - Kylie Scott

• Finalists:

Beautiful Fragile - Michelle Montebello

Repeat - Kylie Scott

The Round Yard - Alissa Callen

Stowaway - Stella Quinn

Favourite Continuing Romance Series

Winner: Charlie Davidson series - Darynda Jones

• Finalists:

Angel Calling series - Georgia Tingley

Bewitched And Bewildered series - Alanea Alder

Coalition Rebellion series - Justine Davis

Deadly Seven series - Lana Pecherczyk

Guild Hunter series - Nalini Singh

The Hartdale Brides series - Bronwyn Parry

Hidden Legacy series - Ilona Andrews

Kings Of Mayhem series - Penny Dee

Lost And Found series - Michelle Dalton

Marriage Of Convenience series - Anne Gracie

Psy-Changeling series - Nalini Singh

The Rogue Files - Sophie Jordan

Tangled Vines saga - Megan Mayfair

Favourite Debut Romance Author

Winner: Samantha Marshall

• Finalists:

Rania Battany

Meg Bignell

Jayne Kingsley

Cassie Laelyn

Maya Linnell

Kaneana May

Casey McQuiston

Ally Parker

Favourite Historical Romance

Winner: Marry In Secret - Anne Gracie

• Finalists:

The Cinema At Starlight Creek - Alli Sinclair

The Clothier's Daughter - Bronwyn Parry

The French Photographer - Natasha Lester

Heart Of The Cross - Emily Madden

The Highlander's Defiant Captive - Anna Campbell

The Postmistress - Alison Stuart

The Quarantine Station - Michelle Montebello

Tightrope - Amanda Quick

The Wrong Highlander - Lynsay Sands

Favourite Paranormal Romance

Winner: Wolf Rain - Nalini Singh

• Finalists:

My Solace - Alanea Alder

Primal Instinct - Ally Parker

Unforsaken - Cassie Laelyn

Wrath - Lana Pecherczyk

Wretched Intel - Mandy M Roth

Favourite Romantic Suspense

Winner: Shadows Over Wongan Creek - Juanita Kees

• Finalists:

Climbing Fear - Leisl Leighton

Half Truths - Claire Contreras

Hard Target - Pamela Clare

Hell On Wheels - Penny Dee

Lethal Balance - Cherise Sinclair

Securing Caite - Susan Stoker

Under Currents - Nora Roberts

Untouchable - Jayne Ann Krentz

Favourite Sci Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance

Winner: Wicked Wings - Keri Arthur

• Finalists:

Archangel's War - Nalini Singh

Sweep Of The Blade - Ilona Andrews

The Whisperers Of Evernow - Heidi Catherine

Favourite Short or Category Romance

Winner: Loving Lucas - Jayne Kingsley

• Finalists:

Miss Prim's Greek Island Fling - Michelle Douglas

Must Love Coffee - Sarah Mayberry

Second Chance With The Single Dad - Kandy Shepherd

Untouched Queen By Royal Command - Kelly Hunter

Members' Choice Categories

Favourite Couple in a 2019 Romance

Winner: Memory & Alexei in Wolf Rain - Nalini Singh

• Finalists:

Aislinn & Tobias in Aislin''s Shadow - Samantha Marshall

Marlene & Zennek in Barbarian's Seduction - Ruby Dixon

Faith & Will in Beautiful, Fragile - Michelle Montebello

Honey & Caleb in Biker Baby - Penny Dee

Eve & Roarke in Connections In Death - JD Robb

Alice & Eddie in Eddie And The Show Queen - Cathryn Hein

Emmaline & Liam in Emma - Kylie Scott

Betty & Thom in Lies - Kylie Scott

Marigold & Finn in The Problem With Perfect - Megan Mayfair

Clementine & Ed in Repeat - Kylie Scott

Jenna & Max in Seduced By The Stranger - Alyssa J Montgomery

Fenella & Kieran in Shadows Over Wongan Creek - Juanita Kees

AJ & Liam in Wicked Pleasure - Taryn Leigh Taylor

Favourite Romance Cover

Winner: Repeat - Kylie Scott

• Finalists:

Aislinn's Shadow - Samantha Marshall

All Grown Up - Vi Keeland

the Cinema At Starlight Creek - Alli Sinclair

Devil's Daughter - Lisa Kleypas

Diamond In The Dust - Mel A Rowe

Epona - Michelle Dalton

Highest Bid - Mel Teshco

Marry In Secret - Anne Gracie

The Problem With Perfect - Megan Mayfair

The Sea Of Lost Things - Kelly St-Laurent

Shattered Dreams - Rebecca Barber

The Sparkle Pages - Meg Bignell

Stowaway - Stella Quinn

Favourite Small=Town Romance

Winner: The Trouble With Christmas - Amy Andrews

• Finalists:

25 Reasons To Hate Christmas And Cowboys - Elle Thorpe

Christmas On Hope Street - Megan Mayfair, Jayne Kingsley, Stella Quinn, Marianne Bayliss

Christmas With The Firefighter - Clare Connelly

Diamond In The Dust - Mel A Rowe

Eddie And The Show Queen - Cathryn Hein

Emma - Kelly Hunter

The Lone Star Lawman - Justine Davis

Long Way Home - Nicola Marsh

One Hot Christmas - Jacquie Underdown

The Round Yard - Alissa Callen

Wildflower Ridge - Maya Linnell