1996 RRA Awards Winners

The following are the winners and nominees for the 1996 RRA-L awards.

1996 RRA-L Book Awards

• Best Short Series Romance - Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie
  • Other nominees were: A Nice Girl Like You by Alexandra Sellers, Don't Fence Me In by Kathleen Korbel, The Loner And The Lady by Eileen Wilks, and The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie
• Best Long Series Romance - When You Call My Name by Sharon Sala
  • Other nominees were: Expectant Father by Leanne Banks, The Bartered Bride by Cheryl Reavis, Lion's Legacy by Suzanne Barclay, and Bad To The Bone by Debra Dixon
• Best Contemporary Single Title Romance - Kiss An Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: Jackson Rule by Dinah McCall, Home Again by Kristin Hannah, Iron Lace by Emilie Richards, and Shades Of Twilight by Linda Howard
• Best Historical Single Title Romance - The Shattered Rose by Jo Beverley
  • Other nominees were: Dance by Judy Cuevas, Day Dreamer by Jill Marie Landis, Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson, The Thief's Mistress by Gayle Feyrer, Always To Remember by Lorraine Heath
• Best Regency Romance - River Of Fire by Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: An Affair Of Honor by Candice Hern, The Lady's Companion by Carla Kelly, The Irish Rake by Emma Lange, and The Famous Heroine by Mary Balogh
• Best Romantic Suspense/Msytery/Adventure - Rapture In Death by J.D. Robb
  • Other nominees were: See How They Run by Bethany Campbell, Don't Talk To Strangers by Bethany Campbell, Two For The Dough by Janet Evanovich, and Guilty As Sin by Tami Hoag
• Best Alternative Realities Romance - Amaryllis by Jayne Castle
  • Other nominees were: Prince Of Shadows by Susan Krinard, Home Again by Kristin Hannah, Wrapped In Wishes by Olga Bicos, and Rapture In Death by J.D. Robb
• Best Time Travel Romance - Once Upon A Rose by Judith O'Brien
  • Other nominees were: Just In Time by Marilyn Campbell, Miracle Of Love by Victoria Chancellor, Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland, and Enslaved by Virginia Henley
• Best Love and Laughter Romance - Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie
  • Other nominees were: High Energy by Dara Joy, Carried Away by Jill Barnett, The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie, Last Night by Meryl Sawyer
• Best Multicultural Romance - Bed Of Roses by Rebecca Paisley, Sunrise Song by Kathleen Eagle, Dancing Moon by Barbara Samuel, Starlight Passage by Anita Bunkley, and White Diamonds by Shirley Hailstock
• Best All-Around Romance - Kiss An Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: Jackson Rule by Dinah McCall, Home Again by Kristin Hannah, Always To Remember by Lorraine Heath, and The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie

1996 RRA-L Author Awards

• Best Contemporary Author - Nora Roberts
  • Other nominees were: Linda Howard, Suzanne Forster, Jayne Ann Krentz, and Anne Stuart
• Best Historical Romance Author - Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: Mary Balogh, Christina Dodd, Kathleen Eagle, and Patricia Gaffney
• Best Series/Category Romance Author - Jennifer Crusie
  • Other nominees were: Modean Moon, Cheryl Reavis, Emilie Richards, and Justine Davis

1996 Best Romance Classics

• Best All-Time Romance Author - Nora Roberts
  • Other nominees were: Dinah McCall/Sharon Sala, Julie Garwood, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and Jayne Ann Krentz
• Best All-Time Historical Romance - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  • Other nominees were: Lord Of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, Twice Loved by LaVyrle Spencer, Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught, and Flowers From The Storm by Laura Kinsale
• Best All-Time Contemporary Romance - It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: A Soldier's Heart by Kathleen Korbel, Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts, Bitter Sweet by LaVyrle Spencer, Dream Man by Linda Howard
• Best All-Time Favorite Romance - Flowers From The Storm by Laura Kinsale
  • Other nominees were: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Again by Kathleen Gilles Seidel, A Rose In Winter by Kathleen Woodiwiss
• Best All-Time Favorite Regency Romance - The Rake And The Reformer by [[Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: Dancing With Clara by Mary Balogh, Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer, Persuasion by Jane Austen, Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly
• Best All-Time Series Romance - Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Lightning That Lingers by Laura London aka Tom and Sharon Curtis, All The Possibilities by Nora Roberts, Lord Of The Island by Kimberli Wagner, A Rose For Maggie by Kathleen Korbel
• Best All-Time Classic Romance Author - Nora Roberts
  • Other nominees were: Jayne Ann Krentz, Judith McNaught, Jo Beverley, and Mary Balogh
• Best Romance Cover - Dream Man by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Forbidden by Jo Beverley, The Love Charm by Pamela Morsi, Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell, The Dream Hunter by Laura Kinsale
• Romance with Best Sweet Love Scene - The Bride by Julie Garwood, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  • Other nominees were: Years by LaVyrle Spencer, Always To Remember by Lorraine Heath, Something Shady by Pamela Morsi
• Romance with Best Spicy Love Scene - Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell
  • Other nominees were: Blush by Suzanne Forster, Silver Flame by Susan Johnson, Forbidden by Jo Beverley, and Forbidden Fantasy by Tiffany White