1996 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners

1996 Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award Winners

Historical

• Best All-Around Historical Romance Of The Year
  • The Outsider - Penelope Williamson, Simon & Schuster (July 1996)

• British Isles Historical Romance
  • The Gentle Beast - Colleen Shannon, Love Spell (October 1996)

• First Historical Romance
  • Shadows In Velvet - Haywood Smith, St. Martin's Press (July 1996)

• Historical Love & Laughter
  • You And No Other - Cathy Maxwell, Avon (September 1996)

• Historical Novel
  • Walk Into The Night - Beverly Bird, Pinnacle (January, 1996)

• Historical Romantic Adventure
  • The Thief's Mistress - Gayle Feyrer, Dell (September 1996)

• Historical Time-Travel
  • Legend - Jude Deveraux, Pocket (October 1996)

• Innovative Historical Romance
  • Simple Jess - Pamela Morsi, Jove (April, 1996)

• K.I.S.S. Hero
  • Hunter Maxwell Autumn Lover - Elizabeth Lowell, Avon (April, 1996)

• Medieval Historical Romance
  • A Dance In Heather - Julie Beard, Jove (June, 1996)

• North American Historical Romance
  • The Marriage Bed - Stephanie Mittman, Dell (May 1996)

• Regency Historical Romance
  • A Glimpse Of Heaven - Barbara Dawson Smith, St. Martin's Press (December, 1995)

• Sensual Historical Romance
  • Sinful Secrets - Thea Devine, Zebra (January 2001)

• Victorian Historical Romance
  • Carried Away - Jill Barnett, Pocket (September 1996)

• Western Historical Romance
  • Comanche Rose - Anita Mills, Topaz (January, 1996)

Mainstream & New Reality

• Contemporary Fantasy Romance
  • Stardust Of Yesterday - Lynn Kurland, Jove (April 1996)

• Contemporary Novel
  • Ryan's Return - Barbara Freethy, Avon (Oct 1996)

• Contemporary Romance
  • Jackson Rule - Dinah McCall, Harper (July 1996)

• Contemporary Romantic Suspense
  • Passion - Marilyn Pappano, Warner (April 1996)

• Contemporary Suspense
  • Under The Beetle's Cellar - Mary Willis Walker, Bantam (Sept 1996)

• Contemporary Time-Travel
  • Wrapped In Wishes - Olga Bicos, Zebra (Aug 1996)

• Futuristic Romance
  • Immortal In Death - J.D. Robb, Berkley (July 1996)

• Historical Fantasy Romance
  • Eyes Of Love - Katherine Deauxville, Zebra (May 1996)

• Multicultural Romance
  • The Grass Ain't Greener - Monique Gilmore, Pinnacle/Arabesque (Oct 1996)

Regency

• First Regency Romance
  • The Rake's Rainbow - Allison Lane, Signet (Jan 1996)

• Regency Romance
  • The Devil's Due - Rita Boucher, Signet (April 1996)

Series

• First Series Romance
  • His Wedding Ring - Kate Hathaway, (Jan 1996)

• Bantam Loveswept
  • Night Of The Hawk - Victoria Leigh, Bantam Loveswept (Dec 1995)

• Harlequin American Romance
  • Chasing Baby - Pam McCutcheon, (Sept 1996)

• Harlequin Intrigue
  • Crime Of Passion - Maggie Ferguson, (Nov 1995)

• Harlequin Presents
  • Spring Bride - Sandra Marton, (July 1996)

• Harlequin Romance
  • For The Love Of Emma - Lucy Gordon, (May 1996)

• Harlequin Superromance
  • A Suitable Bodyguard - Kathryn Shay, (Sept 1996)

• Harlequin Temptation
  • Holding Out For A Hero - Vicki Lewis Thompson, (Aug 1996)

• Miniseries Romance
  • To Love A Thief - Margaret St. George, (Sept 1996)

• Silhouette Desire
  • The Cowboy And The Kid - Anne McAllister, (July 1996)

• Silhouette Intimate Moments
  • Forever Blue - Suzanne Brockmann, (October 1996)

• Silhouette Romance
  • Undercover Daddy - Lindsay Longford, (Aug 1996)

• Silhouette Special Edition
  • Molly Darling - Laurie Paige, (April 1996)

• Silhouette Yours Truly
  • I Do? - Jo Ann Algermissen, (May 1996)