1997 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners

1997 Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers' Choice Award Winners

Historical

• Best Americana Historical Romance
  • Summer Fancy - Anne Avery, Topaz (July 1997)

• Best British Isles Historical Romance
  • Every Wish Fulfilled - Samantha James, Avon (Jan 1997)

• Best Historical Love & Laughter
  • Just Once - Jill Marie Landis, Jove (June 1997)

• Best Historical Novel
  • Beast - Judith Ivory, Avon (April 1997)
  • Beguiled - Alice Borchardt, Dutton (Jan 1998)

• Best Historical Romance
  • The Bride Finder - Susan Carroll, Fawcett (March 1999)
  • Night In Eden - Candice Proctor, Fawcett (November, 1997)

• Best Historical Romance In A Series
  • The Silver Rose - Jane Feather, Bantam (Aug 1997)

• Best Historical Romantic Adventure
  • Capture The Wind - Kit Garland, Del (July 1997)

• Best Historical Romantic Mystery
  • Seeing A Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters, Warner (July 1998)

• Best Historical Time-Travel Romance
  • Sweeter Savage Love - Sandra Hill, Love Spell (August 1997)

• Best Innovative Historical Romance
  • The Promise Of Jenny Jones - Maggie Osborne, Warner (April 1997)

• Best Medieval Historical Romance
  • The Raven's Moon - Susan King, Topaz (Feb 1997)

• Best North American Historical Romance
  • My Heart's Desire - Patricia Grasso, Dell (Jan 1997)

• Best Victorian Historical Romance
  • Dangerous To Love - Rexanne Becnel, St. Martin's Press (November, 1997)

• Best Western Historical Romance
  • The Merry Widows: Mary - Theresa Michaels, Harlequin (July 1997)

• Historical Romance Of The Year
  • Splendor - Brenda Joyce, St. Martin's Press (Dec 1997)

• K.I.S.S. Hero
  • Simon Of Navarre in Lord Of Danger - Anne Stuart , Zebra (July 1997)

Mainstream & New Reality

• Best Contemporary Fantasy Romance
  • Forever Enchanted - Maggie Shayne, Avon (April 1997)

• Best Contemporary Novel
  • A Place To Call Home - Deborah Smith, Bantam (June 1998)

• Best Contemporary Romance
  • Stolen Hearts - Michelle Martin, Bantam (Feb 1997)

• Best Contemporary Romantic Suspense
  • Finding Laura - Kay Hooper, Bantam (August 1998)

• Best Contemporary Suspense
  • Serpent's Tooth - Faye Kellerman, Avon (August, 1997)

• Best Contemporary Time-Travel/Reincarnation Romance
  • Son Of The Morning - Linda Howard, Pocket (March 1997)

• Best Futuristic Romance
  • Vengeance In Death - J.D. Robb, Berkley (October, 1997)

• Best Historical Fantasy Romance
  • Fire Hawk - Justine Dare, Topaz (July 1997)

• Best Multicultural Romance
  • The Way Home - Angela Benson, Pinnacle/Arabesque (March 1997)

Regency

• Best Regency Romance
  • My Wayward Lady - Evelyn Richardson, Signet (Aug 1997)

Series

• Best First Series Romance
  • Too Close For Comfort - Eve Gaddy, (Jan 1997)

• Best Bantam Loveswept
  • For Love Or Money - Kathy DiSanto, Bantam Loveswept (Aug 1997)

• Best Harlequin American Romance
  • Wake Me With A Kiss - Emily Dalton, (July 1997)

• Best Harlequin Intrigue
  • His Kind Of Trouble - Vivian Leiber, (April 1997)

• Best Harlequin Love & Laughter
  • The Harder They Fall - Trish Jensen, (July 1997)

• Best Harlequin Presents
  • The Second Mrs. Adams - Sandra Marton, (Aug 1997)

• Best Harlequin Romance
  • Her Secret Santa - Day Leclaire, (Dec 1997)

• Best Harlequin Superromance
  • Father Found - Judith Arnold, (Nov 1997)

• Best Harlequin Temptation
  • After The Loving - Sandy Steen, (March 1997)

Best Miniseries Romance

• • A Husband In Time - Maggie Shayne, (Jan 1997)

• Best Silhouette Desire
  • Wedding Fever - Susan Crosby, (March 1997)

• Best Silhouette Intimate Moments
  • Bad For Each Other - Kate Hathaway, (June 1997)

• Best Silhouette Romance
  • Daddy For Hire - Joey Light, (March 1997)

• Best Silhouette Special Edition
  • Nothing Short Of A Miracle - Patricia Thayer, (July 1997)

• Best Silhouette Yours Truly
  • Marry-Me Christmas - Jo Ann Algermissen, (Dec 1996)