1998 RRA Awards Winners

1998 RRA-L Book Awards

• Best Series Romance - For Christmas, Forever by Ruth Wind (Note: Long and Short categories were combined in 1998)
  • Other nominees were: The Husband She Couldn't Remember by Maggie Shayne, Fantasy by Lori Foster, Upon A Midnight Clear by Suzanne Brockmann, A Perfect Hero by Paula Detmer Riggs
• Best Contemporary Single Title Romance - Dream A Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner, Baby, I'm Yours by Susan Andersen, Inner Harbor by Nora Roberts, Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson
• Best Historical Single Title Romance - The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase
  • Other nominees were: Sleeping Beauty by Judith Ivory, My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway, Stranger In My Arms by Lisa Kleypas, That Scandalous Evening by Christina Dodd, Wild by Jill Barnett, The Drifter by Susan Wiggs, Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens
• Best Regency Romance - The Last Waltz by Mary Balogh
  • Other nominees were: The Magnificent Marquess by Gail Eastwood, Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind by Carla Kelly, Miss Lockharte's Letter by Barbara Metzger, Cupid's Dart by Karen Harbaugh
• Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure - Kill And Tell by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Legend by Laura Baker, French Quarter by Stella Cameron, Now You See Her by Linda Howard, Holiday In Death by J.D. Robb, Jade Island by Elizabeth Lowell, The Face Of Deception by Iris Johansen
• Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance - Holiday In Death by J.D. Robb
  • Other nominees were: The Last Viking by Sandra Hill, Eternity by Maggie Shayne, Mine To Take by Dara Joy, The Very Thought Of You by Lynn Kurland
• Best Love and Laughter Romance Award - Dream A Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: The Last Viking by Sandra Hill, The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase, Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson, Four To Score by Janet Evanovich, Nobody's Darling by Teresa Medeiros
• Best All-Around 1998 Romance - Dream A Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: Baby, I'm Yours by Susan Andersen, Wild by Jill Barnett, Stranger In My Arms by Lisa Kleypas, Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson, Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens, Mine To Take by Dara Joy, Tell Me Lies by Jennifer Crusie

1998 Author Awards

• Best Contemporary Author - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: Nora Roberts, Rachel Gibson, Deborah Smith, Linda Howard, Jayne Ann Krentz, Theresa Weir
• Best Historical Romance Author - Loretta Chase
  • Other nominees were: Mary Jo Putney, Maggie Osborne, Jill Barnett, Stephanie Laurens, Susan Wiggs
• Best Series/Category Author - Suzanne Brockmann
  • Other nominees were: Anne Stuart, Ruth Wind, Lori Foster, Nora Roberts
• Best Regency Author - Mary Balogh
  • Other nominees were: Karen Harbaugh, Barbara Metzger, Patricia Oliver, Carla Kelly
• Best All-Around Romance Author - Nora Roberts
  • Other nominees were: Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Teresa Medeiros, Jayne Ann Krentz, Loretta Chase, Linda Howard

1998 Best All-Time Romances

• Best All-Time Historical Romance - Lord Of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
  • Other nominees were:Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught, River Of Fire by Mary Jo Putney, Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss, 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 Place To Call Home by Deborah Smith, Dream Man by Linda Howard, Sunshine And Shadow by Tom and Sharon Curtis, Perfect by Judith McNaught
• Best All-Time Regency Romance - One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: The Vampire Viscount by Karen Harbaugh, The Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer, The Ideal Wife by Mary Balogh, Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly
• Best All-Time Series Romance - Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: A Rose For Maggie by Kathleen Korbel, The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie, Lightning That Lingers by Tom and Sharon Curtis, That Same Old Feeling by Judith Duncan
• Best Romance of All Time - Flowers From The Storm by Laura Kinsale
  • Other nominees were: Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson, If You Believe by Kristin Hannah, Shanna by Kathleen Woodiwiss, Sunshine And Shadow by Tom and Sharon Curtis
• Best All-Around Romance Author - Nora Roberts
  • Other nominees were: Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Mary Jo Putney, Jayne Ann Krentz, Linda Howard