2005 RRA Awards Winners

2005 RRA-L Award Winners

• Best Romance Novel - (1) Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase, (2) Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, (3) To Die For by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh, A Most Unsuitable Man by Jo Beverley, The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie, It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas, Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu
• Best Romance Novella - (1) "A Proper Englishwoman" by Eloisa James from Talk Of The Ton, (2) "Glad Rags" by Connie Brockway from True Love Wedding Dress, (3) "The Accidental Duchess" by Sandy Blair from How To Marry A Duke
  • Other nominees were: "A Touch of Magic" by Regan Allen from How To Marry A Duke, "The Shadowed Heart" by Catherine Asaro from The Journey Home, "The Matchmaker's Bargain" by Elizabeth Boyle from Hero, Come Back, "Mating Net" by Rowena Cherry from Stand-Alone, "The Countess' Dancing Boy" by Emma Holly from Hot Spell
• Best Debut Romance Novel - (1) The Veil Of The Night by Lydia Joyce, (2) Tiger Eye by Marjorie M. Liu, (3) Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughn
  • Other nominees were: Her Perfect Earl by Bethany Brooks, Love Is All Around by Lori Devoti, Dedication by Janet Mullany, Passion by Lisa Valdez, The Secret History Of The Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
• Best Romantic Novel Outside the Genre - (1) A Brother's Price by Wen Spencer, (2) Haunted by Kelley Armstrong, (3) The Givenchy Code by Julie Kenner
  • Other nominees were: The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold, The Truthteller's Tale by Sharon Shinn