2003 RRA Awards Winners

2003 RRA-L Book Awards

• Best Series Romance - Some Men's Dreams by Kathleen Korbel
  • Other nominees were: Letters To Kelly by Suzanne Brockmann, The Bridesmaid's Reward by Liz Fielding, Wild In The Field by Jennifer Greene, All A Man Can Ask by Virginia Kantra
• Best Contemporary Single Title Romance - Birthright by Nora Roberts
  • Other nominees were: Fallen From Grace by Laura Leone, Return Engagement by Lynn Michaels, Twist Of Fate by Mary Jo Putney, Sweet Hush by Deborah Smith
• Best Historical Single Title Romance - To Wed A Stranger by Edith Layton
  • Other nominees were: Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh, The Devil You Know by Liz Carlyle, Everything I Ever Wanted by Jo Goodman, Taming A Heiress by Susan King
• Best Regency Romance (Traditional) - The Ideal Bride by Nonnie St. George
  • Other nominees were: Prospero's Daughter by Nancy Butler, A Twist Of Fate by Susannah Carleton, Drusilla's Downfall by Emily Hendrickson, The Diamond Key' by Barbara Metzger
• Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure - Beneath A Silent Moon by Tracy Grant
  • Other nominees were: Off Limits by Michelle Albert, Gone Too Far by Suzanne Brockmann, Birthright by Nora Roberts, Remember When by Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb
• Best Paranormal/Futuristic/Etc Romance - The Star Princess by Susan Grant
  • Other nominees include: Dance With The Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon, A Garden In The Rain by Lynn Kurland, Heart Thief by Robin Owens, Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands
• Best Humorous Romance - Nerd In Shining Armor by Vicki Lewis Thompson
  • Other nominees were: Love With The Proper Husband by Victoria Alexander, See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson, The Ideal Bride by Nonnie St. George, Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands
• Best Romance Novella - "Moonglow" by Catherine Asaro from Charmed Destinies
  • Other nominees were: "Dark Descent" by Christine Feehan from The Only One, "A Family Christmas" by Mary Balogh from Under The Mistletoe, "The Nekkid Truth" by Nicole Camden from Big Guns Out Of Uniform, "A Tale Of Two Sisters" by Julia Quinn from Where's My Hero
• Best Romantic Novel Outside the Romance Genre - Paladin Of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Other nominees were: TThe Moon's Shadow by Catherine Asaro, Sunshine by Robin Mckinley, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, Tinker by Wen Spencer
• Best All-Around 2003 Romance - To Wed A Stranger by Edith Layton
  • Other nominees were: Beneath A Silent Moon by Tracy Grant, Some Men's Dreams by Kathleen Korbel, Fallen From Grace by Laura Leone, Birthright by Nora Roberts

2003 Best All-Time Romances

• Best All-Time Series Romance- Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Get Lucky by Suzanne Brockmann, A Rose For Maggie by Kathleen Korbel, A Soldier's Heart by Kathleen Korbel, The Return Of Rafe MacKade by Nora Roberts
• Best All-Time Contemporary Romance - It Had to Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: Welcome To Temptation by Jennifer Crusie, Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard, Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, In The Midnight Rain by Ruth Wind
• Best All-Time Historical Romance - Lord Of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
  • Other nominees were: Flowers From The Storm by Laura Kinsale, This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland, The Rake And The Reformer by Mary Jo Putney, Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer
• Best All-Time Regency Romance - Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • Other nominees were: The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh, Cotillion by Georgette Heyer, Venetia by Georgette Heyer, Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand by Carla Kelly
• Best All-Time Romance Novel - Lord Of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
  • Other nominees were: Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Flowers From The Storm by Laura Kinsale, i by LaVyrle Spencer
• Best All-Time Romance Author - Georgette Heyer
  • Other nominees were: Jane Austen, Julie Garwood,Mary Jo Putney, Nora Roberts
• Best All-Time Paranormal/Futuristic/Etc Romance Novel - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  • Other nominees were: The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll, A Knight Of A Trillion Stars by Dara Joy, The Stardust Of Yesterday by Lynn Kurland, Body Electric by Susan Squires

New Awards For 2003

The "Author Awards" were eliminated in 2003, and new awards categories were tested:

• Best Debut Author of 2003 - Nonnie St. George
  • Other nominees were: Nicole Camden, Janet Chapman, Anna Jeffrey, Nalini Singh
• Best Cover Art of 2003 - Night Fires by Karen Harbaugh
  • Other nominees were: Winter Fire by Jo Beverley, Beneath A Silent Moon by Tracy Grant, Silent Confessions by Julie Kenner, Dance With The Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
• Best Romantic Movie of 2003 - Love Actually (Richard Curtis)
  • Other nominees were: Bend It Like Beckham (Gurinder Chadha), How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days (Donald Petrie), Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (Peter Jackson), Pirates Of The Caribbean (Gore Verbinski)
• Best Romance Web Site of 2003 (Author, Publisher, Reader, Etc.) - All About Romance http://www.likesbooks.com/
  • Other nominees were: Jo Beverley, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Karyn Monk, Dixie Browning