1999 RRA Awards Winners

Annual awards given by the RRA-L (Romance Readers Anonymous) list serve.

1999 RRA-L Book Awards

• Best Series Romance - The Admiral's Wife by Suzanne Brockmann
  • Other nominees were: Passion Of Patrick McNeill by Virginia Kantra, Rio Grande Wedding by Ruth Wind, The Doctor's Wife by Cheryl St. John, Lady Sarah's Son by Gayle Wilson
• Best Contemporary Single Title Romance - Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: Heart Throb by Suzanne Brockmann, Summer's End by Kathleen Gilles Seidel, Taming The Night by Paula Detmer Riggs, When Venus Fell by Deborah Smith
• Best Historical Single Title Romance - The Wild Child by Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: The Proposition by Judith Ivory, The Lady's Tutor by Robin Schone, His Stolen Bride by Judith Stanton, Ransom by Julie Garwood
• Best Traditional Regency Romance - Cupid's Kiss by Karen Harbaugh
  • Other nominees were: His Grace Endures by Emma Jensen, The Holly And The Ivy by Elisabeth Fairchild, The Captain's Courtship by Kate Huntington, Miss Treadwell's Talent by Barbara Metzger
• Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure - Loyalty In Death by J.D. Robb
  • Other nominees were: All The Queen's Men by Linda Howard, Bodyguard by Suzanne Brockmann, River's End by Nora Roberts, Taming The Night by Paula Detmer Riggs
• Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance - Conspiracy In Death by J.D. Robb
  • Other nominees were: Touch Of The Wolf by Susan Krinard, The More I See You by Lynn Kurland, Dark Prince by Christine Feehan, The Night Drifter by Susan Carroll
• Best Love and Laughter Romance Award - Crazy For You by Jennifer Crusie
  • Other nominees were: Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Charming The Prince by Teresa Medeiros, Razzle Dazzle by Lisa Hendrix, Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson
• Best Romantic Novel outside the Romance Genre - A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Other nominees were: Lake News by Barbara Delinsky, The Veiled Web by Catherine Asaro, Run Jane Run by Maureen Tan, The Master Of All Desires by Judith Merkle Riley
• Best All-Around 1999 Romance - The Proposition by Judith Ivory
  • Other nominees were: The Wild Child by Mary Jo Putney, Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Secrets Of The Night by Jo Beverley, Summer's End by Kathleen Gilles Seidel

1999 Author Awards

• Best Contemporary Author of 1999 - Suzanne Brockmann
  • Other nominees were: Nora Roberts, Jennifer Crusie, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kathleen Gilles Seidel
• Best Historical Romance Author of 1999 - Jo Beverley
  • Other nominees were: Judith Ivory, Mary Jo Putney, Robin Schone, Susan Wiggs
• Best Series/Category Author of 1999 - Suzanne Brockmann
  • Other nominees were: Ruth Wind, Lori Foster, Rachel Lee, Nora Roberts
• Best Regency Author of 1999 - Emma Jensen
  • Other nominees were: Karen Harbaugh, Barbara Metzger, Kate Huntington
• Best All-Around Romance Author of 1999 - Nora Roberts
  • Other nominees were: Mary Jo Putney, Suzanne Brockmann, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kathleen Gilles Seidel

1999 Best All-Time Romance Awards

• Best All-Time Historical Romance - Lord Of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
  • Other nominees were: Flowers From The Storm by Laura Kinsale, The Secret by Julie Garwood, Petals In The Storm by Mary Jo Putney, Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
• Best All-Time Contemporary Romance - Dream Man by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Again by Kathleen Gilles Seidel, Born In Shame by Nora Roberts, Sunshine And Shadow by Tom and Sharon Curtis
• Best All-Time Regency Romance - Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • Other nominees were: Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer, The Rake And The Reformer by Mary Jo Putney, An Arranged Marriage by Jo Beverley, The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh
• Best All-Time Series Romance - Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie, A Rose For Maggie by Kathleen Korbel, A Crime Of The Heart by Cheryl Reavis, The Last Chance Ranch by Ruth Wind
• Best Romance of All Time - Lord Of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
  • Other nominees were: Flowers From The Storm by Laura Kinsale, Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer, Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux, Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
• Best All-Around Romance Author of All Time - Nora Roberts
  • Other nominees were: Jayne Ann Krentz, Georgette Heyer, Mary Jo Putney, LaVyrle Spencer