2000 RRA Awards Winners

2000 RRA-L Book Awards

• Best Series Romance - Game Of Chance by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Get Lucky by Suzanne Brockmann, Daddy By Choice by Paula Detmer Riggs, A Man Like Mac by Fay Robinson, The Temptation Of Sean MacNeil by Virginia Kantra
• Best Contemporary Single Title Romance - In The Midnight Rain by Ruth Wind
  • Other nominees were: Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard, The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann, It Must Be Love by Rachel Gibson, The Burning Point by Mary Jo Putney
• Best Historical Single Title Romance - The Hostage by Susan Wiggs
  • Other nominees were: Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas, The Stone Maiden by Susan King, Here Comes The Bride by Pamela Morsi, The Lover by Robin Schone
• Best Regency Romance (Traditional/Non-traditional) - More Than A Mistress by Mary Balogh
  • Other nominees were: Lord Stanhope's Proposal by Jessica Benson, A Scandalous Proposal by Julia Justiss, The Prodigal Hero by Nancy Butler, Lady Delafont's Dilemma by Donna Simpson
• Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure - Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood, Renegade Heart by Gayle Wilson, Midnight In Ruby Bayou by Elizabeth Lowell, Riptide by Catherine Coulter
• Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance - Witness In Death by J.D. Robb
  • Other nominees were: Prince Of Hearts by Katy Cooper, Once A Pirate by Susan Grant, The Inscription by Pam Binder, The Trickster by Kathleen Nance
• Best Love and Laughter Romance Award - Welcome To Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
  • Other nominees were: The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn, Against His Will by Trish Jensen, Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne, I Waxed My Legs For This? by Holly Jacobs
• Best Romantic Novel outside the Romance Genre - Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
  • Other nominees were: Ashes To Ashes by Tami Hoag, The Killing Game by Iris Johansen, The First Time by Joy Fielding, Crazy For Cornelia by Chris Gilson
• Best All-Around 2000 Romance - Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: By Arrangment by Madeline Hunter, The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann, First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, The Lover by Robin Schone

2000 Author Awards

• Best Contemporary Author of 2000 - Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Ruth Wind (AKA Barbara Samuel), Kathleen Eagle, Kristin Hannah, Kathleen Gilles Seidel
• Best Historical Romance Author of 2000 - Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: Pamela Morsi, Maggie Osborne, Candice Proctor, Cheryl St. John
• Best Series/Category Author of 2000 - Suzanne Brockmann
  • Other nominees were: Virginia Kantra, Paula Detmer Riggs, Kate Hoffman, Gayle Wilson
• Best Regency Author of 2000 - Mary Balogh
  • Other nominees were: Mary Jo Putney, Diane Farr, Blair Bancroft (Grace Kone), Judith A. Lansdowne
• Best All-Around Romance Author of 2000 - Nora Roberts (AKA J.D. Robb)
  • Other nominees were: Linda Howard, Judith Ivory, Candice Proctor, Karen Ranney

2000 Best All-Time Romances

• Best All-Time Historical Romance - Lord Of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
  • Other nominees were: Flowers From The Storm by Laura Kinsale, A Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Twice Loved by LaVyrle Spencer
• Best All-Time Contemporary Romance - It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: Trust Me by Jayne Ann Krentz, Till The Stars Fall by Kathleen Gilles Seidel, Jackson Rule by Dinah McCall, On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
• Best All-Time Regency Romance - The Rake And The Reformer by Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh, The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood, Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly, Seduction by Amanda Quick
• Best All-Time Series Romance - Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Warrior by Elizabeth Lowell, Lightning That Lingers by Sharon and Tom Curtis, A Rose For Maggie by Kathleen Korbel, The Trouble With Joe by Emilie Richards
• Best Romance of All Time - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  • Other nominees were: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Twice Loved by LaVyrle Spencer, Again by Kathleen Gilles Seidel, The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
• Best All-Around Romance Author of All Time - Jayne Ann Krentz
  • Other nominees were: Nora Roberts, Gorgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, LaVyrle Spencer