2002 RRA Awards Winners

2002 RRA-L Book Awards

• Best Series Romance - The Older Woman by Cheryl Reavis
  • Other nominees were: Cordina's Crown Jewel by Nora Roberts, The Notorious Mrs. Wright by Fay Robinson, No Strings Attached by Alison Kent, Married To A Marine by Cathie Linz
• Best Contemporary Single Title Romance - The Spiral Path by Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: Faking It by Jennifer Crusie, Breathing Room by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Love Will Find A Way by Barbara Freethy, No Place Like Home by Barbara Samuel
• Best Historical Single Title Romance - Untie My Heart by Judith Ivory
  • Other nominees were: A Summer To Remember by Mary Balogh, Hazard by Jo Beverley, The Fortune Hunter by Diane Farr, Daughter Of The Game by Tracy Grant
• Best Regency Romance (Traditional) - The Wedding Journey by Carla Kelly
  • Other nominees were: A Debt To Delia by Barbara Metzger, A Question Of Honor by Nita Abrams, The Discarded Duke by Nancy Butler, The Banished Bride by Andrea Pickens
• Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure - Daughter Of The Game by Tracy Grant
  • Other nominees were: The Three Fates by Nora Roberts, Out Of Control by Suzanne Brockmann, Into The Night by Suzanne Brockmann, River Of Eden by Glenna McReynolds
• Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance - Reunion In Death by J.D. Robb
  • Other nominees were: Contact by Susan Grant, Body Electric by Susan Squires, Dark Legend by Christine Feehan, Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
• Best Love and Laughter Romance Award - Faking It by Jennifer Crusie
  • Other nominees were: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn, Bridal Favors by Connie Brockway, She Went All The Way by Meggin Cabot, The Boy Next Door by Meggin Cabot
• Best Romance Novella Award - "An Interrupted Tapestry" by Madeline Hunter from Tapestry
  • Other nominees were: "A Holiday Fling" by Mary Jo Putney from Christmas Revels, "No Room at the Inn" by Carla Kelly from A Regency Christmas, "The Bed Is Made" by Connie Brockway from Once Upon A Pillow, "Touch Me" by Shannon McKenna from I Brake For Bad Boys
• Best Romantic Novel Outside the Romance Genre - The Stone Flower Garden by Deborah Smith and Flight Lessons by Patricia Gaffney (the two titles tied)
  • Other nominees were: I Dare by Sharon Lee And Steve Miller, Living Dead In Dallas by Charlaine Harris, Step-Ball-Change by Jeanne Ray
• Best All-Around 2002 Romance - The Spiral Path by Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: Untie My Heart by Judith Ivory, Breathing Room by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Daughter Of The Game by Tracy Grant, The Fortune Hunter' by Diane Farr

2002 Author Awards

• Best Series/Category Romance Author of 2002 - Cheryl Reavis
  • Other nominees were: Fay Robinson, Alison Kent, Cathie Linz, Anne McAllister
• Best Contemporary Romance Author of 2002 - Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: Nora Roberts, Jennifer Crusie, Suzanne Brockmann, Susan Elizabeth Phillips
• Best Historical Romance Author of 2002 - Jo Beverley
  • Other nominees were: Judith Ivory, Tracy Grant, Liz Carlyle, Diane Farr
• Best Regency Romance Author of 2002 - Mary Balogh
  • Other nominees were: Carla Kelly, Barbara Metzger, Nita Abrams, Andrea Pickens
• Best Alternative Realities or Tt Romance Author of 2002 - Susan Grant
  • Other nominees were: Karen Marie Moning, Linnea Sinclair/Megan Sybil Baker, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Susan Squires
• Best All-Around Romance Author of 2002 - Mary Jo Putney
  • Other nominees were: Nora Roberts, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Suzanne Brockmann, =

2002 Best All-Time Romances

• Best All-Time Series Romance - Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard
  • Other nominees were: Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie, Getting Rid Of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie, Night Into Day by Sandra Canfield, The Older Woman by Cheryl Reavis
• Best All-Time Contemporary Romance - It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
  • Other nominees were: In The Midnight Rain by Ruth Wind, Welcome To Temptation by Jennifer Crusie, Again by Kathleen Gilles Seidel, A Place To Call Home by Deborah Smith
• Best All-Time Historical Romance - Lord Of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
  • Other nominees were: Flowers From The Storm by Laura Kinsale, Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood, Katherine by Anya Seton, Alinor by Roberta Gellis

Best All-Time Regency Romance - The Rake And The Reformer by Mary Jo Putney

• • Other nominees were: Frederica by Georgette Heyer, The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh, Emily And The Dark Angel by Jo Beverley, Sylvester, Or The Wicked Uncle by Georgette Heyer
• Best Romance Novel of All Time - Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • Other nominees were: Lord Of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase, Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer, Frederica by Georgette Heyer, Green Darkness by Anya Seton
• Best All-Around Romance Author of All Time: Nora Roberts
  • Other nominees were: Georgette Heyer, Loretta Chase, Jayne Ann Krentz, LaVyrle Spencer
• Best All-Time Paranormal Romance Novel - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  • Other nominees were: Son Of The Morning by Linda Howard, The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll, Lord Of The Storm by Justine Davis, The Vampire Viscount by Karen Harbaugh