(FOR 2001 RELEASE)
| Favorite Romance | Over the Edge | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Favorite Funny | True Confessions | Rachel Gibson | |
| Honorable Mention | Fast Women | Jennifer Crusie | |
| Honorable Mention | This Heart of Mine | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | |
| Most-Hanky Read | One Good Turn | Carla Kelly | |
| Honorable Mention | The Bronze Horseman | Paullina Simons | |
| Honorable Mention | Gabriel's Woman | Robin Schone | |
| Most Luscious Love Story | Suddenly You | Lisa Kleypas | |
| Honorable Mention | Beyond Innocence | Emma Holly | |
| Honorable Mention | Gabriel's Woman | Robin Schone | |
| Most Tortured Hero | Gabriel's Woman | Gabriel | Robin Schone |
| Honorable Mention | Darkling I Listen | Brandon | Katherine Sutcliffe |
| Feistiest Heroine | Dance Upon the Air | Ripley | Nora Roberts |
| Honorable Mention | Seduction In Death | Eve | J.D. Robb |
| Honorable Mention | The Bridal Season | Letty | Connie Brockway |
| Favorite Hero (Tie) | Over the Edge | Stan | Suzanne Brockmann |
| Favorite Hero (Tie) |
Betrayal in Death Seduction in Death |
Roarke | J.D. Robb |
| Favorite Heroine | Over the Edge | Teri | Suzanne Brockmann |
| Honorable Mention | This Heart of Mine | Molly | Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
| Honorable Mention | Suddenly You | Amanda | Lisa Kleypas |
| Favorite Couple |
Over the Edge The Defiant Hero |
Alyssa & Sam | Suzanne Brockmann |
| Honorable Mention | Betrayal/Seduction in Death | Roarke & Eve | J.D. Robb |
| Best Villain | Gabriel's Woman | Yves | Robin Schone |
| Most Annoying Lead Character | Hide & Seek | Delanie | Cherry Adair |
| (Dis)-Honorable Mention | The Defiant Hero | Meg | Suzanne Brockmann |
| Favorite Cabin or Road Romance | The Indiscretion | Judith Ivory | |
| Honorable Mention | Her Bodyguard | Michelle Jerott | |
| Honorable Mention | This Heart of Mine | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | |
| Favorite New Author | Anne Gracie | ||
| Favorite Discovery/Buried Treasure | Suzanne Brockmann | ||
| Honorable Mention | Carla Kelly | ||
| Author Most Glommed | Suzanne Brockmann | ||
| Favorite Medieval (Tie) | Danegeld | Susan Squires | |
| Favorite Medieval (Tie) | The Protector | Madeline Hunter | |
| Honorable Mention | By Design | Madeline Hunter | |
| Honorable Mention | My Lady DeBurgh | Deborah Simmons | |
| Favorite Regency | One Good Turn | Carla Kelly | |
| Favorite European Historical | Suddenly You | Lisa Kleypas | |
| Honorable Mention | An Offer from a Gentleman | Julia Quinn | |
| Honorable Mention | A Woman of Virtue | Liz Carlyle | |
| Favorite American Historical | The Outlaw & the Lady | Lorraine Heath | |
| Honorable Mention | The Fiery Cross | Diana Gabaldon | |
| Favorite Contemporary | Over the Edge | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Honorable Mention | Open Season | Linda Howard | |
| Honorable Mention | This Heart of Mine | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | |
| Favorite Series/Category | Taylor's Temptation | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Favorite Romantic Suspense | Over the Edge | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Honorable Mention | Darkling I Listen | Katherine Sutcliffe | |
| Favorite Short Story (Tie) | Interlude in Death | Out of This World | J.D. Robb |
| Favorite Short Story (Tie) | Luring Lucy | Hot and Bothered | Lori Foster |
| Honorable Mention | The Demon's Mistress | In Praise of Younger Men | Jo Beverley |
| Favorite Alternate Reality (Tie) | Kiss of the Highlander | Karen Marie Moning | |
| Favorite Alternate Reality (Tie) | Ritual of Proof | Dara Joy | |
| Honorable Mention | The Star Prince | Susan Grant | |
| Author You Gave Up On (tie) | Jayne Ann Krentz | ||
| Author You Gave Up On (tie) | Amanda Quick | ||
| (Dis)-Honorable Mention | Johanna Lindsey | ||
|
(Dis)-Honorable Mention |
Julie Garwood | ||
| Authors Others Love (You Don't) | Nora Roberts | ||
| (Dis)-Honorable Mention | Robin Schone | ||
| (Dis)-Honorable Mention | Dara Joy | ||
| (Dis)-Honorable Mention | Julie Garwood | ||
| Favorite Most Disappointing Read | Narcissus in Chains | Laurell K. Hamilton | |
| (Dis)-Honorable Mention | Gabriel's Woman | Robin Schone | |
| (Dis)-Honorable Mention | Ritual of Proof | Dara Joy | |
| (Dis)-Honorable Mention | The Indiscretion | Judith Ivory | |
| Worst Read | Hide and Seek | Cherry Adair | |
| (Dis)-Honorable Mention | Ritual of Proof | Dara Joy | |
| Purple-est Prose | Gabriel's Woman | Robin Schone | |