(FOR 2004 RELEASE)
Best 2004 Romance Novels
| Best Romance | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie | |
| Favorite Funny | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie | |
| Honorable Mention | Undead and Unwed | MaryJanice Davidson | |
| Most-Hanky Read | When He Was Wicked | Julia Quinn | |
| Most Luscious Love Story | Duke of Sin | Adele Ashworth | |
| Honorable Mention | Shadowheart | Laura Kinsale | |
| Best Cabin/Road Romance | My Seduction | Connie Brockway | |
| Best New Author | Marianne Stillings | ||
| Best Buried Treasure | Under a Lucky Star | Diane Farr | |
| Guiltiest Pleasure | Night Play | Sherrilyn Kenyon | |
| Author Most Glommed | Sherrilyn Kenyon | ||
| Honorable Mention | Mary Balogh | ||
| Best Medieval/Renaissance | Shadowheart | Laura Kinsale | |
| Best European Historical | Slightly Dangerous | Mary Balogh | |
| Best Traditional Regency | Courting Trouble | Nonnie St George | |
| Best Amer Hist/Frontier | Foxfire Bride | Maggie Osborne | |
| Honorable Mention | Moon in the Water | Elizabeth Grayson | |
| Best Contemporary | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie | |
| Best Series Novel | A.K.A. Goddess | Evelyn Vaughn | |
| Honorable Mention | Joint Forces | Catherine Mann | |
| Best Romantic Suspense | Kiss Me While I Sleep | Linda Howard | |
| Honorable Mention | Flashpoint | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Best Alternate Reality | Undead and Unwed | MaryJanice Davidson | |
| Honorable Mention | Night Play | Sherrilyn Kenyon | |
| Best Chick Lit/Women's Fict | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie | |
| Best Short Story | A Hasty Marriage | Wedding Belles | Carla Kelly |
Best 2004 Characters
| Most Tortured Hero | Allegretto | Shadowheart | Laura Kinsale |
| Strongest Heroine | Lily Mansfield | Kiss Me While I Sleep | Linda Howard |
| Honorable Mention | Sugar Beth Carey | Ain't She Sweet? | Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
| Best Hero | Wulfric Bedwyn | Slightly Dangerous | Mary Balogh |
| Honorable Mention | Cal Morrisey | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie |
| Honorable Mention | Vane Kattalakis | Night Play | Sherrilyn Kenyon |
| Honorable Mention | Nate Burke | Northern Lights | Nora Roberts |
| Best Heroine | Min Dobbs | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie |
| Honorable Mention | Sugar Beth Carey | Ain't She Sweet? | Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
| Best Couple | Min & Cal | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie |
| Honorable Mention | Christine & Wulfric | Slightly Dangerous | Mary Balogh |
| Best Villain | (unnamed to avoid spoilers) | Kiss Me While I Sleep | Linda Howard |
| Honorable Mention | (unnamed to avoid spoilers) | Dream of Me | Lisa Cach |
| Honorable Mention | (unnamed to avoid spoilers) | Flashpoint | Suzanne Brockmann |
| Honorable Mention | (unnamed to avoid spoilers) | My Seduction | Connie Brockway |
Worst of the Year for 2004
| Most Annoying Lead | Aline Marsden | Again the Magic | Lisa Kleypas |
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | Theresa Falconetti | Fair Playn | Deirdre Martin |
| (Dis) Honorable Mentions | Daisy Lee Monroe | Daisy's Back in Town | Rachel Gibson |
| Author You Gave Up On | Stephanie Laurens | ||
| Author Others Love/You Don't | Nora Roberts | ||
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | Suzanne Brockmann | ||
| Most Disappointing Read | Daisy's Back in Town | Rachel Gibson | |
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | When He Was Wicked | Julia Quinn | |
| Worst Read | The Real Deal | Lucy Monroe | |
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | Forced Mate | Rowena Cherry | |
| Purple-est Prose - tie | Lord of Seduction | Nicole Jordan | |
| Purple-est Prose - tie | Master of Temptation | Nicole Jordan |