(FOR 2005 RELEASE)
Best 2005 Romance Novels
| Best Romance | Mr. Impossible | Loretta Chase | |
| Favorite Funny | Match Me If You Can | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | |
| Honorable Mention | To Die For | Linda Howard | |
| Most-Hanky Read - tie |
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Diana Gabaldon | |
| Honorable Mention |
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Karen Ranney | |
| Honorable Mention |
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Lisa Valdez | |
| Most Luscious Love Story | Passion | Lisa Valdez | |
| Best Cabin/Road Romance | Mr. Impossible | Loretta Chase | |
| Best New Author | Lisa Valdez | ||
| Honorable Mention | Lydia Joyce | ||
| Best Buried Treasure | The Music of the Night | Lydia Joyce | |
| Honorable Mentions | Passion | Lisa Valdez | |
| Honorable Mentions | The Perfect Rake | Anne Gracie | |
| Guiltiest Pleasure | Passion | Lisa Valdez | |
| Author Most Glommed - tie |
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| Best Medieval/Renaissance | Return of the Warrior | Kinley MacGregor | |
| Honorable Mention | Warprize | Elizabeth Vaughan | |
| Best European Historical | Mr. Impossible | Loretta Chase | (set in Egypt) |
| Best Traditional Regency | Dedication | Janet Mullany | |
| Best Amer Hist/Frontier | A Breath of Snow & Ashes | Diana Gabaldon | |
| Best Contemporary | Match Me If You Can | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | |
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Best
Series Novel
- tie (Series = Category Novel) |
The Mysterious Miss M | Diane Gaston | |
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Best
Series Novel
- tie (Series = Category Novel) |
With Child | Janice Kay Johnson | |
| Best Romantic Suspense | Black Ice | Anne Stuart | |
| Honorable Mentions | To Die For | Linda Howard | |
| Honorable Mentions | Hot Target | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Best Alt Reality/Paranormal | Dark Lover | J.R. Ward | |
| Best Chick Lit/Women's Fict | The Givenchy Code | Julie Kenner | |
| Honorable Mention | To Die For | Linda Howard | |
| Honorable Mention - Short Story | Falling for Anthony | Hot Spell | Meljean Brook |
Best 2005 Characters
| Most Tortured Hero | Bastien Toussaint | Black Ice | Anne Stuart |
| Strongest Heroine | Eve Dallas | Survivor In Death | J.D. Robb |
| Honorable Mention | Blair Mallory | To Die For | Linda Howard |
| Best Hero | Rupert Carsington | Mr. Impossible | Loretta Chase |
| Best Heroine | Blair Mallory | To Die For | Linda Howard |
| Honorable Mention | Daphne Pembroke | Mr. Impossible | Loretta Chase |
| Best Couple | Rupert & Daphne | Mr. Impossible | Loretta Chase |
| Best Villain | (unnamed to avoid spoilers) | It Happened One Autumn | Lisa Kleypas |
Worst of the Year for 2005
| Most Annoying Lead | Blair Mallory | To Die For | Linda Howard |
| Author You Gave Up On | Julie Garwood | ||
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | Stephanie Laurens | ||
| Author Others Love/You Don't | Nora Roberts | ||
| Most Disappointing Read | It Happened One Autum | Lisa Kleypas | |
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | Breaking Point | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | Killing Time | Linda Howard | |
| Worst Read - Tie | Passion | Lisa Valdez | |
| Worst Read - Tie | What Do You Say to a Naked Elf? | Cynthia Sterling | |
| Purple-est Prose | Passion | Lisa Valdez |