FAVORITE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
SEVENTH HEAVEN - Catherine Anderson
Runners Up
#2 IN THE MIDNIGHT RAIN - Ruth Wind
#3 THE BURNING POINT - Mary Jo Putney
Honorable Mention
FAIR HAVEN - JoAnn Ross
AGAINST HIS WILL - Trish Jensen
TEARS OF THE MOON - Nora Roberts
THE CALEB TREES - Dee Holmes
TO MARRY AN IRISH ROGUE - Lisa Hendrix
UNSUNG HERO - Suzanne Brockmann
FAVORITE SHORT CONTEMPORARY
A MAN LIKE MAC - Fay Robinson
Runners up
#2 THE WRONG MRS. RIGHT - Tina Wainscott
#3 MAD DOG AND ANNIE - Virginia Kantra
Honorable Mention
BREAKING THE RULES - Jamie Ann Denton
A GAME OF CHANCE - Linda Howard
ENCHANTED - Nora Roberts
SIMPLY SINFUL - Carly Phillips
A MATTER OF TRUST - Deb Stover
FAVORITE HISTORICAL ROMANCE
THE SEDUCTION - Nicole Jordan
Runners up
#2 DEVILISH - Jo Beverley
#3 MORE THAN A MISTRESS - Mary Balogh
Honorable Mention
BY POSSESSION - Madeline Hunter
THE FIREBRAND - May McGoldrick
EDWINA PARKHURT, SPINSTER - Patricia White
FAVORITE SHORT HISTORICAL
THE MARRYING MAN - Millie Criswell
Runners up
#2 THE RAMSHACKLE SUITOR - Nancy Butler
#3 ONCE A HERO - Theresa Michaels
Honorable Mention
#2 TIE THE ELUSIVE BRIDE - Deborah Hale
#3 DANGEROUS TO LOVE - Melanie George
FAVORITE MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
MR. PERFECT - Linda Howard
Runners up
#2 KISS AND TELL - Cherry Adair
#3 BROWN EYED GIRL - Mariah Stewart
Honorable Mention
FAÇADE - Patricia Rasey
WITNESS IN DEATH - J.D. Robb
FAVORITE PARANORMAL ROMANCE
OUT OF THE SHADOWS - Kay Hooper
Runners up
#2 THE CAT'S FANCY - Julie Kenner
#3 ONCE A PIRATE - Susan Grant
Honorable Mention
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON - Karen White
TRULY MADLY VIKING - Sandra Hill
A MOMENT IN TIME - Deb Stover
MIDNIGHT REDEEMER - Nancy Gideon
FAVORITE DEBUT NOVEL
BY ARRANGEMENT - Madeline Hunter
Runners up
#2 IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON - Karen White
#3 ONCE A PIRATE - Susan Grant
#4 A MAN LIKE MAC - Fay Robinson
Honorable Mention
EVERYTHING IN ITS TIME - Dee Davis
FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL NOVEL
THE NEGOTIATOR - Dee Henderson
Runners up
#2 TRUE DEVOTION - Dee Henderson
#3 MAIRE - Linda Windsor
MISSED GEMS
ABSOLUTE TROUBLE - Michelle Jerott
Runners Up
#2 CHARMING THE PRINCE - Teresa Medeiros
#3 A PERFECT HUSBAND - Lisa Gardner
Honorable Mention
NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
THE CHARM SCHOOL- Susan Wiggs
CLASSICS II
#1 DRAGONWYCK - Anya Seton
#2 THE BORDER LORD - Jan Wescott
CLASSICS III
#1 SKYE O'MALLEY - Bertrice Small
TIE#2 ISLAND OF SWANS - Ciji Ware
#2 A ROSE IN WINTER - Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
TIE#3 THE SECRET CHILD - Jamie Ann Denton
#3 KATHERINE - Anya Seton