ROMANTIC TIMES 2004 CAREER ACHEIVEMENT

CONTEMPORARY

CONTEMPORARY NEW REALITY Deb Stover

CONTEMPORARY NOVEL Kristin Hannah

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE Catherine Anderson

CONTEMPORARY ROMANTIC SUSPENSE Christina Skye

HISTORICAL

BRITISH ISLE HISTORICAL ROMANCE Amanda Scott

HISTORICAL ROMANCE Maggie Osborne

HISTORICAL STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR Lois Greiman

INNOVATIVE HISTORICAL ROMANCE Laura Kinsale

INSPIRATIONAL

INSPIRATIONAL Catherine Palmer

MULTICULTURAL

MULTICULTURAL ROMANCE Bette Ford

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

FEMALE SLEUTH Sue Grafton

HISTORICAL MYSTERY Barbara Hambly

MYSTERY SERIES Jan Burke

SUSPENSE Beverly Connor

REGENCY

REGENCY ROMANCE Allison Lane

SERIES

SERIES ROMANCE Lindsay McKenna

SERIES ROMANCE LOVE & LAUGHTER Holly Jacobs

SERIES ROMANTIC ADVENTURE Amy J. Fetzer

SERIES ROMANTIC SUSPENSE Susan Kearney

SERIES STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR Jean Brashear

ROMANTIC TIMES 2004 REVIEWERS' CHOICE

BEST EROTIC ROMANCE & EROTICA

BEST EROTIC ROMANCE & EROTICA THE FOREVER KISS - Angela Knight Red Sage (July 2004)

BEST INSPIRATIONAL NOVELS

BEST INSPIRATIONAL NOVEL KING'S RANSOM - Jan Beazely and Thom Lemmons Waterbrook Press (September 2004)

BEST REGENCY ROMANCE NOVEL

REGENCY ROMANCE NOVEL A PASSIONATE ENDEAVOR - Sophia Nash Signet (August 2004)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY NOVELS

BEST EPIC FANTASY NOVEL WELLSPRING OF CHAOS - L.E. Modesitt, Jr Tor (April 2004)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL DEAD WITCH WALKING - Kim Harrison HarperTorch (May 2004)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL ANGEL-SEEKER - Sharon Shinn Ace (March 2004)

BEST SERIES ROMANCE NOVELS

BEST FIRST SERIES ROMANCE I SHOCKED THE SHERIFF - Mara Fox Harlequin (July 2004)

BEST HARLEQUIN AMERICAN THE WEDDING RESCUE - Dianne Castell Harlequin (February 2004)

BEST HARLEQUIN BLAZE HOT SHEETS - Jeanie London Harlequin (October 2004)

BEST HARLEQUIN FLIPSIDE FOUND AND LOST - Holly Jacobs Harlequin (October 2004)

BEST HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE SITUATION: OUT OF CONTROL - Debra Webb Harlequin (October 2004)

BEST HARLEQUIN PRESENTS THE STEPHANIDES PREGNANCY - Lynne Graham Harlequin (May 2004)

BEST HARLEQUIN ROMANCE A FAMILY OF HIS OWN - Liz Fielding Harlequin (May 2004)

BEST HARLEQUIN SUPERROMANCE THE UNKNOWN DAUGHTER - Anna DeStefano Harlequin (October 2004)

BEST HARLEQUIN TEMPTATION HOW TO BE THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND - Heather MacAllister Harlequin (January 2004)

BEST SILHOUETTE BOMBSHELL A.K.A. GODDESS - Evelyn Vaughn Silhouette (August 2004)

BEST SILHOUETTE DESIRE FIT FOR A SHEIKH - Kristi Gold Silhouette (April 2004)

BEST SILHOUETTE INTIMATE MOMENTS GHOST OF A CHANCE - Nina Bruhns Silhouette (September 2004)

BEST SILHOUETTE ROMANCE THE MARINE MEETS HIS MATCH - Cathie Linz Silhouette (September 2004)

BEST SILHOUETTE SPECIAL EDITION THE OTHER BROTHER - Janis Reams Hudson Silhouette (July 2004)

BEST STEEPLEHILL LOVE INSPIRED HOSEA'S BRIDE - Dorothy Clark Steeple Hill (April 2004)

CONTEMPORARY & PARANORMAL ROMANCES

BEST CONTEMPORARY NOVEL (WITH ROMANTIC ELEMENTS) NORTHERN LIGHTS - Nora Roberts Putnam (October 2004)

BEST CONTEMPORARY PARANORMAL INDUSTRIAL MAGIC - Kelley Armstrong Bantam (October 2004)

BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE RING AROUND MY HEART - Pat White Love Spell (September 2004)

BEST FIRST MULTICULTURAL NOVEL SWEET DESIRE - Christine Townsend BET/Arabesque (February 2004)

BEST FUTURISTIC ROMANCE THE SCARLET EMPRESS - Susan Grant Love Spell (December 2004)

BEST MULTICULTURAL NOVEL FINDING LOVE AGAIN - AlTonya Washington BET/Arabesque (October 2004)

BEST ROMANTIC INTRIGUE FALLING AWAKE - Jayne Ann Krentz Putnam (November 2004)

BEST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE LADY JUSTICE - Vicki Hinze Bantam (August 2004)

BEST SMALL PRESS PARANORMAL & FUTURISTIC KINDRED SPIRITS - C.B. Scott ImaJinn Books (April 2004)

BEST SMALL PRESS ROMANCE DEADLY OBSESSION - Jaycee Clark newconceptspublishing.com (September 2004)

BEST VAMPIRE ROMANCE UNDEAD AND UNEMPLOYED - MaryJanice Davidson Berkley Sensation (August 2004)

HISTORICAL NOVELS

BEST AMERICAN-SET HISTORICAL ROMANCE MOON IN THE WATER - Elizabeth Grayson Bantam (April 2004)

BEST BRITISH-ISLE SET HISTORICAL ROMANCE GUILTY PLEASURES - Laura Lee Guhrke Avon (February 2004)

BEST FIRST HISTORICAL ROMANCE MISS WONDERFUL - Loretta Chase Berkley Sensation (March 2004)

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT - Kathryn Caskie Warner Forever (May 2004)

BEST HISTORICAL ANTHOLOGY THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY - Victoria Alexander, Liz Carlyle, Eloisa James, Cathy Maxwell Avon (November 2004)

BEST HISTORICAL FICTION THE LADY AND THE UNICORN - Tracy Chevalier Dutton (January 2004)

BEST HISTORICAL K.I.S.S. HERO Duncan MacRae THE SWEETEST SIN - Mary Reed McCall Avon (June 2004)

BEST HISTORICAL PARANORMAL FANTASY A KISS OF FATE - Mary Jo Putney Ballantine (July 2004)

BEST HISTORICAL ROMANTIC ADVENTURE HEART OF THE HUNTER - Tina St. John Ivy (June 2004)

BEST HISTORICAL ROMANTIC MYSTERY A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL - Liz Carlyle Pocket Star (March 2004)

BEST HISTORICAL SAGA THE PRINCES OF IRELAND - Edward Rutherford Doubleday (March 2004)

BEST MEDIEVAL-SET HISTORICAL ROMANCE UNDER A WILD SKY - Sasha Lord Signet (February 2004)

BEST REGENCY-SET HISTORICAL ROMANCE A VISIT FROM SIR NICHOLAS - Victoria Alexander Avon (December 2004)

BEST SENSUAL HISTORICAL ROMANCE THE BOOKSELLER'S DAUGHTER - Pam Rosenthal Brava (January 2004)

HISTORICAL ROMANCE OF THE YEAR OBSESSION - Katherine Sutcliffe Pocket (January 2004)

MAINSTREAM FICTION NOVELS

BEST CHICK LIT NOVEL CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? - Sophie Kinsella Dial (March 2004)

BEST WOMEN'S FICTION NOVEL DANCE WITH ME - Luanne Rice Bantam (February 2004)

BEST YOUNG ADULT THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER - Sarah Dessen Viking (May 2004)

MYSTERY NOVELS

BEST AMATEUR SLEUTH DOUBLE SHOT - Diane Mott Davidson William Morrow (November 2004)

BEST CONTEMPORARY MYSTERY BODY DOUBLE - Tess Gerritsen Ballantine (August 2004)

BEST FIRST MYSTERY SKINNY-DIPPING - Claire Matturro William Morrow (November 2004)

BEST HISTORICAL MYSTERY THE SHIFTING TIDE - Anne Perry Ballantine (May 2004)

BEST PI NOVEL BY A SPIDER'S THREAD - Laura Lippman William Morrow (September 2004)

BEST SUSPENSE HEAD GAMES - Eileen Dreyer St. Martin's (March 2004)