(For 2006 releases)

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Best 2006 Romance Novels

• Best Romance Honorable Mention :- Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase
• Favorite Funny Honorable Mention :- Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase
  Drop Dead Gorgeous, Linda Howard
• Most-Hanky Read Honorable Mention :- Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward Simply Love, Mary Balogh
• Most Luscious Love Story Honorable Mention :- The Raven Prince, Elizabeth Hoyt
  Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas
• Best Erotic Romance :- All U Can Eat, Emma Holly
• Best Cabin/Road Romance :- Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase
• Best New Author :- Elizabeth Hoyt
• Best Buried Treasure Honorable Mentions :- Jacob, Jacquelyn Frank Beauty and the Spy, Julie Anne Long The Raven Prince, Elizabeth Hoyt
• Guiltiest Pleasure Honorable Mention :- All U Can Eat, Emma Holly
  Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas
• Author Most Glommed :- J.R. Ward
• Best Medieval/Renaissance :- Laird of the Mist, Paula Quinn
• Best European Historical Honorable Mention :- Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas
  Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase
• Best Amer Hist/Frontier tie :-A Reason To Live, Maureen McKade
  The Rogue’s Return, Jo Beverley (partially set in Canadian frontier)
• Best Contemporary Honorable Mentions :- Drop Dead Gorgeous, Linda Howard  Angels Fall, Nora Roberts Sex, Lies, and Online Dating, Rachel Gibson
• Best Series (Category) :- Family at Stake, Molly O’Keefe
• Best Romantic Suspense onorable Mention :- Cold as Ice, Anne Stuart Angels Fall, Nora Roberts
• Best Paranormal :- Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward
• Best Chick Lit/Wom Fict Honorable Mention :- Hot Dish, Connie Brockway Summer at Willow Lake, Susan Wiggs
• Best Short Story Honorable Mention:- Hot Toy (Santa, Baby), Jennifer Crusie The Warlord Wants Forever (Playing Easy To Get), Kresley Cole

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Best 2006 Characters

• Most Tortured Hero :- Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward-  Zsadist
• Strongest Heroine Honorable Mentions :- Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward Memory in Death, J.D. Robb Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase –  Bella Eve Dallas Bathsheba Wingate
• Best Hero :- Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas – Sebastian (St. Vincent)
• Best Heroine Honorable Mentions :- Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase Drop Dead Gorgeous, Linda Howard – Evie Jenner Bathsheba Wingate Blair Mallory
• Best Couple Honorable Mentions :- Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward – Bathsheba/Benedict Evie/Sebastian Bella/Zsadist
• Best Villain :- Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward (unnamed to avoid spoilers)

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Worst of the Year for 2006

• Most Annoying Lead:- Drop Dead Gorgeous, Linda Howard- Blair Mallory
• Author You Gave Up On Dishonorable Mentions :- Christina Dodd Nora Roberts Julia Quinn
• Most Disappointing Read :- On the Way To the Wedding, Julia Quinn
• Worst Read :- On the Way To the Wedding, Julia Quinn
• Purple-est Prose Dishonorable Mention :- Prince of Ice, Emma Holly
  Mistral’s Kiss, Laurell K. Hamilton

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