2005 All About Romance Reader Award (Awarded by All About Romance)

Awards List

Best Alternate Reality

Dark Lover
(Winner)
J.R. Ward

Best American Historical

A Breath of Snow and Ashes
(Winner)
Diana Gabaldon

Best Buried Treasure

The Music of the Night
(Winner)
Lydia Joyce

Best Cabin/Road Romance

Mr. Impossible
(Winner)
Loretta Chase

Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction

The Givenchy Code
(Winner)
Julie Kenner

Best Contemporary Romance

Match Me If You Can
(Winner)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Best Couple

Mr. Impossible
(Winner)
Loretta Chase

Best European Historical

Mr. Impossible
(Winner)
Loretta Chase

Best Funny

Match Me If You Can
(Winner)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Best Hero

Mr. Impossible
(Winner)
Loretta Chase

Best Heroine

To Die For
(Winner)
Linda Howard

Best Medieval

Return of the Warrior
(Winner)
Kinley MacGregor

Best Romance

Mr. Impossible
(Winner)
Loretta Chase

Best Romantic Suspense

Black Ice
(Winner)
Anne Stuart

Best Series Novel

With Child
(Winner)
Janice Kay Johnson

The Mysterious Miss M
(Winner)
Diane Gaston

Best Traditional Regency

Dedication
(Winner)
Janet Mullany

Best Villain

It Happened One Autumn
(Winner)
Lisa Kleypas

Guiltiest Pleasure Romance

Passion
(Winner)
Lisa Valdez

Most Annoying Lead Character

To Die For
(Winner)
Linda Howard

Most Disappointing Read

It Happened One Autumn
(Winner)
Lisa Kleypas

Most Luscious Love Story

Passion
(Winner)
Lisa Valdez

Most Tortured Hero

Black Ice
(Winner)
Anne Stuart

Most-Hanky Read

Till Next We Meet
(Winner)
Karen Ranney

A Breath of Snow and Ashes
(Winner)
Diana Gabaldon

Purple-est Prose

Passion
(Winner)
Lisa Valdez

Strongest Heroine

Survivor In Death
(Winner)
J.D. Robb

Worst Read

What Do You Say To A Naked Elf?
(Winner)
Cheryl Sterling

Passion
(Winner)
Lisa Valdez

Award Categories

Best Alt Reality/Paranormal

Best Alternate Reality

Best Amer Hist/Frontier

Best American Historical

Best Buried Treasure

Best Cabin/Road Romance

Best Category Romance

Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction

Best Contemporary Romance

Best Couple

Best Debut Author

Best Erotic Romance

Best Erotica

Best Erotica/Romantica

Best European Historical

Best Fantasy Romance

Best Funny

Best Hero

Best Heroine

Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K.

Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K.

Best LGBT Romance

Best Love Scenes (in a Mainstream Romance)

Best Medieval

Best Medieval/Renaissance

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