| Best 2006 Romance Novels |
Best Romance
Honorable Mention |
Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward
Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase |
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Favorite Funny
Honorable Mention |
Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase
Drop Dead Gorgeous, Linda Howard |
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Most-Hanky Read
Honorable Mention |
Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward
Simply Love, Mary Balogh |
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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 |
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| Best Cabin/Road Romance |
Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase |
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Best New Author |
Elizabeth Hoyt |
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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 |
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Best Medieval |
The Silver Rose, Susan Carroll |
Best European Historical
Honorable Mention |
Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas
Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase |
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| 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 |
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Best Romantic Suspense
Honorable Mention |
Cold as Ice, Anne Stuart
Angels Fall, Nora Roberts |
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| Best Paranormal |
Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward |
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Best Chick Lit/Wom Fict
Honorable Mention |
Hot Dish, Connie Brockway
Summer at Willow Lake, Susan Wiggs |
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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
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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 |
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Most Disappointing Read |
On the Way To the Wedding, Julia Quinn |
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| Worst Read |
On the Way To the Wedding, Julia Quinn |
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Purple-est Prose
Dishonorable Mention |
Prince of Ice, Emma Holly
Mistral's Kiss, Laurell K. Hamilton |
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