Annual Reader Poll: Interim Results
The AAR Annual Reader poll is well underway, with voting closing at midnight on February 17th.
With two weeks left to go, we know that many of you are still waiting to cast your ballot. We hope the interim results presented here will be helpful.
We’d ask you to keep a few things in mind as you look through the results. First, we’ve listed the results in each category in alphabetical order by author. In no way does this reflect the actual vote order for the books, authors, or characters.
Second, our goal was to list the top five authors, books, or characters in each category. In cases in which there are ties, we have listed more. In two categories there simply haven’t been enough votes yet to report any results at this time.
Last, don’t be disappointed if your favorites aren’t among the leaders. Voting is very tight in virtually every category and, at this point, there are no sure winners. In fact, in some cases, if a book, character, or author not listed on the interim results were to get just two more votes, it might actually be the winner for its category.
Ready for the interim results? (And don’t forget to vote!)
Best Romance
The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
Funniest Romance
Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson
Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long
The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Biggest Tearjerker
His Captive Lady by Anne Gracie
Broken Wing by Judith James
Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Dawn’s Awakening by Lora Leigh
Best Love Scenes
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
To Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt
To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt
Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Flat Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy
Dangerous Secrets by Lisa Marie Rice
Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
Best Erotica
There have been too few votes in this category to report results.
Best Romance Hero
Robert Grey, The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne
James Cordier, Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
Morgan McKinnon, Untamed by Pamela Clare
Jason Andrews, Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
Hardy Cates, Blue-eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Acheron, Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Reno, Fire and Ice by Anne Stuart
Best Romance Heroine
Annique Villiers, The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne
Melisande Fleming, To Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt
Harriet, Duchess of Berrow, Duchess by Night by Eloisa James
Taylor Donovan, Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
Winnifred Hathaway, Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Best Romance Couple
Annique and Grey, The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne
Melisande and Jasper, To Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt
Haven and Hardy, Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Winnifred and Kev, Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Grace and Jack, The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Best Debut Romance Author
Meredith Duran
Judith James
Julie James
Sherry Thomas
Guiltiest Pleasure Romance
Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson
Death Angel by Linda Howard
Killer Secrets by Lora Leigh
At the Bride Hunt Ball by Olivia Parker
Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K.
The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne
To Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt
Duchess by Night by Eloisa James
Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K.
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
Untamed by Pamela Clare
Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran
Shades of Gray by Jessica James
Broken Wing by Judith James
Sam’s Creed by Sarah McCarty
Tall Dark and Texan by Jodi Thomas
Best Contemporary Romance
Letters to a Secret Lover by Toni Blake
Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson
Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Flat Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy
Best Series Romance Book
Wild Hunt by Lori Devoti
His Secret Past by Ellen Hartman
A Most Unconventional Match by Julia Justiss
Ms. Match by Jo Leigh
The Son Between Them by Molly O’Keefe
Does She Dare? by Tawny Weber
Best Romantic Suspense
Into the Fire by Suzanne Brockmann
Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare
Death Angel by Linda Howard
Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
Tribute by Nora Roberts
Scream for Me by Karen Rose
Fire and Ice by Anne Stuart
Best Paranormal Romance
Dark Desires at Dusk by Kresley Cole
Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh
Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
Lover Enshrined by JR Ward
Best E-Book
There have been too few votes in this category to report results.
Best Chick Lit/Women’s Fiction
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot
Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson
Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
This Charming Man by Marian Keyes
Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella
Best Romance Short Story
Spellbound from It Happened One Night by Mary Balogh
From This Moment On from It Happened One Night by Candice Hern
When Sparks Flew in Snowy Night with a Stranger by Sabrina Jeffries
Christmas Heat from The Magical Christmas Cat by Lora Leigh
Ritual in Death from Suite 606 by J.D. Robb
Stroke of Enticement from The Magical Christmas Cat by Nalini Singh
The Story of Son from Dead After Dark by J.R. Ward
Romance Author You Gave Up On
Julie Garwood
Stephanie Laurens
Julia Quinn
Nora Roberts
J.R. Ward
Worst Romance Novel
Morning Light, by Catherine Anderson
A Notorious Proposition by Adele Ashworth
Secret Desires of a Gentleman by Laura Lee Guhrke
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
Untamed by Hope Tarr
Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
-LinnieGayl, LeeB, and CindyS