1996 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winners (original) (raw)

Awards List

Best All-Around Romance

Kiss An Angel

Kiss An Angel (Winner)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Best All-Time Contemporary Romance

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You (Winner)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Best All-Time Historical Romance

Outlander // Cross Stitch

Outlander // Cross Stitch (Winner)
Diana Gabaldon

Best All-Time Regency Romance

The Rake and the Reformer

The Rake and the Reformer (Winner)
Mary Jo Putney

Best All-Time Series Romance

Mackenzie's Mountain

Mackenzie's Mountain (Winner)
Linda Howard

Best Alternative Realities or Time Travel Romance

Amaryllis

Amaryllis (Winner)
Jayne Castle

Best Contemporary Single Title Romance

Kiss An Angel

Kiss An Angel (Winner)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Best Historical Single Title Romance

The Shattered Rose

The Shattered Rose (Winner)
Jo Beverley

Best Long Series Romance

When You Call My Name

When You Call My Name (Winner)
Sharon Sala

Best Love and Laughter Romance

Anyone But You

Anyone But You (Winner)
Jennifer Crusie

Best Multicultural Romance

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses (Winner)
Rebecca Paisley

Best Regency Romance

River of Fire

River of Fire (Winner)
Mary Jo Putney

Best Romance Cover

Dream Man

Dream Man (Winner)
Linda Howard

Best Romance of All Time

Flowers from the Storm

Flowers from the Storm (Winner)
Laura Kinsale

Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure

Rapture in Death

Rapture in Death (Winner)
J.D. Robb

Best Short Series Romance

Anyone But You

Anyone But You (Winner)
Jennifer Crusie

Best Time Travel Romance

Once Upon A Rose

Once Upon A Rose (Winner)
Judith O'Brien

Romance with Best Spicy Love Scene

Untamed

Untamed (Winner)
Elizabeth Lowell

Romance with Best Sweet Love Scene

The Bride

The Bride (Winner)
Julie Garwood