2007 All About Romance Reader Choice Awards

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 Buried Treasure    Honorable Mentions	Jacob, Jacquelyn Frank    Beauty and the Spy, Julie Anne Long    The Raven Prince, Elizabeth Hoyt
Best European Historical    Honorable Mention	Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase
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)
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

2008 All About Romance Reader Awards

Best 2007 Romance Novels
Best Romance - tie    Honorable Mention	If His Kiss Is Wicked, Jo Goodman  The Serpent Prince, Elizabeth Hoyt Natural Born Charmer, Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Favorite Funny	Natural Born Charmer, SEP
Most-Hanky Read	Beau Crusoe, Carla Kelly
Most Luscious Love Story    Honorable Mentions - tie	The Serpent Prince, Elizabeth Hoyt    Mine Till Midnight, Lisa Kleypas    Dangerous Lover, Lisa Marie Rice
Best 2007 Characters
Most Tortured Hero     Honorable Mention	Lover Unbound, J.R. Ward     Beau Crusoe, Carla Kelly	Vishous    James
Strongest Heroine	Creation in Death, J.D. Robb	Eve
Best Hero    Honorable Mention	If His Kiss Is Wicked, Jo Goodman   Mine Till Midnight, Lisa Kleypas	Restell    Cam
Best Heroine    Honorable Mention	And Then He Kissed Her, Laura Lee Guhrke   Not Quite a Lady, Loretta Chase	Emmaline    Charlotte
Best Couple	Creation in Death, J.D. Robb	Eve/Roarke
Best Villain    Honorable Mention	Innocent in Death, J.D. Robb (unnamed to avoid spoilers)    Die for Me, Karen Rose

2009 All About Romance Reader Choice Awards

Best 2008 Romance Novels
Best Romance	The Spymaster's Lady, Joanna Bourne
Best Contemporary Romance	Blue-Eyed Devil, Lisa Kleypas
Best Romantic Suspense	Death Angel, Linda Howard
Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K.Honorable Mention	The Spymaster's Lady, Joanna Bourne Private Arrangements, Sherry Thomas
Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K.	Your Scandalous Ways, Loretta Chase
Funniest Romance Honorable Mentions - tie	Not Another Bad Date, Rachel Gibson  Like No Other Lover, Julie Anne Long The Lost Duke of Wyndham, Julia Quinn Just One of the Guys, Kristan Higgins
Biggest TearjerkerHonorable Mention	Blue-Eyed Devil, Lisa Kleypas Broken Wing, Judith James
Best Love Scenes (in a Mainstream Romance) - tieHonorable Mention	To Seduce a Sinner, Elizabeth Hoyt  Your Scandalous Ways, Loretta Chase To Taste Temptation, Elizabeth Hoyt
Best Debut Author	Sherry Thomas
Best Series Romance	A Most Unconventional Match, Julia Justiss
Best 2008 Characters
Best Romance HeroHonorable Mention	Hardy Cates in Blue-Eyed Devil, Lisa Kleypas  Robert Grey in The Spymaster's Lady, Joanna Bourne
Best Romance Heroine	Annique in The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne
Best Romance Couple	Annique and Grey in The Spymaster's Lady, Joanna Bourne
Worst of 2008
Author You Gave Up On Dishonorable Mention	J.R. Ward Julia Quinn
Worst Romance Dishonorable Mention	Lover Enshrined, J.R. Ward Mr. Cavendish, I Presume, Julia Quinn

2010 All About Romance Reader Choice Awards

Best 2009 Romance Novels
Best Romance Honorable Mentions - tie	The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley  Not Quite a Husband, Sherry Thomas (set in Hindu Kush and Swat Valley, travel back to her sister.) ? Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran
Best Contemporary Romance	Smooth Talking Stranger, Lisa Kleypas
Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K.Honorable Mention	The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley ? Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran
Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K.	Not Quite a Husband, Sherry Thomas
Funniest Romance	What Happens in London, Julia Quinn (spying on her neighbor thru her windows)
Biggest Tearjerker	Not Quite a Husband, Sherry Thomas
Best Love Scenes (in a Mainstream Romance) - tieHonorable Mentions - tie	The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley Smooth Talking Stranger, Lisa Kleypas Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran Branded by Fire, Nalini Singh
Best Series RomanceHonorable Mention	Marrying the Captain, Carla Kelly The Surgeon's Lady, Carla Kelly
Best 2009 Characters
Best Romance Hero	Jack Travis in Smooth Talking Stranger, Lisa Kleypas
Best Romance Heroine Honorable Mentions - tie	Lydia Boyce in Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran  Beth Ackerley in The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley  Bryony Asquith in Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas Zoe Lexham in Don't Tempt Me by Loretta Chase
Most Tortured Hero	Lord Ian Mackenzie in The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, Jennifer Ashley
Best Romance Couple Honorable Mention	James Durham, Viscount Sanbourne and Lydia Boyce in Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran Eve Dallas and Roarke in Kindred in Death and Promises in Death by J.D. Robb
Worst of 2009
Worst Romance	Not enough votes received for any one title

2011 All About Romance Reader Choice Awards

Best 2010 Romance Novels
Best Romance Honorable Mentions	Last Night's Scandal, Loretta Chase  The Forbidden Rose, Joanna Bourne The Iron Duke, Meljean Brook
Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K.Honorable Mention	Last Night’s Scandal, Loretta Chase  Love in the Afternoon, Lisa Kleypas
Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K.	The Forbidden Rose, Joanna Bourne
Funniest Romance	Ten Things I Love About You, Julia Quinn
Biggest Tearjerker	Love in the Afternoon, Lisa Kleypas
Best Series Romance Honorable Mention	Marrying the Royal Marine, Carla Kelly What the Librarian Did, Karina Bliss
Best 2010 Characters
Best Romance Hero	Leo Hathaway in Married by Morning, Lisa Kleypas
Best Romance Heroine Honorable Mentions	Olivia Wingate-Carsington in Last Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase  Margeurite de Fleurignac in The Forbidden Rose by Joanna Bourne  Beatrix Hathaway in Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
Most Tortured Hero Honorable Mention	Captain Christopher Phelan in Love in the Afternoon, Lisa Kleypas Malkom Slaine in Demon from the Dark, Kresley Cole
Most Kickass Heroine	Elena Deveraux in Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh
Best Romance Couple	Olivia Wingate-Carsington and Peregrine Dalmay, Earl of Lisle in Last Night's Scandal by Loretta Chase
Most Disappointing Romance	Patience, Lisa Valdez

2012 All About Romance Reader Choice Awards

This was the first year that I got to participate in the Reader Choice Awards. I had read so many books in 2011 and I was dying to see if my favorites would win. I would check the site often to see when the results were going to be published. It was awesome to see my list of books win and my favorite of the year, The Black Hawk, sweep the categories. I almost swooned! This is my list for record keeping. I have deleted the categories I don't read so for a full list go to www.likesbooks.com and click on Reader Poll. Best 2011 Romance Novels
Best Romance Honorable Mention	The Black Hawk, Joanna Bourne  What I Did for a Duke, Julie Anne Long (Penny Royal Green)
Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K.	What I Did for a Duke, Julie Anne Long
Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K.Honorable Mention	The Black Hawk, Joanna Bourne  The Other Guy's Bride, Connie Brockway
Funniest Romance - tie Honorable Mentions	A Lot Like Love, Julie James Call Me Irresistible, Susan Elizabeth Phillips Just Like Heaven, Julia Quinn Yours To Keep, Shannon Stacey
Biggest Tearjerker - tie Honorable Mention	The Black Hawk, Joanna Bourne  When Beauty Tamed the Beast, Eloisa James Seduction of a Highland Lass, Maya Banks
Best Love Scenes  Honorable Mention	What I Did for a Duke, Julie Anne Long Notorious Pleasures, Elizabeth Hoyt
Best Category Romance Honorable Mentions	Stranded With Her Ex, Jill Sorenson All They Need, Sarah Mayberry  The Admiral's Penniless Bride, Carla Kelly
Best Romance Short Story	Unlocked, Courtney Milan
Best 2011 Characters
Best Romance Hero	Sir Adrian Hawkhurst in The Black Hawk, Joanna Bourne
Best Romance Heroine Honorable Mention	Justine DeCabrillac in The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne Marcelline Noirot in Silk is for Seduction by Loretta Chase
Most Tortured Hero Honorable Mention	Dmitri in Archangel's Blade, by Nalini Singh  Smite Turner in Unraveled, by Courtney Milan
Most Kickass Heroine - tie Honorable Mention	Kate Daniels in Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews Justine DeCabrillac in The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne Eve Dallas in Treachery In Death and New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb
Best Romance Couple	Sir Adrian Hawkhurst and Justine DeCabrillac in The Black Hawk by Joanna Bourne
Most Disappointing Romance - tie	Just Like Heaven, Julia Quinn Lover Unleashed, J.R. Ward