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Monday, January 16, 2012

2011 ARRA Finalists announced!

We have some RWAustralia & RWNew Zealand members on the lists - some multiple nominees - CONGRATULATIONS!

* Asterix = member of RWA/NZ - hope I caught everyone, shout out if I haven't! (I cross-checked with our membership lists on the websites).


Voting has opened today for the 2011 Australian Romance Readers Awards. Below are the finalists in each of the nine categories. ARRA members can now vote for their favourite in each category. Voting will close on 29 January.

Winners will be announced at the Awards Dinner on 11 February 2012.

Favourite paranormal romance for 2011 (proudly sponsored by Galaxy Bookshop)

·         Big Bad Beast / Shelly Laurenston

·         Dragon Bound / Thea Harrison

·         Dreams of a Dark Warrior / Kresley Cole

·         Fate’s Edge / Ilona Andrews

·         Goblin King / Shona Husk*

·         Kiss of Snow / Nalini Singh*

·         Lover Unleashed / JR Ward

·         Nightfall / Ellen Connor

·         The Guardian / Sherrilyn Kenyon

·         Three Wishes / Jenny Schwartz*

Favourite sci-fi, urban fantasy or futuristic romance for 2011 (proudly sponsored by Carina Press)

·         Archangel’s Blade / Nalini Singh*

·         Archangel’s Consort / Nalini Singh*

·         Blood Bound / Rachel Vincent

·         Blood Cursed / Erica Hayes*

·         Born of Shadows / Sherrilyn Kenyon

·         Death Magic / Eileen Wilks

·         Magic Slays / Ilona Andrews

·         River Marked / Patricia Briggs

·         Shadow Kin / MJ Scott*

·         Shadowfever / Karen Marie Moning

Favourite short category romance for 2011 (proudly sponsored by Harlequin Enterprises Australia)

·         Colorado Cowboy / CC Coburn*

·         Girl in the Bedouin Tent / Annie West*

·         Molly Cooper’s Dream Date / Barbara Hannay*

·         Prince of Scandal / Annie West*

·         Promoted to Wife? / Paula Roe*

·         Rapunzel in New York / Nikki Logan*

·         Sex, Lies and Mistletoe / Tawny Weber

·         The Man Behind the Badge / Sharon Archer*

·         The Man She Loves to Hate / Kelly Hunter*

·         With This Fling … / Kelly Hunter*

Favourite historical romance for 2011 (proudly sponsored by Rosemary's Romance Books and  Temptation the Romance Bookstore)

·         A Little Deception / Beverly Eikli*

·         Cloudy With a Chance of Marriage / Kieran Kramer

·         Heiress in Love / Christina Brooke*

·         How the Marquess was Won / Julie Anne Long

·         Midnight’s Wild Passion / Anna Campbell*

·         Never Love a Highlander / Maya Banks

·         Salt Bride / Lucinda Brant*

·         The Many Sins of Lord Cameron / Jennifer Ashley

·         Unveiled / Courtney Milan

·         Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue / Stephanie Laurens*

Favourite contemporary romance for 2011 (proudly sponsored by Romantic Reflections)

·         A Lot Like Love / Julie James

·         Any Man of Mine / Rachel Gibson

·         Boomerang Bride / Fiona Lowe*

·         Claudia’s Big Break / Lisa Heidke*

·         Cop’s Passion / Angela Verdenius*

·         North Star / Karly Lane*

·         One Perfect Night / Rachael Johns*

·         Promises / Cathyrn Hein*

·         The Castaway Bride / Kandy Shepherd*

·         The Next Always / Nora Roberts

Favourite erotic romance for 2011 (proudly sponsored by Romance Direct)

·         Agent / Lexxie Couper*

·         All of You / Rhian Cahill*

·         Bunny and the Bear / Eve Langlais

·         Endless Lust / Lexxie Couper*

·         Guilty as Sin / Denise Rossetti*

·         Love, Lust and Lies / Cathleen Ross*

·         See You In My Dreams / Jess Dee*

·         The Lone Warrior / Denise Rossetti*

·         The Surrender of Lacy Morgan / Suzanne Ferrell

·         Triple Dare / Lexxie Couper*

Favourite romantic suspense for 2011

·         Beyond Fear / Jaye Ford

·         Breaking Point / Pamela Clare

·         Breaking the Rules / Suzanne Brockmann

·         Chasing Fire / Nora Roberts

·         Deadly Little Lies / Jeanne Adams

·         New York to Dallas / JD Robb

·         Shattered Sky / Helene Young*

·         Treachery in Death / JD Robb

·         Viper’s Kiss / Shannon Curtis*

·         With No Remorse / Cindy Gerard

Favourite continuing romance series for 2011

·         Gena Showalter / Lords of the Underworld

·         Ilona Andrews / Kate Daniels series

·         JD Robb / In Death series

·         Karen Marie Moning / Fever series

·         Kresley Cole / Immortals After Dark

·         Nalini Singh / Guild Hunters*

·         Nalini Singh / Psy/Changeling series*

·         Rhian Cahill / Coyote Hunger series*

·         Sherrilyn Kenyon / The League

·         Thea Harrison / Elder Races

Favourite Australian romance author of 2011 (proudly sponsored by Booktopia)

·         Angela Verdenius*

·         Anna Campbell*

·         Annie West*

·         Christina Brooke*

·         Helene Young*

·         Kelly Hunter*

·         Lexxie Couper*

·         Nikki Logan*

·         Paula Roe*

·         Stephanie Laurens*

3 comments:

  1. Woo Hoo! Congratulations to everyone!

    I've read so many of the books from this list!

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  2. Hi Kylie,
    Woohoo to all.

    Jaye Ford (romantic suspense) is an RWA member. But looks like you got everyone else :)

    Cath

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  3. Thanks for letting me know Catherine! Apologies to Jaye whom I missed.

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