AAR 1997 ANNUAL READER POLL
(FOR 1996 RELEASE)
Favorite Romance
of the Year - Shattered Rainbows by
Mary Jo Putney
Honorable Mentions
Anyone but You by
Jennifer Crusie
Rapture in Death by
J.D. Robb (aka
Nora Roberts)
Kiss an Angel by
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Favorite Funny - Anyone But You by
Jennifer Crusie
Honorable Mentions
Kiss an Angel by
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Wedding by
Julie Garwood
Most-Hanky Read - Sunrise Song by
Kathleen Eagle
Honorable Mentions
Annie's Song by
Catherine Anderson
Always to Remember by
Lorraine Heath
The Shattered Rose by
Jo Beverley
Most Luscious Love Story - Shattered Rainbows by
Mary Jo Putney
Honorable Mentions
Shades of Twilight by
Linda Howard
Dance by
Judy Cuevas
High Energy by
Dara Joy
After the Night by
Linda Howard
Most Tortured Hero - Jackson from
Dinah McCall's Jackson Rule
Honorable Mentions
Michael from
Mary Jo Putney's Shattered Rainbows
Sir David from
Christina Dodd's Once a Knight
Galeran of Heywood from
Jo Beverley's The Shattered Rose
Kenneth from
Mary Jo Putney's River of Fire
Feistiest Heroine - Eve Dallas from
J.D. Robb (aka
Nora Roberts) In Death
series
Honorable Mentions
Marie DuGard from
Judy Cuevas' Dance
Daisy Flattery from
Jennifer Crusie's The Cinderella Deal
Favorite Hero - Michael Kenyon from
Mary Jo Putney's Shattered Rainbows
Honorable Mentions
Rourke from
J.D. Robb's (aka
Nora Roberts) In Death series
Sebastien de Saint Vallier from
Judy Cuevas' Dance
Jess from
Pamela Morsi's Simple Jess
Kenneth Wilding from
Mary Jo Putney's River of Fire
Paul Weathers from
Deb Stover's A Willing Spirit
Favorite Heroine - Eve Dallas from
J.D. Robb's (aka
Nora Roberts) Rapture in
Death
Honorable Mentions
Catherine Melbourne from
Mary Jo Putney's Shattered Rainbows
Marie DuGard from
Judy Cuevas' Dance
Lily from
Elizabeth Elliott's Scoundrel
Nina from
Jennifer Crusie's Anyone But You
Winnie Sinclair from
Deb Stover's A Willing Spirit
Favorite Couple - Eve Dallas and Rourke from
J.D. Robb's (aka
Nora Roberts)
Immortal in Death
Honorable Mentions
Michael and Catherine Kenyon from
Mary Jo Putney's Shattered Rainbows
Sebastien de Saint Vallier and Marie DuGard from
Judy Cuevas' Dance
Alex and Daisy from
Susan Elizabeth Phillips' Kiss an Angel
Nina and Alex from
Jennifer Crusie's Anyone But You
Favorite Road Romance - Brides of Prairie Gold by
Maggie Osborne
Honorable Mentions
Daring to Dream by
Nora Roberts
Kiss an Angel by
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Breath of Magic by
Teresa Medeiros
Favorite New Discovery -
Mary Jo Putney
Honorable Mentions
Jennifer Crusie
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Jo Beverley
Judy Cuevas
Author Most Glommed (collected during 1996) -
Mary Jo Putney
Honorable Mentions
Jennifer Crusie
Nora Roberts
Julie Garwood
Jo Beverley
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Author You Gave Up On:
Catherine Coulter
(Dis)-Honorable Mentions
Johanna Lindsey
Jude Deveraux
Bertrice Small
Diana Gabaldon
Most Disappointing Read: The Sex Test by
Patty Salier
(Dis)-Honorable Mentions
Love Me Forever by
Johanna Lindsey
The Thief's Mistress by
Gayle Feyrer
Purple-est Prose: The Sex Test by
Patty Salier
(Dis)-Honorable Mentions
The Love Slave by
Bertrice Small
Beguiled by
Arnette Lamb
Shades of Twilight by
Linda Howard
The Thief's Mistress by
Gayle Feyrer