AAR 2003 ANNUAL READER POLL
(FOR 2002 RELEASE)
Best 2002 Romance Novels
| Best Romance | Out of Control | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Honorable Mention | A Summer To Remember | Mary Balogh | |
| Favorite Funny | Faking It | Jennifer Crusie | |
| Honorable Mention | Romancing Mister Bridgerton | Julia Quinn | |
| Honorable Mention | Bridal Favors | Connie Brockway | |
| Honorable Mention | Lola Carlyle Reveals All | Rachel Gibson | |
| Most-Hanky Read | No Place Like Home | Barbara Samuel | |
| Honorable Mention | The Spiral Path | Mary Jo Putney | |
| Most Luscious Love Story | Beyond Seduction | Emma Holly | |
| Honorable Mention | Untie My Heart | Judith Ivory | |
| Best Cabin/Road Romance | Out of Control | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Honorable Mention | The Wedding Journey | Carla Kelly | |
| Best New Author | Shannon McKenna | ||
| Best Buried Treasure | No True Gentleman | Liz Carlyle | |
| Honorable Mention | The Seduction | Julia Ross | |
| Guiltiest Pleasure | Too Much Temptation | Lori Foster | |
| Honorable Mention | Fantasy Lover | Sherrilyn Kenyon | |
| Author Most Glommed | Mary Balogh | ||
| Honorable Mention | Suzanne Brockmann | ||
| Honorable Mention | Laurell K. Hamilton | ||
| Honorable Mention | Carla Kelly | ||
| Honorable Mention | Lisa Kleypas | ||
| Best Medieval | Stealing Heaven | Madeline Hunter | |
| Honorable Mention | Claiming the Highlander | Kinley MacGregor | |
| Best European Historical | Untie My Heart | Judith Ivory | |
| Honorable Mention | Romancing Mister Bridgerton | Julia Quinn | |
| Honorable Mention | A Summer To Remember | Mary Balogh | |
| Best Traditional Regency | The Wedding Journey | Carla Kelly | |
| Best Amer Hist/Frontier | Prairie Moon | Maggie Osborne | |
| Best Contemporary | Out of Control | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Honorable Mention | Chesapeake Blue | Nora Roberts | |
| Best Series Romance | The Older Woman | Cheryl Reavis | |
| Honorable Mention | All A Man Can Do | Virginia Kantra | |
| Best Romantic Suspense | Out of Control | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Honorable Mention | Daughter of the Game | Tracy Grant | |
| Honorable Mention | Dying To Please | Linda Howard | |
| Best Alternate Reality | Contact | Susan Grant | |
| Best Short Story | No Room at the Inn | A Regency Christmas | Carla Kelly |
| Honorable Mention | Dragonswan | Tapestry | Sherrilyn Kenyon |
| Honorable Mention |
The Bed Is Made |
Once Upon a Pillow | Connie Brockway |
Best 2002 Characters
| Most Tortured Hero | The Spiral Path | Kenzie | Mary Jo Putney |
| Strongest Heroine | Contact | Jordan | Susan Grant |
| Honorable Mention | Reunion/Purity In Death | Eve | J.D. Robb |
| Best Hero | Out of Control | Kenny | Suzanne Brockmann |
| Honorable Mention | Untie My Heart | Stuart | Judith Ivory |
| Best Heroine | Romancing Mister Bridgerton | Penelope | Julia Quinn |
| Best Couple | Romancing Mister Bridgerton | Colin & Penelope | Julia Quinn |
| Honorable Mention | Reunion/Purity In Death | Roarke & Eve | J.D. Robb |
| Best Villain | Lady Sophia's Lover | (unnamed to avoid spoilers) | Lisa Kleypas |
Worst of the Year for 2002
| Most Annoying Lead | On a Wild Night | Amanda | Stephanie Laurens |
| Author You Gave Up On | Stephanie Laurens | ||
|
Author Others Love But You Don't (Tie) |
Suzanne Brockmann | ||
|
Author Others Love But You Don't (Tie) |
Nora Roberts | ||
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | Catherine Coulter | ||
| Most Disappointing Read | Hard Eight | Janet Evanovich | |
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | Into the Night | Suzanne Brockmann | |
| Worst Read | Hot Rain | Kat Martin | |
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | The Mating Game | Melanie George | |
| Purple-est Prose | Total Surrender | Cheryl Holt | |
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | Beyond Seduction | Emma Holly | |
| (Dis) Honorable Mention | On a Wild Night | Stephanie Laurens |