Awards

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Each year ARRA holds awards for the best romance books in a number of categories. The ARR Awards recognise favourite romance fiction for the previous year as chosen by ARRA members.

The 2024 awards will be announced at a special gala dinner in Melbourne on Friday 28 March 2025. Tickets are now available.

The 2024 awards finalists were announced on 15 February. Here they are:

 

Favourite Paranormal Romance 2024

  • Bride by Ali Hazelwood
  • Devil Made Me Do It by Savannah Blaize
  • Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh
  • The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz
  • The Witch Queen of Halloween by Kresley Cole
  • With My Last Breath by Kaye Dobbie

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Favourite Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance 2024

  • Archangel’s Lineage by Nalini Singh
  • Moon Blessed by DD Line
  • People in Glass Houses by Jayne Castle
  • Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
  • The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie Moning
  • The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black
  • Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs

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Favourite Historical Romance 2024

  • Always Remember by Mary Balogh
  • An Unsuitable Bride by Cathleen Ross
  • Crossing the Bridge by Nancy Cunningham
  • Rumors, Ruin and the Duke by Karla Kratovil
  • The Dreadful Duke by Grace Burrowes
  • The Duke Says I Do by Anna Campbell
  • The Heiress Masquerade by Maddison Michaels
  • The Heiress’s Daughter by Anne Gracie
  • The Last Duke She’d Marry by Anna Campbell
  • The Secret Daughter by Anne Gracie

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Favourite Contemporary Romance 2024

  • A Country Farm Christmas by Pamela Cook, Penelope Janu, Lily Malone, Stella Quinn
  • Back to Birdsville by Fiona McArthur
  • Down the Track by Stella Quinn
  • Hockey Wife by Kate Meader
  • Red Dirt Home by Renae Black
  • Return to Hope Creek by Alyssa J Montgomery
  • Text Appeal by Kylie Scott
  • The Spring Farewell by Michelle Montebello
  • The Summerfield Saddler by Penelope Janu
  • Wild Ride by Kate Meader

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Favourite Short or Category Romance 2024

  • ‘Holly Jolly Rebel’ in Rebel Holidays by Kate Meader
  • Light Up My Heart by Joanne Speirs
  • Must Love Mistletoe by Kelly Hunter
  • Second Chance at the Crossing by Fiona Marsden
  • Secret Fling with the Billionaire by Michelle Douglas
  • Stolen Princess’s Secret by Kelly Hunter
  • The Cowboy’s Baby Surprise by Kaz Delaney
  • The Cowboy’s Family Christmas by Kaz Delaney
  • The Tycoon’s Christmas Dating Deal by Kandy Shepherd
  • Unbreak My Heart by Dakota Harrison

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Favourite Romantic Suspense 2024

  • Danger in the Outback by Nicole Flockton
  • Passions in Death by JD Robb
  • Storms and Secrets by Claire Kingsley
  • Sworn to Defend by Charlee James
  • Sworn to Lead by Charlee James
  • Sworn to Serve by Charlee James

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Favourite Continuing Romance Series 2024

  • Bundilla series by Alissa Callen
  • Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh
  • Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole
  • Point Perry series by Joanne Speirs
  • Psy-Changeling Trinity series by Nalini Singh
  • Redemption Creek series by Fiona Marsden
  • Rookie Rebels series by Kate Meader
  • Scoundrels of Mayfair series by Anna Campbell
  • The Brides of Bellaire Gardens series by Anne Gracie
  • The Halligans of Montana series by Kaz Delaney
  • With Love, From Kurrajong Crossing series by Dakota Harrison and Fiona Marsden
Favourite Debut Romance Author 2024

  • Alexandra Almond
  • Alexandra Banks
  • Ruby Landers
  • Sarah L Richhelm
  • Tanya Rose
  • Vyk Peters
  • Yulin Kuang
  • Zanni Raye

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Favourite Australian Romance Author 2024

  • Alyssa J Montgomery
  • Anna Campbell
  • Anne Gracie
  • Fiona Marsden
  • Joanne Speirs
  • Kaz Delaney
  • Kelly Hunter
  • Michelle Douglas
  • Rachael Johns
  • Stella Quinn

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MEMBERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

Favourite Aussie-set romance of 2024

  • Buried in Between by Leanne Lovegrove
  • Down the Track by Stella Quinn
  • Light Up My Heart by Joanne Speirs
  • Red Dirt Home by Renae Black
  • Return to Hope Creek by Alyssa J Montgomery
  • The Blue Gum Camp by Leonie Kelsall
  • The Grazier’s Son by Cathryn Hein
  • The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns
  • The Story of Us by Emma Mugglestone
  • The Summerfield Saddler by Penelope Janu
  • Unbreak My Heart by Dakota Harrison

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Favourite romance anthology of 2024

  • 12 Tropes of Christmas by Anna Foxkirk, Sandy Barker, Ida Brady, Heidi Catherine, Louisa Duval, Anne Freeman, Jodi Gibson, Cassandra O’Leary, Nicola Marsh, Megan Mayfair, Davina Stone, Sharyn Swanepoel
  • A Country Farm Christmas by Pamela Cook, Penelope Janu, Lily Malone, Stella Quinn
  • A Southern Christmas by Susan Sands, Sinclair Jayne, Laurie Beach
  • Beauty and the Bosshole by Nichole Rose, Kat Baxter, Hope Ford, Dani Wyatt, Cassie Mint, Sadie King, Loni Ree, Kaci Rose, Tory Baker, Megan Wade
  • Cornered by Lynette Eason, Lynn H Blackburn, Natalie Walters
  • Santa, Baby by Louisa Duval, Joanne Speirs, Shelley Thomson, Sara Hartland, Fiona M Marsden, Carrie Clarke, Sharyn Swanepoel, Clarissa Morgan
  • Silent Night by Jessica Ashley, Liz Bradford, Elle E Kay, Dana R Lynn, Lisa Phillips

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Favourite small-town romance of 2024

  • Always in My Heart by Iola Goulton
  • Crossroads by Devney Perry
  • Made for Mistletoe by Nan Reinhardt
  • Must Love Mistletoe by Kelly Hunter
  • Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage
  • Temptation Trails by Claire Kingsley
  • The Cowboy’s Baby Surprise by Kaz Delaney
  • The Cowboy’s Miracle Babies by Barbara Ankrum
  • The Holiday Cottage by Sarah Morgan

 

Winners from previous years can be found here: