2015

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2015

The winners of the 2015 Australian Romance Readers Awards were announced on 19 March 2016 at our awards dinner. They are marked below in pink.

2015 award winners

Favourite Paranormal Romance
proudly sponsored by Hachette Australia

Aquila by Sue-Ellen Pashley
Archangel’s Enigma by Nalini Singh
Midnight’s Kiss by Thea Harrison
Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh
Spiritbound by Dani Kristoff
The MacGregor by Jenny Brigalow
Tribal Law by Shannon Curtis

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Favourite Sci Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance

1916-ish by Ebony McKenna
Base by Cathleen Ross
Chaos Broken by Rebekah Turner
Dark Horse by Michelle Diener
Honour Bound by MA Grant
Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr
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Favourite Short/Category Romance
proudly sponsored by Harlequin Australia

Bound to the Bachelor by Sarah Mayberry
Fire Me Up by Rachael Johns
Her Big Sky Cowboy by Alissa Callen
Hired by the Brooding Billionaire by Kandy Shepherd
Hold Me, Cowboy by Alissa Callen
Seducing His Enemy’s Daughter by Annie West
The Billionaire’s Passionate Revenge by Jennifer St George
The Millionaire and the Maid by Michelle Douglas
The Sultan’s Harem Bride by Annie West
What a Bachelor Needs by Kelly Hunter
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Favourite Historical Romance

A Pirate for Christmas by Anna Campbell
A Scoundrel by Moonlight by Anna Campbell
Chieftain in the Making by Frances Housden
Moonstone Conspiracy by Elizabeth Ellen Carter
The Duke’s Daughter by Sasha Cottman
The Horse Thief by Tea Cooper
The Legend of Lyon Redmond by Julie Anne Long
The Protector by Allison Butler
The Seduction of Lord Stone by Anna Campbell
The Spring Bride by Anne Gracie
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Favourite Contemporary Romance
proudly sponsored by Hachette Australia

Honor’s Promise by Noelle Clark
Lawless in Leather by Melanie Scott
Only We Know by Victoria Purman
So Far Into You by Lily Malone
Sweet Wattle Creek by Kaye Dobbie
The Deal by Elle Kennedy
The Patterson Girls by Rachael Johns
The Road to Hope by Rachael Johns
The Saddler Boys by Fiona Palmer
The Secret Years by Barbara Hannay
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Favourite Erotic Romance
proudly sponsored by eXtasy Books

Anticipation by Sarah Mayberry
Exhibition by Nicolette Hugo
Revue by KM Golland
The Arrangement by Nicolette Hugo

 

Favourite Romantic Suspense

A Dangerous Arrangement by Lee Christine
Cold Deception by DB Tait
Desperate Deception by DB Tait
Northern Heat by Helene Young
Runaway Lies by Shannon Curtis
Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz
Storm Clouds by Bronwyn Parry
Treasured Secrets by Kendall Talbot
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Favourite Continuing Romance Series
proudly sponsored by Harlequin Australia

Chance Sisters series by Anne Gracie
Elder Races series by Thea Harrison
Hope Junction series by Rachael Johns
Jackson Brothers series by Kelly Hunter
Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews
London Steampunk series by Bec McMaster
Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy
Robinhill Farm series by Noelle Clark
Sons of Sin series by Anna Campbell
The Hawke Brothers series by Rachel Bailey
Treasured series by Kendall Talbot
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Favourite Australian Romance Author 2015
proudly sponsored by Booktopia

Amy Andrews
Anna Campbell
Anne Gracie
Cathryn Hein
Kelly Hunter
Keri Arthur
Kylie Scott
Noelle Clark
Rachael Johns
Sarah Mayberry
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Members’ Choice categories…

Favourite Cover from a romance published in 2015

Northern Heat by Helene Young (Penguin)
Runaway Lies by Shannon Curtis (MIRA)
Second Chance Love by Susanne Bellamy (self-published)
Storm Clouds by Bronwyn Parry (Hachette)
Summer and the Groomsman by Cathryn Hein (self-published)
The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr (Harper Voyager)
The Horse Thief by Tea Cooper (Escape)
The Seduction of Lord Stone by Anna Campbell (self-published)
The Spring Bride by Anne Gracie (Berkley)
Wicked Embers by Keri Arthur (Signet)
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The Strongest Heroine from a romance published in 2015

Claire Swensen in Second Chance Love by Susanne Bellamy
Jane Chance in The Spring Bride by Anne Gracie
Julia Taylor in Cold Deception by DB Tait
Kristy Dark in Northern Heat by Helene Young
Natalie Wright from The Saddler Boys by Fiona Palmer
Rosalina in Treasured Lies by Kendall Talbot
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Favourite New Romance Author for 2015
Abbie Jackson
Elyse Huntington
Joanne Dannon
Kerrie Paterson
Lizzy Chandler
Nicolette Hugo
Sue-Ellen Pashley