2017
The winners for the 2017 awards were announced at our awards dinner on 5 May 2018. They are highlighted below in pink.
Favourite Paranormal Romance – proudly sponsored by Hachette Australia
- Archangel’s Viper by Nalini Singh
- Becoming Dragon by Eve Langlais
- Lady of Silver by Shona Husk
- Power Game by Christine Feehan
- Shadow’s Seduction by Kresley Cole
- Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
- Spellbinder by Thea Harrison
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Favourite Sci Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance
- Blood Kissed by Keri Arthur
- Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones
- Feversong by Karen Marie Moning
- Raider by Justine Davis
- Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
- The Black Tide by Keri Arthur
- The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones
- White Hot by Ilona Andrews
- Wildfire by Ilona Andrews
- Year One by Nora Roberts
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Favourite Short or Category Romance – proudly sponsored by Harlequin Australia
- Casey by Kelly Hunter
- His Majesty’s Temporary Bride by Annie West
- Hot Mess by Amy Andrews
- Playing the Player by Amy Andrews
- Playing With Forever by Amy Andrews
- Sarah and the Secret Sheikh by Michelle Douglas
- Ten Days with the Highlander by Hayson Manning
- The Temporary Mrs Marchetti by Melanie Milburne
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Favourite Historical Romance – proudly sponsored by Hachette Australia
- Catching Captain Nash by Anna Campbell
- Charming Sir Charles by Anna Campbell
- Marry in Haste by Anne Gracie
- Secret Shores by Ella Carey
- The Christmas Stranger by Anna Campbell
- The Currency Lass by Tea Cooper
- The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
- Warrior King by Jennifer Brassel
- Wives of War by Soraya M Lane
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Favourite Contemporary Romance – proudly sponsored by Allen & Unwin
- Chrissy and the Burroughs Boy by Cathryn Hein
- Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion
- Nineteen Letters by Jodi Perry
- Talk of the Town by Rachael Johns
- The Country Girl by Cathryn Hein
- The Greatest Gift by Rachael Johns
- The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green
- The Stationmaster’s Cottage by Phillipa Nefri Clark
- The Thing About Love by Julie James
- Twist by Kylie Scott
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Favourite Erotic Romance – proudly sponsored by Booktopia
- Egomaniac by Vi Keeland
- Mack Daddy by Penelope Ward
- Sapphire by JA Low
- Team Player by Cate Ellink
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Favourite Romantic Suspense
- Echoes in Death by JD Robb
- Heart Breaker by Shannon Curtis
- Murder Most Unusual by Michelle Somers
- Promise of Hunters Ridge by Sarah Barrie
- Secrets in Death by JD Robb
- Situation Critical by Amanda Knight
- Some Kind of Hero by Suzanne Brockmann
- Tell Me No Secrets by Lynda Stacey
- Winnawarra by Elizabeth M Darcy
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Favourite Continuing Romance Series – proudly sponsored by Harlequin Australia
- American Extreme Bull Riders Tour by Sarah Mayberry, Barbara Dunlop, Kelly Hunter, Megan Crane, Amy Andrews, Sinclair Jayne, Jeannie Watt and Katherine Garbera
- Dashing Widows by Anna Campbell
- Hidden Legacy by Ilona Andrews
- Hot Aussie Knights by Amy Andrews, Sinclair Jayne, Victoria Purman and Trish Morey
- In Death by JD Robb
- Love Abroad by Hayson Manning
- Marriage of Convenience by Anne Gracie
- Psy-Changeling Trinity by Nalini Singh
- Sydney Smoke Rugby by Amy Andrews
- The Princess Seductions by Annie West
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Favourite Australian Romance Author 2017 – proudly sponsored by Booktopia
- Anna Campbell
- Anne Gracie
- Annie West
- Cathryn Hein
- Jodi Perry
- Kylie Scott
- Michelle Douglas
- Rachael Johns
- Shannon Curtis
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Strongest Heroine from a romance published in 2017
- Beth Harper, Situation Critical by Amanda Knight
- Chrissy James, Chrissy and the Burroughs Boy by Cathryn Hein
- Cressy Knight, The Long Paddock by Alissa Callen
- Derelie Honeywell, The Love Experiment by Ainslie Paton
- Emmaline Westwood, Marry in Haste by Anne Gracie
- Eve Dallas, Secrets in Death by JD Robb
- Feyre, A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas
- Maggie Carr, The Christmas Stranger by Anna Campbell
- Meg McCormick, Talk of the Town by Rachael Johns
- Mercy Thompson, Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
- Nevada Baylor, Wildfire and White Hot by Ilona Andrews
- Sidonie Martel, Spellbinder by Thea Harrison
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Favourite Couple from a romance published in 2017
- Bailey Sawyer and Quinn McKinnel, Pregnant by Mr Wrong by Rachael Johns
- Beth Harper and Nate Calloway, Situation Critical by Amanda Knight
- Christie Ryan and Martin Blake, The Stationmaster’s Cottage by Phillipa Nefri Clark
- Cressy Knight and Denham Rigby, The Long Paddock by Alissa Callen
- Derelie Honeywell and Jackson Haley, The Love Experiment by Ainslie Paton
- Emmaline Westwood and Calbourne Rutherford, Marry in Haste by Anne Gracie
- Eve and Roarke, Secrets in Death by JD Robb
- Meg McCormick and Lawson Cooper-Jones, Talk of the Town by Rachael Johns
- Nevada Baylor and Connor Rogan, Wildfire and White Hot by Ilona Andrews
- Sidonie Martel and Morgan le Fae, Spellbinder by Thea Harrison
- Silver Mercant and Valentin Nikolaev, Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
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Favourite New Romance Author (first published in 2017)
- Amanda Knight
- Penelope Janu
- Esther Campion
- Sarah Williams
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