EROTICA
1st: Lawyers in Love: The Defenders, Bittersweet Homecoming – Ann Jacobs
2nd: Passion in Paradise, Paradise Awakening – Jaci Burton
3rd: Blood of the Rose – Joanna King
FIRST BOOK
1st: Back Roads – Susan Crandall
2nd: Tropical Getaway – Roxanne St. Claire
3rd: Spellbound in Seattle – Garthia Anderson
HISTORICAL
1st: To Marry the Duke – Julianne MacLean
2nd: Rose – Lauren Royal
3rd: The Rose of York, Love and War – Sandra Worth
INSPIRATIONAL
1st: Without A Trace – Colleen Coble
2nd: The Courage to Dream – Margaret Daley
3rd: Romance Rustlers and Thunderbird Thieves – Sharon Dunn
LONG CONTEMPORARY
1st: The Mommy Plan – Susan Gable
2nd: The Trouble with Josh – Marilyn Pappano
3rd: A Husband of Her Own – Brenda Novak
PARANORMAL
1st: Spellbound in Seattle – Garthia Anderson
2nd: Heaven in Your Eyes – Judi McCoy
3rd: Spellbound – Kathleen Nance
ROMANTIC COMEDY
1st: Got a Hold on You – Pat White
2nd: License to Thrill – Lori Wilde
3rd: Not Precisely Pregnant – Holly Jacobs
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
1st: Alias Smith and Jones – Kylie Brant
2nd: Taking the Heat – Brenda Novak
3rd: The Perfect Target – Jenna Mills
SHORT CONTEMPORARY
1st: The Gentrys: Cinco – Linda Conrad
2nd: Lightning Strikes – Colleen Collins
3rd: Tempting the Tycoon – Cindy Gerard
SINGLE TITLE
1st: Cabin Fever – Marilyn Pappano
2nd: Small Wonders – Marilyn Pappano
3rd: After the Rain – Karen White
TRADITIONAL
1st: A Day Late and a Bride Short – Holly Jacobs
2nd: A Stranger in Paradise – Geraldine Burrows
3rd: Dad Today, Groom Tomorrow – Holly Jacobs