(originally published on February 15, 2000)
Here’s the link to this page which has not just the romance novels our readers picked–over 20 years ago!–as the best romance novels of the year( 1991), but also lists the best characters and the year’s worsts.
We know you’d love for us to do this again and maybe, someday, we will. It will take funding and manpower but I believe anything is possible. Until then, enjoy this!
Best Romance Novels
- Favorite Romance of the Year :– The Lady’s Tutor by Robin Schone
- Honorable Mentions :– Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips , The Proposition by Judith Ivory
- Favorite Funny :– Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Most-Hanky Read :– Wicked by Jill Barnett
- Most Luscious Love Story :– The Lady’s Tutor by Robin Schone
- Favorite Cabin or Road Romance :– Ransom by Julie Garwood
- Honorable Mentions :– Body Guard by Suzanne Brockmann , Secrets of the Night by Jo Beverley
- Favorite Medieval Romance :– Ransom by Julie Garwood
- Favorite Regency Romance :– Fair Game by Diane Farr
- Favorite European Historical Romance :– How to Marry a Marquis by Julia Quinn
- Favorite American or Western Historical Romance :– A Rogue in Texas by Lorraine Heath
- Honorable Mention :– Breathless by Laura Lee Guhrke
- Favorite Contemporary Romance :– Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Honorable Mention :– Heartthrob by Suzanne Brockmann
- Favorite Romantic Suspense :– Loyalty In Death by J.D. Robb
- Honorable Mention :– All the Queen’s Men by Linda Howard
- Favorite “Other” Romance :– Loyalty In Death by J.D. Robb
- Honorable Mention :– Dark Prince by Christine Feehan
And, if you need a boost, there’s always this:
