by Olga Kwak, blog…you-know-what-already
Yesterday we celebrated the single title nominees for the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards, today is about the series nominees! So many great books in 2009 have been nominated. Linked titles are available in our bookstore for sale. However, all titles are available in eBook format! Here they are:
Best Series Romance Novels 2009
First Series Romance:
1. Colorado Christmas by C.C. Coburn (November 2009)
2. Perfect Target by Stephanie Newton (March 2009)
3. No Ordinary Cowboy by Mary Sullivan (June 2009)
4. Better Than Bulletproof by Kay Thomas (January 2009)
5. Double Take by Jenness Walker (October 2009)
Harlequin American Romance:
1. The Marine’s Babies by Laura Marie Altom (May 2009)
2. A Mommy for Christmas by Cathy Gillen Thacker (December 2009)
3. One of a Kind Dad by Daly Thompson (August 2009)
4. The Chief Ranger by Rebecca Winters (June 2009)
5. The Ranger’s Secret by Rebecca Winters (September 2009)
Harlequin Blaze:
1. A Long Hard Ride by Alison Kent (March 2009)
2. Make Me Yours by Betina Krahn (July 2009)
3. She’s Got it Bad by Sarah Mayberry (April 2009)
4. Letters from Home by Rhonda Preston (June 2009)
5. Hot Under Pressure by Kathleen O’Reilly (August 2009)
Harlequin Intrigue:
1. Snowed in with the Boss by Jessica Andersen (March 2009)
2. Christmas Guardian by Delores Fossen (October 2009)
3. Beauty and the Badge by Julie Miller (December 2009)
4. Bravo, Tango, Cowboy by Joanna Wayne (November 2009)
5. More Than a Man by Rebecca York (August 2009)
Harlequin NASCAR:
1. Black Flag, White Lies by Jean Brashear (February 2009)
2. From the Outside by Helen Brenna (April 2009)
3. Running Wide Open by Ken Casper (October 2009)
4. Over the Wall by Dorien Kelly (June 2009)
5. Banking on Hope by Maggie Price (December 2009)
Harlequin Presents:
1. The French Tycoon’s Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green (April 2009)
2. Mistress to the Merciless Millionaire by Abby Green (September 2009)
3. Surrender to the Playboy Sheikh by Kate Hardy (July 2009)
4. The Greek Billionaire’s Secret Child by Catherine Spencer (May 2009)
5. One Night with the Rebel Billionaire by Trish Wylie (June 2009)
Harlequin Presents EXTRA:
1. The Boss’s Inexperienced Secretary by Helen Brooks (September 2009)
2. Veretti’s Dark Vengeance by Lucy Gordon (August 2009)
3. The Christmas Love-Child by Jennie Lucas (November 2009)
4. Powerful Greek, Unworldly Wife by Sarah Morgan (December 2009)
Harlequin Romance:
1. Cinderella’s Wedding Wish by Jessica Hart (March 2009)
2. Invitation to the Boss’s Ball by Fiona Harper (September 2009)
3. A Trip with the Tycoon by Nicola Marsh (September 2009)
4. The Frenchman’s Plain-Jane Project by Myrna Mackenzie (October 2009)
5. Memo: The Billionaire’s Proposal by Melissa McClone (September 2009)
Harlequin Superromance:
1. Next Comes Love by Helen Brenna (October 2009)
2. A Kid to the Rescue by Susan Gable (February 2009)
3. Her So-Called Fiancé by Abby Gaines (September 2009)
4. Daddy by Surprise by Debra Salonen (January 2009)
5. The Mistake She Made by Linda Style (April 2009)
Kimani Romance:
1. Full House Seduction by A.C. Arthur (August 2009)
2. Road to Seduction by (February 2009)
3. Body Chemistry by Dara Girard (January 2009)
4. Temperature Rising by Brenda Jackson (May 2009)
5. Picture Perfect Christmas by Melanie Schuster (November 2009)
Silhouette Desire:
1. The Tycoon’s Secret Affair by Maya Banks (August 2009)
2. Seduced into a Paper Marriage by Maureen Child (June 2009)
3. Inherited: One Child by Day Leclare (July 2009)
4. The Heir’s Scandalous Affair by Jennifer Lewis (April 2009)
5. The Maverick by Diana Palmer (December 2009)
Silhouette Nocturne:
1. The Vampire’s Quest by Vivi Anna (April 2009)
2. Time Raiders: The Avenger by P.C. Cast (October 2009)
3. Vanished by Maureen Child (February 2009)
4. The Devil to Pay by Michele Hauf (January 2009)
5. Fury Calls by Caridad Piñeiro (March 2009)
Silhouette Romantic Suspense:
1. In Safe Hands by Linda Conrad (April 2009)
2. Nigh Rescuer by Cindy Dees (May 2009)
3. Silent Watch by Elle Kennedy (August 2009)
4. Burning Secrets by Elizabeth Sinclair (January 2009)
5. His Wanted Woman by Linda Turner (November 2009)
6. Cold Case Affair by Loreth Anne White (October 2009)
Silhouette Special Edition:
1. Once Upon a Wedding by Stacy Connelly (August 2009)
2. The Doctor’s Surprise Family by Mary J. Forbes (May 2009)
3. Always Valentine’s Day by Kristan Hardy (February 2009)
4. I Still Do by Christie Ridgway (January 2009)
5. A Cold Creek Holiday by RaeAnne Thayne (December 2009)
Steeple Hill Love Inspired:
1. His Cowgirl Bride by Debra Clopton (November 2009)
2. Anna Meets Her Match by Arlene James (September 2009)
3. A Ring and a Promise by Lois Richer (June 2009)
4. Home at Last by Anna Schmidt (August 2009)
5. Ready-Made Family by Cheryl Wyatt (April 2009)
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical:
1. The Maverick Preacher by Victoria Bylin (February 2009)
2. The Hand-Me-Down Family by Winnie Griggs (March 2009)
3. The Marshall Takes a Bride by Renee Ryan (February 2009)
4. An Unexpected Suitor by Anna Schmidt (October 2009)
5. Crescent City Courtship by Elizabeth White (June 2009)
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense:
1. Hearts in the Crosshairs by Susan Page Davis (October 2009)
2. A Silent Terror by Lynette Eason (March 2009)
3. Perfect Target by Stephanie Newton (March 2009)
4. Fugitive Family by Pamela Tracy (August 2009)
5. Double Take by Jenness Walker (October 2009)
Congratulations to all of the nominees! And we’d like to congratulate the following nominees on their Harlequin Career Achievement Award nomination: Jessica Hart, Leslie Kelly, Emily McKay, Tanya Michaels and Karen Whiddon. Well done, ladies!
I was asked to this lovely space to write something to you all about Heather Gudenkauf’s breakout debut novel, THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE. But, really, what else remains for me to say about this book? The people have already spoken… and they love it!
