All About Romance (AAR) Annual Reader Poll

Karen Marie Moning · Best Fantasy Romance

Stephanie Perkins · Best Young Adult Romance

Julie James · Best Romance & Best Love Scenes & Best Romance Couple & Funniest Romance

Kristen Callihan · Best New Adult Romance

Rainbow Rowell · Best Young Adult Romance

Sophie Jordan · Best New Adult Romance

Nalini Singh · Best Paranormal Romance AND Most Tortured Hero

Julie James · Best Contemporary Romance & Best Romance Couple & Honorable Mention for Best Romance Heroine

Ilona Andrews · Most Kickass Heroine

Pamela Clare · Best Romantic Suspense & Honorable Mention for Best Romance Couple

Emma Chase · Funniest Romance

Sherry Thomas · Best Romance & Best Romance Couple & Best Love Scenes & Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K. &

Sarah Mayberry · Best Category Romance

Graeme Simsion · Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Tessa Dare · Funniest Romance & Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K. & Best Romance Couple & Best Romance Heroine

Julie James · Best Contemporary Romance

Sylvia Day · Best Erotic Romance AND Most Tortured Hero

Pamela Clare · Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K.

Ilona Andrews · Most Kickass Heroine

Sophie Kinsella · Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction

Kresley Cole · Best Paranormal Romance

Meljean Brook · Best Paranormal Romance

Nora Roberts · Best Romantic Suspense

Julie James · Best Contemporary Romance AND Funniest Romance

Nalini Singh · Most Tortured Hero

Pamela Clare · Best Romantic Suspense

Thea Harrison · Best Paranormal Romance

E. L. James · Best Erotic Romance (tie)

Julia Quinn · Most Disappointing Romance & Honorable Mention for Funniest Romance

J. R. Ward · Guiltiest Pleasure AND Most Disappointing Romance

Ilona Andrews · Most Kickass Heroine

Jaci Burton · Best Erotic Romance (tie)

Eloisa James · Biggest Tearjerker

Nalini Singh · Most Kickass Heroine

Lisa Kleypas · Biggest Tearjerker & Most Tortured Hero & Honorable Mention for Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K. & Best Romance Heroine

J. R. Ward · Guiltiest Pleasure Romance & Honorable Mention for Best Paranormal Romance

Lisa Kleypas · Best Romance Hero

Pamela Clare · Best Romantic Suspense

Julie James · Best Contemporary Romance

Julia Quinn · Funniest Romance

Meljean Brook · Best Paranormal Romance & Honorable Mention for Best Romance

Elizabeth Hoyt · Best Love Scenes

Nalini Singh · Most Kickass Heroine

Meredith Duran · Best Romance Couple & Best Romance Heroine & Honorable Mention for Best Romance & Best Historical Romance Set in the U.K. & Best Love Scenes

Nalini Singh · Best Paranormal Romance & Honorable Mention for Best Love Scenes

J. R. Ward · Guiltiest Pleasure Romance & Honorable Mention for Best Paranormal Romance

Lisa Kleypas · Best Contemporary Romance & Best Love Scenes & Best Romance Hero

Jennifer Ashley · Best Romance & Most Tortured Hero & Best Historical Set in the U.K. & Best Love Scenes & Honorable Mention for Best Romance Heroine

Julia Quinn · Funniest Romance

Lisa Kleypas · Best Contemporary Romance & Biggest Tearjerker & Honorable Mention for Best Romance Hero

Linda Howard · Best Romantic Suspense

Kristan Higgins · Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction & Honorable Mention for Funniest Romance

J. R. Ward · Best Paranormal Romance

Elizabeth Hoyt · Best Love Scenes

Beth Kery · Best Erotica

Laura Lee Guhrke · Best Heroine

Nalini Singh · Best Paranormal and Time Travel Romance

Linnea Sinclair · Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Futuristic Romance

Nora Roberts · Best Romantic Suspense

Jo Goodman · Best Romance (tie) & Best European Historical Romance & Best Hero & Best Buried Treasure

Nora Roberts · Best Villain

J. R. Ward · Guiltiest Pleasure Romance

J. R. Ward · Most Tortured Hero & Honorable Mention for Guiltiest Pleasure Romance

Susan Elizabeth Phillips · Favorite Funny & Best Contemporary & Honorable Mention for Best Romance

Lisa Kleypas · Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction

Elizabeth Hoyt · Best Romance (tie) & Most Luscious Love Story & Honorable Mention for Best European Historical

Lisa Kleypas · Best Europen Historical Romance & Best Hero & Best Heroine & Honorable Mention for Guiltiest Pleasure Romance & Most Luscious Love Story & Best Couple

Jacquelyn Frank · Best Buried Treasure Romance

Loretta Lynda Chase · Best Cabin/Road Romance & Best Couple & Favorite Funny & Honorable Mention for Best European Historical Romance & Best Romance & Strongest Heroine

J. R. Ward · Best Romance & Best Paranormal & Most Tortured Hero & Strongest Heroine & Best Villain & Most-Hanky Read & Honorable Mention for Best Couple

Elizabeth Hoyt · Most Luscious Love Story & Honorable Mention for Best Buried Treasure

Susan Carroll · Best Medieval Romance

Diana Gabaldon · Most-Hanky Read (tie) & Best American Historical/Frontier Romance

J. R. Ward · Best Alt Reality/Paranormal

Lisa Kleypas · Best Villain

Susan Elizabeth Phillips · Favorite Funny & Best Contemporary

Loretta Lynda Chase · Best Romance & Best Cabin/Road Romance & Best Hero & Best Couple & Best European Historical & Honorable Mention for Best Heroine

Lisa Valdez · Most Luscious Love Story & Guiltiest Pleasure & Honorable Mentions for Most-Hanky Read & Best Buried Treasure

Linda Howard · Best Heroine & Honorable Mentions for Favorite Funny & Best Romantic Suspense & Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction & Strongest Heroine

Jennifer Crusie · Best Romance & Best Contemporary Romance & Favorite Funny & Best Heroine & Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction & Best Couple & Honorable Mention for Best Hero

Sherrilyn Kenyon · Guiltiest Pleasure Romance & Honorable Mentions for Best Alternate Reality & Best Hero

Mary Balogh · Best European Historical Romance & Best Hero & Honorable Mention for Best Couple

MaryJanice Davidson · Best Alternate Reality Romance & Honorable Mention for Favorite Funny

Julia Quinn · Most-Hanky Read

Kinley MacGregor · Best Medieval Romance & Honorable Mention for Most Tortured Hero

Linda Howard · Best Romantic Suspense AND Strongest Heroine AND Most Hanky Read AND Best Heroine

Sherrilyn Kenyon · Most Tortured Hero

Laura Leone · Most Tortured Hero (tie) AND Best Buried Treasure Romance

Susan Donovan · Favorite Funny Romance

Vicki Lewis Thompson · Most Disappointing Read AND Most Annoying Lead

Rachel Gibson · Best Contemporary

Jennifer Crusie · Favorite Funny Romance

Janet Evanovich · Most Disappointing Read

Lisa Kleypas · Best Villain

Barbara O'Neal · Most-Hanky Read

Suzanne Brockmann · Best Romance of the Year AND Best Romantic Suspense AND Best Hero AND Best Contemporary AND Best Cabin/Road Romance

Julia Quinn · Best Heroine & Best Couple & Honorable Mentions for Favorite Funny & Best European Historical

Lori Foster · Guiltiest Pleasure

Nora Roberts · Feistiest Heroine

Karen Marie Moning · Favorite Alternate Reality Romance (tie)

Stephanie Laurens · Most Annoying Lead Character

Suzanne Brockmann · Favorite Romance & Favorite Romantic Suspense & Favorite Contemporary Romance & Favorite Couple & Favorite Hero & Favorite Heroine

Lisa Kleypas · Best European Historical Romance AND Most Luscious Love Story

Rachel Gibson · Favorite Funny Romance

Stephanie Laurens · Most Luscious Love Story & Honorable Mention for Favorite European Historical

Madeline Hunter · Favorite Medieval Romance

Linda Howard · Favorite Romantic Suspense & Feistiest Heroine & Favorite Villain & Honorable Mentions for Favorite Funny & Favorite Contemporary Romance

Julia Quinn · Favorite Funny & Honorable Mentions for Favorite Heroine & Favorite European Historical

Jennifer Crusie · Favorite Contemporary Romance & Honorable Mentions for Favorite Romance & Favorite Funny

Linda Howard · Favorite Villain & Honorable Mention for Favorite Romantic Suspense

Julia Quinn · Favorite European Historical Romance

Susan Elizabeth Phillips · Favorite Contemporary Romance AND Favorite Funny Romance AND Feistiest Heroine

Julie Garwood · Favorite Cabin or Road Romance AND Favorite Medieval Romance

Stephanie Laurens · Favorite European Historical Romance

Susan Elizabeth Phillips · Favorite Contemporary Romance AND Most Tortured Hero AND Most Hanky Read

Linda Howard · Favorite Romantic Suspense

Jo Beverley · Favorite Medieval Romance

Dara Joy · Favorite Hero AND Favorite "Other" Romance AND Most Luscious Love Story

Nora Roberts · Favorite Romance of the Year & Favorite Heroine & Honorable Mention for Favorite Contemporary Romance

Loretta Lynda Chase · Feistiest Heroine

Julia Quinn · Favorite Funny Romance (tie)

Suzanne Brockmann · Most Tortured Hero & Favorite European Historical & Honorable Mentions for Most-Hanky Read & Most Luscious Love Story

Connie Brockway · Most Luscious Love Story & Favorite Hero & Honorable Mentions for Favorite Romance & Favorite Couple

Diana Gabaldon · Favorite "Other" Romance & Honorable Mention for Favorite Couple

Mary Jo Putney · Most-Hanky Read & Favorite Road Romance & Honorable Mentions for Most Tortured Hero & Favorite European Historical

Linda Howard · Favorite Romantic Suspense

Jennifer Crusie · Favorite Funny & Honorable Mentions for Favorite Romance & Favorite Heroine & Favorite Couple & Favorite Road Romance