AND THE 2002 WINNER IS ... The RBLs outdid themselves this year!!! We received more votes for the Hughies than ever before!!! There were some surprise winners, some runaway winners, and some categories that came right down to the last vote counted! And I have to say this - it seems to be the "Year of the Paranormal" at RBL Romantica. With that introduction, here are the 2002 Hughie Book Awards winners: BEST MEDIEVAL HISTORICAL ROMANCE CLAIMING THE HIGHLANDER by Kinley MacGregor BEST WESTERN HISTORICAL ROMANCE MARRY ME by Susan K. Law BEST ENGLISH HISTORICAL ROMANCE NO TRUE GENTLEMAN by Liz Carlyle and BEYOND SEDUCTION by Emma Holly BEST SCOTTISH HISTORICAL ROMANCE UNTIL THE LAIRD RETURNS by Karen Ranney BEST "OTHER" HISTORICAL ROMANCE (Americana, Viking, pirate, unusual location, etc.) THE BARTERED BRIDE by Mary Jo Putney BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE CHESAPEAKE BLUE by Nora Roberts BEST CONTEMPORARY SERIES/CATEGORY ROMANCE TAKE ME by Cherry Adair BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANTIC SUSPENSE/MYSTERY OUT OF CONTROL by Suzanne Brockmann and DYING TO PLEASE by Linda Howard BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE (time travel, futuristic, fantasy, etc.) THE DARK HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning BEST ANTHOLOGY TAPESTRY by Lynn Kurland, Madeline Hunter, Karen M. Moning, and Sherrilyn Kenyon BEST COVER THE DARK HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning BEST TITLE (cleverest, most appropriate, etc.) THE DARK HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning BEST AUTHOR Karen Marie Moning BEST NEW-TO-YOU AUTHOR Sherrilyn Kenyon (Kinley MacGregor) FAVORITE HERO Roarke (In Death Series by J.D. Robb) FAVORITE HEROINE Eve (In Death Series by J.D. Robb) FAVORITE SECONDARY CHARACTER - MALE Talon (NIGHT PLEASURES by Sherrilyn Kenyon) FAVORITE SECONDARY CHARACTER - FEMALE Delia Peabody (In Death Series by J.D. Robb) FUNNIEST SCENE The handcuffs scene (NIGHT PLEASURES by Sherrilyn Kenyon) HOTTEST SCENE The "first time" scene for Daegus and Chloe (THE DARK HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning) MOST TOUCHING SCENE Sam and Alyssa meeting again after he's married (INTO THE NIGHT by Suzanne Brockmann) BEST LINE OR QUOTE "Be kind to Dragon maidens, for thou art gorgeous and taste good with Cool Whip." (TAPESTRY by Sherrilyn Kenyon) BEST BOOK-YOU-READ-IN-2002- THAT-WAS-PUBLISHED-BEFORE-2002 KISS OF THE HIGHLANDER by Karen Marie Moning THE 2004 HUGHIE AWARD WINNERS! THE 2003 HUGHIE AWARD WINNERS! THE 2001 HUGHIE AWARD WINNERS! THE 2000 HUGHIE AWARD WINNERS! THE 1999 HUGHIE AWARD WINNERS! THE 1998 HUGHIE AWARD WINNERS! Copyright © RBL Romantica. All rights reserved. Reproducing material from this site without permission is prohibited.