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Each year ARRA holds awards for the best romance books in a number of categories.

The 4th Annual Australian Romance Readers Awards will be presented at a special dinner, to be held at Cello's Restaurant, at the Castlereagh Hotel, Sydney, on 11 February 2012. All fans of romance fiction are invited to attend and help us celebrate the very best of romance fiction from 2011.
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Paula Roe will be our special guest speaker. Paula is not only an award-winning, best-selling international author and reader favourite - she's also a website designer, workshop speaker, baker of awesome desserts and builder of cool Lego sets. And, just as importantly, a shopaholic.

Registration for the dinner is now open. Tickets are $74 for ARRA members and $84 for non-members. Ticket price includes a three-course meal, drinks and door prizes.

The registration form can be downloaded here. Return the form to us at arra.specialevents@gmail.com.

Places are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment. Registration will close on 6 February 2012 (unless sold out earlier).

Many thanks to our exclusive event sponsor, Booktopia, for their generosity in supporting this event, and many thanks to our award sponsors. 

The categories and finalists for 2011 are:
FAVOURITE EROTIC ROMANCE
(proudly sponsored by Romance Direct)
  • Agent / Lexxie Couper
  • All of You / Rhian Cahill
  • Bunny and the Bear / Eve Langlais
  • Endless Lust / Lexxie Couper
  • Guilty as Sin / Denise Rossetti
  • Love, Lust and Lies / Cathleen Ross
  • See You In My Dreams / Jess Dee
  • The Lone Warrior / Denise Rossetti
  • The Surrender of Lacy Morgan / Suzanne Ferrell
  • Triple Dare / Lexxie Couper



FAVOURITE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

  • Beyond Fear / Jaye Ford
  • Breaking Point / Pamela Clare
  • Breaking the Rules / Suzanne Brockmann
  • Chasing Fire / Nora Roberts
  • Deadly Little Lies / Jeanne Adams
  • New York to Dallas / JD Robb
  • Shattered Sky / Helene Young
  • Treachery in Death / JD Robb
  • Viper’s Kiss / Shannon Curtis
  • With No Remorse / Cindy Gerard




FAVOURITE CONTINUING ROMANCE SERIES

  • Lords of the Underworld - Gena Showalter
  • Kate Daniels series - Ilona Andrews
  • In Death series - JD Robb
  • Fever series - Karen Marie Moning
  • Immortals After Dark - Kresley Cole
  • Guild Hunters - Nalini Singh
  • Psy/Changeling series - Nalini Singh
  • Coyote Hunger series - Rhian Cahill
  • The League - Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • Elder Races – Thea Harrison



FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN ROMANCE AUTHOR OF 2011
(proudly sponsored by Booktopia)

  • Angela Verdenius
  • Anna Campbell
  • Annie West
  • Christina Brooke
  • Helene Young
  • Kelly Hunter
  • Lexxie Couper
  • Nikki Logan
  • Paula Roe
  • Stephanie Laurens
FAVOURITE PARANORMAL ROMANCE
(proudly sponsored by Galaxy Bookshop)

  • Big Bad Beast / Shelly Laurenston
  • Dragon Bound / Thea Harrison
  • Dreams of a Dark Warrior / Kresley Cole
  • Fate’s Edge / Ilona Andrews
  • Goblin King / Shona Husk
  • Kiss of Snow / Nalini Singh
  • Lover Unleashed / JR Ward
  • Nightfall / Ellen Connor
  • The Guardian / Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • Three Wishes / Jenny Schwartz


FAVOURITE SCI-FI, FANTASY OR FUTURISTIC ROMANCE
(proudly sponsored by Carina Press)

  • Archangel’s Blade / Nalini Singh
  • Archangel’s Consort / Nalini Singh
  • Blood Bound / Rachel Vincent
  • Blood Cursed / Erica Hayes
  • Born of Shadows / Sherrilyn Kenyon
  • Death Magic / Eileen Wilks
  • Magic Slays / Ilona Andrews
  • River Marked / Patricia Briggs
  • Shadow Kin / MJ Scott
  • Shadowfever / Karen Marie Moning



FAVOURITE SHORT CATEGORY ROMANCE
(proudly sponsored by Harlequin Australia)

  • Colorado Cowboy / CC Coburn
  • Girl in the Bedouin Tent / Annie West
  • Molly Cooper’s Dream Date / Barbara Hannay
  • Prince of Scandal / Annie West
  • Promoted to Wife? / Paula Roe
  • Rapunzel in New York / Nikki Logan
  • Sex, Lies and Mistletoe / Tawny Weber
  • The Man Behind the Badge / Sharon Archer
  • The Man She Loves to Hate / Kelly Hunter
  • With This Fling … / Kelly Hunter


FAVOURITE HISTORICAL ROMANCE
(proudly sponsored by Rosemary's Romance Books and Temptation the Romance Bookstore)

  • A Little Deception / Beverley Eikli
  • Cloudy With a Chance of Marriage / Kieran Kramer
  • Heiress in Love / Christina Brooke
  • How the Marquess was Won / Julie Anne Long
  • Midnight’s Wild Passion / Anna Campbell
  • Never Love a Highlander / Maya Banks
  • Salt Bride / Lucinda Brant
  • The Many Sins of Lord Cameron / Jennifer Ashley
  • Unveiled / Courtney Milan
  • Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue / Stephanie Laurens


FAVOURITE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
(proudly sponsored by Romantic Reflections)

  • A Lot Like Love / Julie James
  • Any Man of Mine / Rachel Gibson
  • Boomerang Bride / Fiona Lowe
  • Claudia’s Big Break / Lisa Heidke
  • Cop’s Passion / Angela Verdenius
  • North Star / Karly Lane
  • One Perfect Night / Rachael Johns
  • Promises / Cathyrn Hein
  • The Castaway Bride / Kandy Shepherd
  • The Next Always / Nora Roberts
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