THE BEST OF 2006
The Romance in Color reviewers are pleased to announce the nominees for its annual Reviewers' Choice Awards. The winners will be announced on 15th April 2007. At that time the winner of the BOOK OF THE YEAR and BEST COVER ART will be announced.
BOOK OF THE YEAR
BEST KEPT SECRETS - Rochelle Alers
NIGHT HEAT - Brenda Jackson
LONG DISTANCE LOVER - Donna Hill
ROCK STAR - Roslyn Holcomb
SHADES OF GREY - Jacquelin Thomas
YOU NEVER KNOW - Niobia Bryant, Melanie Shuster & Kimberley Whit
DIARY OF A MISTRESS - Maisha
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KIMANI ROMANCE OF THE YEAR
NIGHT HEAT - Brenda Jackson (Sep)
AN INNOCENT MAN - Deirdre Savoy (Aug)
SHE'S MY BABY - Adrianne Byrd (Sep)
FINALLY, YOU AND ME Lisa Harrison Jackson (Oct)
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BEST KIMANI ARABESQUE OF THE YEAR
LONG DISTANCE LOVER - Donna Hill (June)
A TIME TO KEEP - Rochelle Alers (June)
ALWAYS A CHANCE Angela Weaver (Nov)
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DAFINA ROMANCE OF THE YEAR
GOODBYE HEARTACHE - Doris Johnson (Feb)
DEPTHS OF DESIRE - Sophia Shaw (May)
TROUBLE - Ann Christopher (July)
BITTER SWEET Candice Poarch (July)
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GENESIS PRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR
ROCK STAR - Roslyn Holcomb (Sep)
THROUGH THE FIRE - Seressia Glass (March)
NO ORDINARY LOVE - Angela Weaver (July)
CAUGHT UP - Deatri King-Bey (Feb)
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INSPIRATIONAL FICTION/ROMANCE OF THE YEAR
SHADES OF GRAY - Jacqueline Thomas Harlequin/Steeple Hill (Jan)
A SIN AND A SHAME - Victoria Christopher Murray Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (May)
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ANTHOLOGY OF THE YEAR
YOU NEVER KNOW Niobia Bryant, Melanie Shuster & Kimberley White Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque (Jan)
VEGAS BITES L.A. Banks, Natalie Dunbar & J.M. Jeffries, & Seressia Glass Parker Publishing (Nov)
BACK IN YOUR ARMS - Sandra Kitt, Deirdre Savoy & Celeste O. Norfleet Harlequin Kimani/Arabesque (Jan)
CHOCOLATE KISSES Renee Luke, Francis Ray & Marianne Reid (Jan)
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MAINSTREAM FICTION OF THE YEAR
DIARY OF A MISTRESS Meisha Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (Aug)
THE DAMNED - L. A. Banks St. Martins Press (Jan)
A DEAD MAN SPEAKS - Lisa Jones Johnson - Genesis/Vibe (July)
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WOMAN'S FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
BEST-KEPT SECRETS - Rochelle Alers Harlequin Kimani/Sepia (Jan)
BRASS ANKLE BLUES Rachel Harper Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (Feb)
WHEN YOU DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Gwynne Forster Kensington Dafina/Fiction (Aug)
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NOVELLA OF THE YEAR
Heat in VEGAS BITES L.A. Banks Parker Publishing (Nov)
Double Down in VEGAS BITES Seressia Glass Parker Publishing (Nov)
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COVER ART
When You Where - Adrienne Byrd
NEW AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Gwyneth Bolton
Ann Christopher
Roslyn Halcomb
Deatri King-Bey
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AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Brenda Jackson
Rochelle Alers
Seressia Glass
L.A. Banks