Best Contemporary Single Title
This award refers to novels that are not part of a series.
This award may correlate to:
- Best Category Contemporary Romance in 1982
- Various awards in 1983
- Best Contemporary 65-80,000 words in 1984
- Best Single Title Contemporary 1990 and from 1992 to 1993
- Best Contemporary Single Title (Romance) from 1994 to 2008
Past winners:
- 1982 Winner Take All by Brooke Hastings
- 1983
- Best Contemporary Mainstream Romance: Opal Fires by Lynda Trent
- Best Contemporary Sensual Romance: The Heart’s Victory by Nora Roberts
- Best Contemporary Sweet Romance: Renegade Player by Dixie Browning
- 1984 This Magic Moment by Nora Roberts & Destiny's Sweet Errand by Deirdre Mardon
- 1989 Leaves of Fortune by Linda Barlow
- 1990 Private Relations by Diane Chamberlain
- 1992 A Man to Die For by Eileen Dreyer
- 1993 This Time Forever by Kathleen Eagle
- 1994 Private Scandals by Nora Roberts
- 1995 Again by Kathleen Gilles Seidel
- 1996 Born in Ice by Nora Roberts
- 1997 Daniel’s Gift by Barbara Freethy
- 1998 Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- 1999 Dream A Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- 2000 Body Guard by Suzanne Brockmann
- 2001 First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- 2002 True Confessions by Rachel Gibson
- 2003 No Place Like Home by Barbara Samuel
- 2004 Birthright by Nora Roberts
- 2005 Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
- 2006 Lakeside Cottage by Susan Wiggs
- 2007 Adios To My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer
- 2008 Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins
- 2009 Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson
- 2010 Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins
- 2011 Simply Irresistible di Jill Shalvis
- 2012 Boomerang Bride di Fiona Lowe
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