2023 Awards: winners

The winners of the 2023 Australian Romance Readers Awards were announced last night at our Awards Dinner. We started the announcements off with our Members’ Choice awards:

• Favourite couple in a romance 2023: the winner is Adeline and Holden in Talk to the Heart by Rachael Johns.
  (Runner-up: Violet and Xaden in Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.)
• Best banter in a romance 2023: the winner is Playing it Tough by Amy Andrews. (Runner-up: Waking Up Married to the Billionaire by Michelle Douglas.)
• Favourite romantic comedy 2023: the winner is Breaking all the Rules by Amy Andrews. (Runner-up: Confessions of a Canine Drama Queen by Stefanie London.)

In the main categories the winners were:

• The Favourite Paranormal Romance for 2023 is Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh. (Runner-up: A Relic of Magic and Frankincense by HM Hodgson.)
• The Favourite Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance 2023 is Ring of Ruin by Keri Arthur. (Runner-up: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.)
• The Favourite Historical Romance 2023 is The Homecoming by Alison Stuart. (Runners-up: Her Worthy Rake by Charlotte Anne and Snapshots from Home by Sasha Wasley.)
• The Favourite Contemporary Romance 2023 is Breaking All the Rules by Amy Andrews. (Runner-up: A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn.)
• The Favourite Short or Category Romance 2023 is Cinderella and the Outback Billionaire by Kelly Hunter. (Runner-up: ‘A Cattle Dog for Christmas’ by Stella Quinn.)
• The Favourite Romantic Suspense 2023 is The Lonely Hearts Detective Agency by Megan Mayfair. (Runner-up: Need You Tonight by Leisl Leighton.)
• The Favourite Continuing Romance Series 2023 is Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward. (Runners-up: Hockey Guys series by Sarina Bowen; With Love, From Kurrajong Crossing series by Dakota Harrison and Fiona Marsden.)
• The Favourite Debut Romance Author of 2023 is Joanne Speirs. (Runner-up: Lucy Lever.)
• The Favourite Australian Romance Author 2023 is Amy Andrews. (Runner-up: Rachael Johns.)

Congratulations to all the winners!

Thank you to everyone who came along to the ceremony and made it such an enjoyable evening.

Special thanks to those who supported the event: our fairy godmothers—Melanie Milburne, Sarah Peis, Nicole Flockton and Anne Gracie; trivia sponsors—How to Write Academy, Alissa Callen, Bonnie Torbet, Lisa Stanbridge, Alivia Fleur, Suzy Shearer, Rania Battany, Barbara Strickland, Keighley Bradford, Bernadette Eden, Justine Lewis, Anne Gracie, Sarah Peis, Melanie Milburne.