Never a Gentleman by Eileen DreyerThe Rake by Mary Jo PutneyNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanThe Duke of Shadows by Meredith DuranA Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan
Women's Rights in Romance Novels
76 books — 75 voters
A Gentleman Undone by Cecilia GrantBlame It on Bath by Caroline LindenLady Maggie's Secret Scandal by Grace BurrowesThe Bride Wore Pearls by Liz CarlyleThe Duchess War by Courtney Milan
2012 Historical Romance Novels
260 books — 669 voters

Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasDevil's Cub by Georgette HeyerGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellDreaming of You by Lisa KleypasSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Character You Most Want to Sleep With
4,220 books — 5,461 voters
Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasLord of Scoundrels by Loretta ChaseWhitney, My Love by Judith McNaughtDreaming of You by Lisa KleypasSomething Wonderful by Judith McNaught
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,479 books — 6,145 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,976 books — 26,533 voters
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta ChaseIf You Deceive by Kresley ColeBeast by Judith IvoryWhen Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James
Beauty and the Beast
763 books — 1,980 voters

A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaughtKatherine by Anya SetonFor My Lady's Heart by Laura KinsaleThe Protector by Madeline HunterLord of a Thousand Nights by Madeline Hunter
Best Medieval Romance Novels
616 books — 1,052 voters