The 2016 RT Reviewers’ Choice Best Book Awards and Career Achievement winners were announced May 1. N.K. Jemisin, Becky Chambers, and Guy Gavriel Kay were among the recipients.

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT

Contemporary Romance

• Diana Palmer

Paranormal

• Sherrilyn Kenyon

Historical Romance

• Lorraine Heath

Romantic Suspense

• Karen Rose

Suspense

• Karin Slaughter

Thriller

• Iris Johansen

Urban Fantasy

• Ilona Andrews

Inspirational

• Cindy Woodsmall

Mainstream

• Karen White

Young Adult

• Sarah Dessen

Erotic Romance

• Lorelei James

SFF/Fantasy

• Guy Gavriel Kay

Series Romance

• Carole Mortimer

BOOK OF THE YEAR

• Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas

SERIES ROMANCE

• One Hot December by Tiffany Reisz

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Historical Romance of the Year

• Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins

Historical Love & Laughter

• A Date at the Altar by Cathy Maxwell

British-Isles Set Historical Romance

• Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt

First Historical

• How the Duke Was Won by Lenora Bell

Historical Fiction

• The Secret Language of Stones by M.J. Rose

Digital or Self-Published Historical Romance

• Cottage in the Mist by Dee Davis

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Contemporary Romance

• A Change of Heart by Sonali Dev

Contemporary Love & Laughter

• First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Digital or Self-Published Contemporary

• The Harder He Falls by Lynda Aicher

PARANORMAL

Paranormal Romance

• The Beast by J.R. Ward

Paranormal Worldbuilding

• The Undoing by Shelly Laurenston

Fantasy Romance

• Eidolon by Grace Draven

Futuristic Romance

• Born of Legend by Sherilyn Kenyon

URBAN FANTASY

Urban Fantasy

• Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop

Urban Fantasy Worldbuilding

• The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones

Digital or Self-Published Urban Fantasy

• No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished by Rachel Aaron

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Romantic Suspense

• The Fixer by HelenKay Dimon

Paranormal Romantic Suspense

• Deadly Silence by Rebcecca Zanetti

Digital or Self-Published Romantic Suspense

• Absolute Doubt by Cherry Adair

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER

Contemporary Mystery

• The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake by Terry Shames

Historical Mystery

• When Falcons Fall by C.S. Harris

Amateur Sleuth

• Tangled Up in Brew by Joyce Tremel

Suspense

• What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin

Thriller

• The Sixth Idea by P.J. Tracy

MAINSTREAM

Mainstream Fiction

• The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

YOUNG ADULT/NEW ADULT

Young Adult Contemporary Novel

• The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis

Young Adult Paranormal Novel

• Stealing Snow by Danielle Page

New Adult

• Up in the Treehouse by K.K.Allen

EROTICA

Erotic Romance

• One with You by Sylvia Day

Digital or Self-Published Erotica

• Beyond Ecstasy by Kit Rocha

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY

Science Fiction Novel

• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Fantasy Novel

• A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

High Fantasy Novel

• The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

INSPIRATIONAL

Inspirational Romance

• The Lady and the Lion Heart by Joanne Bischof

Inspirational Novel

• Song of Silence by Cynthia Ruchti

Inspirational Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

• Conspiracy of Silence by Ronie Kendig

RT REVIEW SOURCE

• Over the Edge by Meredith Wild

AUDIOFILE BEST ROMANCE NOVEL NARRATOR

• Narrator Steve West for A Buccaneer at Heart by Stephanie Laurens