| 1 | Debbi Macomber | The Matchmakers/Husband Required | |
| 2 | Anne Stuart | Tangled Lies | |
| 3 | Stella Cameron | Moontide | |
| 4 | Linda Howard | Tears of the Renegade | |
| 5 | Linda Lael Miller | State Secrets | |
| 6 | Jayne Ann Krentz | Uneasy Alliance | |
| 7 | Heather Graham Pozzessere | Night Moves | |
| 8 | Lori Foster | Impetuous | |
| 9 | Diana Palmer | The Cowboy and the Lady | |
| 10 | Joan Johnston | Fit To Be Tied | |
| 11 | Carla Neggers | Captivated | |
| 12 | Barbara Delinsky | Bronze Mystique |