The shortlist for this year’s Romantic Novelists’ Association Awards has just been announced. The Prize celebrates romantic writing over five different catagories and the shortlist is:
The RoNA for a Contemporary Romantic Novel
Chances – Freya North (HarperCollins)
Christmas at Tiffany’s – Karen Swan (Pan)
It Started with a Kiss – Miranda Dickinson (Avon)
Summer of Love – Katie Fforde (Arrow)
The Untied Kingdom – Kate Johnson (Choc Lit)
To the Moon and Back – Jill Mansell (Headline Review)
The RoNA for an Epic Romantic Novel
Crimson China – Betsy Tobin (Short Books)
Jubilate – Michael Arditti (Arcadia Books)
That Liverpool Girl – Ruth Hamilton (Pan)
The Kashmir Shawl – Rosie Thomas (HarperCollins)
The Lantern – Deborah Lawrenson (Orion)
The RoNA for a Historical Romantic Novel
A Gathering Storm – Rachel Hore (Simon & Schuster)
Daughter of Siena – Marina Fiorato (John Murray)
Highland Storms – Christina Courtenay (Choc Lit)
Perhaps Tomorrow – Jean Fullerton (Orion)
The Noble Assassin – Christie Dickason (HarperCollins)
The RoNA for a Romantic Comedy Novel
Lizzy Harrison Loses Control – Pippa Wright (Pan)
Please Don’t Stop the Music – Jane Lovering (Choc Lit)
The Look of Love – Judy Astley (Black Swan)
Who’s Afraid of Mr. Wolfe? – Hazel Osmond (Quercus)
Wrapped Up in You – Carole Matthews (Sphere)
The RoNA for a Young Adult Romantic Novel
Angel Fire – L. A. (Lee) Weatherly (Usborne)
Artichoke Hearts – Sita Brahmachari (Macmillan)
Dark Ride – Caroline Green (Piccadilly Press)
My So-Called Phantom Lovelife – Tamsyn Murray (Piccadilly Press)
Category winners will be announced on Monday 5 March. The Romantic Novel of the Year, chosen from the five category winners, will be revealed on 17 May.
Promotional materials available
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