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Sophia Money-Coutts, Cesca Major and Sarah Morgan tussle it out on RNA shortlist
Sophia Money-Coutts, Cesca Major and Sarah Morgan are among those shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year Awards 2024.
Run by Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) since 1960, the awards celebrate excellence in romantic fiction and are judged entirely by readers, without input from industry professionals.
There is a strong offering from HarperCollins and Boldwood Books in particular, though a wide range of publishers are represented including Penguin, Orion, Bonnier Books UK, Atlantic Books and Legend Press.
Jean Fullerton, the RNA chair, commented: "Yet again the amazing, shortlisted books from our annual Romantic Novel of the Year Awards is conclusive proof, if it were needed, that the Romantic genre is going from strength to strength."
RNA Awards co-ordinator Sharon Ibbotson said the judges have "chosen a wonderful shortlist of books which reflect the strength, passion and dedication their authors have woven into their novels".
The winners of the awards will be announced during the RNA’s Romantic Novel of the Year Awards ceremony, which is being held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in London on 20th May 2024.
Readers who are interested in becoming a reader-judge for next year’s awards should contact Ibbotson on rnaawards@romanticwriters.co.uk.
The full shortlist is as follows:
The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award
Girl, Goddess, Queen, Bea Fitzgerald (Penguin)
One Christmas Morning, Rachel Greenlaw (Harper Collins)
Maybe next Time, Cesca Major (Harper Fiction)
Ghosted, Rosie Mullender (Sphere)
The Wicked in Me, Suzanne Wright (Piatkus)
The Jackie Collins Award for Romantic Thrillers
Viscount in Hiding, Caitlyn Callery(The Wild Rose Press)
Bad Men, Julie Mae Cohen (Bonnier Zaffre)
The Secret of Villa Alba, Louise Douglas (Boldwood)
The Dance Teacher of Paris, Suzanne Fortin (Embla Books)
Masquerade on the Riviera, Evonne Wareham (Choc-lit/Joffe)
The Debut Romantic Novel Award
One Moment, Becky Hunter (Corvus, Atlantic)
Be more Octopus, Suzanne Lissaman (Octosulis Publishing)
The Little Board Game Cafe, Jennifer Page (Aria, Head of Zeus)
A Mother’s War, Helen Parusel (Boldwood Books)
The Accidental Housemate, Sal Thomas (One More Chapter)
The Christmas/Festive Holiday Romantic Novel Award
Only for Christmas, Tracy Corbett (Canelo)
One Winter’s Night, Kate Frost (Boldwood)
The Christmas Season, Ally Sinclair (Hera)
Three Holidays and a Wedding, Marissa Stapley (Atlantic Books)
Snowed in, Catherine Walsh (Bookouture)
The Shorter Romantic Novel Award
Becoming the Earl’s Convenient Wife, Louise Allen ( Harlequin Mills & Boon)
Cinderella’s Deal with the Colonel, Jenni Fletcher (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
Tempted by her Fake Fiancé, Kate Hardy (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
The Housekeeper’s Forbidden Earl, Laura Martin (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
Lonely in Paris, Lisa Stanbridge (Crystal Brook Publishing)
The Romantic Saga Award
The Secret Sister, Jan Baynham (Choc-lit/Joffe Books)
A Woman of Courage, Rita Bradshaw (Pan Macmillan)
The Distant legacy, Anne Marie Brear (Self published)
A New Start at the Beach Hotel, Francesca Capaldi (Hera Books)
A Wedding for the Cornish Girls, Betty Walker (Avon Books)
The Romantic Comedy Award
Chasing the Light, Julia Boggio (Self published)
The Break Up Clause, Niamh Hargan (HarperCollins)
Jana Goes Wild, Farah Heron (Piatkus Books-Little Brown Book Group)
Looking Out for Love, Sophia Money-Coutts (Harper Collins/HQ))
You’ve Got This, Maxine Morrey (Boldwood Books)
The Historical Romantic Novel Award
The Flame Tree, Siobhan Daiko (Indie)
The Secret Shore, Liz Fenwick (HQ Harper Collins)
Never Wager with a Wallflower, Virginia Heath (Headline Eternal)
A Secret Garden Affair, Erica James (HQ)
The Night she Met the Duke, Sarah Mallory (Harlequin Mills & Boon)
The Contemporary Romantic Novel Award
A Midnight Kiss on Ever After Street, Jaimie Admans (Boldwood)
Evergreens, Liam Brown (Legend Press)
Summer at the Chateau, Annabel French (Avon/HarperCollins)
Summer Wedding, Sarah Morgan (HQ Harper Collins)
The Start of Something Wonderful, Jessica Redland (Boldwood Books)
The Popular Fiction Romantic Novel Award
The Wedding Dress Repair Shop, Trisha Ashley (Bantam)
One Night in Hartswood, Emma Denny (Mills & Boon)
Thirty Days in Paris, Veronica Henry (Orion)
Fly Me to Paris, Helga Jensen (Hera Books)
Bridget’s War, Shirley Mann (Zaffre)
