The Romantic Novelists' Association have announced which authors are shortlisted for this year's awards in March..
Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees!
(If Pippa Wright doesn't win for Romantic Comedy, I'll eat an Advance Review Copy)
Here are the nominations in full…
Contemporary Romantic Novel
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)
Chances Freya North (HarperCollins)
Christmas at Tiffany’s Karen Swan (Pan Macmillan)
Epic Romantic Novel
Jubilate Michael Arditti (Arcadia Books)
That Liverpool Girl Ruth Hamilton (Pan Macmillan)
The Lantern Deborah Lawrenson (Orion)
The Kashmir Shawl Rosie Thomas (HarperCollins)
Crimson China Betsy Tobin (Short Books)
Historical Romantic Novel
Highland Storms Christina Courtenay (Choc Lit)
The Noble Assassin Christie Dickason (HarperCollins)
Daughter of Siena Marina Foriato (John Murray)
Perhaps Tomorrow Jean Fullerton (Orion)
A Gathering Storm Rachel Hore (Simon & Schuster)
Romantic Comedy Novel
The Look of Love Judy Astley (Transworld)
Please Don’t Stop the Music Jane Lovering (Choc Lit)
Wrapped up in You Carole Matthews (Sphere)
Who’s Afraid of Mr. Wolfe Hazel Osmond (Quercus)
Lizzy Harrison Loses Control Pippa Wright (Pan Macmillan)
Young Adult Romantic Novel
Artichoke Hearts Sita Brahmachari (Pan Macmillan)
Dark Ride Caroline Green (Piccadilly Press)
My So-called Phantom Lovelife Tamsyn Murray (Piccadilly Press)
Angel Fire L. A. Weatherley (Usborne)
The RoNA Rose Award
Flirting with Italian Liz Fielding (Mills & Boon)
A Christmas Knight Kate Hardy (Mills & Boon)
Ordinary Girl in a Tiara Jessica Hart (Mills & Boon)
The Kydd Inheritance Jan Jones (Robert Hale)
The Dangerous Lord Darrington Sarah Mallory (Mills & Boon)
Winning the War Hero’s Heart Mary Nichols (Mills & Boon)
The Harry Bowling Prize
Child Pretending Sheila Bugler
Sweeping Up The Village Bren Gosling
A Dark Flowering Natalie Lloyd-Evans
Island Of Dreams Aline P’Nina Tayar
The Benjamin Exhibition Simon Van der Velde