Congratulations!

Massive congratulations to the wonderful Kate Hardy for winning this year's Romance Prize with the fabulous Breakfast at Giovanni's! I read the book and absolutely loved it. Kate is an absolutely terrific storyteller and I am so thrilled that she won the award in the centenary year for M&B with her 25th book!

The main award was won by Freya North, a writer I'm not that familiar with, as the first book of hers I tried to read, Sally, just didn't resonate with me. But her award winning title, Pillow Talk, looks like a great read, so I'll get it next time I'm near a bookshop, which, knowing me, will be pretty soon!

RNA ROMANCE PRIZE

Today's the day when the winners of the RNA Romance Prize and the Romantic Novel of the Year will be announced, and this year, the judges have a really hard choice to make.

For the RNA Romance Prize, the six writers nominated are:
Driving Him Wild - Julie Cohen (M&B Modern Extra)
Breakfast at Giovanni's - Kate Hardy (M&B Modern Extra)
The Meditteranean Rebel's Bride - Lucy Gordon (M&B Romance)
The Secret Life of Lady Gabriella - Liz Fielding (M&B Romance)
English Lord, Ordinary Lady - Fiona Harper (M&B Romance)
Her Parenthood Assignment - Fiona Harper (M&B Romance)

They are six absolutely wonderful books which I thoroughly enjoyed, and although there can only be one winner, in my book, they are all wonderful champions of romance!