Archive for February 14th, 2011

When Ellie Kendall loses her husband Jamie her entire world collapses. She throws herself into her job, and spends her evenings trying to keep her ever-decaying flat together. Until her father-in-law Tony insists she looks after his house in Primrose Hill. There, Ellie meets the enigmatic Roo, who brings some much needed vitality into Ellie’s life.

When Ellie gets a new job working for Zack McLaren it’s the start of a new life almost. But will Ellie ever be able to let herself fall in love again, especially when Jamie was the love of her life. And what of Roo, with her very own secrets. One thing’s for sure, Ellie’s new life in Primrose Hill will change her life in ways she’s never known.

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The annual Romantic Novelists’ Associations Awards are back for 2011, and the shortlist has been announced! It is great to see quite a few chick lit titles that we have loved on the list, so congratulations to all those shortlisted, and good luck! The ceremony will take place in London on March 7th 2011, and we’ll be sure to bring you the results when they are announced!

Romantic Novel of the Year

To Defy a King Elizabeth Chadwick Sphere
The Golden Prince Rebecca Dean HarperCollins
Kissing Mr Wrong Sarah Duncan Headline Review
The Jewel of St. Petersburg Kate Furnivall Sphere
Amazir Tom Gamble Beautiful Books
The Last Letter From Your Lover JoJo Moyes Hodder & Stoughton

Romantic Comedy Prize

The Way to a Woman’s Heart Christina Jones Piatkus
I Heart Paris Lindsey Kelk HarperCollins
Mini Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella Bantam Press
Take a Chance on Me Jill Mansell Headline Review
Katy Carter Wants A Hero Ruth Saberton Orion
A Date in your Diary Jules Stanbridge Little Black Dress

You can view the others awards and shortlists here: http://romanticnovelistsassociationblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/passion-for-romance-shortlist-for-pure.html

To celebrate this Valentine’s Day we have a brilliant giveaway for you all. Thanks to Bloomsbury we have both of Laurie Viera Rigler’s Jane-Austen themed books to giveaway: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict along with Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict along with a set of bookmarks. All you have to do to enter is to fill in the Google form below, telling us what your favourite Jane Austen novel is. It’s open to UK and ROI residents only and will end on Sunday at midnight. Good luck!