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

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