Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award Winners

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This prestigious award recognises the very highest standards of romantic fiction and each year attracts best selling authors from around the world. Each year, more than one hundred novels are submitted by publishers, in the hope of winning this coveted title.

Eighty members of the public, all keen readers, then settle down to some very enjoyable entertainment. Each title is read and scored three times—with criteria including romantic content, readability, characters, plot, dialogue, style and ending. From these scores, a long list of twenty titles is selected. A panel of RNA members then selects the shortlist of six titles. Three external judges read each of the shortlisted books and select the overall winner. The award is presented at the Pure Passion Awards in March.

The Romantic Novel of the Year Award was inaugurated in 1960 to recognise excellence in romantic novels and enhance the standing of the genre. Any novel that is first published in the UK (or simultaneously with other countries) during the year is eligible.

All eligible books must first be submitted to one of the specific categories of the RoNA (Romantic Novel Award). The winners of these categories will then constitute the Romantic Novel of the Year shortlist.

The Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award: For stories about the here and now, where romance forms a substantive part of the story. Any novel set predominantly in the last 50 years. Please also consider the following categories to see if the book you are entering might fit into another more suitable one.
The Goldsboro Books Historical Romantic Novel Award: For stories set in the past, showing historic worlds, where romance forms a substantive part of the story. Romantic novels predominantly set 50 years or more in the past.
The Romantic Comedy Novel Award: For romantic novels which are consistently funny. Can be set in any time period.
The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award: For romantic novels with elements where the reader needs to suspend disbelief, including those featuring magical realism, fantasy, science fiction, the paranormal. timeslip (in which a character moves between time periods) time travel novels and books with ‘ghostly’ elements.
The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award: For stories featuring a substantial thriller, suspense, mystery or crime story, alongside or fully entwined with a romantic story. The romantic element should still be very strong throughout but the main storyline may be less of a traditional love story. Novels set in any time period may be entered for this category.
The Romantic Saga Award: For novels predominantly set in the past (pre 1970), usually featuring characters overcoming social pressures or hardships alongside or fully entwined with a romantic story thread. These may be part of a series but must be able to be enjoyed as a stand-alone for readers who may not have read the ones that went before.
The Libertá Books Shorter Romantic Novel Award: For shorter romantic novels, serials or novellas. These may range from magazine serials, short stories of no less than 30 000 words to shorter novels of no more than 70 000 words approximately. Entries may represent any aspect of the romantic genre and can be set in any time period.
The Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award: . For the best romantic novel by a first-time author. Entries may represent any aspect of the romantic genre. This is an excellent category for new writers to shine amongst their peers.

The RNA will also be awarding the Sapere Books Popular Romantic Fiction Award to a popular smash hit book nominated and selected by booksellers, book bloggers and librarians, and an Outstanding Achievement Award, for an individual nominated by RNA members for their exceptional contribution to romantic fiction. ...more

Winners

	The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 70,943 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunny Days and Sea Breezes by Carole Matthews 4.26 avg rating — 2,887 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Romantic Comedy Novel Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Will, a Wish, a Wedding by Kate Hardy (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 33 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Libertà Books Shorter Romantic Novel Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House by the Sea by Louise Douglas (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 20,921 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echoes of the Runes by Christina Courtenay (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,242 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My One True North by Milly Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 3,972 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rags-to-Riches Wife by Catherine Tinley (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 105 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Goldsboro Books Historical Romantic Novel Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sing Me a Secret by Julie Houston (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,634 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Sapere Books Popular Romantic Fiction Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bobby's War by Shirley Mann (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 172 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for Romantic Saga Award (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paris Orphan by Natasha Lester (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 11,200 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Sapere Books Popular Romantic Fiction Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goodbye, Paris by Anstey Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 9,787 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Goldsboro Books Historical Romantic Novel Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forgotten Village by Lorna Cook (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 9,059 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miss Amelia's Mistletoe Marquess by Jenni Fletcher (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 87 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Libertà Books Shorter Romantic Novel Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Street of Broken Dreams (Banbury Street #2) by Tania Crosse 4.45 avg rating — 440 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Romantic Saga Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Question of Us by Mary Jayne Baker (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 1,025 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Romantic Comedy Novel Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knowing You by Samantha Tonge (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 121 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel by Ruth Hogan (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 10,813 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Summer to Remember by Sue Moorcroft (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,455 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Me Everything by Catherine Isaac (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 11,629 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Sapere Books Popular Romantic Fiction Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Thousand Stars and You by Isabelle Broom (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,568 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Goldsboro Books Contemporary Romantic Novel Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mutts and Mistletoe by Natalie Cox (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 2,621 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Books and the City Romantic Comedy Novel Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rules of Seeing by Joe Heap 3.69 avg rating — 3,311 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living in the Past by Jane Lovering 4.30 avg rating — 123 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Nicola Cornick Fantasy Romantic Novel Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Temptation of Gracie by Santa Montefiore 4.13 avg rating — 6,687 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Goldsboro Books Historical Romantic Novel Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret Baby, Second Chance (Sons of Stillwater #3) by Jane Godman (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 74 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for The Libertà Shorter Romantic Novel Award (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Love by Dani Atkins (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 2,807 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award for Epic Romantic Novel of the Year (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Song by Sophia Bennett (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,275 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 10,036 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storm and Stone (Struck, #1) by Joss Stirling (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 3,038 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night On The Orient Express by Veronica Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 2,909 ratings Romantic Novel of the Year (RoNa's) Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars