2021 RoNA (Awarded by Romantic Novelists Association)

Awards List

Contemporary

My One True North
(Winner)
Milly Johnson

Debut Romantic Novel

The Authenticity Project
(Winner)
Clare Pooley

Historical Romance

Rags-to-Riches Wife
(Winner)
Catherine Tinley

Paranormal or Speculative Romance

Echoes of the Runes
(Winner)
Christina Courtenay

Popular Romantic Fiction

Sing Me a Secret
(Winner)
Julie Houston

Romantic Comedy

Sunny Days & Sea Breezes
(Winner)
Carole Matthews

Romantic Saga

Bobby's War
(Winner)
Shirley Mann

Romantic Thriller

The House by the Sea
(Winner)
Louise Douglas

Shorter Romance Novel

A Will, a Wish, a Wedding
(Winner)
Kate Hardy

Contemporary

Mix Tape
(Shortlist)
Jane Sanderson

Where We Belong
(Shortlist)
Anstey Harris

The Little Shop in Cornwall
(Shortlist)
Helen Pollard

One Day In Summer
(Shortlist)
Shari Low

Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well, Thank You
(Shortlist)
Annie Lyons

The Takeover
(Shortlist)
T.L. Swan

Christmas for Beginners
(Shortlist)
Carole Matthews

The Spark
(Shortlist)
Jules Wake

Debut Romantic Novel

A New Life for Ariana Byrne
(Shortlist)
Liz Hurley
  • / Contemporary Romance
  • Buy

The Silent Treatment
(Shortlist)
Abbie Greaves

This Is Not A Love Story
(Shortlist)
Mary Hargreaves

The Bookshop of Second Chances
(Shortlist)
Jackie Fraser

Cow Girl
(Shortlist)
Kirsty Eyre

Historical Romance

Daniel's Daughter
(Shortlist)
Victoria Cornwall

The Lost Lights of St Kilda
(Shortlist)
Elisabeth Gifford

People Like Us
(Shortlist)
Louise Fein

Spirited
(Shortlist)
Julie Cohen

Heartbreak In The Valleys
(Shortlist)
Francesca Capaldi

The French Wife
(Shortlist)
Diney Costeloe

The Skylark's Secret
(Shortlist)
Fiona Valpy

The Coming of the Wolf
(Shortlist)
Elizabeth Chadwick

Paranormal or Speculative Romance

The Reluctant Witch
(Shortlist)
Amelia Hopegood
  • / Paranormal Romance
  • Buy

Someday in Paris
(Shortlist)
Olivia Lara

The Start of Us
(Shortlist)
Hannah Emery

Popular Romantic Fiction

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird
(Shortlist)
Josie Silver

A Perfect Cornish Escape
(Shortlist)
Phillipa Ashley

Christmas Wishes
(Shortlist)
Sue Moorcroft

Sunny Days & Sea Breezes
(Shortlist)
Carole Matthews

Romantic Comedy

The Switch
(Shortlist)
Beth O'Leary

One Winter's Night
(Shortlist)
Kiley Dunbar

Someday at Christmas
(Shortlist)
Lizzie Byron

Christmas at the Island Hotel
(Shortlist)
Jenny Colgan

The Garden of Forgotten Wishes
(Shortlist)
Trisha Ashley

Romantic Saga

The Variety Girls
(Shortlist)
Tracy Baines

The Ops Room Girls
(Shortlist)
Vicki Beeby

Secrets of the Lavender Girls
(Shortlist)
Kate Thompson

The Girl from the Tanner's Yard
(Shortlist)
Diane Allen

The Orphan's Daughter
(Shortlist)
Sandy Taylor

Romantic Thriller

Death Comes to Cornwall
(Shortlist)
Kate Johnson

The Twins
(Shortlist)
Jane Lark
  • / Romantic Suspense
  • Buy

Escape to the Little Chateau
(Shortlist)
Marie Laval

The Forgotten Sister
(Shortlist)
Nicola Cornick

Shorter Romance Novel

The Day that Changed Everything
(Shortlist)
Catherine Miller

Cinderella and the Surgeon
(Shortlist)
Scarlet Wilson

The Warrior Knight and the Widow
(Shortlist)
Ella Matthews

Second Chance for the Single Mom
(Shortlist)
Sophie Pembroke

The Return of the Disappearing Duke
(Shortlist)
Lara Temple

Award Categories

Award Of Special Merit

Best Modern Award

Christmas / Festive Holiday Romantic Novel

Contemporary

Debut Romantic Novel

Epic Romance

Historical Romance

Paranormal or Speculative Romance

Popular Romantic Fiction

Romantic Comedy

Romantic Novel of the Year

Romantic Saga

Romantic Thriller

Shorter Romantic Novel

Young Adult

Award Years

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