The finalists in the Romance Writers of Australia's 2008 Romantic Book of the Year awards have been announced.
The shortlisted titles in each category are:
Long work: Claiming the Courtesan (Anna Campbell, Harper Collins Australia); Duet (Kimberley Freeman, Hachette Livre Australia); Tomorrow's Promises (Anna Jacobs, Hodder); Ashblane's Lady (Sophia James, Harlequin Quill); Serendipity (Melanie La' Brooy, Penguin); Lands Beyond the Sea (Tamara McKinley, Hodder & Staughton).
Short work: The Prince's Forbidden Virgin (Robyn Donald, Harlequin Mills & Boon); Their Lost-and-Found Family (Marion Lennox, Harlequin Medical); The Single Dad's Marriage Wish (Carol Marinelli, Harlequin Medical); Island Heat (Sarah Mayberry, Harlequin Blaze); One Night before Marriage (Anne Oliver, Harlequin Sexy Sensation); Outback Man Seeks Wife (Margaret Way, Harlequin Sweet).
The winners will be announced at the Romance Writers Association national annual conference in Melbourne on 23 August.
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