The finalists in the Romance Writers of Australia's 2008 Romantic Book of the Year awards have been announced.
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.
http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2008/06/08569/