Winners Of The RNA 2024 Announced
20 May 2024
The winners of the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) awards, which honour the very best in the romance genre, have been announced. You can find more information about Ulverscroft's winning titles below.
The Shorter Romantic Novel Award
Cinderella’s Deal With The Colonel by Jenni Fletcher
Published in Large Print in October 2023.
A penniless Cinderella And a tempting offer from the Colonel... When a marquess's scheme leads to the debt and demise of Abigail's father she wants retribution! Only her plans of confronting the scoundrel go awry when his handsome younger brother Colonel Theodore Marshall offers her a job as his secretary. Theo's deal helps Abigail rescue her family from financial ruin, but working so closely with him isn't as easy as she expected. Especially when each encounter sparks with tension!
The Romantic Saga Award
A New Start At The Beach Hotel by Francesca Capaldi
Published in Large Print in February 2024 and CD, MP3 CD audiobook and uLibrary eAudiobook in May 2023.
June 1914. Edie Moore is a Governess for Lord and Lady Moreland, living comfortably at the grand Downland House in Sussex. But, wanting more from life, she flees to Littlehampton, where she spent many idyllic childhood holidays. Desperate for work, Edie begins working as a chambermaid at the prestigious Beach Hotel, despite the menial tasks being a far cry from her previous job. But as she navigates her new life, friendships, and rivalries, she also grows closer to charming, cheerful porter, Charlie Cobbett, and finally finds the happiness she has been searching for. However, Edie is hiding a secret from her past, one that would change the way her new friends view her, forever. When the truth comes out, will Edie be able to keep her new life and remain in the place she loves so much?
The Romantic Comedy Award
You’ve Got This by Maxine Morrey
Published in Large Print, CD and MP3 CD audiobook and uLibrary eAudiobook in May 2023.
To find true love, first you have to truly love yourself... Fleur French does not have the best of luck when it comes to life and love, and her current boyfriend Jasper is yet another person who only seems to like Fleur when she moulds herself into his idea of the perfect partner. So, when she finds herself single, jobless and homeless, Fleur has to decide if she's ready to finally be herself - if only she knew who that was. Matt Morgan saw things he'll never forget when he was deployed in the military, but now back home in Wales, the recuperative powers of the stunning countryside are working their magic. And when Fleur takes a job at his mother's hotel, Matt senses she could benefit from that same magic - if only Fleur realised it too. It's hard to be yourself, when you've never felt you quite fitted in. But with new days come new opportunities, and as Fleur begins to flourish and find out who she really is, her luck in love might be about to change too.
The Historical Romantic Novel Award
The Night She Met The Duke by Sarah Mallory
Published in Large Print in September 2023.
Who is her mysterious midnight visitor? The Duke! Hearing herself described as 'a lady as dull as her name' is the final straw in Prudence Clifford's disastrous Season, so she decides to stay with her aunt in Bath. But Pru's new life is anything but dull when one night she finds an uninvited, devastatingly handsome duke at her kitchen table! Pru knows she will never forget the emotional connection they shared. But it's their unexpected reunion three months later which will prove truly unforgettable...
The Popular Romantic Fiction Award
The Wedding Dress Repair Shop by Trisha Ashley
Published in CD and MP3 CD audiobook and uLibrary eAudiobook in July 2023.
Garland Fairford has it all - her dream job as a historical Costumier in London and handsome fiancé, Marco. Whilst creating a replica of a dress worn by a Victorian actress, Garland, an orphan, meets a long-lost relative - Honey Fairford. Garland is delighted and intrigued to discover Honey is planning to open a wedding dress museum in Lancashire. When Garland loses her fiancé and her job in the same week, she accepts Honey's offer to work at the museum. But building a new life for herself is put on hold when a ghost from her past, Thom, reappears. As Garland repairs beautiful vintage wedding dresses for the museum, and her relationship with Thom, could this finally be the chance for her own happy-ever-after?