I was interested to see which historical novels made it to the longlist of the Romantic Novelists Association Book of the Year. The shortlist will be announced on February 10th, meanwhile for those of a romantic persuasion - here's the list.
The Good, the Bad and the Dumped by Jenny Colgan (Little, Brown - Sphere) The Golden Prince by Rebecca Dean (HarperCollins)
Sons and Daughters by Margaret Dickinson (Pan MacMillan)
Kissing Mr. Wrong by Sarah Duncan (Headline)
A Perfect Proposal by Katie Fforde (Random House)
The Jewel of St. Petersburg by Kate Furnivall (Little, Brown - Sphere)
Amazir by Tom Gamble (Beautiful Books)
The Island by Elin Hilderbrand (Hodder & Stoughton)
The Queen of New Beginnings by Erica James (Orion)
The Way to a Woman’s Heart by Christina Jones (Little, Brown - Piatkus)
I Heart Paris by Lindsey Kelk (HarperCollins)
His Last Duchess by Gabrielle Kimm (Little, Brown - Sphere)
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbour by Lisa Kleypas (Little, Brown - Piatkus)
The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes (Hodder & Stoughton)
Virgin Widow by Anne O’Brien (Mira)
Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn (Little, Brown - Piatkus)
The Search by Nora Roberts (Little, Brown - Piatkus) The Legacy by Katherine Webb (Orion)
Hope Against Hope by Sally Zigmond (Myrmidon)
Find out more about the award or the Romantic Novelists Association at the RNA
Even as a historical fiction writer I am not quite sure where the "historical" tag begins and ends, and many of these are set in a time past - but I'm sure they are all great reads.
Deborah
1 comment:
Such a good list!
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