Romance lovers, here is the exciting news for you. The finalists for the Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic Book of the Year award, known as ‘the Ruby’, have been announced.

The finalists in each category are:

Long Romance

Escaping Mr Right (Avril Tremayne, Random House)

The Grazier’s Wife (Barbara Hannay, Michael Joseph)

The War Bride (Pamela Hart, Hachette)

Short Romance

Breaking Good (Madeline Ash, Tule Publishing)

The Most Scandalous Ravensdale (Melanie Milburne, Mills & Boon)

Unwrapping His Convenient Fiancée (Melanie Milburne, Mills & Boon)

Romantic Elements

A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald (Natasha Lester, Hachette)

Legacy of Hunters Ridge (Sarah Barrie, Mira)

Mackenzie Crossing (Kaye Dobbie, Mira)

Numbered (Amy Andrews & Ros Baxter, Mira)

Romance Novella

Santa and the Saddler (Cathryn Hein, self-published)

Swept Away (Fiona Marsden, self-published)

Unexplored (Anna Hackett, self-published)

For more details go to https://romanceaustralia.wordpress.com/2017/05/15/2017-ruby-finalists/