It feels like forever - but on Saturday the 13th of August we can finally celebrate our nominees at our Gala Dinner - in person! Are you as excited as this little Blog Coordinator is?!?
Kudos to our contest team, reader judges, organising committee and contest co-ordinator Sarma Burdeu!
You can read all the nominees here. Thanks to Ebony Mckenna for setting this up for us once again.
Please put your hands together for the Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year finalists for 2022! Congratulations everyone, what an amazing effort!
And the finalists are...
Romantic Suspense
Caitlyn Lynch - Ranger's Homecoming
Anna Hackett - The Powerbroker
Julie Weaver - The Hit
Contemporary - LONG
Sandy Barker - The Dating Game
Rachael Johns - Outback Secrets
Emma Lea - Game Changer
Sarah Mayberry - Sweetheart
Contemporary - SHORT
Kali Anthony - Off-Limits to the Crown Prince
Nicole Flockton - Home to the Outback
Elouise Tynan - Waiting to Score
Annie West - A Consequence Made in Greece
Historical
Charlotte Anne - The Unworthy Duke
Maddison Michaels - The Bachelor Bargain
Vicki Milliken - Kiss by Kiss
Samara Parish - How to Survive a Scandal
Romantic Elements
Lee Christine - Crackenback
Kaneana May - All We Have is Now
Fiona Lowe - A Home Like Ours
Michelle Montebello - The Forever Place
Speculative Fiction
Tanya Bird - Defender of Hearts
Taya Rune - The Charming Thief
Ami Wright - Rescued by the Interstellar Agent
Novella
Renee Dahlia - His Lord's Soldier
Isabella Hargreaves - The Wallflower's Christmas Surprise
Pamela Hart - A Generous Heart
Megan Mayfair - The Season for Second Chances