Veronica Henry triumphed over her fellow competing authors
to win the Romantic Novelists' Association's highest accolade, the Romantic
Novel of the Year with A Night on the Orient Express, published by Orion.
Darcey Bussell, CBE presented Veronica with her trophies and a cheque for
£5000.
Veronica’s novel won
the Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year Category, for which she also
received a specially engraved star-shaped trophy. Her book then went forward,
along with those of the four other category winners - Epic, Historical,
Romantic Comedy and Young Adult - to contest the Romantic Novelists'
Association’s (RNA) most coveted award, the Romantic Novel of the Year.
The RoNA Rose Award
This Award is for
shorter category/series fiction and while it does not go forward to contest the
main award, the authors are recognised through the presentation of a trophy
and, this year, a cheque for £1000.These were presented by Darcey Bussell to
Kate Hardy for her book Bound By A Baby, published by Harlequin Mills &
Boon.
Romantic Novel of the
Year Category Winners
. The winners were:
Winner Epic Category
Romantic Novel of the Year
Jennifer McVeigh,
The Fever Tree, Penguin
(for mainstream
romantic novels set post 1960 and can include genres such as chic lit, paranormal and romantic suspense)
Winner Historical
Category Romantic Novel of the Year
Christina Courtenay,
The Gilded Fan, Choc Lit
(for novels set in a
period before 1960)
Winner Romantic
Comedy Category Romantic Novel of the Year
Milly Johnson, It's
Raining Men, Simon & Schuster
(for consistently
humorous or amusing novels)
Winner Young Adult
Category Romantic Novel of the Year
Imogen Howson,
Linked, Quercus
(features
protagonists who are teenagers or young adults)
Katie Fforde, President of the RNA said, "Every year we
are astounded by the quality of writing and enthusiasm from our entrants. Their
passion is evident in their writing and all can be proud of having been part of
the Awards this year. Our congratulations go to Veronica Henry, who is
thoroughly deserving of her win and provided the judges with an intriguing plot
with some twisty turns that delivered what can only be described as a
page-turning novel. All in all a very well-earned win."
Outstanding
Achievement Awards
Helen Fielding,
author of the popular Bridget Jones novels, who defined the romantic angst of a
generation, and Dr. David Hessayon were both presented with outstanding
achievement awards.
Dr. David Hessayon is
a long-time friend of the RNA, having sponsored for many years the
association's annual award recognising the best in new writing. The Joan
Hessayon Award is named in memory of his late wife, an ardent and longstanding
member of the RNA and great supporter of New Writers' Scheme (NWS).
Congratulations to all the winners - and to everyone who was nominated.
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