Last week, the Romantic Novelists' Association announced the longlist of the Pure Passion 51st Romantic Novel of the Year Award. The award covers not just chick-lit but historical romance, romantic comedies, sagas and contemporary.Twenty novels are in the running, the list of which we've included below. The shortlist will be announced on February 10th, 2011. The winner will be announced on March 7th.
Have you read any of the longlisted novels? Who do you think should scoop the prize? Leave a comment and let us know!
The Longlist:
* To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick (Little, Brown - Sphere)
* The Good, the Bad and the Dumped by Jenny Colgan (Little, Brown - Sphere)
* The Golden Prince by Rebecca Dean (HarperCollins)
* Sons & 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)
You can find out more about the Pure Passion Award over at the Romantic Novelists' Association website.
