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  • 'Novels and novellas between 30,000 and 60,000 words where the love story is the main focus of the novel, and the end of the book is emotionally satisfying and optimistic. Novels may be set in any place or time. Love scenes are fully realised.'

    This award was inaugurated in 2009.

    Source: Romance Writers of Australia website, http://www.romanceaustralia.com
    Sighted: 18/08/2009

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2012

winner y separately published work icon The Fearless Maverick Robyn Grady , Richmond : Mills and Boon , 2011 Z1880959 2011 single work novel romance

'Alex...Thrill-seeker. Player. Champion. Driven to succeed, Alex's only desire is to win. A champion race-car driver, he lives like he drives - fast and reckless! But after a huge crash, his career faces ruin.

'Physio Libby Henderson is there to help him get back to fitness, and all Alex wants to do is get physical! Libby's dealt with more challenging things in life, but it's taking all of her professionalism to keep this playboy at bay!'

Source: Robyn Grady's website, http://robyngrady.com/
Sighted: 20/08/2012

Year: 2011

winner y separately published work icon The Socialite and the Cattle King Lindsay Armstrong , Chatswood : Harlequin Mills and Boon , 2010 Z1779219 2010 single work novel romance

'Prim and proper socialite-turned-journalist Holly Harding is looking for her first big scoop. What better topic than the infamous cattle king Brett Wyndham? But when Holly meets Brett she notices something inherently dangerous about the enigmatic billionaire, and she quickly finds her professional no-nonsense attitude slipping!

'When their plane crashes in the middle of the outback she is forced to rely on Brett for protection. How long can inexperienced Holly deny their sizzling attraction?' (Publication summary)

Year: 2010

winner y separately published work icon A Doctor, A Nurse : A Christmas Baby Amy Andrews , Chatswood : Harlequin Mills and Boon , 2009 Z1716459 2009 single work novel romance 'Pediatric nurse Maggie Green is devoted to the children on the intensive care ward at Brisbane's Children's Hospital. Nash Reece is a top-notch doctor with a reputation as a heartbreaker. He's attracted to Maggie, and, for the first time, one night just isn't enough. For this confirmed bachelor Maggie is trouble, and he can't resist her! It's Christmas, a time for miracles, and Maggie's dreams of motherhood are about to come true. But how will Nash react to Maggie's Christmas baby bombshell?' (Trove)

Year: 2009

winner y separately published work icon The Italian Boss's Mistress of Revenge Trish Morey , Richmond : Mills and Boon , 2008 Z1554694 2008 single work novel romance
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