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2020 RoNA Winners

Browse the 2020 RoNA winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

RoNA Awarded by Romantic Novelists Association 9 categories shown

This page collects the full 2020 RoNA results in one place. Each category starts with the winner, followed by the nominees, so readers can scan the results quickly.

Contemporary

Winner and nominees for the 2020 RoNA Contemporary category.

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A Summer to Remember

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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Coming Home to Glendale Hall

Walters, Victoria

Glendale Hall Series · Book 1 · Contemporary Romance

Sep-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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A Convenient Marriage

Charika, Jeevani

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Happiness for Beginners

Matthews, Carole

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Aug-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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I Owe You One

Kinsella, Sophie

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Notting Hill in the Snow

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Oct-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Where The Story Starts

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

Debut Romantic Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2020 RoNA Debut Romantic Novel category.

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The Forgotten Village

Standalone · Historical

Apr-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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The Flatshare

Standalone · Women's Fiction

May-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jan-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Living My Best Life

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2020 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Million Pieces of Neena Gill

Smith-Barton, Emma

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

Historical Romance

Winner and nominees for the 2020 RoNA Historical Romance category.

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The French Photographer

Lester, Natasha

Standalone · Historical Romance

Dec-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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Becoming Mrs. Lewis

Callahan, Patti

Standalone · Historical

Oct-2018 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Bringing Down the Duke

A League of Extraordinary Women Series · Book 1 · Historical Romance

Sep-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Giver of Stars

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Oct-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Hidden Women

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Light Over London

Standalone · Historical

Jan-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Meet Me in Monaco

Standalone · Historical

Jul-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Moonlight Over Mayfair

Standalone · Historical Romance

Oct-2021 2020 RoNA shortlist

Paranormal or Speculative Romance

Winner and nominees for the 2020 RoNA Paranormal or Speculative Romance category.

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Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2020 2020 RoNA winner

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The Girl at the Window

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Hotel Where We Met

Standalone · Paranormal Romance

2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Stone's Heart

Thorne, Jessica

The Queen's Wing Series · Book 2 · Fantasy Romance

Feb-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

Popular Romantic Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2020 RoNA Popular Romantic Fiction category.

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The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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The Flatshare

Standalone · Women's Fiction

May-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Glittering Hour

Standalone · Historical Romance

May-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Poppy's Recipe for Life

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Jun-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

Romantic Comedy

Winner and nominees for the 2020 RoNA Romantic Comedy category.

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A Question of Us

Baker, Mary Jayne

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Sep-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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Bring Me Sunshine

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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A Cornish Cottage by the Sea

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2020 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Honeymoon for One

MacIntosh, Portia

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Love Songs for Sceptics

Pishiris, Christina

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2020 2020 RoNA shortlist

Romantic Saga

Winner and nominees for the 2020 RoNA Romantic Saga category.

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The Street of Broken Dreams

Banbury Street Series · Book 2 · Historical Romance

Feb-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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The Brighton Guest House Girls

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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A Precious Gift

Days of the Week Series · Book 6 · General Fiction

Nov-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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A Ration Book Childhood

Fullerton, Jean

East End Ration Series · Book 3 · General Fiction

Jan-2020 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Secrets of the Homefront Girls

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

Romantic Thriller

Winner and nominees for the 2020 RoNA Romantic Thriller category.

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Winner

Knowing You

Tonge, Samantha

Standalone · Thriller

Mar-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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The Butterfly Room

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Oct-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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My Mother's Silence

Westwood, Lauren

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Tell Me Your Secret

Koomson, Dorothy

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Uncompromising Lord Flint

Heath, Virginia

Harlequin Historical Series · Book 1407 · Historical Romance

Jan-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Uncompromising Lord Flint

Heath, Virginia

Mills & Boon Historical Series · Book 1820 · Historical Romance

Jan-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Uncompromising Lord Flint

Heath, Virginia

The King's Elite Series · Book 2 · Historical Romance

Jan-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Uncompromising Lord Flint

Heath, Virginia

Mills & Boon Historical (Australia) Series · Historical Romance

Jan-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

Shorter Romantic Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2020 RoNA Shorter Romantic Novel category.

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Miss Amelia's Mistletoe Marquess

Fletcher, Jenni

Harlequin Historical Series · Book 1474 · Historical Romance

Dec-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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Miss Amelia's Mistletoe Marquess

Fletcher, Jenni

Mills & Boon Historical Series · Book 1887 · Historical Romance

Dec-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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Miss Amelia's Mistletoe Marquess

Fletcher, Jenni

Secrets of a Victorian Household Series · Book 2 · Historical Romance

Dec-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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Miss Amelia's Mistletoe Marquess

Fletcher, Jenni

Mills & Boon Historical (Australia) Series · Historical Romance

Dec-2019 2020 RoNA winner

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Christmas by the Lighthouse

Boxall, Rebecca

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Lord's Inconvenient Vow

Harlequin Historical Series · Book 1470 · Historical Romance

Nov-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Lord's Inconvenient Vow

Mills & Boon Historical Series · Book 1883 · Historical Romance

Nov-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Lord's Inconvenient Vow

The Sinful Sinclairs Series · Book 3 · Historical Romance

Nov-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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The Lord's Inconvenient Vow

Mills & Boon Historical (Australia) Series · Historical Romance

Nov-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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A Return, a Reunion, a Wedding

Harlequin Medical Series · Book 1047 · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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A Return, a Reunion, a Wedding

Mills & Boon Medical Series · Book 1830 · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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A Return, a Reunion, a Wedding

Mills & Boon Medical 2-in-1 Series · Book 323 · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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A Return, a Reunion, a Wedding

Mills & Boon Medical (Australia) Series · Contemporary Romance

Aug-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Surprise Baby for the Heir

Harlequin Romance Series · Book 4654 · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Surprise Baby for the Heir

Mills & Boon True Love 2-in-1 Series · Book 52 · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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Surprise Baby for the Heir

Mills & Boon Forever (Australia) Series · Contemporary Romance

Feb-2019 2020 RoNA shortlist

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