Unfortunately I won't be attending the party; I'm more uncomfortable by the day as we wait for Flump to enter the world, and I'm quite wary of going too far from home in these final days in case something happens. I will be sad to miss the party, the announcement of the winner, and the chance to catch up in person with many of my friends from the RNA and online.
The shortlist of contenders for the award is as follows:
- An Innocent Courtesan by Elizabeth Beacon (Mills & Boon Historical)
- The Crowded Bed by Mary Cavanagh (Transita)
- Taking the Leap by Judy Jarvie (Moonlit Romance)
- Beauty for Ashes by Jane Anstey (Wings ePress)
- Haunted Hearts by Jessica Raymond (Moonlit Romance)
- Decent Exposure by Phillipa Ashley (Little Black Dress)
- Bedded by a Bad Boy by Heidi Rice (Mills & Boon Modern Extra)
- The Kristallis Baby by Natalie Rivers (Mills & Boon Modern Romance)
- Run Among Thorns by Anna Louise Lucia (Medallion Press)
- Pastures New by Julia Williams (Avon/HarperCollins)
- Cutlasses and Caresses by Jean Fullerton (Triskelion)
I'll be online first thing tomorrow morning looking for pictures, gossip, and reports from the do!
6 comments:
Thinking of you Jess.
Actually now that I've had some sleep and sanity is restored (ahh the joys of sleepless nights) it's a relief to wallow at home lest anything 'happen'. Hope you're coping ok. Any twinges yet? j
Fingers crossed for you :)
Thinking of you :-)
Pip won! You should have seen how pleased and surprised she was.
We raised a glass to you. Jenny Haddon said some very nice things about your book particularly about your ghosts.
Hope you're all right...you were missed!
Just wanted to say congratulations Jess on the lovely things Jenny Haddon said about HH. They're greatly deserved. Be very pleased! jx P.S. To answer your 'is it engaged' question - apparently it's 4/5ths which means NEARLY so guess who'll be doing corgi walk on the carpet today?! The talk of membrane sweep and induction have put me in the mood for taking action.
Judy -- Glad the sleep made you feel better :) Good naps do for me, too, as do nice long baths with books by The Nora. No twinges for me yet, but baby definitely feels lower down... Thanks for the congrats on the comments for HAUNTED HEARTS -- back atcha for Taking the Leap! (And you were worried about the love scenes, really...) My copy arrived this week so I shall be enjoying it v. soon :)
Lis and Liz -- Thanks for the good wishes!
Julie -- Thanks for posting; I saw the news on ROMNA! So pleased that Pip won as Decent Exposure is such a great book. I expect the LBD contingent was over the moon! Thanks for raising the glass :) I was probably reclining on the sofa in my nightie, watching CSI and drinking raspberry tea at the time, LOL!
Jess x
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