August 2018: New Releases.

...as female chauffeurs and the Silver Ladies of London is born. But driving is a man’s world and the girls face a future fraught with constant challenges. Soon their business;...

Natalie Kleinman. The Reluctant Bride

...Having steeped myself in the Regency world for so long, I feel at home there. Research happens as I go along, perhaps checking on what type of carriage might be...

Glenda Young: Murder At The Seaview Hotel

...like Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner, they had sprung from someone else’s creative mind. I longed to create my own wonderful female heroines and about seven years ago, I decided...

Meet The RNA Team – Ella Matthews

In honour of the RNA’s 60th Anniversary we’re interviewing some of the many volunteers who work hard behind the scenes to keep the organisation, website and blog running smoothly. Today,...

Ros Rendle: The French Influence

...source. These I have used in several of my books. My first published novel was Sense and French Ability which became an Amazon best-seller. There is an array of people...

November Releases 2017

...flat to decorate and those perfect days between Christmas and New Year to relax. But when her long term partner dumps her, with no real explanation, her Christmas starts to...

Press Release: Big Five To Attend RNA Conference 2023

...romantic authorship. Their 1000+ membership includes writers across the spectrum of commercial and women’s fiction, along with publishing industry professionals, booksellers, and book reviewers. In addition to organising annual publishing...

The entry process

...suitable one. The winners and shortlists will be selected by our panel of volunteer readers. Stories which feature sexual abuse, rape, or child abuse depicted in a romanticised fashion, or...

Romantic Novelists’ Association Industry Awards 2023 – Shortlists Announced

We are delighted to announce the shortlists for our annual Industry Awards for 2023. The awards celebrate the hard work and talent of any person, group or organisation who has...

Launching RNA Learning

...Chapters and the Annual Conference. It was in the capacity last autumn in conjunction with Janet Gover, the NWS organiser and the association Vice chair she started work developing the...

Joan Hessayon Award 2021 – Meet The Contenders 2

...She was especially delighted when an ancient prayer book was discovered in the attic at Oxburgh Hall just as it does at Saffron Hall not long after The Secrets of...

New Writers’ Scheme

...of a full-length novel for appraisal. The New Writers’ Scheme organiser sends each new writer a membership pack giving details on how and when to submit the manuscript. The organiser...