Romantic Novelists' Association Awards
The Romantic Novel of the Year Award is an award for romance novels since 1960, presented by Romantic Novelists' Association, and since 2003, the novellas, also won the Love Story of the Year.
In 2018, awards were given to men under their own names for the first time in the organisation's 58-year history
Romantic Novel of the Year a.k.a. RoNA Award
This award recognises the long romance novels, the categories of the Romantic Novel of the Year are:- The RoNA for a Contemporary Romantic Novel
- The RoNA for a Historical Romantic Novel
- The RoNA for an Epic Romantic Novel
- The RoNA for a Romantic Comedy Novel:
- The RoNA for a Young Adult Romantic Novel
Winners
- 2018: This Love by Dani Atkins
- 2017: Love Song by Sophia Bennett
- 2016: Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey
- 2015: Struck by Joss Stirling
- 2014: A Night on the Orient Express by Veronica Henry
- 2013: Welcome to Rosie Hopkin's Sweetshop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan
- 2012: Please Don't Stop The Music by Jane Lovering
- 2011: The Last Letter From Your Lover by Jojo Moyes
- 2010: Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts by Lucy Dillon
- 2009: East of the Sun by Julia Gregson
- 2008: Pillow Talk by Freya North
- 2007: Iris & Ruby by Rosie Thomas
- 2006: Gardens of Delight by Erica James
- 2005: A Good Voyage by Katharine Davies
- 2004: Foreign Fruit by Jojo Moyes
- 2003: Playing James by Sarah Mason
- 2002: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
- 2001: Someone Like You by Cathy Kelly
- 2000: Dancing In The Dark by Maureen Lee
- 1999: Learning To Swim by Clare Chambers
- 1998: Kiss And Kin by Angela Lambert
- 1997: The Hours Of The Night by Sue Gee
- 1996: Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
- 1995: Change Of Heart by Charlotte Bingham
- 1994: Consider The Lily by Elizabeth Buchan
- 1993: Emily by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
- 1992: Sandstorm by June Knox-Mawer
- 1991: Phantom by Susan Kay
- 1990: Passing Glory by Reay Tannahill
- 1989: The Peacock's Feather by Sarah Woodhouse
- 1988: The Juniper Bush by Audrey Howard
- 1987: A Better World Than This by Marie Joseph
- 1986: A Song Twice Over by Brenda Jagger
- 1985: Sunrise by Rosie Thomas
- 1984: A Highly Respectable Marriage by Sheila Walsh
- 1983: Magic Flutes by Eva Ibbotson
- 1982: Zemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald
- 1981: The Red Staircase by Gwendoline Butler
- 1980: Parson Harding's Daughter by Joanna Trollope
- 1980 - Best Modern Award: Mr Rodriguez by Mary Howard
- 1979 - Award Of Special Merit: The Emerald Peacock by Katharine Gordon
- 1979: Countess by Josephine Edgar
- 1978: Merlin's Keep by Madeleine Brent
- 1978 - Best Modern Award: It Was The Lark by Catherine Macarthur
- 1977: Every Man A King by Anne Worboys
- 1976: The Look Of Innocence by Anna Gilbert
- 1976 - Best Modern Award: The Moon Is Square by Margaret Maddocks
- 1975: Vote For A Silk Gown by Jay Allerton
- 1974: The Burning Lamp by Frances Murray
- 1973: The House Of Kuragin by Constance Heaven
- 1972: The Pride Of Innocence by Maynah Lewis
- 1971: Flower Of Silence by Joanne Marshall
- 1970: Cat On A Broomstick by Joanne Marshall
- 1970: Thea by Margaret Maddocks
- 1970: Broken Tapestry by Rona Randall
- 1969: Comfort and Keep by Doris E. Smith
- 1968: The Future Is Forever by Maynah Lewis
- 1967: The Truth Game by Anne Betteridge
- 1965: The Silver Answer by Margaret Maddocks
- 1964: Journey from Yesterday by Suzanne Ebel
- 1963: House Divided by Dorothy M. Cray
- 1962: Larksbrook by Margaret Maddocks
- 1961: Witches' Sabbath by Paula Allardyce
- 1960: More Than Friendship by Mary Howard
Love Story of the Year a.k.a. RoNA Rose Award
Winners
- 2018: Christmas at the Little Village School by Jane Lovering
- 2017: Christmas in the Boss’s Castle by Scarlet Wilson
- 2016: Doctor... To Duchess? by Annie O'Neil
- 2015: Scandal’s Virgin by Louise Allen
- 2014: Bound by a Baby by Kate Hardy
- 2013: Beneath the Major's Scars by Sarah Mallory
- 2012: The Dangerous Lord Darrington by Sarah Mallory
- 2011: The Piratical Miss Ravenhurst by Louise Allen
- 2010: Animal Instincts by Nell Dixon
- 2009: Mistress: Hired for the Billionaire's Pleasure by India Grey
- 2008: Breakfast at Giovanni's by Kate Hardy
- 2007: Marrying Max by Nell Dixon
- 2006: Contracted: Corporate Wife by Jessica Hart
- 2005: A Family of His Own by Liz Fielding
- 2004: A Damnable Rogue by Anne Herries
- 2003: Illusion by Julia Wild
Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year
Winners
- 2018: Together by Julie Cohen
- 2017: Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson
- 2016: The Wedding Cake Tree by Melanie Hudson
- 2015: A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon
- 2014: A Night on the Orient Express by Veronica Henry
- 2013: Recipe for Love by Katie Fforde
- 2012: Summer of Love by Katie Fforde
Historical Romantic Novel of the Year
This award recognises the best in category for a romantic novel set pre-1960.Winners
- 2018: The Designer by Marius Gabriel
- 2017: It Was Only Ever You by Kate Kerrigan
- 2016: Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey
- 2015: The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
- 2014: The Gilded Fan by Christina Courtenay
- 2013: The Apothecary's Daughter by Charlotte Betts
- 2012: Highland Storms by Christina Courtenay
Epic Romantic Novel of the Year
Winners
- 2018: This Love by Dani Atkins
- 2017: Little Girl Lost by Janet Gover
- 2016: The Secrets We Share by Emma Hannigan
- 2015: Pieces of You by Ella Harper
- 2014: The Fever Tree by Jennifer McVeigh
- 2013: Dearest Rose by Rowan Coleman
- 2012: The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas
Romantic Comedy Novel
Winners
- 2018: The Summer Seaside Kitchen by Jenny Colgan
- 2017: Out of Practice by Penny Parkes
- 2016: Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe by Milly Johnson
- 2015: Just a Girl, Standing in Front of a Boy by Lucy-Anne Holmes
- 2014: It's Raining Men by Milly Johnson
- 2013: Welcome to Rosie Hopkin's Sweetshop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan
- 2012: Please Don't Stop The Music by Jane Lovering
Young Adult Romantic Novel
Winners
- 2018: Ten Birthdays by Kerry Wilkinson
- 2017: Love Song by Sophia Bennett
- 2016: Crow Mountain by Lucy Inglis
- 2015: Struck by Joss Stirling
- 2014: Linked by Imogen Howson
- 2013: Witchstruck by Victoria Lamb
- 2012: Dark Ride by Caroline Green
Paranormal or Speculative Romantic Novel
Winners
- 2018: The Other Us by Fiona Harper
- 2017: Max Seventeen by Kate Johnson