Amy in Romancelandia #26: The 2022 Ruby finalists!

Hello, lovelies and welcome back to Romancelandia where it’s August and winter is (hopefully) in its last cold, wet gasp! Never fear though because we are the land of staying-in-bed-and-reading-all-day to avoid the rain and the chill so, come on in – there’s bottomless cups of tea and enough room down the rabbit hole for everyone!

This month I deviate from the usual course and bring you the finalists in 2022 (for books pubbed in 2021) Romance Writers of Australia Ruby awards, which honour excellence in the genre. It is the highest award in all the land for romance writing – think the Oscars – and the winners will be decided at the glittering awards ceremony being held in Perth, on August 13th, during the annual RWA conference.

There are seven categories and, as always, if any of these outstanding books catch your fancy, just click on the link to check the book out!

Contemporary Short Romance

Off Limits to the Crown Prince by Kali Anthony

Home to the Outback by Nicole Flockton

Waiting to Score by Elouise Tynan

A Consequence Made in Greece by Annie West

Contemporary Long Romance

The Dating Game by Sandy Barker

Outback Secrets by Rachael Johns

Game Changer by Emma Lea

Sweetheart by Sarah Mayberry

Historical Romance

The Unworthy Duke by Charlotte Anne

The Bachelor Bargain by Maddison Michaels

Kiss By Kiss by Vicki Milliken

How to Survive a Scandal by Samara Parish

Romantic Elements

Crackenback by Lee Christine

A Home Like Ours by Fiona Lowe

All We Have Is Now by Kaneana May

The Forever Place by Michelle Montebello

Romantic Suspense

The Powerbroker by Anna Hackett*

Ranger’s Homecoming by Caitlyn Lynch*

The Hit by Julie Weaver*

*These books are not currently available on Booktopia.

Speculative Fiction

Defender of Hearts by Tanya Bird

The Charming Thief by Taya Rune

Rescued by the Interstellar Agent by Ami Wright*

*These books are not currently available on Booktopia.

Novella

His Lord’s Soldier by Renee Dahlia

The Wallflower’s Christmas Surprise by Isabella Hargreaves

A Generous Heart by Pamela Hart*

The Season for Second Chances by Megan Mayfair*

*These books are not currently available on Booktopia.

Congrats to all the 2022 Ruby finalists! That’s it from me for this month, lovelies. I’ll be back in September with more exciting romance reads. Until then, happy reading!

About Amy

Amy Andrews is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling Aussie author who has written eighty-plus contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets. She’s sold three million books and been translated into over a dozen languages including manga. She has won three Ruby awards and is a triple RITA finalist.

In her other life, she was a paediatric intensive care nurse for twenty-one years. Amy lives near the sea with her husband of thirty years.

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