{"id":60798,"date":"2016-06-21T00:58:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T13:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.booktopia.com.au\/?p=60798"},"modified":"2016-06-23T18:24:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T07:24:14","slug":"finalists-2016-rubys-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2016\/06\/21\/finalists-2016-rubys-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"The finalists for the 2016 RUBYs have been announced!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romance readers, your work is done! You’ve voted, and below are your finalists for the\u00a02016 Romance<\/span> Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic<\/span> Book of the Year awards, affectionately known as the \u2018RUBYs\u2019.<\/p>\n

The contest is open each year to any Australian or New Zealand romance author who published a novel or novella in the previous year. This year’s winners will be\u00a0announced at the\u00a0RWA\u00a0conference Gala Dinner in August.\u00a0For more information, visit the Romance Writers of Australia.<\/a><\/p>\n

Long Romance
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Rise<\/em><\/a> by Karina Bliss\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe Spring Bride<\/a><\/em> by Anne Gracie\u00a0<\/strong>
\nKakadu Sunset<\/a><\/em> by Annie Seaton<\/strong>
\nLethal in Love<\/a><\/em> by Michelle Somers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Romantic Elements<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Dangerous Arrangement<\/em><\/a> by Lee Christine\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe Patterson Girls<\/a><\/em> by Rachael Johns<\/strong>
\nPay The Piper<\/a><\/em> by Mary Brock Jones\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBetween the Vines<\/a><\/em> by Tricia Stringer\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t