SIX DAYS by Dani Atkins has been shortlisted for the Jackie Collins Award for Romantic Thrillers in the 2023 Romantic Novel Awards.
Launched in 1960, the Romantic Novel Awards celebrate excellence in romantic fiction in all its forms, while the Jackie Collins Award specifically rewards stories that intertwine romance with thriller or suspense elements. The other shortlisted titles for the Jackie Collins Award are: COLD SILENCE by Toni Anderson, MY OTHER HUSBAND by Dorothy Koomson, THE SERIAL KILLER’S GIRL by L.H. Stacey and A MURDER OF CROWS by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett.
Dani is already a recipient of two Romantic Novel Awards, with THIS LOVE winning the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 2018 and A SKY FULL OF STARS winning the Contemporary Award for Romantic Fiction in 2021.
The winners of the 2023 awards will be announced on the Monday 6th March 2023.
SIX DAYS was published in paperback by Head of Zeus earlier this month, and in hardback in April 2022. It follows Gemma in the aftermath of her disastrous wedding where her beloved fiancé didn’t show. She is sure that Finn would never jilt her – so where is he? She has six days to find him before it's too late…
Dani is currently working on her next novel, which will be published by Head of Zeus in 2024.
About Dani Atkins
Dani Atkins was born in London, and grew up in Cockfosters, Hertfordshire. She now lives in a 350-year-old cottage with her husband, one Siamese cat and a very soppy Border Collie.
Dani has been writing for fun all her life but, following the 2013 publication of her novel FRACTURED, made writing her full-time career. FRACTURED has since been published in sixteen languages and has sold more than half a million copies since first publication in the UK.
Dani is the author of many other bestselling novels (THE WEDDING DRESS, A SKY FULL OF STARS, A MILLION DREAMS, THE STORY OF US, OUR SONG, THIS LOVE and WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING) and PERFECT STRANGERS, a standalone eBook novella.
Praise for SIX DAYS
‘SIX DAYS starts where most romantic fiction ends, at the altar, but this is neither a straightforward wedding day, nor a straightforward love story. Gemma and Finn have hit several speed-bumps during their lives but she is convinced that he genuinely loves her and when he disappears on their wedding day, may be the only one who still believes in him. A tender and emotional tale, SIX DAYS will have readers frantically turning the pages to see if Gemma's faith in Finn is justified.’ – Sinead Crowley
‘Guaranteed to keep late night page-turners agog, Dani Atkins gives us a heroine who takes nothing lying down, not even being abandoned at the altar. I loved Gemma’s tenacity. Trusting to the power of love is tougher than it looks, as this delicious romantic mystery proves.’ – Fiona Walker
‘A well-paced, good-natured and emotional novel.’ – Wendy Holden, The Daily Mail
‘A page-turner that packs a real emotional punch.’ – Zoe West, Women’s Weekly
‘Emotional and compelling.’ – Claire Frost, Fabulous Magazine