JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Sue Moorcroft’s dazzling summer story, is shortlisted for the RoNA Romantic Novel Awards 2018. There are seven award categories identifying the best in romantic fiction, and JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS is nominated for best Contemporary Romantic Novel.

The winners of each category will be announced on Monday 5th March 2018 at an Award Ceremony held at Gladstone Library. The overall winner will be awarded the Goldsboro Books Romantic Novel of the Year and a prize of £5,000.

In JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS, what should be a glorious, peaceful stint under the French sun turns into the holiday from hell. From teenagers and divorce to unexpected pregnancies and misplaced attachments, everything about Leah Beaumont’s holiday spells disaster. Leah is struggling to keep her sister’s family together, which is difficult under normal circumstances, but it’s even more difficult when there’s Ronan, the engaging helicopter pilot next door. He’s handsome. And he’s got all this baggage, and Leah’s scared of commitment. And yet, Leah can’t help but get involved...

My Weekly praised the book saying, ‘Sue’s gift for description and characters and a well-paced, funny yet tender plot makes this the ideal holiday read.’ In 2016, her festive novel THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE was a Kindle No.1 bestseller and her most recent release, THE LITTLE VILLAGE CHRISTMAS, reached No.6 in the Sunday Times bestseller charts.

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Praise for JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS

‘A must read.’ – Saturday Magazine

‘A zesty-paced contemporary page-turner that sparkles with compelling family drama, heart-warming pathos and delightful humour, JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a breezy summer read that is absolutely perfect for losing yourself into. Full of characters that leap off the pages with ease, gripping twists and turns and poignant romance, if you only take one book with you on holiday this summer, then make sure it’s Sue Moorcroft’s fabulous JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS!’ — Julie B, Bookish Jottings

‘Sue Moorcroft’s novel provides easy-going pleasures for your own holiday reading.’ — France Magazine

'A perfect page-turner when soaking up the sun' — Asda Magazine

Avon Books are delighted to have acquired three new novels from Sue Moorcroft, buying UK rights from Juliet Pickering at Blake Friedmann Agency, meaning Avon will be publishing Sue up to and including Christmas 2018.

Sue originally signed with Avon in 2015, having been previously published by Choc Lit. Since then, she has become a No.1 Kindle bestseller, having hit the top of the charts with THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE in December 2016, as well as writing short stories for a stream of publications. JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS was published in May and is still sitting proud in the Kindle Top 100 chart!

Helen Huthwaite, Publishing Director at Avon said: “It has been an utter delight working with Sue so far, and such a thrill to see her take a much-deserved place at the top of the Kindle charts. We can’t wait for this next chapter in her publishing career, and feel enormously proud to be working with her as she continues to go from strength to strength.”

Sue Moorcroft said: “After early success with THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE I'm thrilled to embark on this new contract with Avon Books UK. It's a pleasure to work with the Avon team and benefit from their energy and innovation.”

Award-winning author Sue Moorcroft writes contemporary women’s fiction with occasionally unexpected themes. She’s won a Readers’ Best Romantic Read Award and been nominated for others, including a ‘RoNA’ (Romantic Novel Award). Sue’s a Katie Fforde Bursary Award winner, a past vice chair of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and editor of its two anthologies.