SIX DAYS by Dani Atkins shortlisted for 2023 Romantic Novel Awards

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

 

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A RATION BOOK CHRISTMAS BROADCAST MAKES RNA SHORTLIST

We’re so pleased that Jean Fullerton’s Christmas novella, A RATION BOOK CHRISTMAS BROADCAST, has been shortlisted for the Shorter Romantic Novel in the 2022 Romantic Novel Awards.

Launched in 2015, the Romantic Novel Awards celebrate excellence in romantic fiction and this year’s winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on the 7th of March at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London City.

A RATION BOOK CHRISTMAS BROADCAST was published in the UK in November 2021 and features the large, rambunctious Brogan family from Jean’s ‘East End Ration Book’ series.  

Grace Meredith, the BBC Outside Broadcasting unit’s assistant, is thrust into the Brogan’s warm and bustling world when they are chosen to be interviewed on the ‘Just Ordinary Folk’ Christmas programme. Things don’t quite go to plan, however, when she meets Giovanni Fabrino of the Royal Engineers. With the Christmas Eve deadline fast approaching she doesn’t have time for distractions, but Gio keeps appearing, and they start to fall in love…

The last book in the ‘East End Ration Book’ series, A RATION BOOK VICTORY, will be published by Corvus in May this year.

Praise for Jean’s ‘East End Ration Book’ series:

‘A real page-turner with larger-than-life characters and convincing period detail’ ― Daily Express

‘Richly-textured and engrossing...  Jean Fullerton's meticulous research and background knowledge enable her to create a wholly convincing and engaging wartime novel... Completely immersive. With humour to lighten the mood as well it can be laugh-out-loud funny as well as deeply poignant, but it is the emotional richness and heart to the book that draws the story together and makes this such a rewarding read.’ ― Nicola Cornick

‘Lovely... The author's writing captures the atmosphere and emotions and difficulties of life during wartime. It is a great piece of historical fiction which centres on World War II... The book was an emotional read with a few tears along the way.’ ― New Books Magazine

‘Charming and full of detail... You will ride emotional highs and lows... Beautifully written.’ ― The Lady

About Jean Fullerton

Jean was born and bred in the overcrowded streets surrounding London Docks where her family have lived since 1825. Being born within the sound of Bow Bells, she’s a true cockney who grew up in what was then the working-class dockland community in Wapping and Stepney, East London. All her published books are set in the streets and alleyways she roamed as a child.

Jean worked for 30 years as a community nurse in East London, starting as a staff nurse and finishing as a university lecturer in Health Studies at London South Bank University.

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