Harborough district author nominated for her second award in space of just a few weeks!
An author from Burton Overy has been nominated for her second award in the space of just a few weeks.
Adrienne Vaughan, who last month was nominated for an award for her unpublished novel Mystery of the Midnight Madonna, said it was ‘a dream come true’ to be nominated for an award by the Romantic Novelists Association (RNA) for her latest book entitled Legacy of Secrets.
Described as ‘an enchanting dual timeline story with a magical twist’, Legacy of Secrets tells the story of a pilot who disappears on a mission during the Second World War, before the character reappears 70 years later stranded on a beach off the east coast of Ireland.
Speaking about her nomination, Adrienne said: “It is absolutely a dream come true for me.
“I’ve long been a member of the RNA, and to be shortlisted with some of today’s most respected authors, is an honour and a delight.”
Legacy of Secrets is Adrienne’s seventh and final book in the Rosshaven Romance series and is shortlisted in the Romantasy/Fantasy category for this year’s RNA awards, with the winners set to be announced at a ceremony in London next month.
More than 500 books have been entered for the awards.
As well as her two recent nominations, Adrienne - who was brought up in Dublin and started writing at the age of seven - was also nominated for her collection of short stories and poetry, ‘Fur Coat and No Knickers’, shortlisted for the Irish Carousel Prize for Anthology.
Her short story Dodo’s Portrait was shortlisted for the Colm Toibin International Short Story Award at the Wexford Literary Festival in 2018, and her short story entitled Matilda’s Wings was runner-up in the Society of Women Writers and Journalists Short Story Competition 2023.
Her nomination for Mystery of the Midnight Madonna comes in the Crime and Mystery category as part of the Historical Novel Society’s First Chapter competition.
Adrienne’s novels are available via Amazon or by contacting the author through her website.