Lucy Dillon (born 1974) is a British writer of

romance novel A romance or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primarily focuses on the relationship and Romance (love), romantic love between two people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. Authors who have contributed ...

s. In 2010, her novel ''Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts'' won the

Romantic Novel of the Year Award The Romantic Novel of the Year Award is an award for romance novels since 1960, presented by Romantic Novelists' Association, and since 2003, the novellas, also won the Love Story of the Year (now RoNA Rose Award). Winners Romantic Novel of th ...

by the

Romantic Novelists' Association The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) is the professional body representing authors of romantic fiction in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1960 by Denise Robins (first president), Barbara Cartland (first vice-president), Vivian Stua ...

. Her fifth novel, ''A Hundred Pieces of Me'' won the 2015 RoNA Award for the Best Contemporary Romantic Novel. ''Where the Light Gets In'' was shortlisted for the 2019 RoNA Best Contemporary Romantic Novel.

Biography

Lucy Dillon was born in 1974 in

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, England, UK. She now lives in Herefordshire.

Bibliography

* ''The Ballroom Class'' (2008) * ''Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts'' (2009) * ''Walking Back to Happiness'' (2010) * ''The Secret of Happy Ever After'' (2011) * ''A Hundred Pieces of Me'' (2014) * ''One Small Act of Kindness'' (2015) * ''All I Ever Wanted'' (2016) * ''Where the Light Gets In'' (2018) * ''Unexpected Lessons in Love'' (2019) * ''After the Rain'' (2022)

References and sources

1974 births Living people English romantic fiction writers RoNA Award winners 21st-century British novelists 21st-century English women writers British women romantic fiction writers English women novelists Writers from Cumbria {{England-novelist-stub