Romantic Book of the Year 2025

Awarded by Romance Writers of Australia

From witnessing mountaintop sunrises to exploring the depths of the ocean, can Mia and Aiden discover their hearts' true desires and form a family together?

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​Mia has arrived in Bali for a solo holiday - her tentative first steps into the world after her mother's death. With an abundance of adventure at her fingertips, Mia is seeking courage to try new things while she chooses a new career path. She wants to do something meaningful and with purpose, and romance is far from her mind.

Single-dad Aiden has been gifted a holiday - without his beloved daughter - to help him find joy again after his divorce. Alone in Bali, Aiden needs to remember how to have fun again so he can be a happy father. But haunted by the pain in his past, Aiden doesn't plan to fall in love again.
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When the two shy Australians meet on a sunrise volcano hike, they discover the value in a holiday friendship. But as Bali helps Mia face her fears and brings Aiden his forgotten happiness, the walls around their hearts begin to crumble.