Cold, wet, the odd hail storm... yes, it's May and our very first "issue" of Romantic Fiction Magazine, a sassy new info hub for UK readers of all fiction romantic. We've news, features, competitions and book reviews but we're just not like a typical magazine at all.

-- no "issues", we update all the time (well, within reason)

-- we are completely free - yay!

-- we're hosted and kinda integrated here at Romantic Fiction Online, the UK's foremost community for readers of romantic fiction -- if you want to comment or contribute please sign in as a member.

Enough waffle, get reading please...

NEWS: RFO launches romance book club

Vampire State of Mind by Jane Lovering will be October's book club choice

New Talent Award aims to uncover authors of the future

Romantic fiction award goes into its second year

Much loved author Maeve Binchy dies

Bestselling Irish author dies aged 72

Festival of Romance Announces Bumper Programme

Dozens of authors and a whole weekend of fun for romantic fiction fans

Romantic Novel of the Year award to Jane Lovering

Jane Lovering scoops the prestigious annual award

E. L. James Tops UK Book Charts For Third Week

Erotic sensation selling 60,000 copies a week in paperback

Piatkus Entice Launch Competition to Find UK Romance Writing Talent

Digital publishing contracts are on offer in three genres

STAR FEATURE: New Authors 2012: Who Are The Rising Stars in Romantic Fiction?

Who will be the bestselling romantic fiction stars of tomorrow?

FEATURE: Top Romantic Reads of 2011

The Romantic Fiction Online community's nominations.

COMPETITION: Win a Publishing Contract with Piatkus Entice!

The exciting opportunity to win one of three publishing contracts for a novel that will be published in the summer of 2013.

BOOK REVIEWS: A Scandalous Countess by Jo Beverly, reviewed by Francine Howarth Good Read

Opposites Attract by Angela Britnell, reviewed by Sarah Broadhurst Good Read

The Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss, reviewed by Rea Sinfield Marmite (you'll either love it or hate it)