The shortlist for the 2011 Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance was announced on 30 March 2011.  They are:

FOURSOME, Jane Fallon (Penguin)
GETTING OVER MR RIGHT, Chrissie Manby (Hodder)
MAJOR PETTIGREW'S LAST STAND, Helen Simonson (Bloomsbury)
OBSTACLES TO YOUNG LOVE, David Nobbs (HarperCollins)
A PERFECT PROPOSAL, Katie Fforde (Random House)
SWEET TEMPTATION, Lucy Diamond (Pan)