Nominees for the 14th annual Christy Awards for excellence in Christian fiction were announced on April 19. For information about the awards ceremony, which will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24, visit the Christy Awards website.
How many of the books on this list have you read? How many are now on your “to be read” list?
*Note: Several of the nominees/books were recently featured on DivineDetour. Click on asterisked author names to access link.
Contemporary Romance
The Breath of Dawn
Kristen Heitzmann
(Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Lethal Legacy
Irene Hannon
(Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Wildflowers from Winter
(WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas
Two Destinies
Elizabeth Musser
(David C Cook)
You Don’t Know Me
Susan May Warren
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Waiting for Sunrise
Eva Marie Everson
(Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Contemporary Standalone
The Air We Breathe
Christa Parrish
(Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Borders of the Heart
Chris Fabry
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Not in the Heart
Chris Fabry
(Tyndale House Publishers)
First Novel
Into the Free
Julie Cantrell
(David C Cook)
Tangled Ashes
Michèle Phoenix
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Wedded to War
(River North, an imprint of Moody Press)
Historical
Flame of Resistance
Tracy Groot
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Wedded to War
Jocelyn Green
(River North, an imprint of Moody Press)
A Wreath of Snow
Liz Curtis Higgs
(WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
Historical Romance
Against the Tide
Elizabeth Camden
(Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Be Still My Soul
Joanne Bischof
(WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
Love’s Reckoning
Laura Frantz
(Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Suspense
Downfall
Terri Blackstock
(Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
The Last Plea Bargain
Randy Singer
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Rare Earth
Davis Bunn
(Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Submerged
(Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
This category includes four nominees due to a tie in scoring.
Visionary
Daughter of Light
Morgan L. Busse
(Marcher Lord Press)
Soul’s Gate
(Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
Starflower
Anne Elisabeth Stengl
(Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Young Adult
Child of the Mountains
Marilyn Sue Shank (Delacorte Press, a division of Random House)
Failstate
John W. Otte (Marcher Lord Press)
Interrupted: A Life Beyond Words
Rachel Coker (Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)