2012 Christy Award Nominees

Once again the The Christy Awards have chosen the best in Christian fiction as finalists. I've read a number of these books (marked with *) and am not surprised at their nomination. A few more are on my to-read list. I'm also excited to see two Minnesotan's represented: Susan May Warren and Julie Klassen.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the nominees!

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
*Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig (Barbour Publishing)

CONTEMPORARY SERIES, SEQUELS, AND NOVELLAS
The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould (Harvest House Publishers)
*Dancing on Glass by Pam Ewen (B&H Publishing Group)
The Touch by Randall Wallace (Tyndale House Publishers)

CONTEMPORARY STANDALONE
*Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes (Tyndale House Publishers)
*Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
*Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Publishing Group)

FIRST NOVEL
*An Eye for Glory by Karl Bacon (Zondervan)
*Southern Fried Sushi by Jennifer Rogers Spinola (Barbour Publishing)
*Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Publishing Group)

HISTORICAL
Forsaking All Others by Allison Pittman (Tyndale House Publishers)
Mine is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

HISTORICAL ROMANCE
A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
To Die For by Sandra Byrd (Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster)

SUSPENSE
*Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins (B&H Publishing Group)
*Pattern of Wounds by Mark Bertrand (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
*The Queen by Steven James (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

VISIONARY
*The Chair by Jim Rubart (B&H Publishing Group)
Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee (Center Street, a division of Hachette Book Group USA)
Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

YOUNG ADULT
How Huge the Night by Heather Munn and Lydia Munn (Kregel Publications)
Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan)
Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren (David C Cook)

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