Congratulations to all the talented authors who are 2015 Christy Award finalists. Some of the books I have read; some are on my TBR list. All are deserving of this honor. Check out the list for suggestions for your reading pleasure.
CONTEMPORARY
Farewell, Four Waters by Kate McCord (RiverNorth, an imprint of Moody Publishing)
Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate (Tyndale House Publishers)
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
A Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook Multnomah)
Firewall by DiAnn Mills (Tyndale House Publishers)
Undetected by Dee Henderson (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
CONTEMPORARY SERIES
The Amish Blacksmith by Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner (Harvest House Publishers)
Home to Chicory Lane by Deborah Raney (Abingdon Press)
When I Fall in Love by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
FIRST NOVEL
Feast for Thieves by Marcus Brotherton (RiverNorth, an imprint of Moody Publishing)
For Such a Time by Kate Breslin (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
House of Living Stones by Kate Schuermann (Concordia Publishing House)
HISTORICAL
The Advocate by Randy Singer (Tyndale House Publishers)
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (Viking)
The Sentinels of Andersonville by Tracy Groot (Tyndale House Publishers)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Thief of Glory by Sigmund Brouwer (WaterBook Multnomah)
With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
SUSPENSE
The Color of Justice by Ace Collins (Abingdon Press)
A Cry from the Dust by Carrie Stuart Parks (Thomas Nelson, a division of Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
Sky Zone by Creston Mapes (David C Cook)
VISIONARY
Once Beyond a Time by Ann Tatlock (Heritage Beacon Fiction)
Shadow Hand by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes (Enclave Publishing)
YOUNG ADULT
Failstate: Nemesis by John W. Otte (Enclave Publishing)
This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof (Independently Published)
Storm Siren by Mary Weber (Thomas Nelson, a division of Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
Wow, Beckie! You’ve reviewed quite a few of these. Somehow, the only one on this list I’ve already read is A Broken Kind of Beautiful (which I loved). My reading wish list just keeps growing! 🙂
My list is growing too! Thief of Glory is on my book club’s list this year. And a couple more are on my shelves. But that still leaves a lot more reading! Every time I get the pile to a manageable amount, more books call my name. Now I am looking forward to Inspy reading. Waiting impatiently for the finalists to be announced.
Yes! I’m eager for that announcement too. I’ve been looking at the list of nominees trying to guess which ones will make it to the shortlists. So many good possibilities!
Hahaha! I’ve been doing the same thing! Only 8 more days!