Congrats to all the wonderful authors who have made the 2018 Inspy Award Long Lists. The Inspy Award is unique in that it is the only inspirational fiction award organized, nominated, and judged by bloggers! Take a look at these great books. But be prepared to add them to your TBR lists! (I know I have! 😉 )
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense
Charming The Troublemaker by Pepper Basham
Just The Way You Are by Pepper Basham
A New Shade of Summer by Nicole Deese
Chasing Secrets by Lynette Eason
Moving Target by Lynette Eason
Then There Was You by Kara Isaac
The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauck
Jane of Austin by Hillary Manton Lodge
Blind Spot by Dani Pettrey
All This Time by Melissa Tagg
The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner
True to You by Becky Wade
Just Look Up by Courtney Walsh
Begin Again by Crystal Walton
Just Maybe by Crystal Walton
Debut Novel
A Season to Dance by Patricia Beal
Still Waters by Lindsey P. Brackett
Freedom’s Ring by Heidi Chiavaroli
Count Me In by Mikal Dawn
Grace in Strange Disguise by Christine Dillon
The Elusive Miss Ellison by Carolyn Miller
Waiting for Butterflies by Karen Sargent
Stars in The Grass by Ann Marie Stewart
Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna Davidson Politano
General Fiction
In The Light of The Garden by Heather Burch
Perennials by Julie Cantrell
Looking Glass Lies by Varina Denman
Catching The Wind by Melanie Dobson
A Song of Home: A Novel of The Swing Era by Susie Finkbeiner
A Trail of Crumbs: A Novel of The Great Depression by Susie Finkbeiner
Life After by Katie Ganshert
The Mark of The King by Jocelyn Green
The Esther Paradigm by Sarah Monzon
The Space between Words by Michele Phoenix
The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay
Bringing Maggie Home by Kim Vogel Sawyer
The Memory of You by Catherine West
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Home by Ginny L. Yttrup
Historical Romance
A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander
To Wager Her Heart by Tamera Alexander
The Road to Paradise by Karen Barnett
Many Sparrows by Lori Benton
A Lady in Disguise by Sandra Byrd
Wings of The Wind by Connilyn Cosette
Havencross by Julie Daines
A Moonbow Night by Laura Frantz
An Inconvenient Beauty by Kristi Ann Hunter
An Uncommon Courtship by Kristi Ann Hunter
The Dishonorable Miss Delancey by Carolyn Miller
Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna Davidson Politano
Once An Heiress by Renee Ryan
The Sound of Rain by Sarah Loudin Thomas
A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White
Literature for Young Adults
The Messengers: Concealed by Lisa M. Clark
The Returning by Rachelle Dekker
Unraveling by Sara Ella
Spark by J.M. Hackman
For Love And Honor by Jody Hedlund
Playing by Heart by Carmela A. Martino
The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill
The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary Weber
Mystery/Thriller
The Enoch Effect by Rick Acker
If I’m Found by Terri Blackstock
Death at Thorburn Hall by Julianna Deering
Crown of Souls by Ronie Kendig
A Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks
Imperfect Justice by Cara Putman
Without Warning by Joel Rosenberg
Fatal Mistake by Susan Sleeman
The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright
Speculative Fiction
Raging Storm by Vannetta Chapman
The Beast of Talesend by Kyle Robert Schultz
The Divide by Jolina Petersheim
The Girl Who Could See by Kara Swanson
King’s Blood by Jill Williamson
Congrats authors!
Soooo many to read! They look great!
I know!! I am going to add a few for book club surprise selections.
Thanks for including Death at Thorburn Hall. Drew is insufferably pleased. 😀
As well he should! Thanks for stopping by the blog.