Congratulations to the 2018 Carol Award shortlist authors! The Carol Awards are sponsored by the American Christian Fiction Writers. If you are looking for a good book to read, this list is a great start!
Contemporary
Maybe It’s You by Candace Calvert
The Long Highway Home by Elizabeth Musser
A Fragile Hope by Cynthia Ruchti
Historical
Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson
A Plain Leaving by Leslie Gould
Liar’s Winter by Cindy Sproles
Historical Romance
A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander
The Road to Paradise by Karen Barnett
Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Four Months in Cuba by Luana Ehrlich
Ghost Heart by Lisa Harris and Lynne Gentry
Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks
Novella
Puzzle House by Lillian Duncan
An Awakened Heart by Jody Hedlund
One Enchanted Noel from Enchanted: A Christmas Collection by Melissa Tagg
Romance
A New Shade of Summer by Nicole Deese
Then There Was You by Kara Isaac
A Matter of Trust by Susan May Warren
Romantic Suspense
Justice Buried by Patricia Bradley, Revell
Fatal Mistake by Susan Sleeman
The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright
Short Novel
Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander
A Sweetwater River Romance by Misty M. Beller
Claiming Her Cowboy by Tina Radcliffe
Speculative
Awakened by Morgan L. Busse
Huntress by Julie Hall
King’s Blood by Jill Williamson
Young Adult
For Love & Honor by Jody Hedlund
Playing by Heart by Carmela Martino
Betrayal of the Band by Sarah Tipton
Debut
Freedom’s Ring by Heidi Chiavaroli
If We Make It Home by Christina Suzann Nelson
Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna Davidson Politano
I have read a few. I own a few and I want most of them!
Exactly! 😉
So many awesome reads!
Yes! The pile just keeps getting bigger . . .
haha yes! #thestruggleisreal 😉
I have read a few. Thank you for posting the finalists.
Hope you get to read more!
Wow, a lot of really great books, which I guess, makes sense! The ones I haven’t read yet, I want. (My poor out of control TBR!!)
I hear ya!