2018 Christy Award Finalists

Here are the finalists for the 2018 Christy Award™, which were announced last week. The winners will be presented at The Christy Award™ Gala 2018 on November 7, 2018, in Nashville, Tennessee.

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck
by Bethany Turner
(Revell/Baker Publishing Group)

Troubled Waters
by Susan May Warren
(Revell/Baker Publishing Group)

True to You
by Becky Wade
(Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)

FIRST NOVEL

Freedom's Ring
by Heidi Chiavaroli
(Tyndale House Publishers)

The House on Foster Hill
by Jaime Jo Wright
(Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)

Missing Isaac
by Valerie Fraser Luesse
(Revell/Baker Publishing Group)

Turtles in the Road
by Kaley Rhea and Rhonda Rhea
(Bold Vision Books)

GENERAL FICTION

A Time to Stand
by Robert Whitlow
(Thomas Nelson)

Life After
by Katie Ganshert
(WaterBrook)

The Space Between Words
by Michele Phoenix
(Thomas Nelson)

HISTORICAL

Catching the Wind
by Melanie Dobson
(Tyndale House Publishers)

Isaiah's Daughter
by Mesu Andrews
(WaterBrook)

Many Sparrows
by Lori Benton
(WaterBrook)

(Click the title for my review.)

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

A Dangerous Legacy
by Elizabeth Camden
(Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)

(Click the title for my review.)

The Lacemaker
by Laura Frantz
(Revell/Baker Publishing Group)

(Click the title for my review.)

To Wager Her Heart
by Tamera Alexander
(Zondervan)

(Can't believe I missed reviewing this amazing novel. I totally loved this conclusion to the Belle Meade Plantantion series!)

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER

Coldwater
by Samuel Parker
(Revell/Baker Publishing Group)

The House on Foster Hill
by Jaime Jo Wright
(Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)

Rule of Law
by Randy Singer
(Tyndale House Publishers)

SHORT FORM

Guilt by Association
by Heather Day Gilbert
(Woodhaven Press)

Her Secret Daughter
by Ruth Logan Herne
(Harlequin Love Inspired)

12 Days at Bleakly Manor
by Michelle Griep
(Barbour Publishing)

VISIONARY

Awakened
by Morgan Busse
(Enclave/Gilead Publishing)

The Day the Angels Fell
by Shawn Smucker
(Revell/Baker Publishing Group)

The Man He Never Was
by James Rubart
(Thomas Nelson)

YOUNG ADULT

The Delusion
by Laura Gallier
(Wander, a YA imprint of Tyndale House)

Last Summer at Eden
by Christina Hergenrader
(Concordia Publishing House)

Unraveling
by Sara Ella
(Thomas Nelson)

Congratulations to all of the finalists!

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