| Avid readers are always looking for good books. One way to find beautiful, well-written new stories is to check out award-winning novels. The Christy Awards just released a list of finalists in a variety of categories: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE Just Like Home, Courtney Walsh, Sweethaven Press, 9781735527604 Some Bright Someday, Melissa Tagg, Larkspur Press, 9780997964264 Stay with Me, Becky Wade, Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764235603 FIRST NOVEL – A Noble Calling, Rhona Weaver, Two Oaks Press, 9781734750003 The Edge of Belonging, Amanda Cox, Revell/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780800737405 Rain, Dana McNeely, Mountain Brook Ink, 9781943959921 Roots of Wood and Stone, Amanda Wen, Kregel Publications, 9780825446689 GENERAL FICTION Set the Stars Alight, Amanda Dykes, Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764232671 The Water Keeper, Charles Martin, Thomas Nelson, 9780785230915T he Way It Should Be, Christina Suzann Nelson, Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764235399 HISTORICAL Like Flames in the Night, Connilyn Cossette, Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764234330 Under the Tulip Tree, Michelle Shocklee, Tyndale House Publishers, 9781496446077 The White Rose Resists, Amanda Barratt, Kregel Publications, 9780825446481 HISTORICAL ROMANCE A Portrait of Loyalty, Roseanna M. White, Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764231834 The Prince of Spies, Elizabeth Camden,Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764232138 When Twilight Breaks, Sarah Sundin, Revell/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780800736361 MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER Port of Origin, Lisa Harris and Lynne Gentry, Harris-Gentry Suspense, 9798640219463 Relative Silence, Carrie Stuart Parks, Thomas Nelson, 9780785226185 Unknown Threat, Lynn H. Blackburn, Revell/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780800737955 SHORT FORM A Match Made at Christmas, Courtney Walsh, Sweethaven Press, 9798697320600 Joy to the World: Far as the Curse is Found, Amanda Barratt, Kregel Publications, 9780825446696 Joy to the World: Wonders of His Love, Erica Vetsch, Kregel Publications, 9780825446696 SPECULATIVE Extinction Island, Janice Boekhoff, Lost Canyon Press, 9781948003063 Forsaken Island, Sharon Hinck, Enclave Publishing, 9781621841357 The Story Hunter, Lindsay A. Franklin, Enclave Publishing, 9781621841227 YOUNG ADULT Dust, Kara Swanson, Enclave Publishing, 9781621841265 Mortal Sight, Sandra Fernandez Rhoads, Enclave Publishing, 9781621841203 Rebel Daughter, Lori Banov Kaufmann, Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, 9780593125816 Please chime in! Where do you hunt when looking for good books? What are your favorite genres to read? Have you read any of these? Blessings! Sharon Hinck |
