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Looking for Good Books?

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 AlightAmanda 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 NightConnilyn 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 LoyaltyRoseanna M. White, Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764231834
The Prince of Spies, Elizabeth Camden,Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764232138
When Twilight BreaksSarah 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 FoundAmanda Barratt, Kregel Publications, 9780825446696
Joy to the World: Wonders of His LoveErica 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
DustKara 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
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