Hi Reader Friends,

Something exciting happened yesterday in the Christian Fiction world. The ECPA announced the finalists for the Christy Awards and I want to share the results. I’ve not read all of these books, but if they are up for a Christy Award, they are among the best books in Christian Fiction.
The FINALISTS in the nine fiction categories are:

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
All That Really Matters by Nicole Deese
Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter
Husband Auditions by Angela Ruth Strong

FIRST NOVEL
All That Is Secret by Patricia Raybon
Recorder by Cathy McCrumb
Sugar Birds Cheryl Grey Bostrom

GENERAL FICTION
The Letter Keeper by Charles Martin Thomas
The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox
Under the Magnolias by T. I. Lowe

HISTORICAL
Between the Wild Branches by Connilyn Cossette
Drawn by the Current by Jocelyn Green
The Widows of Champagne by Renee Ryan
Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes

HISTORICAL ROMANCE 
As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin
Between the Pages by Pepper Basham
Shadows of Swanford Abbey by Julie Klassen
Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Aftermath by Terri Blackstock
The Barrister and the Letter of Marque by Todd M. Johnson
On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor by Jaime Jo Wright

SHORT FORM
A Texas Christmas Carol (in Under the Texas Mistletoe), by Karen Witemeyer
Mr. Nicholas: A Magical Christmas Tale, by Christopher de Vinck
False Pretense by Heather Day Gilbert

SPECULATIVE
A Time to Seek by Tracy Higley
Dark Intercept  by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson
Recorder by Cathy McCrumb
Windward Shore by Sharon Hinck

YOUNG ADULT
A Gentle Tyranny by, Jess Corban
Realms of Light by Sandra Fernandez RhoadsRecorder, Cathy McCrumb
Shadow by Kara Swanson

Congratulations to all the finalists. I highly recommend all the books listed above.

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Happy Reading!

Shelia