Christy Award Nominees

The 2011 Christy Awards, honoring excellence in Christian fiction, just announced their nominees in nine categories. I'm excited to see quite a few of the ones I reviewed last year on the list:

Contemporary Romance/

Blood Ransom by Lisa Harris (Zondervan)

Indivisible by Kristin Heitzmann (WaterBrook Press)

Sworn to Protect by DiAnn Mills (Tyndale House Publishers)

 

Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas/

The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue (David C. Cook)

The Thorn by Beverly Lewis (Bethany House Publishers)

The Waiting by Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell Books)

 

Contemporary Standalone/

Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)

Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner (WaterBrook Press)

A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener (Kregel Publications)

 

First Novel/

Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes (Tyndale House Publishers)

Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers)

A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener (Kregel Publications)

 

Historical/

Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther by Ginger Garrett (David C. Cook)

For Time & Eternity by Allison Pitman (Tyndale House Publishers)

While We’re Far Apart by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)

 

Historical Romance/

The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)

She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell (Bethany House Publishers)

Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers)

 

Suspense/

The Bishop by Steven James (Revell Books)

The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker (Center Street)

Predator by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)

 

Visionary/

To Darkness Fled by Jill Williamson (Marcher Lord Press)

Konig’s Fire by Marc Schooley (Marcher Lord Press)

The Last Christian by David Gregory (WaterBrook Press)

 

Young Adult/

The Charlatan’s Boy by Jonathan Rogers (WaterBrook Press)

The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan)

Motorcycles, Sushi, and One Strange Book by Nancy Rue (Zondervan)

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