The 15th annual Christy Awards for excellence in Christian fiction will be presented June 23, 2014 in Atlanta. The Christy Advisory Board is pleased to announce finalists for the 2014 Christy Awards honoring Christian fiction.
Contemporary
Every Waking Moment
by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
The Prayer Box
by Lisa Wingate (Tyndale House Publishers)
Stones for Bread
by Christa Parrish (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
Contemporary Romance/Suspense
Dangerous Passage
by Lisa Harris (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Once Upon a Prince
by Rachel Hauck (Zondervan, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
Rosemary Cottage
by Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
Vanished
by Irene Hannon (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
*This category includes four nominees due to a tie in scoring.
Contemporary Series
Firefly Island
by Lisa Wingate (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Lock, Stock, and Over a Barrel
by Melody Carlson (B&H Publishing Group)
Take a Chance on Me
by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
First Novel
Burning Sky
by Lori Benton (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
A Cast of Stones
by Patrick W. Carr (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Dear Mr. Knightley
by Katherine Reay (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
Historical
All for a Story
by Allison Pittman (Tyndale House Publishers)
Burning Sky
by Lori Benton(WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
Sweet Mercy
by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Historical Romance
Harvest of Gold
by Tessa Afshar (River North, from Moody Publishing)
Stealing the Preacher
by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Under a Blackberry Moon
by Serena B. Miller (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Suspense
Dark Justice
by Brandilyn Collins (B&H Publishing Group)
Outlaw
by Ted Dekker (FaithWords, a division of Hachette Book Group)
Singularity
by Steven James (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Visionary
A Cast of Stones
by Patrick W. Carr (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Dragonwitch
by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Numb
by John W. Otte (Marcher Lord Press)
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