2014 INSPYs Shortlists Released
April 30, 2014—The INSPYs Advisory Board is pleased to
announce that the following books have been shortlisted in the fourth annual
INSPY Awards. Recognizing the need for a new kind of book award, the INSPYs — http://inspys.com — were created by bloggers to
discover and highlight the very best in literature that grapples with
expressions of the Christian faith.
Debut
Burning Sky by Lori Benton | Waterbrook Press
Born of Persuasion by Jessica Dotta |
Tyndale House Publishers
A Bride for Keeps by Melissa Jagears |
Bethany House Publishers
The Outcast by Jolina Petersheim | Tyndale House Publishers
Dear Mr Knightley by Katerine Reay |
Thomas Nelson Publishers
General Fiction
When Mountains Move by Julie Cantrell |
David C Cook
To Know You by Shannon Ethridge and Kathryn Mackel | Thomas
Nelson Publishers
Widow of Gettysburg by Jocelyn Green | River
North
Wings of Glass by Gina Holmes | Tyndale House Publishers
Iscariot by Tosca Lee | Howard Books
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense
Wishing On Willows by Katie Ganshert |
Waterbrook Press
Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter | Thomas Nelson
Publishers
Talon by Ronie Kendig | Barbour Publishing
Shattered by Dani Pettrey | Bethany House
Take A Chance on Me by Susan May Warren |
Tyndale House Publishers
Historical Romance
Though My Heart is Torn by Joanne Bischof |
Multnomah Books
Love’s Awakening by Laura Frantz | Revell Books
A Noble Groom by Jody Hedlund | Bethany House
Publishers
The Tutor’s Daughter by Julie Klassen |
Bethany House Publishers
Duchess by Susan May Warren | Summerside Press
Speculative Fiction
The Hero’s Lot by Patrick W Carr | Bethany House Publishers
Dark Halo by Shannon Dittemore | Thomas Nelson Publishers
Anomaly by Krista McGee | Thomas Nelson Publishers
Memory’s Door by James L Rubart | Thomas Nelson
Publishers
The Rising by Lynn Chandler-Willis | Pelican Book Group
Mystery and Thriller
Dark Justice by Brandilyn Collins |
B&H Books
Rules of Murder by Julianna Deering | Bethany House
Publishers
The King by Steven James | Signet Select
Poison by Jordyn Redwood | Kregel
Dead Lawyers Tell No Tales by Randy Singer |
Tyndale House Publishers
Literature for Young Adults
The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson |
Zondervan
Doon by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon | Zondervan
The Unlikely Debut of Ellie Sweet by Stephanie Morrill |
Playlist Fiction
Hurt by Travis Thrasher | David C Cook
Captives by Jill Williamson | Zondervan
The
innovative INSPY Award is designed to help readers in their search for the
preeminent faith- inspired literature of today. The INSPYs were created to
select and showcase books with the highest literary standards that grapple with
the Christian faith. To find these works, the INSPYs net is cast wide,
accepting nominations of books aimed at the Christian bookstore market as well
as those from the general market.
The
winners of 2014 INSPY awards will be announced June 28. In the meantime, http://inspys.com will feature author interviews
to introduce readers to the creative minds behind these books.