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Summer is for relaxing and
reading a stack of great fiction. At the
International Christian Retail Show, ACFW announced this year’s slate
of finalists for the Carol Award, which highlights the best Christian
fiction published in fifteen categories. If you’ve run out of books to
read, this list is a great place to start! You’re sure to find
something that meets your taste, whether it leans toward historical or
thriller.
Debut Novel:
Fairer Than Morning by
Rosslyn Elliott (Thomas Nelson)
The Loom by Shella
Gillus (Guideposts)
Give the Lady a Ride
by Linda W. Yezak (Sky Sail [Port Yonder Press])
Long Contemporary:
Lost Melody by Lori
Copeland/Virginia Smith (Zondervan)
The Search by
Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell)
Larkspur Cove by Lisa
Wingate (Bethany House Publishers)
Long Contemporary
Romance:
Save the Date by
Jenny B. Jones (Thomas Nelson)
Lilly’s Wedding Quilt
by Kelly M. Long (Thomas Nelson)
My Foolish Heart by
Susan May Warren (Tyndale)
Long Historical:
Captive Trail by Susan
Page Davis (Moody Publishers/River North)
Fairer Than Morning
by Rosslyn Elliott (Thomas Nelson)
Mine Is the Night by
Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Press)
Long Historical
Romance:
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall
by Julie Klassen (Bethany House Publishers)
Lilies in Moonlight
by Allison Pittman (Multnomah Publishers)
To Win Her Heart by
Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers)
Mystery:
Falling to Pieces: A Shipshewana
Amish Mystery by Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan)
Died in the Wool by
Elizabeth Ludwig/Janelle Mowery (Barbour Publishing)
Yesterday’s Secrets by
Kelly Ann Riley (Guideposts)
Novella:
An Accidental Christmas
from A Biltmore Christmas by Diane T. Ashley/Aaron
McCarver (Barbour Publishing)
Reese: All Along from Smitten
by Denise Hunter (Thomas Nelson)
A Star in the Night
from A Log Cabin Christmas by Liz Johnson (Barbour
Publishing)
Romantic Suspense:
Lonestar Angel by
Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson)
Deadly Pursuit by
Irene Hannon (Revell)
Wolfsbane by Ronie
Kendig (Barbour Publishing)
Short Contemporary:
The Protector by
Shelley Shepard Gray (Avon Inspire/Harper Collins)
Lakeside Reunion by
Lisa Jordan (Love Inspired)
Oklahoma Reunion by
Tina Radcliffe (Love Inspired)
Short Contemporary
Suspense:
Double Identity by
Diane Burke (Love Inspired Suspense)
Nightwatch by Valerie
Hansen (Love Inspired Suspense)
A Deadly Game by
Virginia Smith (Love Inspired Suspense)
Short Historical
(four finalists due to a tie):
Promise of Time by S.
Dionne Moore (Heartsong Presents)
Revealing Fire by
Connie Stevens (Heartsong Presents)
Light to My Path by
Erica Vetsch (Heartsong Presents)
The Deepest Waters by
Dan Walsh (Revell)
Speculative Fiction:
The Story in the Stars
by Yvonne Anderson (Risen Books)
The Chair by James
L. Rubart (B & H Fiction)
Broken Sight by Steve
Rzasa (Marcher Lord Press)
Suspense/Thriller:
Over the Edge by
Brandilyn Collins (B & H Fiction)
Fallen Angel by Major
Jeff Struecker/Alton Gansky (B & H Fiction)
Freedom’s Stand by
Jeanette (J.M.) Windle (Tyndale)
Women’s Fiction:
A Sound Among the Trees
by Susan Meissner (WaterBrook Press)
When Sparrows Fall by
Meg Moseley (Multnomah Publishers)
Dandelion Summer by
Lisa Wingate (Penguin Praise/Berkley)
Young Adult:
Wreath by Judy
Christie (Barbour Publishing)
The Merchant’s Daughter
by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan)
There You’ll Find Me
by Jenny B. Jones (Thomas Nelson)
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