{"id":207,"date":"2011-07-13T01:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T01:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/congratulations-to-the-2011-christy-award-winners.html"},"modified":"2011-07-13T01:50:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-13T01:50:00","slug":"congratulations-to-2011-christy-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/congratulations-to-2011-christy-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations To The 2011 Christy Award Winners! :-)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-29G9vc8CSLc\/TcU7w0msS2I\/AAAAAAAAESs\/HLWAlOujtyg\/s1600\/christy_award.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-29G9vc8CSLc\/TcU7w0msS2I\/AAAAAAAAESs\/HLWAlOujtyg\/s400\/christy_award.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A heartfelt congrats goes to all of the 2011 Christy Award winners! <b>Have you read any of these books? If so, what did you think about them? <\/b>I see many wonderfully fine authors on the list! You can view a full list of the nominees <a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/congratulations-to-2011-christy-award.html\">here<\/a>. <br \/><b><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/\"><i><b>~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/b><\/i><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Contemporary Romance<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cJoJsU0Ulo8\/TcVsCI9KrHI\/AAAAAAAAEWA\/5lFisSTkSl4\/s1600\/SWORN%2BTO%2BPROTECT.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cJoJsU0Ulo8\/TcVsCI9KrHI\/AAAAAAAAEWA\/5lFisSTkSl4\/s200\/SWORN%2BTO%2BPROTECT.jpg\" width=\"134\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Sworn to Protect<br \/>by DiAnn Mills (Tyndale House Publishers)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas\/<\/span><\/strong><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xk1zjcZXubI\/TcVomz7TtBI\/AAAAAAAAETc\/asiAhjeCusE\/s200\/THE%2BRELUCTANT%2BPROPHET.jpg\" width=\"133\" \/>The Reluctant Prophet<br \/>by Nancy Rue (David C. Cook)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Contemporary Standalone\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BRK2yBztp14\/TcVrqm6goVI\/AAAAAAAAEVo\/v9rp0wMYRi8\/s1600\/ALMOST%2BHEAVEN.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BRK2yBztp14\/TcVrqm6goVI\/AAAAAAAAEVo\/v9rp0wMYRi8\/s200\/ALMOST%2BHEAVEN.jpg\" width=\"133\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Almost Heaven<br \/>by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">First Novel\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vqL8CutF2dk\/TcVrNBejZPI\/AAAAAAAAEVQ\/Xr9S5BrQauY\/s1600\/HEARTLESS.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-vqL8CutF2dk\/TcVrNBejZPI\/AAAAAAAAEVQ\/Xr9S5BrQauY\/s200\/HEARTLESS.jpg\" width=\"132\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Heartless<br \/>by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Historical\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-WH_eeoZBdOg\/TcVol-KEhgI\/AAAAAAAAETM\/fbCox8GaJ7Y\/s200\/WHILE%2BWE%2527RE%2BFAR%2BAPART.jpg\" width=\"132\" \/>While We\u2019re Far Apart<br \/>by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers, <br \/>a division of Baker Publishing Group)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Historical Romance\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-LRgLbHuhHVA\/TcVq2Hj6UyI\/AAAAAAAAEU4\/l5sfG5r8le4\/s1600\/THE%2BGIRL%2BIN%2BTHE%2BGATEHOUSE.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-LRgLbHuhHVA\/TcVq2Hj6UyI\/AAAAAAAAEU4\/l5sfG5r8le4\/s200\/THE%2BGIRL%2BIN%2BTHE%2BGATEHOUSE.jpg\" width=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Girl in the Gatehouse<br \/>by Julie Klassen (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Suspense\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CMLhtjWGfUU\/TcVqiKoOJkI\/AAAAAAAAEUg\/Ot3rwzxrS0U\/s1600\/THE%2BBISHOP.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-CMLhtjWGfUU\/TcVqiKoOJkI\/AAAAAAAAEUg\/Ot3rwzxrS0U\/s200\/THE%2BBISHOP.jpg\" width=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Bishop<br \/>by Steven James (Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Visionary\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-UW57DQOSClk\/TcVmxPi2UDI\/AAAAAAAAES0\/1qKv7qLBLuk\/s1600\/TO%2BDARKNESS%2BFLED.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"193\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-UW57DQOSClk\/TcVmxPi2UDI\/AAAAAAAAES0\/1qKv7qLBLuk\/s200\/TO%2BDARKNESS%2BFLED.jpg\" width=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>To Darkness Fled<br \/>by Jill Williamson (Marcher Lord Press)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Young Adult\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jehW1tzfNcQ\/TcVpfyd8-sI\/AAAAAAAAETk\/EvicRmwzp0Q\/s1600\/MOTORCYCLES%252C%2BSUSHI%252C%2BAND%2BONE%2BSTRANGE%2BBOOK.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; 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