Congratulations to the 2012 Christy Award nominees! Looks like an awesome lineup of books! Have you read any of these books? If so, which ones have you read?
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing
Group)
Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig (Barbour Publishing)
My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
CONTEMPORARY SERIES, SEQUELS, AND NOVELLAS
Dancing on Glass by Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Publishing Group)
The Touch by Randall Wallace (Tyndale House Publishers)
The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould (Harvest House
Publishers)
CONTEMPORARY STANDALONE
Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes (Tyndale House Publishers)
Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Publishing Group)
FIRST NOVEL
An Eye for Glory by Karl Bacon (Zondervan)
Southern Fried Sushi by Jennifer Rogers Spinola (Barbour Publishing) – This is a wonderful book! Read my review here.
Words by Ginny Yttrup (B&H Publishing Group)
HISTORICAL
Forsaking All Others by Allison Pittman (Tyndale House Publishers)
Mine is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House, a division of Baker
Publishing Group)
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
To Die For by Sandra Byrd (Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster)
SUSPENSE
Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins (B&H Publishing Group)
Pattern of Wounds by Mark Bertrand (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
The Queen by Steven James (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
VISIONARY
The Chair by Jim Rubart (B&H Publishing Group)
Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee (Center Street, a division of Hachette Book Group USA)
Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House, a division of Baker
Publishing Group)
YOUNG ADULT
How Huge the Night by Heather Munn and Lydia Munn (Kregel Publications)
The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan)
Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren (David C Cook)
Have you read any of these books? If so, which ones have you read?
Leave a comment and join me in congratulating these wonderful authors!
I really enjoyed both of Jennifer Rogers Spinola’s books and I hope she does well. I also read Lynn Austin’s Wonderland Creek. The first part of the book had me laughing until I cried and the second part was more serious but so well written. It was intriguing learning about them delivering library books on horseback.
Thanks for posting this Cecelia!
Hi, Judy
I’m glad you stopped by to comment. I’ve read Jenny’s first book, but I haven’t read the Sweet Potato Pie book yet. I really enjoyed Southern Fried Sushi. Lynn Austin’s book does sound intriguing! Delivering library book on horseback? Oh my!!
I love that you put all the covers up, Cecelia! I’m so thrilled to have finaled again!!!
It was during the depressions and Franklin D. Roosevelt began a program called the Pack Horse Librarians.
It was a really interesting book. Funny too. She couldn’t understand why her boyfriend broke up with her for reading a book during a funeral, being his family owned the funeral home he felt it was even worse of her. And she was sure her uncle was in the mafia so when she was with her uncle and aunt going to Kentucky and his car backfired…she ducked sure it was the mob after them. I laughed until I cried in the beginning and then the next part gets serious when someone tries to murder the Librarian where she went.
Melanie, it was my pleasure. I’d noticed that most of the announcements just listed the titles and authors and publishers, but not the covers! I hope others enjoy seeing the covers, too!
Judy, that book sounds like a good read. I’ll need to keep that title in mind for the future.
Thanks so much for posting this, Cecelia, and for taking the time to also post covers. I know that was time consumming.
Hey, Gina! Yes, it was time-consuming, but, I did it because…THE COVERS LOOK SO PRETTY! 🙂
I have this fetish about having a pretty/nice-looking blog with lots of nice images. I just thought it looked kinda dry and ordinary, just having plain text!
I’m working on my blog and came across The Merchant’s Daughter. I really enjoyed that books as well. Good thing I’m not having to choose a winner because I enjoy most every book I read.
Judy, that’s so true! I’m also enjoying so many of the books that I read. I’m sure that it’ll be hard for the judges to choose a winner! I’ll hop over to your blog to visit you!
Congratulates to all the nominees! Quite a few fabulous books in that list.
Incredible! Wow, this looks so great, Cecelia. Thank you!! I’ve read several of the titles, and I think the finalists are perfect this year (um, not because of me but because I’ve read many of them and know they’re awesome LOL).
Hey, Ronie! Mega-congrats! I’m glad you’re enjoying my blog post! I love seeing all those pretty covers!
Amanda, yes, the lineup does look fabulous, doesn’t it?!
Wow Cecelia, your blog looks so festive. I am ashamed. I have only read one of the books on the list. I would love to read each one. Thank you for sharing The Christy Awards.
Tea, don’t feel bad. I, too, have only read one book on the list. I haven’t been signing up for blog tours lately, which is why I haven’t read many of them.
Yes, thanks for the compliment. I do agree that the blog post looks very festive!
I hope you have a blessed day!
Thanks for providing the list.
You’re welcome, Elizabeth!
Have to repeat what others have said and say thanks for posting the covers.
GREAT idea!
Jim
You’re welcome, Jim! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
I’ve read Susie May Warren’s My Foolish Heart and was blown away! Awesome book!
And just finished Tamera Alexander’s “A Lasting Impression” which was very good, too!