The 2012 Christy Award nominees are:
Winners are now highlighted in red:
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
- My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)
- Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
- Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig (Barbour Publishing)
CONTEMPORARY SERIES, SEQUELS, AND NOVELLAS
- The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould (Harvest House Publishers)
- Dancing on Glass by Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Publishing Group)
- The Touch by Randall Wallace (Tyndale 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)
- 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)
- Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan)
- Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren (David C Cook)
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* Marks the novels I've read. My total is five. Five good novels, some very good novels. Keep in mind these categories are eliminated from my reading: Young Adult; Historical; Historical Romance; and the Novellas part of the Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas.
I would hate to have to choose the winner of the Suspense category. The three novels are so different and all very good.
Also keep in mind that the Christy entrants are paid nominations by the publisher of each novel.
Father, again I ask you to continue to bless your writers as they honor you. Give them more stories to tell and direct their steps. May they always strive to be pleasing to you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.