FnFS: Christy Award Nominees

(Faith ‘n Fiction Saturdays are hosted by Amy!)

This week’s question asks:

The 2009 Christy Award Nominees were recently announced. Today’s assignment is to look at the list of nominees and share with us whether or not you have read any of them. If you haven’t read that particular novel, have you read anything by that author? Have you read all of the books in any category? What are your favorite books on the list? Are there any books you haven’t heard of?

The Christy Nominees (in blue):

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky • WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group
Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren • Tyndale House Publishers
Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White by Claudia Mair Burney • David C. Cook

Contemporary Romance:
- love Susan May Warren, but haven’t read “Finding Stefanie“
- have heard of Marlo Schalesky & Claudia Mair Burney, but haven’t read either of these books, or books by these authors

CONTEMPORARY SERIES, SEQUELS, AND NOVELLAS
Sisterchicks Go Brit! by Robin Jones Gunn • WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group
Summer Snow by Nicole Baart • Tyndale House Publishers
You Had Me at Good-bye by Tracey Bateman • FaithWords

Contemporary Series/Sequels/Novellas:
- have read books by Robin Jones Gunn (including first book in the “Sisterchicks” series!), but haven’t read this one… I want to, though!
- never heard of Nicole Baart
- have heard of Tracey Bateman, but haven’t read any of her books

CONTEMPORARY STANDALONE
Dogwood by Chris Fabry • Tyndale House Publishers
Embrace Me by Lisa Samson • Thomas Nelson
Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon by Debbie Fuller Thomas • Moody Publishers

Contemporary Standalone:
- have heard of “Dogwood“, but haven’t read it (it’s on my TBR list!)
- I’ve read part of one of Lisa Samson’s other books (“The Church Ladies“), but I didn’t enjoy it, so I didn’t finish it
- never heard of Debbie Fuller Thomas

FIRST NOVEL
Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordan-Lake • David C. Cook
Rain Song by Alice J. Wisler • Bethany House Publishers
Safe at Home by Richard Doster • David C. Cook

First Novel:
- haven’t heard of either Joy Jordan-Lake, or Richard Doster
- have heard of “Rain Song” by Alice J. Wisler

HISTORICAL
Shadow of Colossus by T.L. Higley • B&H Publishing Group
Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin • Bethany House Publishers
Washington’s Lady by Nancy Moser • Bethany House Publishers

Historical:
- I’ve heard of all 3 of these authors
- haven’t read T.L. Higley, yet, but plan to!
- have read other books by both Lynn Austin and Nancy Moser, and loved them! These are great authors!

HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy • Barbour Publishers
From a Distance by Tamera Alexander • Bethany House Publishers
The Moon in the Mango Tree by Pamela Binnings Ewen • B&H Publishing Group

Historical Romance:
- I’ve read all 3 of these authors!
- Read all of “Calico Canyon” and part of “The Moon in the Mango Tree“. Both were good… had to set aside the latter, though, ’cause I had a stack of review books that I was working on at the time. I plan to go back and finish it, though, ’cause I was enjoying it.

SUSPENSE
By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer • Tyndale House Publishers
The Rook by Steven James • Revell
Winter Haven by Athol Dickson • Bethany House Publishers

Suspense:
- I love Randy Singer’s work, and have “By Reason of Insanity” on my shelves, waiting to be read!
- tried to read Athol Dickson’s other book, “River Rising“, and couldn’t get into it
- have heard of –but not read– “The Rook“

VISIONARY
The Battle for Vast Dominion by George Bryan Polivka • Harvest House Publishers
Shade by John B. Olson • B&H Publishing Group
Vanish by Tom Pawlik • Tyndale House Publishers

Visionary:
- only one I’ve heard of is “Shade” by John B. Olson, and I have it on my TBR list… can’t wait to read it!

YOUNG ADULT
The Fruit of My Lipstick by Shelley Adina • FaithWords
I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires by Cathy Gohlke • Moody Publishers
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson • WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group

Young Adult:
- haven’t heard of / read any of these

Hopefully I don’t have ya’ll terribly confused now! LOL. I couldn’t think of a better way to answer this one!

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