Novel Rocket Congratulates the 2013 Christy Award Winners!

2013 Christy Award Winners & Finalists

The winning title is in bold

Contemporary Romance

The Breath of Dawn, by Kristen Heitzmann (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Lethal Legacy, by Irene Hannon (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Wildflowers from Winter, by Katie Ganshert (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)


Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas

Two Destinies, by Elizabeth Musser (David C Cook)

You Don't Know Me, by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)

Waiting for Sunrise, by Eva Marie Everson (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)


Contemporary Standalone

The Air We Breathe, by Christa Parrish (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Borders of the Heart, by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)

Not in the Heart, by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)


First Novel

Into the Free, by Julie Cantrell (David C Cook)

Tangled Ashes, by Michèle Phoenix (Tyndale House Publishers)

Wedded to War, by Jocelyn Green (River North, an imprint of Moody Press)


Historical

Flame of Resistance, by Tracy Groot (Tyndale House Publishers)

Wedded to War, by Jocelyn Green (River North, an imprint of Moody Press)

A Wreath of Snow, by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)


Historical Romance

Against the Tide, by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Be Still My Soul, by Joanne Bischof (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)

Love's Reckoning, by Laura Frantz (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)


Suspense (4 finalists due to a tie in scoring)

Downfall, by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)

The Last Plea Bargain, by Randy Singer (Tyndale House Publishers)

Rare Earth, by Davis Bunn (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

Submerged, by Dani Pettrey (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)


Visionary

Daughter of Light, by Morgan L. Busse (Marcher Lord Press)

Soul's Gate, by James L. Rubart (Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)

Starflower, by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)


Young Adult

Child of the Mountains, by Marilyn Sue Shank (Delacorte Press, a division of Random House)

Failstate, by John W. Otte (Marcher Lord Press)

Interrupted: A Life Beyond Words, by Rachel Coker (Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing)