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WICHITA, Kan.—The 2014 Christy Awards for excellence in Christian fiction will be presented at a dinner to be held Mon., June 23, 2014, at the Atlanta Marriot Marquis. The reservation form for the 15th annual Christy Awards will be available online at www.christyawards.com after May 1. The keynote speaker and emcee will be announced soon.

The Christy Advisory Board is pleased to announce nominees in eight categories for the 2014 Christy Awards honoring Christian fiction. They are:

CONTEMPORARY

• Every Waking Moment by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
• The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate (Tyndale House Publishers)
• Stones for Bread by Christa Parrish (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE/SUSPENSE*

• Dangerous Passage by Lisa Harris (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
• Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck (Zondervan, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
• Rosemary Cottage by Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing)
• Vanished by Irene Hannon (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

[*This category includes four nominees due to a tie in scoring.]

CONTEMPORARY SERIES

• Firefly Island by Lisa Wingate (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
• Lock, Stock, and Over a Barrel by Melody Carlson (B&H Publishing Group)
• Take a Chance on Me by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House Publishers)

FIRST NOVEL

• Burning Sky by Lori Benton (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
• A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
• Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay (Thomas Nelson, Harper Collins Christian Publishing) 
  

HISTORICAL

• All for a Story by Allison Pittman (Tyndale House Publishers)
• Burning Sky by Lori Benton (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
• Sweet Mercy by Ann Tatlock (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

• Harvest of Gold by Tessa Afshar (River North, from Moody Publishing)
• Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
• Under a Blackberry Moon by Serena Miller (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

SUSPENSE

• Dark Justice by Brandilyn Collins (B&H Publishing Group)
• Outlaw by Ted Dekker (FaithWords, a division of Hachette Book Group)
• Singularity by Steven James (Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group)

VISIONARY

• A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
• Dragonwitch by (Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
• Numb by John W. Otte (Marcher Lord Press)

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