2023 Christy Awards -Finalists

After moving to an apartment across the country, Val nervously accepts an invitation from an elite filmmaker to mentor her. Meanwhile, pastor Miles returns from abroad to find a new neighbor upstairs---and a call to a struggling ministry. While Val battles insecurities and Miles wrestles with shattered expectations, can they discover that authentic love and sacrifice go hand in hand? 352 pages, softcover from Bethany.

While starting a sustainable business to help impoverished citizens on an African island, fashion aficionado Iris is forced to work with recently deposed Prince Ekon, who betrayed her best friend. Can these two vastly different yet determined people work together to obtain their individual goals---and keep their hearts from getting in the way?

Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for far more serious assignments than the "fluff pieces" she's been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. When she's asked to write the obituary of an "unremarkable" septuagenarian who's just entered hospice care, she balks. But spirited Clara Kip may teach her a thing or two! 368 pages, softcover from Revell.

Eva's memory loss has forced her to live with her granddaughter, Breezy. When Breezy marries and they move to a rundown farm to live with her husband's elderly uncle, it's too much for Eva. Her worsening memory only make the situation worse. Can someone woo Eva from self-isolation? 

Three beloved authors tell small-town tales of Christmas charm. In Hopes and Fears, Emma encounters childhood rival Fredrick, whose grouchiness could ruin her pageant planning. In While Mortals Sleep, reporter Eleanor must choose between love and the scoop of a lifetime. In The Wondrous Gift, job loss creates different futures that could tear Caleb and Rachel apart.

In the glacial nation of Norgard, Jolan the Dream Teller serves every seeker, whether peasant or high lord. Though she loves using her gift, she struggles to navigate the corrupt and dangerous court and the jealousies of the Guildagard.
When an old man’s nightmare imparts a dire warning, Jolan realizes her entire nation is in danger. But before she can sound the alarm, she is betrayed by the guilds and sold into slavery in a rival kingdom far to the south. As a slave in a foreign land, at first Jolan can’t see beyond her singular focus: return home to warn Norgard of the coming calamity. After facing new dangers, making new friends, and forgiving old wrongs, she must fulfill the purposes the Provider has set before her.

When Eliza discovers a genetic cause for her miscarriages, she reconsiders a mysterious quilt gifted to her---its power can change one past event. In a desperate attempt to spare Jesse's pain from a childless marriage, she goes back in time to reject his proposal. When the repercussions come to light, can she make amends?