The nominees for the 12th Annual Christy Awards for excellence in Christian Fiction were recently announced.
The awards will be given on July 11 in Atlanta, Ga.
Below is the complete list of 2011 Christy Award nominees:
Contemporary Romance
Blood Ransom by Lisa Harris (Zondervan)
Indivisible by Kristin Heitzmann (WaterBrook Press)
Sworn to Protect by DiAnn Mills (Tyndale House Publishers)
Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas
The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue (David C. Cook)
The Thorn by Beverly Lewis (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
The Waiting by Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Contemporary Standalone
Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner (WaterBrook Press)
A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener (Kregel Publications)
First Novel
Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes (Tyndale House Publishers)
Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener (Kregel Publications)
Historical
Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther by Ginger Garrett (David C. Cook)
For Time & Eternity by Allison Pitman (Tyndale House Publishers)
While We’re Far Apart by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Historical Romance
The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen (Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
Suspense
The Bishop by Steven James (Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group)
The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker (Center Street)
Predator by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)
Visionary
To Darkness Fled by Jill Williamson (Marcher Lord Press)
Konig’s Fire by Marc Schooley (Marcher Lord Press)
The Last Christian by David Gregory (WaterBrook Press)
Young Adult
The Charlatan’s Boy by Jonathan Rogers (WaterBrook Press)
The Healer’s Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan)
Motorcycles, Sushi, and One Strange Book by Nancy Rue (Zondervan)