Carol Award Finalists

Contemporary
The Promised Land
by Elizabeth Musser
Bethany House (Baker) Publishing
Editor: L.B. Norton

If For Any Reason
by Courtney Walsh
Tyndale House
Editors: Stephanie Broene and Danika King

On a Coastal Breeze
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Revell, A Division of Baker Publishing Group
Editors: Andrea Doering and Barb Barnes

Historical
Things We Didn’t Say
by Amy Lynn Green
Bethany House (Baker) Publishing
Editors: Dave Horton and Rochelle Gloege

In High Cotton
by Ane Mulligan
Heritage Beacon/Iron Stream Media
Editor: Denise Weimer

The Right Kind of Fool
by Sarah Loudin Thomas
Bethany House (Baker) Publishing
Editor: David Long

Historical Romance
Daughter of Rome
by Tessa Afshar
Tyndale House
Editors: Stephanie Broene and Kathy Olson

Like Flames in the Night
by Connilyn Cossette
Bethany House (Baker) Publishing
Editors: Raela Schoenherr and Jennifer Veillieux

The Runaway Bride
by Jody Hedlund
Bethany House (Baker) Publishing
Editor: Dave Long

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Dead End
by Nancy Mehl
Bethany House (Baker) Publishing
Editors: Raela Schoenherr and Jean Bloom

Relative Silence
by Carrie Stuart Parks
Harper Collins Publishing
Editors: Amanda Bostic and Erin Healy

A Baby’s Right to Choose
by David L. Winters
DAVIWIN Publishing
Editor: Rene Holt

Novella
Far as the Curse is Found, from the collection Joy to the World: A Regency Christmas Collection
by Amanda Barratt
Kregel Publications
Editors: Janyre Tromp and Dori De Vries Harrell

Christmas in Galway, in the collection Christmas Lights and Romance
by Elizabeth Ludwig
Winged Publications
Editor: Cynthia Hickey

A New Hope for Christmas
by Erin Stevenson
Harbourlight Books, a Division of Pelican
Editor: M. Jamie West

Romance
Love and a Little White Lie
by Tammy L. Gray
Bethany House (Baker) Publishing
Editor: Raela Schoenherr

Starfish Pier
by Irene Hannon
Revell, a Division of Baker Publishing Group
Editors: Jennifer Leep and Kristin Kornoeljie

Carolina Breeze
by Denise Hunter
Harper Collins Christian Publishing
Editors: Kimberly Carlton and L.B. Norton

Romantic Suspense
Lost Down Deep
by Sara Davison
ACFW Qualified Independently Published
Editors: Inez Jimenez and Deb Elkink

Point of Danger
by Irene Hannon
Revell, A Division of Baker Publishing Group
Editors: Jennifer Leep and Kristin Kornoelje

Airborne
by DiAnn Mills
Tyndale House
Editors: Jan Stob and Julee Schwartzburg

Short Novel
The Christmas Bargain
by Lisa Carter
Love Inspired (Harlequin)
Editor Melissa Endlich

Killer Insight
by Virginia Vaughan
Love Inspired (Harlequin)
Editor: Shana Asaro

Texas Holiday Hideout
by Virginia Vaughan
Love Inspired (Harlequin)
Editor: Shana Asaro

Speculative
Cry of the Raven (Book 3, The Ravenwood Saga)
by Morgan L. Busse
Bethany House (Baker) Publishing
Editors: Dave Long and Jennifer Veilleux

Stealing Embers
by Julie Hall
ACFW Qualified Independently Published
Editors: Rebecca Heyman and Janelle Leonard

The Vault Between Spaces
by Chawna Schroeder
Enclave Publishing
Editors: Steve Laube and Lisa Laube

Young Adult
Victoria Grace the Jerkface
by S.E. Clancy
WhiteFire Publishing
Editor: Cara Grandle

The Story Hunter
by Lindsay A. Franklin
Enclave Publishing
Editors: Steve Laube and Lisa Laube

Mortal Sight
by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads
Enclave Publishing
Editors: Steve Laube and Lisa Laube

Debut
Things We Didn’t Say
by Amy Lynn Green
Bethany House (Baker) Publishing
Editors: Dave Horton and Rochelle Gloege

The Edge of Everywhen
by A.S. Mackey
B & H Publishing
Editor: Michelle Freeman

Mortal Sight
by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads
Enclave Publishing
Editors: Steve Laube and Lisa Laube