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  • Restfinder
    Restfinder Posts: 2,344 Member
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    I can't remember if I read DUST by Kara Swanson. It sounds familiar, but I got the audio book from Hoopla and will listen to it tonight. It's a series I go back and forth on - not sure why.
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 18,370 Member
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    I just downloaded All That Really Matters by Nicole Deese through KU. Since it was both a Carol and Christy award winner, it seemed like a good choice.
  • connierandel
    connierandel Posts: 1,708 Member
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    Congratulations to The Christy Award winners!
    CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
    All That Really Matters, Nicole Deese

    FIRST NOVEL
    All That Is Secret, Patricia Raybon

    GENERAL FICTION
    The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery, Amanda Cox

    HISTORICAL
    Drawn by The Current, Jocelyn Green

    HISTORICAL ROMANCE
    Until Leaves Fall in Paris, Sarah Sundin

    MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER
    Aftermath, Terri Blackstock

    SHORT FORM
    A Texas Christmas Carol (in Under the Texas Mistletoe), Karen Witemeyer

    SPECULATIVE
    Windward Shore, Sharon Hinck

    YOUNG ADULT
    Shadow, Kara Swanson

    AMPLIFY
    In Search of a Prince, Toni Shiloh

    CHRISTY BOOK OF THE YEAR
    The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery, Amanda Cox

    CHRISTY AWARD HALL OF FAME
    Becky Wade
  • Restfinder
    Restfinder Posts: 2,344 Member
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    Here's a link to the winners of the Swoony Awards: https://theswoonyawards.blogspot.com/2022/12/2022-swoony-award-winners.html
  • connierandel
    connierandel Posts: 1,708 Member
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    Well, I think I have read one of them....I did vote in a couple of rounds, but only for books/authors that I know.
  • Restfinder
    Restfinder Posts: 2,344 Member
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    I did the same thing. I voted some because I knew the author and others because I'd read the book. One of the winners was a book I'd read and voted for - Melanie Cellier's book. Very good series!
  • connierandel
    connierandel Posts: 1,708 Member
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    Carol Award Winners:
    SONGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN by Amanda Wen - Contemporary

    THE LOST MELODY by Joanna Davidson Politano - Historical

    WRITTEN ON THE WIND by Elizabeth Camden - Historical Romance

    FALLOUT by Carrie Stuart Parks - Mystery/Suspense

    WHILE MORTALS SLEEP by Janyre Tromp (O LITTLE TOWN anthology) - novella

    TURN TO ME by Becky Wade - romance

    WORD OF HONOR by Hallee Bridgeman - romantic suspense

    Hunted in the Wilderness by Kellie VanHorn - short novel

    Dream of Kings by Sharon Hinck - Speculative

    Wishtress by Nadine Brandes - YA

    THE EXTRAORDINARY DEATHS OF MRS. KIP by Sara Brunsvold - Debut

  • Restfinder
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    OOO, I've read Wishtress. I've read the first book in that Hallee Bridgeman series. I also have Dream of Kings on my wish list. Thanks for posting it, Connie!
  • connierandel
    connierandel Posts: 1,708 Member
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    Kim - All that are capitalized are the ones I have read.....We really are different in our tastes!
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 18,370 Member
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    The only one I've read in that list is THE EXTRAORDINARY DEATHS OF MRS. KIP by Sara Brunsvold.
  • Restfinder
    Restfinder Posts: 2,344 Member
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    I know, Connie. I don't even give the titles of the fantasy stories I am reading (sometimes) because I'm usually the only one reading that genre! Sometimes we may cross over in Regency or WWII, but unless it's suspense I don't read contemporary. I just kept running into people being angry with God all the time and that just wore me out!

  • connierandel
    connierandel Posts: 1,708 Member
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    Here is the Christy Award Winners from last night.

    Congratulations to the 2023 Christy Award Winners!

    CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
    *To Win a Prince by Toni Shiloh

    FIRST NOVEL - tie
    *The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunswold

    The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon by Linda MacKillop

    GENERAL FICTION
    *Where the Blue Sky Begins by Katie Powner

    HISTORICAL
    Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt

    HISTORICAL ROMANCE
    *The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz

    MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER
    *Cold Light of Day by Elizabeth Goddard

    SHORT FORM
    Always a Lady by Kristi Ann Hunter

    SPECULATIVE
    Dream of Kings by Sharon Hinck

    YOUNG ADULT
    This Dreamer by Sara Watterson

    AMPLIFY
    The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson

    BOOK OF THE YEAR
    Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt

    * denotes ones I have read
  • Restfinder
    Restfinder Posts: 2,344 Member
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    Wow, I haven't read any of those, although a few are on my wish list!
  • cmsienk
    cmsienk Posts: 18,370 Member
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    The only one I've read is THE EXTRAORDINARY DEATHS OF MRS. KIP and it was definitely a winner
  • connierandel
    connierandel Posts: 1,708 Member
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    I am really looking forward to her next book, THE DIVINE PROVERB OF STREUSEL - coming January 16, 2024
  • pianolady831
    pianolady831 Posts: 252 Member
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    Here's a list of nominees for the 2024 Selah Awards. I haven't read any of these yet, and many authors I haven't heard of. Definitely a good resource, though! Winners will be announced on May 26.

    CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
    Bidding on a Second Chance Emily Conrad
    Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other by Bethany Turner
    Dedicated To the One I Love Beth K Vogt
    Every Good Gift by Kelly Irvin
    Her Scandalous Amish Secret Joseline McClay
    Julia Monroe Begins Again by Rebekah Millet
    Love's True Calling by Lori DeJong
    Sylvia's Mother by Jennifer Lynn Cary
    The Amish Spintser's Dilemma by Jocelyn McClay
    The Secret to Happiness by Suzanne Woods Fisher
    The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese

    FIRST NOVEL
    Heart in the Clouds by Jennifer Mist Morgan
    Julia Monroe Begins Again by Rebekah Millet
    Love's True Calling by Lori DeJong
    Ona Mae's Deli and Bait Shop by Renee Hodges

    GENERAL FICTION
    Ona Mae's Deli and Bait Shop by Renee Hodges
    Roxie Applesauce Tonya l Matthews
    The Escape Game by Marilyn Turk
    The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass by Katie Powner
    What I Would Tell You by Liz Tolsma

    HISTORICAL/BIBLICAL
    Daughter of Eden by Jill Eilleen Smith
    Freedom's Price by Pegg Thomas
    The All American by Susie Finkbeiner
    This is Where It Ends by Cindy K Sproles
    Waterborne by David J Marsh
    Yamin by Jeff Keene II

    HISTORICAL ROMANCE
    Beneath a Peaceful Moon by Debbie Lee
    Confessions to a Stranger by Danielle Grandinetti
    Finding Her Frontier Home by Louise M Gouge
    Garden of the Midnights by Hannah Linder
    Heart of the Clouds by Jennifer Mist Morgan
    Love at First Light by Stephanie Grace Whitson
    The Maid of Ballymacool by Jennifer Deibel
    When Tomorrow Came by Hannah Linder
    Window of Opportunity by Heather Greer

    MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
    26 Below by Kimberley Woodhouse
    Cold Pursuit by Nancy Mehl
    Every Flower of the Field by Sara Davison
    The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright

    NOVELLAS
    A Lasting Legacy by Cynthia Roemer
    Deadly Holiday Hijack by Kate Angelo
    In Her Sights by Karen Witemeyer
    The Chemist by J Carol Nemeth
    The Christmas Carving by Kelly Goshorn
    The Veil From Across the Shores by Kelly Goshorn
    To Enchant a Lady's Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher

    ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
    Amish Wilderness Survival by Mary Alford
    Countdown by Lynette Eason
    Crime Scene Witness by Dana R Lynn
    Expired Vows by Laura Conaway and Lisa Phillips
    Facing the Enemy by Diann Mills
    Her Secret Amish Past by Dana R Lynn
    Hidden Amish Target by Dana R Lynn
    Hunted at Christmas by Dana R Lynn

    ANTHOLOGIES
    A Thrill in the Air
    Dancing in the Rain, Stories to Shelter the Soul
    Good Tidings

    SPECULATIVE
    The Quickening Sarah L Frantz
    The Secret of Stardust by Heather LL FitzGerald
    Window of Time by Erin R Howard

    WESTERN
    Accepted by Paula Peckham
    Emily's Trials by Henry McLaughlin
    The Pursuit of Miss Parish by Grace Hitchcock

    WOMEN'S CONTEMPORARY
    Lilac Cottage by Carrie Fancett Pagels
    Reclaiming Christmas by Melissa Sneed Wilson
    The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos by Kelly Irvin
  • Restfinder
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    I have 26 BELOW on my Hoopla Favorites list. The first one as well, 8 Degrees ?. I haven't read anything on the list, and actually haven't really heard of most of those books!
  • pianolady831
    pianolady831 Posts: 252 Member
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    Any award list can be a good resource, but I've always found the Selah awards especially interesting because they are sponsored by the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, which seems to be very spirit led and focused on helping writers develop their writing. I'll see if some of the books by these lesser known authors in my favorite categories are available. It would be fun to discover some gems. A Goodreads group that I follow is doing THE ALL AMERICAN by Susie Finkbeiner as a group read next month, so I may try that one.
  • connierandel
    connierandel Posts: 1,708 Member
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    I have read several, but with using my phone for data, I haven't used it as a hot-spot a lot and it's easier to have two screens to figure them out.

    The Kimberly Woodhouse book is the first in the series, I haven't gotten access to 8 Down by her, yet.
  • Restfinder
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    My Hoopla has both of the books by Kimberley Woodhouse, but only e-books. It says that 8 Down just has 42 pages - but, Amazon says it's 289 pages. Strange! I am going to hold out for the audio version since I don't like doing e-books on Hoopla.

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