2022 FHLCW Readers Choice Award Finalists 

All of the entrants were excellent and the judges commented about the great books they got to read. Thank you to all who entered!

Winners will be announced at the upcoming Annual General  Meeting.

Historical

Between the Wild Branches by Connilyn Cossette (Bethany House)

A Life Redeemed by Olivia Rae (HopeKnight Press)

No Journey Too Far by Carrie Turansky (Waterbrook Multnomah)

Short Contemporary (5 finalists, due to ties)

Hidden in Her Heart by Milla Holt (Independently Published)

The Father He Deserves by Lisa Jordan (Harlequin/Love Inspired)

The Marine’s Mission by Deb Kastner (Harlequin/Love Inspired)

A Brother’s Promise by Mindy Obenhaus (Harlequin/Love Inspired)

Their Yuletide Healing by Mindy Obenhaus (Harlequin/Love Inspired)

Long Contemporary

All That Really Matters by Nicole Deese (Bethany House)

Healing Skye by Janet Ferguson (Southern Sun Press LLC)

Let it Be Me by Becky Wade (Baker (Bethany House)

Romantic Suspense (4 finalists, due to ties)

Crosshairs by Patricia Bradley (Revell)

Breach of Honor by Janice Cantore (Tyndale)

Miracle in Milan by MaryAnn Diorio (TopNotch Press)

Deadly Target by Elizabeth Goddard (Revell)

Sweet Romance

The Soldier’s Unexpected Family by Tanya Agler (Harlequin Heartwarming)

An Amish Flower Farm by Mindy Steele (Hallmark Publishing)

Karmyn by Lisa Washington (Washington Way Publishing)

Speculative

A Time to Seek by Tracy Higley (Stonewater Books LLC)

A Castle for Christmas by Stephenia McGee (By The Vine Press)

The Promise of Deception by Jessica Sly (Mountain Brook Fire)

Women’s Fiction

The Finder of Forgotten Things by Sarah Loudin Thomas (Bethany House)

Facing the Dawn by Cynthia Ruchti (Revell)

A Picture of Hope by Liz Tolsma (Barbour Publishing)

Novella

A Groom for Ruby by Laura Ashwood (Self-Published)

Worthy of Redemption by Krystina Renae Rankin (Quirky Bullpen Press)

You and Me by Becky Wade (Self-Published)