Christy Awards Finalists 2024 – General Fiction

What are the Christy Awards?

The Christy Award is destined to nurture creativity and quality in the writing and publishing of fiction written from a Christian worldview and showcase the diversity of genres. These 2024 finalists are books published in 2023. 

How does this giveaway work?

You select ONE of the General Fiction finalists you would like to receive if your name is drawn. Mention the title in a comment. If you win that’s the book that will be sent to you. Easy Peasy. Here are the finalists. (I have provided links to my reviews of the books I have read.)

IMPORTANT TO NOTE:

Giveaway details may vary with each book (print, ebook only or winner’s choice of either, plus audible options for Canadians.) Edition availability will be noted in bold after the title/author/publisher of each entry. ALSO NOTE: Giveaway is for US and Canada OR ebook international if you have US Kindle account.

He Should Have Told the Bees by Amanda Cox – Revell, Baker Publishing Group – Winner’s Choice of paperback or ebook – Beekeeper Beckett Walsh is living her dream, working alongside her father in their apiary, until his untimely death sends her world into a tailspin. She suddenly finds she must deal with a new part owner of the family business–one who is looking to sell the property. Beck cannot fathom why her father would put her into the position to lose everything they built together.

When Callie Peterson is named in the trust of a man she’s never heard of, she’s not sure what to do. Her fledgling business has just taken wing and her mother has reentered her life asking for help getting into rehab for her lifelong substance abuse issues, making Callie’s financial situation rather . . . precarious. She’s sure she has no right to someone else’s farm, but the money from the sale could solve her problems and give her the stability she’s always craved.

As these two women navigate their present conundrum, they will discover a complex and entangled past full of secrets–and the potential for a brighter future for both of them.

The Last Exchange by Charles Martin – Thomas Nelson – Winner’s Choice of paperback or ebook – Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.”

When MacThomas Pockets finished his last tour as part of the Scottish Special Forces, he was hired to consult for a film director to finesse some scenes that weren’t working. In a twist he never saw coming, he ended up moving to L.A. to work as the bodyguard for movie star Maybe Joe Sue.

It didn’t take long for Pockets to realize there were two Joe Sues: The Joe Sue the public saw with her perfect life and her Hollywood husband. And the private Joe Sue: the one with the traumatic youth that no amount of pills could cover up, who desperately wanted a child of her own.

Even after their paths diverged, he continued to track Joe Sue’s life. Only a few would notice when the bottom fell out. But he did. And that’s when he stepped in.

The latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin travels from Hollywood to rural Montana as one man answers the question: How far would you go—really—to save someone you love?

The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass by Katie Power – Bethany House, Baker Publishing Group – Winner’s Choice of paperback or ebook – After years of drifting, fifty-year-old Pete Ryman has settled down with his potbellied pig, Pearl, in the small town of Sleeping Grass–a place he never expected to see again. It’s not the life he dreamed of, but there aren’t many prospects for a high school dropout like him.

Elderly widow Wilma Jacobsen carries a burden of guilt over her part in events that led to Pete leaving Sleeping Grass decades ago. Now that he’s back, she’s been praying for the chance to make things right, but she never expected God’s answer to leave her flat on her face–literally–and up to her ears in meddling.

When the younger sister Pete was separated from as a child shows up in Sleeping Grass with her eleven-year-old son, Pete is forced to face a past he buried long ago, and Wilma discovers her long-awaited chance at redemption may come at a higher cost than she’s willing to pay.

Set in northern Montana along the rugged and remote Hi-Line, Katie Powner’s latest interweaves poignancy and humor to present a story of friendship, forgiveness, and moving forward.

The Year of Jubilee by Cindy Morgan – Tyndale House – Winner’s Choice of paperback or ebook – The Year of Jubilee is a lyrical coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of the turbulent South in the early 1960s.

Stifled by tragedy, thirteen-year-old Grace Mockingbird yearns to escape her mother’s controlling, grieving hand and find her voice in a small Kentucky coal mining town. A tragic family loss has driven a wedge between Grace and her mother, who seems to be silently punishing Grace by withholding her love. Grace does penance in every chore while doubting she’ll ever earn her mother’s forgiveness.

But change arrives with the hot winds of summer as the frequent clashes of the civil rights movement play out not only on the Mockingbirds’ new television but also in their town, and Grace must decide what she believes amid the swirling, conflicting voices even of those she loves.

Then her younger brother and best friend, Isaac, becomes seriously ill. With the world as she’s always known it shifting around her, Grace must journey past her own fear and through pain to bring healing to those who need it as she tries to save the one person dearest to her.

Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday October 12 2024 (after 12 pm)  REMEMBER TO CHECK GIVEAWAY EDITION AVAILABILITY FOR EACH TITLE!

47 thoughts on “Christy Awards Finalists 2024 – General Fiction”

  1. The Wind Blows In Sleeping Grass. Never read her but it sounds amazing and something similar i experienced myself.

    thnx Kav! sarahdar0801ATgmailDOTcom

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  3. He Should Have Told the Bees was wonderful. Hard choice between the others but I love Katie Powner so The Wind Blows inSweeping Grass. Thank you. leliamae54(at)aol(dot)com

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  4. If I were fortunate enough to be selected, I would love the opportunity to read and review THE WIND BLOWS IN SLEEPING GRASS by Katie Power. Amazing sounding story and I can’t wait to hear more about Pearl. 🙂 Loved the description – “poignancy and humor to present a story of friendship, forgiveness, and moving forward”. Sounds like a great combination combined to make a great story!

    Thank you for the chance to win a print copy of this book!

    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  5. Well, again, The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass!

    Best wishes and prayers for those in FL who are preparing for another strong hurricane. Received a note this morning from old friend/coworker who said that for the first time in nearly 40 years they are actually evacuating across the state, not just going to a slightly further inland official shelter. She said they are afraid of coming back to catastrophic damage.

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    1. Yes — and the devastating aftermath of the last hurricane isn’t even a distant memory yet. I was listening to someone describe the situation in their area — a place that usually took in storm evacuees and was considered hurricane safe but it got walloped this time round. And here’s another hurricane winding up off the coast.

      I really need to read something by Katie Powner! Good luck, CC.

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  6. Kav, I’ve already read The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass and The Last Exchange (and thoroughly enjoyed both) and I’m really torn about which of the others to choose. Both sound sooo good. I’ll go with He Should Have Told the Bees since it’s been on my want-to-read list since it came out 🙂

    ckbarker at gmail dot com

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  13. My choice is The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass.

    I’ve read and loved He Should Have Told the Bees and The Last Exchange, both were fantastic. And I have The Year of Jubilee in my TBR pile, which I will have to bring to the top!

    Thanks. Sandyavery at comcast dot net

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  16. I really enjoyed both He Should Have Told the Bees and The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass. Both of these authors have quickly become favorites.

    Charles Martin’s books have rave reviews. I’d like to read The Last Exchange.

    pmkellogg56[at]gmail[dot]com

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  17. The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass would be my choice. Thanks for posting all of these excellent choices. I will look for the others too.

    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  19. I’ll choose The Last Exchange by Charles Martin. I haven’t read any of his books, and I’ve heard such great things about them.

    whthomas13 at yahoo dot com

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  21. He Should Have Told the Bees is nothing but amazing!! And my first introduction to Amanda Cox 😊 So much to play catch-up with.

    It’s a hard choice today as I would love to read two of these books, one stands out more than the other so I’m going for “The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass”. It sounds all sorts of heart tugging emotions just like I love in a story! Plus, Katie is a new-to-me writer and I’ve heard all kinds of wonderful things about her.

    teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com

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