2010 Christy Award Winner-Contemporary Romance

Paige Rogers is a former CIA agent who survived every CIA operative's worst nightmare -- she lost all she treasured seven years ago when her entire team was killed in a covert mission. Paige believes their leader, Daniel Keary, betrayed the team. Disillusioned and afraid for her life, Paige disappeared and started a new life as a small-town librarian. But when Keary announces his candidacy for governor of her state, he comes after Paige to ensure that she won't ruin his bid for office. Once again, he threatens everything she holds dear. Now, Paige must choose between a life of hiding -- or risking everything in one last, desperate attempt to right old wrongs. …More

2010 Christy Award Winner-Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas

When Gabby loses custody of her sons and nearly all of her worldly possessions, she's surprised to discover what she's really made of. Still hoping to put her family together again, she puzzles over what to do with the attentions of a sympathetic lawyer who soothes her wounded spirit. …More

2010 Christy Award Winner-Contemporary Standalone

Destined for a life as a religious sister, Mary-Margaret Danaher can hardly believe it when the Spirit tells her she must marry the troubled boy who befriended her as a child, forsaking the only life she ever wanted for a man she will never love. …More

2010 Christy Award Winner-First Novel

The summer I turned thirteen, I thought I killed a man. So begins the story of Jessilyn Lassiter, a young girl whose world is torn apart the summer of 1932. When Jessilyn's best friend, Gemma, loses her parents in a tragic fire, Jessilyn's father vows to care for her as his own, despite the fact that Gemma is black and prejudice is prevalent in their southern Virginia town. It doesn't take long for the Lassiters to attract the attention of a local band of Ku Klux Klan members, who make increasingly violent threats on Jessilyn and her family. As she struggles to navigate a complex world of first crushes, loyalties, and betrayals, Jessilyn ultimately discovers what it takes to be a bright light in a dark world. …More

2010 Christy Award Winner-Historical

Languishing in jail, Harriet Sherwood sifts through the memories of three generations of women who have preceded her. In stories both courageous and heartbreaking, a heritage grounded by deep faith in the God of justice and righteousness emerges. And if Harriet has her way, she intends to set her life on a path just as remarkable and meaningful as theirs.... …More

2010 Christy Award Winner-Historical Romance

Olivia Keene is fleeing her own secret. She never intended to overhear his. But now that she has, what is Lord Bradley to do with her? He cannot let her go, for were the truth to get out, he would lose everything--his reputation, his inheritance, his very home. He gives Miss Keene little choice but to accept a post at Brightwell Court, where he can make certain she does not spread what she heard. Keeping an eye on the young woman as she cares for the children, he finds himself drawn to her, even as he struggles against the growing attraction. The clever Miss Keene is definitely hiding something. Moving, mysterious, and romantic, The Silent Governess takes readers inside the intriguing life of a nineteenth-century governess in an English manor house where all is not as it appears. …More

2010 Christy Award Winner-Suspense

When a construction project unearths a lost Spanish mission, four people mustchoose: serve a greater good, or hold fast to some basic moral value? …More

2010 Christy Award Winner-Visionary

Given the chance to train as a squire, kitchen servant Achan Cham hopes to pull himself out of his pitiful life and become a Kingsguard Knight. When Achan's owner learns of his training, he forces Achan to spar with the Crown Prince--more of a death sentence than an honor. Meanwhile, strange voices in Achan's head cause him to fear he's going mad. While escorting the prince to a council presentation, their convoy is attacked. Achan is wounded and arrested, but escapes from prison--only to discover a secret about himself he never believed possible. …More

2010 Christy Award Winner-Young Adult

Janner, Tink, and Leeli Igiby had thought they had been normal children with normal lives. But now they know they're really the Lost Jewels of Anniera, heirs to a legendary kingdom across the sea, and suddenly everyone wants to kill them. …More