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Faith Hope & Love Christian Writers

Faith Hope & Love Christian Writers

News for December

News December 15, 2023

Congratulations to our members on their achievements


  • Lori DeJong’s Love’s True Calling placed third in the Angel Awards. 
  • Susanne Dietze’s The Secret Between Them won the OCRW Book Buyer’s Best Inspirational Romance.
  • To Win a Prince by Toni Shiloh won a Christy award in the contemporary romance category. 
  • Marilyn Turk signed with her new agent, Lynette Eason of the Steve Laube Agency, and signed a contract with Barbour for a cozy mystery novella collection.
  • Beth Carpenter signed a contract for two Harlequin Heartwarming books, beginning a new series set in the fictional town of Swan Falls, Alaska.
  • Kerry Johnson signed a four-book contract with Love Inspired Suspense for a new series called “Allegheny Rangers.” Also, her latest Love Inspired Suspense, Christmas Forest Ambush, made #7 on the Publishers Weekly Mass Market Paperback Bestseller List.
  • Jenelle Hovde signed a two-book deal with Tyndale for Regency romance.
  • Denise M. Colby won the grand prize in the Scrivenings Press #GetPubbed 2023 contest (announced Nov. 16), which included first place in the Historical category. She has also signed her very first contract with Scrivenings Press, which includes a 3-book series titled “Best-laid Plans”. 
  • Mindy Obenhause’s latest release, Her Christmas Healing, was a Publisher’s Weekly best seller.
  • A Family for the Orphans (Love Inspired / Harlequin) by Heidi Main landed on the Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller list at #12 for the week ending 12/2/23.
  • Terri Reed signed a four-book contract with Love Inspired Suspense. Her recent release, Undercover Christmas Escape, was a Publishers Weekly Bestseller for mass-market paperback at #5. 

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