Christian Fiction Bestsellers, October 2017

Christian Fiction Bestsellers, October 2017
Compiled and distributed by the
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
(ECPA)
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 THE PROVING BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764219665 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2017 $15.99
2 THE SHACK-Paperback WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9780964729230 WINDBLOWN MEDIA Jul. 2008 $15.00
3 THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629989419 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA MEDIA) Sep. 2016 $21.99
4 THE SHACK-MovieEdition2 WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9781455567607 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Nov. 2016 $15.99
5 THE BELOVED CHRISTMAS QUILT WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781683222255 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Sep. 2017 $15.99
6 LOVE STORY KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687590 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Jun. 2017 $22.99
7 AN AMISH GATHERING BETH WISEMAN 9780718097752 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2017 $7.99
8 THE BLESSING WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781624167454 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Aug. 2017 $15.99
9 AN AMISH CHRISTMAS LOVE BETH WISEMAN 9780529118707 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $15.99
10 THE HARBINGER JONATHAN CAHN 9781616386108 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA MEDIA) Jan. 2012 $16.99
11 REDEEMING LOVE FRANCINE RIVERS 9781590525135 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House May. 2005 $15.99
12 TOGETHER WITH YOU VICTORIA BYLIN 9780764230912 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2017 $7.99
13 THE EBB TIDE BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764212505 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2017 $15.99
14 HER ONE AND ONLY BECKY WADE 9780764230882 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2017 $7.99
15 A PLAIN AND SWEET CHRISTMAS ROMANCE COLLECTION LAURALEE BLISS 9781683222071 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Sep. 2017 $9.99
16 ALL SHE LEFT BEHIND JANE KIRKPATRICK 9780800727000 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2017 $15.99
17 GATHERING THE THREADS CINDY WOODSMALL 9781601427038 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Aug. 2017 $14.99
18 THE RETURN SUZANNE WOODS FISHER 9780800727505 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Aug. 2017 $15.99
19 A SIMPLE PRAYER AMY CLIPSTON 9780310350774 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2017 $7.99
20 A TIME TO STAND ROBERT WHITLOW 9780718083038 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $15.99
21 A LINEAGE OF GRACE FRANCINE RIVERS 9780842356329 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Oct. 2009 $16.99
22 THE TROUBLE WITH COWBOYS DENISE HUNTER 9780718097745 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jul. 2017 $7.99
23 THE FARMERS' MARKET MISHAP WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781634099325 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Jun. 2017 $12.99
24 THREADS OF SUSPICION DEE HENDERSON 9780764219979 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) May. 2017 $15.99
25 THE HIDEAWAY LAUREN K. DENTON 9780718084226 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2017 $15.99

Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner


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