The 2010 Christy Award nominees are:

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

* Breach of Trust by DiAnn Mills • Tyndale House Publishers

* How Sweet It Is by Alice J. Wisler • Bethany House Publishers: a Division of Baker Publishing Group

* Stand-In Groom by Kaye Dacus • Barbour Publishing

CONTEMPORARY SERIES, SEQUELS, AND NOVELLAS

* Who Do I Talk To? by Neta Jackson • Thomas Nelson

* The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall • WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group

* Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth • Zondervan

CONTEMPORARY STANDALONE

* June Bug by Chris Fabry • Tyndale House Publishers

* The Passion of Mary-Margaret by Lisa Samson • Thomas Nelson

* Veiled Freedom by Jeanette Windle • Tyndale House Publishers

FIRST NOVEL

* The Familiar Stranger by Christina Berry • Moody Publishers

* Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent • Tyndale House Publishers

* Scared by Tom Davis • David C. Cook

HISTORICAL

* A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick • WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group

* Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin • Bethany House Publishers: a Division of Baker Publishing Group

* The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer & Mike Yorkey • Revell Books: a Division of Baker Publishing Group

HISTORICAL ROMANCE†

* Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander • Bethany House Publishers: a Division of Baker Publishing Group

* A Bride in the Bargain by Deeanne Gist • Bethany House Publishers: a Division of Baker Publishing Group

* The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander • Thomas Nelson

* The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen • Bethany House Publishers: a Division of Baker Publishing Group

SUSPENSE

* Intervention by Terri Blackstock • Zondervan

* Lost Mission by Athol Dickson • Howard Books: a Division of Simon & Schuster

* The Night Watchman by Mark Mynheir • WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group

VISIONARY

* By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson • Marcher Lord Press

* The Enclave by Karen Hancock • Bethany House Publishers: a Division of Baker Publishing Group

* Valley of the Shadow by Tom Pawlik • Tyndale House Publishers

YOUNG ADULT

* Beautiful by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma • Thomas Nelson

* The Blue Umbrella by Mike Mason • David C. Cook

* North! or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson • WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group