1. Unlocked, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan)

2. The Twelfth Imam, Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House Publishers)

 Rosenberg says that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is on a mission to annihilate Israel and hasten the coming of the 12th imam, the Islamic messiah. The Twelfth Imam tells the tale of a CIA operative who destroys Iran’s nuclear capability before Israel and the U.S. are wiped out.

3. Her Daughter’s Dream, Francine Rivers (Tyndale House Publishers)

4. In the Company of Others, Jan Karon (Viking Adult)

5. The Thorn, Beverly Lewis (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group)

6. The Shack, William P. Young (Windblown Media/Hachette Book Group)

7. Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers (Multnomah Books)

8. Her Mother’s Hope, Francine Rivers (Tyndale House Publishers)

9. The Waiting, Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell/Baker Publishing Group)

10. Take Four, Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan)

The ECPA list is compiled from sales of Christian books in hundreds of Christian retail outlets nationwide, collected using Pubtrack Christian (www.ptchristian.com). December best-sellers are for the four-week cycle ending November 20, 2010. All rights reserved. © 2010 ECPA. www.ecpa.org.