Kregel fiction title named Romance finalist

Wednesday, 21 June 2006 08:00 PM America/New_York

A Kregel Publications title has been selected by the Romance Writers of America (RWA) as a finalist for its 2006 Inspirational Readers Choice contest. Legend of the Emerald Rose: A Novel by Linda Wichman was chosen by Faith, Hope, & Love (FHL), the special-interest chapter of RWA, in the Long Historical Fiction category. The winners will be announced at the FHL conference in Atlanta on July 26.

This year's contest, open to all inspirational writers whose work was published in 2005, saw a total of 90 entries. Judges rated the books they read on a scale from one to 10.

Legend of the Emerald Rose explores the historic legend of King Arthur and Camelot, and is also a 2006 nominee for a Christy Award in the Visionary category, and was the 2005 winner of the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award in the General Fiction category.