Thomas Nelson fiction imprint WestBow Press had four books in the Top 10 Christian Novels for 2006 as named by Booklist, the publication of the American Library Association.

Two of the WestBow titles were written by newcomer Beth Webb Hart whose Grace at Low Tide and Adelaide Piper were joined by Uncharted by Angela Hunt and The Hidden by Kathryn Mackel.

Two Baker Publishing Group imprints also were honored with spots on the list: Athol Dickson's River Rising (Bethany House) and Ann H. Gabhart's The Scent of Lilacs (Revell).

Other books named by Booklist were The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster), Two Women of Galilee by Mary Rourke (MIRA), Admission by Travis Thrasher (Moody) and Dwelling Places by Vinita Hampton Wright (HarperSanFrancisco).