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Christian Fiction Bestsellers, Best of 2018

Compiled and distributed by the
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA)
Rank |
Title | Author | ISBN | Publisher | Pub Date |
List Price |
Award |
1 | THE MASTERPIECE | FRANCINE RIVERS | 9781496407900 | TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS | Feb. 2018 | $25.99 | |
2 | TO THE MOON AND BACK | KAREN KINGSBURY | 9781451687651 | HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster | May. 2018 | $23.99 | |
3 | THE SHACK | WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG | 9780964729230 | WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Jul. 2008 | $15.00 | ![]() |
4 | THE ROAD HOME | BEVERLY LEWIS | 9780764219672 | BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | Apr. 2018 | $15.99 | |
5 | THE HIDEAWAY | LAUREN K. DENTON | 9780718084226 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Apr. 2017 | $15.99 | |
6 | REDEEMING LOVE | FRANCINE RIVERS | 9781590525135 | MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House | May. 2005 | $15.99 | ![]() |
7 | WHEN WE WERE YOUNG | KAREN KINGSBURY | 9781501170010 | HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster | Oct. 2018 | $25.00 | |
8 | THE FIRST LOVE | BEVERLY LEWIS | 9780764219689 | BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | Sep. 2018 | $15.99 | |
9 | THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES-Hardcover | JONATHAN CAHN | 9781629989419 | FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) | Sep. 2016 | $21.99 | |
10 | THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES-Paperback | JONATHAN CAHN | 9781629991344 | FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) | Jun. 2018 | $17.99 | |
11 | LOVE STORY | KAREN KINGSBURY | 9781451687606 | HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster | Jan. 2018 | $15.99 | |
12 | BECOMING MRS. LEWIS | PATTI CALLAHAN | 9780785224501 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2018 | $25.99 | |
13 | A LINEAGE OF GRACE | FRANCINE RIVERS | 9780842356329 | TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2009 | $16.99 | ![]() |
14 | THE HOPE JAR | WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER | 9781624167478 | BARBOUR PUBLISHING | Aug. 2018 | $15.99 | |
15 | THE 49TH MYSTIC | TED DEKKER | 9780800729783 | REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) | May. 2018 | $24.99 | |
16 | A BAXTER FAMILY CHRISTMAS | KAREN KINGSBURY | 9781451687576 | HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster | Oct. 2018 | $15.99 | |
17 | THE SHACK MOVIE EDITION | WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG | 9781455567607 | WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA | Nov. 2016 | $15.99 | |
18 | THE HARBINGER | JONATHAN CAHN | 9781616386108 | FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) | Jan. 2012 | $16.99 | ![]() |
19 | IN THIS MOMENT | KAREN KINGSBURY | 9781451687637 | HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster | Jul. 2018 | $15.99 | |
20 | AMISH CELEBRATIONS | BETH WISEMAN | 9780529118738 | ZONDERVAN | Jul. 2018 | $15.99 | |
21 | HINDS' FEET ON HIGH PLACES | HANNAH HURNARD | 9781496424679 | TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS | Nov. 2017 | $15.99 | |
22 | A VINTAGE CHRISTMAS | LOUISA MAY ALCOTT | 9780785224136 | THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS | Oct. 2018 | $17.99 | |
23 | THIS PRESENT DARKNESS | FRANK E. PERETTI | 9781581345285 | CROSSWAY | Jun. 2003 | $14.99 | ![]() |
24 | CATCHING CHRISTMAS | TERRI BLACKSTOCK | 9780310351726 | THOMAS NELSON | Oct. 2018 | $17.99 | |
25 | AN AMISH CHRISTMAS GIFT | AMY CLIPSTON | 9780310353485 | THOMAS NELSON | Oct. 2018 | $7.99 |
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