Christian Fiction Bestsellers, December 2013

Christian Fiction Bestsellers, December 2013
Compiled and distributed by the
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
(ECPA)
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 Fifteen Minutes Karen Kingsbury 9781451647051 Howard Books a division of Simon & Schuster Oct. 2013 $22.99
2 Outlaw, Outlaw Series #1 Ted Dekker 9781599954158 FaithWords a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2013 $25.00
3 The Harbinger Jonathan Cahn 9781616386108 Charisma Media Jan. 2012 $16.99
4 Unspoken Dee Henderson 9780764211713 Baker Publishing Group Oct. 2013 $15.99
5 The Shack William P. Young 9780964729230 Windblown Media Jul. 2008 $14.99
6 The Secret Keeper, Home to Hickory Hollow Series #4 Beverly Lewis 9780764209802 Baker Publishing Group Sep. 2013 $14.99
7 The Chance Karen Kingsbury 9781451672985 Howard Books a division of Simon & Schuster Sep. 2013 $14.99
8 Return to Me, Restoration Chronicles Series #1 Lynn Austin 9780764208980 Baker Publishing Group Oct. 2013 $14.99
9 Cross Roads Wm. Paul Young 9781455516025 FaithWords a division of Hachette Book Group USA Sep. 2013 $15.00
10 Mistletoe Memories Jennifer AlLee, Carla Gade, Lisa Richardson 9781624161278 Barbour Publishing Sep. 2013 $7.99
11 Trapped, Private Justice Series #2 Irene Hannon 9780800721244 Baker Publishing Group Sep. 2013 $14.99
12 Tattered Quilt Wanda E. Brunstetter 9781616260866 Barbour Publishing Aug. 2013 $14.99
13 The Screwtape Letters C. S. Lewis 9780060652937 Zondervan Mar. 2009 $14.99
14 An Untamed Heart Lauraine Snelling 9780764202032 Baker Publishing Group Oct. 2013 $14.99
15 Redeeming Love Francine Rivers 9781590525135 Waterbrook/Multnomah Publishing Group May. 2005 $14.99
16 Healing Hearts Beth Wiseman 9781595549204 Thomas Nelson Publishers Aug. 2011 $15.99
17 Stranded, Alaskan Courage Series #3 Dani Pettrey 9780764209840 Baker Publishing Group Sep. 2013 $14.99
18 Damascus Countdown Joel C. Rosenberg 9781414319711 Tyndale House Publishers Oct. 2013 $15.99
19 Forbidden, Books of Mortals Series #1 Ted Dekker 9781599953533 FaithWords a division of Hachette Book Group USA May. 2012 $9.99
20 Secrets over Sweet Tea Denise Hildreth Jones 9781414366845 Tyndale House Publishers Feb. 2013 $13.99

Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner


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The ECPA Bestsellers Lists rank the bestselling books published by ECPA members from the previous month, as reported to Circana BookScan (formerly NPD) by these reporting retailers. Information is presented as listed in the data received. Please make every effort to have correct metadata.

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Titles appearing on the Christian Bestsellers Lists represent content published by ECPA members in good standing. Placement on the list does not imply endorsement of content by ECPA or its member publishers, who represent diverse perspectives within the Christian tradition. For more information about Circana's bestseller reporting, including qualifying event sales, visit https://ecpa.org/page/BestsellersReporting.

The ECPA Bestseller Lists are compiled using adult book sales data from Christian retail stores across the U.S. A book must have sales in at least 20% of reporting stores during at least one week of the represented reporting cycle to be placed on the list. Only Trade Paper, Cloth and Mass Market Paper books are reported, tracts, mini-books or booklets are not included on this list. Only books which are offered to Christian stores at a trade discount from a publisher or wholesaler are featured on the list. Seasonal/holiday books are omitted from this list.