One Kregel Title Wins 2024 Foreword INDIES Award, Another Receives Honorable Mention

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — On June 5, two Kregel fiction titles were announced in the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. One title won and the other received an honorable mention.

Tina Shelton's debut novel This Ain't No Promised Land won Gold in Multicultural. In 1980s South Side Chicago, a single mother abandons her three daughters and heads south to escape her past. The girls rely on their close-knit Black community, but it's not enough to fix the damage of abandonment. Will their mother overcome her grief and embrace parenthood once again? Other Christian fiction authors describe this novel as "compelling," "deeply evocative," and "a powerful read!"

Something Borrowed by Allison Pittman, Rachel Scott McDaniel, and Susie Finkbeiner received an honorable mention in Religious. In this historical romance novella collection, three popular Christian fiction authors trace generations of wartime romances through a shared wedding dress. Other authors describe the book as "a captivating collection of stories," "charming," and "heart-stirring."

The full list of winners was announced on the Foreword Reviews website and can be found here.

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