Polar Bear Plunge Whitney Nominations

2023 POLAR BEAR PLUNGE  WHITNEY NOMINATIONS

The Whitney Awards recognize excellence in fiction produced by LDS authors. To be considered for a Whitney, a book must receive five nominations.

This is a cumulative list of the books we’ve nominated for a Whitney Award during the current Polar Bear Plunge, as reported by the participants. Books are listed alphabetically by title. The list is updated weekly.

**NEW: BOOKS MUST BE A NEW RELEASE BETWEEN 11/1/22 & 10/31/23.

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Updated 2/2/23

Individual Titles Nominated = 33 •  Total Nominations = 47

  1. Battling the Bluestocking — Arlem Hawks
  2. Bending the Blacksmith’s Heart — Lorin Grace
  3. Best Intentions, The — Sarah M. Eden (+1)
  4. Blaze — Liz Isaacson
  5. Christmas Bet, The — Meg Easton (+1)
  6. Cotswolds Holiday — Kasey Stockton
  7. Dragon Protocol — Ali Archer
  8. Earls Hideaway, The — Esther Hatch (+1)
  9. Esperance — Samantha Hastings
  10. Faking Christmas — Cindy Steel
  11. Game of Hearts, A — Joanna Barker
  12. Heart Worth Stealing, A — Joanna Barker (+1)
  13. Holly and the Ivy, The — Esther Hatch
  14. I’m Not Charlotte Lucas — Kasey Stockton (+2) 
  15. It Started with a Glance — Meg Easton (+1) 
  16. Lady’s Wager, A — Arlem Hawks, Josi S Kilpack, Sarah M. Eden (+1) 
  17. Lord Farleigh and Miss Frost — Sally Britton
  18. Love in Disguise — Dana LeCheminant
  19. Love on Camera — Dana LeCheminant
  20. Love in a Contract — Britney M Mills
  21. Love on Display — Dana LeCheminant
  22. Love Rescheduled — Jennifer Peel (+1)
  23. Miss Newbury’s List — Megan Walker (+1)
  24. My Queendom For a Horse — Bridget E Baker
  25. Newport Christmas, A — Jess Heileman
  26. One Spicy Christmas Elf  — Lucy McConnell (+1)
  27. Scrooge and the Girls Next Door — Melanie Jacobson
  28. Seaside Murder Before Christmas — Shannon Symonds
  29. Secret of the Sonnets — Samantha Hastings (+2)
  30. To Win Her Hand — Jen Geigle Johnson
  31. Waltz with Traitors, A — A.L. Sowards
  32. World’s Collide — Traci Hunter Abramson  (+1)
  33. Wyoming Wild — Sarah M. Eden

*Not confirmed as LDS.