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 1/25/23

Individual Titles Nominated = 24 •  Total Nominations = 31

  1. Best Intentions, The — Sarah M. Eden (+1)
  2. Christmas Bet, The — Meg Easton (+1)
  3. Cotswolds Holiday — Kasey Stockton
  4. Dragon Protocol — Ali Archer
  5. Earls Hideaway, The — Esther Hatch
  6. Esperance — Samantha Hastings
  7. Faking Christmas — Cindy Steel
  8. Heart Worth Stealing, A — Joanna Barker (+1)
  9. I’m Not Charlotte Lucas — Kasey Stockton (+1) 
  10. It Started with a Glance — Meg Easton (+1) 
  11. Lady’s Wager, A — Arlem Hawks, Josi S Kilpack, Sarah M. Eden
  12. Lord Farleigh and Miss Frost — Sally Britton
  13. Love in Disguise — Dana LeCheminant
  14. Love on Camera — Dana LeCheminant
  15. Love on Display — Dana LeCheminant
  16. Love Rescheduled — Jennifer Peel
  17. Miss Newbury’s List — Megan Walker (+1)
  18. Newport Christmas, A — Jess Heileman
  19. One Spicy Christmas Elf  — Lucy McConnell
  20. Scrooge and the Girls Next Door — Melanie Jacobson
  21. Secret of the Sonnets — Samantha Hastings (+1)
  22. Waltz with Traitors, A — A.L. Sowards
  23. World’s Collide — Traci Hunter Abramson
  24. Wyoming Wild — Sarah M. Eden
  25. Title — Author (+1)

*Not confirmed as LDS.