Congratulations to the 2019 Winners and Finalists
Book of the Year
Winner
Becoming Mrs. Lewis
by Patti Callahan
(Thomas Nelson)
Contemporary Romance
Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe
by Carla Laureano
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Winner
Falling for You
by Becky Wade
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Wait for Me
by Susan May Warren
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
First Novel
Winner
The Baggage Handler
by David Rawlings
(Thomas Nelson)
Engraved on the Heart
by Tara Johnson
(Tyndale House Publishers)
The Plum Blooms in Winter
by Linda Thompson
(Mountain Brook Ink)
General Fiction
Winner
No One Ever Asked
by Katie Ganshert
(WaterBrook)
Send Down the Rain
by Charles Martin
(Thomas Nelson)
We Hope for Better Things
by Erin Bartels
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Historical
A Rumored Fortune
by Joanna Davidson Politano
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Of Fire and Lions
by Mesu Andrews
(WaterBrook)
The Seamstress
by Allison Pittman
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Winner
Shelter of the Most High
by Connilyn Cossette
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Historical Romance
A Defense of Honor
by Kristi Ann Hunter
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Winner
Becoming Mrs. Lewis
by Patti Callahan
(Thomas Nelson)
Winner
With this Pledge
by Tamera Alexander
(Thomas Nelson)
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Called to Protect
by Lynette Eason
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Winner
Every Wicked Man
by Steven James
(Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House)
Mind Games
by Nancy Mehl
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Short Form
A Shot at Love
within The Christmas Heirloom
by Sarah Loudin Thomas
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Winner
Catching Christmas
by Terri Blackstock
(Thomas Nelson)
Falling for Grace
by Janet W. Ferguson
(Southern Sun Press LLC)
Legacy of Love
within The Christmas Heirloom
by Kristi Ann Hunter
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Visionary
Mark of the Raven
by Morgan L. Busse
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Winner
Shivering World
by Kathy Tyers
(Enclave Publishing)
The Story Peddler
by Lindsay A. Franklin
(Enclave Publishing)
The Wounded Shadow
by Patrick W. Carr
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Young Adult
The Crescent Stone
by Matt Mikalatos
(Wander, a YA imprint of Tyndale House)
Fawkes
by Nadine Brandes
(Thomas Nelson)
Winner
The Warrior Maiden
by Melanie Dickerson
(Thomas Nelson)
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