Undoubtedly you’ve seen this list already somewhere, but at the time of this posting, I couldn’t find it on the Christy Award website. So, I’m going off memory as I list the winners. Hopefully, I have them listed correctly. Congrats to all of the winners, and especially to those whom I know personally.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
BEYOND THE NIGHT by Maelo Schalesky (Waterbrook Multnomah)
CONTEMPORARY SERIES, SEQUELS AND NOVELLASYOU HAD ME AT GOOD-BYE by Tracey Bateman (FaithWords) CONTEMPORARY STAND-ALONE
DOGWOOD by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House)
FIRST NOVEL
BLUE HOLE BACK HOME by Joy Jordan-Lake (David C. Cook)
HISTORICAL
UNTIL WE REACH HOME by Lynn Austin (Bethany House)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
FROM A DISTANCE by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House) SUSPENSE
THE ROOK by Steven James (Revell)
VISIONARY
VANISH by Tom Pawlik (Tyndale House) YOUNG ADULT
I HAVE SEEN HIM IN THE WATCHFIRES by Cathy Gohlke (Moody)