DEBUT NOVEL
Fairer Than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott (Thomas Nelson – Ami McConnell, Editor)
LONG CONTEMPORARY
The Search by Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell – Andrea Doering, Editor)
LONG CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren (Tyndale – Karen Watson, Editor)
LONG HISTORICAL:
Fairer Than Morning by Rosslyn Elliott (Thomas Nelson – Ami McConnell, Editor)
LONG HISTORICAL ROMANCE
To Win Her Heart by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers – Karen Schurrer, Editor)
MYSTERY
Falling to Pieces: A Shipshewana Amish Mystery by Vannetta Chapman (Zondervan – Sue Brower, Editor)
NOVELLA
An Accidental Christmas from A Biltmore Christmas by Diane T. Ashley/Aaron McCarver (Barbour Publishing – Rebecca Germany, Editor)
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Lonestar Angel by Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson – Ami McConnell, Editor)
SHORT CONTEMPORARY
Lakeside Reunion by Lisa Jordan (Love Inspired – Melissa Endlich, Editor)
SHORT CONTEMPORARY SUSPENSE
Nightwatch by Valerie Hansen (Love Inspired Suspense – Melissa Endlich, Editor)
SHORT HISTORICAL (four finalists due to a tie):
The Deepest Waters by Dan Walsh (Revell – Andrea Doering, Editor)
SPECULATIVE FICTION
Broken Sight by Steve Rzasa (Marcher Lord Press – Jeff Gerke, Editor)
SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Fallen Angel by Major Jeff Struecker/Alton Gansky (B & H Fiction – Julie Gwinn, Editor)
WOMEN'S FICTION
Dandelion Summer by Lisa Wingate (Penguin Praise/Berkley – Ellen Edwards, Editor) -- This novel received perfect scores from all five judges, a first in the history of the awards!
YOUNG ADULT
The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson (Zondervan – Jacque Alberta, Editor)
Here are all the winners who were present at the gala:
(l-r) Karen Witemeyer, Colleen Coble, Diane T. Ashley, Aaron McCarver, Lisa Jordon, Rosslyn Elliott, Susan May Warren, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Dan Walsh, Melanie Dickerson, Lisa Wingate.
This was such a fun event! So glad we got to enjoy pieces and parts of it together!
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