2016 Christy Award

Awards List

Book of the Year

The Five Times I Met Myself
(Winner)
James L. Rubart

Contemporary

The Sea Keeper's Daughters
(Winner)
Lisa Wingate

The Art of Losing Yourself
(Finalist)
Katie Ganshert

As Waters Gone by
(Finalist)
Cynthia Ruchti

Contemporary Romance

The Wedding Chapel
(Winner)
Rachel Hauck

Sabotaged
(Finalist)
Dani Pettrey

Falling Like Snowflakes
(Finalist)
Denise Hunter

First Novel

The Choosing
(Winner)
Rachelle Dekker

Irish Meadows
(Finalist)
Susan Anne Mason

A Noble Masquerade
(Finalist)
Kristi Ann Hunter

Historical

Secrets She Kept
(Winner)
Cathy Gohlke

The Wood's Edge
(Finalist)
Lori Benton

The Girl from the Train
(Finalist)
Irma Joubert

Historical Romance

Luther and Katharina
(Winner)
Jody Hedlund

Beyond All Dreams
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Camden

To Win Her Favor
(Finalist)
Tamera Alexander

The Lost Heiress
(Finalist)
Roseanna M. White

Series

Crazy Little Thing Called Love
(Winner)
Beth K. Vogt

Come Rain or Come Shine
(Finalist)
Jan Karon

Anna's Healing
(Finalist)
Vannetta Chapman

Suspense

Twisted Innocence
(Winner)
Terri Blackstock

The Bones Will Speak
(Finalist)
Carrie Stuart Parks

Vendetta
(Finalist)
Lisa Harris

Visionary

The Five Times I Met Myself
(Winner)
James L. Rubart

Waking Beauty
(Finalist)
Sarah E. Morin

A Time To Speak
(Finalist)
Nadine Brandes

Young Adult

The Choosing
(Winner)
Rachelle Dekker

Rebel
(Finalist)
R.J. Anderson

To Get to You
(Finalist)
Joanne Bischof

Award Categories

Allegory/Fantasy

Amplify Award

Book of the Year

Contemporary

Contemporary Romance

First Novel

Futuristic

General Fiction

Historical

Historical Romance

International Historical

Lits

North American Historical

Romance

Series

Short Form

Speculative

Suspense

Western

Young Adult

Award Years

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