Christy Award

2019 winners and finalists

• BOOK OF THE YEAR: Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
• Contemporary Romance: Winner: Falling for You by Becky Wade
• *Finalist: Brunch at Bittersweet Cafe by Carla Laureano
• *Finalist: Wait for Me by Susan May Warren
• First Novel Winner: The Baggage Handler by David Rawlings
• *Finalist: Engraved on the Heart by Tara Johnson
• *Finalist: The Plum Blooms in Winter by Linda Thompson
• General Fiction Winner: No One Ever Asked by Katie Ganshert
• *Finalist: Send Down the Rain by Charles Martin
• *Finalist: We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartels
• Historical Winner: Shelter of the Most High by Connilyn Cossette
• *Finalist: A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano
• *Finalist: Of Fire and Lions by Mesu Andrews
• *Finalist: The Seamstress by Allison Pittman
• Historical Romance Winner: Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
• *Winner: With this Pledge by Tamera Alexander
• *Finalist: A Defense of Honor by Kristi Ann Hunter
• Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Winner: Every Wicked Man by Steven James
• *Finalist: Called to Protect by Lynette Eason
• *Finalist: Mind Games by Nancy Mehl
• Short Form Winner: Catching Christmas by Terri Blackstock
• *Finalist: A Shot at Love within The Christmas Heirloom by Sarah Loudin Thomas
• *Finalist: Falling for Grace by Janet W. Ferguson
• *Finalist: Legacy of Love within The Christmas Heirloom by Kristi Ann Hunter
• Visionary Winner: Shivering World by Kathy Tyers
• *Finalist: Mark of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse
• *Finalist: The Story Peddler by Lindsay A. Franklin
• *Finalist: The Wounded Shadow by Patrick W. Carr
• Young Adult Winner: The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson
• *Finalist: The Crescent Stone by Matt Mikalatos
• *Finalist: Fawkes by Nadine Brandes

  2018 winners and finalists

• BOOK OF THE YEAR: True to You by Becky Wade
• Contemporary Romance: Winner: True to You by Becky Wade
• *Finalist: The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner
• *Finalist: Troubled Waters by Susan May Warren
• First Novel Winner: Missing Isaac by Valerie Fraser Luesse
• *Finalist: Freedom's Ring by Heidi Chiavaroli
• *Finalist: The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright )
• *Finalist: Turtles in the Road by Kaley Rhea and Rhonda Rhea
• General Fiction Winner: Life After by Katie Ganshert
• *Finalist: A Time to Stand by Robert Whitlow
• *Finalist: The Space Between Words by Michele Phoenix
• Historical Winner: Isaiah's Daughter by Mesu Andrews
• *Finalist: Catching the Wind by Melanie Dobson
• *Finalist: Many Sparrows by Lori Benton
• Historical Romance Winner: The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz
• *Finalist: A Dangerous Legacy by Elizabeth Camden
• *Finalist: To Wager Her Heart by Tamera Alexander
• Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Winner: The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright
• *Finalist: Coldwater by Samuel Parker
• *Finalist: Rule of Law by Randy Singer
• Short Form Winner: 12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep
• *Finalist: Guilt by Association by Heather Day Gilbert
• *Finalist: Her Secret Daughter by Ruth Logan Herne
• Visionary Winner: The Man He Never Was by James Rubart
• *Finalist: Awakened by Morgan Busse
• *Finalist: The Day the Angels Fell by Shawn Smucker
• Young Adult Winner: The Delusion by Laura Gallier
• *Finalist: Last Summer at Eden by Christina Hergenrader
• *Finalist: Unraveling by Sara Ella

  2017 winners and finalists

• BOOK OF THE YEAR: Long Way Gone by Charles Martin
• Contemporary Romance: Winner: Her One and Only by Becky Wade
• *Finalist: The Red Door Inn by Liz Johnson
• *Finalist: Rescue Me by Susan May Warren
• First Novel Winner: Stars in the Grass by Ann Marie Stewart
• *Finalist: Counted with the Stars by Connilyn Cossette
• *Finalist: Like a River from Its Course by Kelli Stuart
• General Fiction Winner: Long Way Gone by Charles Martin
• *Winner: The Promise of Jesse Woods by Chris Fabry
• *Finalist: Like a River from Its Course by Kelli Stuart
• *Finalist: Miriam by Mesu Andrews
• Historical Romance Winner: A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera Alexander
• *Winner: The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bischof
• *Finalist: From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden
• Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Winner: When Death Draws Near by Carrie Stuart Parks
• *Finalist: Without Warning by Joel C. Rosenberg Tyndale House Publishers
• *Finalist: If I Run by Terri Blackstock
• Short Form Winner: Looking Into You by Chris Fabry
• *Finalist: Restoring Christmas: A Novella by Cynthia Ruchti
• Visionary Winner: The Long Journey to Jake Palmer by James Rubart
• *Finalist: The Alliance by Jolina Petersheim
• Young Adult Winner: The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson
• *Finalist: If You're Gone by Brittany Goodwin
• *Finalist: Unblemished by Sara Ella

  2016 winners and finalists

• BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Five Times I Met Myself by James L. Rubart
• First Novel
• *Finalist: A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter
• *Finalist: The Choosing by Rachelle Dekker
• Contemporary Romance/Suspense: Winner: The Wedding Chapel by Rachel Hauck
• *Finalist: Falling Like Snowflakes by Denise Hunter
• *Finalist: Sabotaged by Dani Pettrey
• Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas Winner: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Beth K. Vogt
• *Finalist: Anna's Healing by Vannetta Chapman
• *Finalist: Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon
• Contemporary Standalone Winner: The Sea Keeper's Daughters by Lisa Wingate Press
• *Finalist: As Waters Gone By by Cynthia Ruchti
• Historical Winner: Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke
• *Finalist: The Wood's Edge by Lori Benton
• Historical Romance Winner: Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund
• *Finalist: Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden
• *Finalist: The Lost Heiress by Roseanna M. White
• *Finalist: To Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander
• Suspense Winner: Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock
• *Finalist: The Bones Will Speak by Carrie Stuart Parks
• *Finalist: Vendetta by Lisa Harris
• Visionary Winner: The Five Times I Met Myself by James L. Rubart
• *Finalist: A Time to Speak by Nadine Brandes
• *Finalist: Waking Beauty by Sarah E. Morin
• Young Adult Winner: The Choosing by Rachelle Dekker
• *Finalist: To Get to You by Joanne Bischof

  2015 winners and finalists

• BOOK OF THE YEAR: Thief of Glory by Sigmund Brouwer
• Contemporary Romance: Winner: A Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie Ganshert
• *Finalist: Firewall by DiAnn Mills
• Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas Winner: The Amish Blacksmith by Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner
• *Finalist: Home to Chicory Lane by Deborah Raney
• *Finalist: When I Fall in Love by Susan May Warren
• *Finalist: Somebody Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
• First Novel Winner: Feast for Thieves by Marcus Brotherton
• *Finalist: For Such A Time by Kate Breslin
• *Finalist: House of Living Stones by Kate Schuermann
• Historical Winner: The Sentinels of Andersonville by Tracy Groot
• Historical Romance Winner: Thief of Glory by Sigmund Brouwer
• *Finalist: A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander
• *Finalist: With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden
• Suspense Winner: The Color of Justice by Ace Collins
• *Finalist: A Cry Fron the Dust by Carrie Stuart Parks
• *Finalist: Sky Zone by Creston Mapes
• Visionary Winner: Once Beyond a Time by Ann Tatlock
• *Finalist: Shadow Hand by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
• *Finalist: A Time to Die by Nadine Brandes
• Young Adult Winner: Storm Siren by Mary Weber
• *Finalist: Failstate: Nemesis by John W. Otte
• *Finalist: This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof

  2014 winners and finalists

• BOOK OF THE YEAR: Burning Sky by Lori Benton
• Contemporary Romance: Winner: Dangerous Passage by Lisa Harris
• *Finalist: Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck
• *Finalist: Rosemary Cottage by Colleen Coble
• *Finalist: Vanished by Irene Hannon
• Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas Winner: Take a Chance on Me by Susan May Warren
• *Finalist: Firefly Island by Lisa Wingate
• *Finalist: Lock, Stock, and Over a Barrel by Melody Carlson
• Contemporary Standalone Winner: Stones for Bread by Christa Parrish
• *Finalist: Every Waking Moment by Chris Fabry
• First Novel Winner: Burning Sky by Lori Benton
• *Finalist: A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr
• *Finalist: Dear Mr. Knightly by Katherine Reay
• Historical Winner: Burning Sky by Lori Benton
• *Finalist: All for a Story by Allison Pittman
• *Finalist: Sweet Mercy by Ann Tatlock
• Historical Romance Winner: Harvest of Gold by Tessa Afshar
• *Finalist: Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer
• *Finalist: Under a Blackberry Moon by Serena B. Miller
• Suspense Winner: Outlaw by Ted Dekker
• *Finalist: Dark Justice by Brandilyn Collins
• *Finalist: Singularity by Steven James
• Visionary Winner: Dragonwitch by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
• *Finalist: A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr
• *Finalist: Numb by John W. Otte

  2013 winners and finalists

• Contemporary Romance: Winner: The Breath of Dawn by Kristen Heitzmann
• *Finalist: Lethal Legacy by Irene Hannon
• *Finalist: Wildflowers from Winter by Katie Ganshert
• Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas Winner: You Don't Know Me by Susan May Warren
• *Finalist: Two Destinies by Elizabeth Musser
• *Finalist: Waiting for Sunrise by Eva Marie Everson
• Contemporary Standalone Winner: Not in the Heart by Chris Fabry
• *Finalist: The Air We Breathe by Christa Parrish
• *Finalist: Borders of the Heart by Chris Fabry
• First Novel Winner: Into the Free by Julie Cantrell
• *Finalist: Tangled Ashes by Michèle Phoenix
• *Finalist: Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green
• Historical Winner: Flame of Resistance by Tracy Groot
• *Finalist: Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green
• *Finalist: A Wreath of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs
• Historical Romance Winner: Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden
• *Finalist: Be Still My Soul by Joanne Bischof
• *Finalist: Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz
• Suspense Winner: Rare Earth by Davis Bunn
• *Finalist: Downfall by Terri Blackstock
• *Finalist: The Last Plea Bargain by Randy Singer
• *Finalist: Submerged by Dani Pettrey
• Visionary Winner: Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart
• *Finalist: Daughter of Light by Morgan L. Busse
• *Finalist: Starflower by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
• Young Adult Winner: Child of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank
• *Finalist: Failstate by John W. Otte
• *Finalist: Interrupted: A Life Beyond Words by Rachel Coker

  2012 winners and finalists

• Contemporary Romance: Winner: Wolfsbane by Ronie Kendig
• *Finalist: My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren
• *Finalist: Larkspur Cove by Lisa Wingate
• Contemporary Series: Winner: The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould
• *Finalist: Dancing on Glass by Pamela Binnings Ewen
• *Finalist: The Touch by Randall Wallace
• Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock
• *Finalist: Dry as Rain by Gina Holmes
• *Finalist: Words by Ginny Yttrup
• First Novel: Winner: Words by Ginny Yttrup
• *Finalist: An Eye for Glory by Karl Bacon
• *Finalist: Southern Fried Sushi by Jennifer Rogers Spinola
• Historical: Winner: Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin
• *Finalist: Forsaking All Others by Allison Pittman
• *Finalist: Mine is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs
• Historical Romance: Winner: The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie Klassen
• *Finalist: A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander
• *Finalist: To Die For by Sandra Byrd
• Suspense: Winner: The Queen by Steven James
• *Finalist: Over the Edge by Brandilyn Collins
• *Finalist: Pattern of Wounds by Mark Bertrand
• Visionary: Winner: Veiled Rose by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
• *Finalist: The Chair by James L. Rubart
• *Finalist: Forbidden by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee
• Young Adult: Winner: Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren
• *Finalist: How Huge the Night by Heather Munn and Lydia Munn
• *Finalist: The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson

  2011 winners and finalists

• Contemporary Romance: Winner: Sworn to Protect by DiAnn Mills
• *Finalist: Blood Ransom by Lisa Harris
• *Finalist: Indivisible by Kristin Heitzmann
• Contemporary Series: Winner: The Reluctant Prophet by Nancy Rue
• *Finalist: The Thorn by Beverly Lewis
• *Finalist: The Waiting by Suzanne Woods Fisher
• Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Almost Heaven by Chris Fabry
• *Finalist: Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner
• *Finalist: A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener
• First Novel: Winner: Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
• *Finalist: Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes
• *Finalist: A Season of Miracles by Rusty Whitener
• Historical: Winner: While We’re Far Apart by Lynn Austin
• *Finalist: Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther by Ginger Garrett
• *Finalist: For Time & Eternity by Allison Pittman
• Historical Romance: Winner: The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen
• *Finalist: She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell
• *Finalist: Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander
• Suspense: Winner: The Bishop by Steven James
• *Finalist: The Bride Collector by Ted Dekker
• *FInalist: Predator by Terri Blackstock
• Visionary: Winner: To Darkness Fled by Jill Williamson
• *Finalist: Konig's Fire by Marc Schooley
• *Finalist: The Last Christian by David Gregory
• Young Adult: Winner: Motorcycles, Sushi, and One Strange Book by Nancy Rue
• *Finalist: The Charlatan's Boy by Jonathan Rogers
• *Finalist: The Healer's Apprentice by Melanie Dickerson

  2010 winners and finalists

• Contemporary Standalone: Winner: The Passion of Mary-Margaret by Lisa Samson
• *Finalist: June Bug by Chris Fabry
• *Finalist: Veiled Freedom by Jeanette Windle
• Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas: Winner: Who Do I Talk To? by Neta Jackson
• *Finalist: The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall
• *Finalist: Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth
• Contemporary Romance: Winner: Breach of Trust by DiAnn Mills
• *Finalist: How Sweet It Is by Alice J. Wisler
• *Finalist: Stand-In Groom by Kaye Dacus
• First Novel: Winner: Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent
• *Finalist: The Familiar Stranger by Christina Berry
• *Finalist: Scared by Tom Davis
• Historical: Winner: Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin
• *Finalist: A Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick
• *Finalist: The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey
• Historical Romance: Winner: The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen
• *Finalist: Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander
• *Finalist: A Bride in the Bargain by Deeanne Gist
• *Finalist: The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander
• Suspense: Winner: Lost Mission by Athol Dickson
• *Finalist: Intervention by Terri Blackstock
• *Finalist: The Night Watchman by Mark Mynheir
• Visionary: Winner: By Darkness Hid by Jill Williamson
• *Finalist: The Enclave by Karen Hancock
• *Finalist: Valley of the Shadow by Tom Pawlik
• Young Adult: Winner: North! Or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson
• *Finalist: Beautiful by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma
• *Finalist: The Blue Umbrella'' by Mike Mason

  2009 winners and finalists

• Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Dogwood by Chris Fabry
• *Finalist: Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon by Debbie Fuller Thomas
• *Finalist: Embrace Me by Lisa Samson
• Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas: Winner: You Had Me at Good-bye by Tracey Bateman
• *Finalist: Sisterchicks Go Brit! by Robin Jones Gunn
• *Finalist: Summer Snow by Nicole Baart
• Contemporary Romance: Winner: Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky
• *Finalist: Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren
• *Finalist: Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White by Claudia Mair Burney
• First Novel: Winner: Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordan-Lake
• *Finalist: Rain Song by Alice J. Wisler
• *Finalist: Safe at Home by Richard Doster
• Historical: Winner: Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin
• *Finalist: Shadow of Colossus by T.L. Higley
• *Finalist: Washington's Lady by Nancy Moser
• Historical Romance: Winner: From a Distance by Tamera Alexander
• *Finalist: Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy
• *Finalist: The Moon in the Mango Tree by Pamela Binnings Ewen
• Suspense: Winner: The Rook by Steven James
• *Finalist: By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer
• *Finalist: Winter Haven by Athol Dickson
• Visionary: Winner: Vanish by Tom Pawlik
• *Finalist: The Battle for Vast Dominion by George Bryan Polivka
• *Finalist: Shade by John B. Olson
• Young Adult: Winner: I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires by Cathy Gohlke
• *Finalist: The Fruit of My Lipstick by Shelley Adina
• *Finalist: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson

  2008 winners and finalists

• Contemporary Standalone: Winner: Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin
• *Finalist: In High Places by Tom Morrisey
• *Finalist: Quaker Summer by Lisa Samson
• Contemporary Series, Sequels and Novellas: Winner: Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
• *Finalist: A Time to Mend by Sally John and Gary Smalley
• *Finalist: What Lies Within by Karen Ball
• Lits: Winner: Hallie’s Heart by Shelly Beach
• *Finalist: Doesn't She Look Natural by Angela Hunt
• *Finalist: Let Them Eat Cake by Sandra Byrd
• *Finalist: Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck
• Historical: Winner: A Proper Pursuit by Lynn Austin
• *Finalist: Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen
• *Finalist: Tendering in the Storm by Jane Kirkpatrick
• Romance: Winner: Remembered by Tamera Alexander
• *Finalist: Lightning and Lace by DiAnn Mills
• *Finalist: Remember to Forget by Deborah Raney
• Suspense: Winner: The Cure by Athol Dickson
• *Finalist: My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay
• *Finalist: The Pawn by Steven James
• First Novel: Winner: The Stones Cry Out by Sibella Giorello
• *Finalist: Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet
• *Finalist: Demon: A Memoir by Tosca Lee
• Visionary: Winner: Scarlet by Stephen R. Lawhead
• *Finalist: Auralia's Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet
• *Finalist: The Restorer by Sharon Hinck
• Young Adult: Winner: Hollywood Nobody by Lisa Samson
• *Finalist: In Between by Jenny B. Jones
• *Finalist: Maggie Come Lately by Michelle Buckman

  2007 winners and finalists

• Contemporary : Winner: Winter Birds by Jamie Langston Turner
• *Finalist: Dwelling Places by Vinita Hampton Wright
• *Finalist: Straight Up by Lisa Samson
• Contemporary : Winner: The Brethren by Beverly Lewis
• *Finalist: Escape from Fred by Brad Whittington
• *Finalist: The Proof by Austin Boyd
• Historical: Winner: Madman by Tracy Groot
• *Finalist: Glastonbury Tor by LeAnne Hardy
• *Finalist: Grace in Thine Eyes by Liz Curtis Higgs
• *Finalist: Pieces of Silver by Maureen Lang
• Lits: Winner: Sisterchicks in Gondolas by Robin Jones Gunn
• *Finalist: The Cubicle Next Door by Siri Mitchell
• *Finalist: Everything's Coming Up Josey by Susan May Warren
• Romance: Winner: The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist
• *Finalist: Monday Morning Faith by Lori Copeland
• *Finalist: The Redemption by M. L. Tyndall
• Suspense: Winner: Plague Maker by Tim Downs
• *Finalist: The Begotten by Lisa T. Bergren
• *Finalist: The Hidden by Kathryn Mackel
• First Novel: Winner: Where Mercy Flows by Karen Harter
• *Finalist: Watching the Tree Limbs by Mary DeMuth
• *Finalist: William Henry Is a Fine Name by Cathy Gohlke
• Young Adult: Winner: William Henry is a Fine Name by Cathy Gohlke
• *Finalist: Bad Idea by Todd Hafer and Jedd Hafer
• *Finalist: The Way of the Wilderking by Jonathan Rogers

  2006 winners and finalists

• Contemporary : Winner: Levi's Will by W. Dale Cramer
• *Finalist: Grace at Low Tide by Beth Webb Hart
• *Finalist: Wrapped in Rain by Charles Martin
• Contemporary : Winner: The Road Home by Vanessa Del Fabbro
• *Finalist: Living With Fred by Brad Whittington
• *Finalist: Moment of Truth by Sally John
• Historical: Winner: Whence Came a Prince by Liz Curtis Higgs
• *Finalist: Glimpses of Paradise by James Scott Bell
• *Finalist: The Noble Fugitive by T. Davis Bunn & Isabella Bunn
• Romance: Winner: A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist
• *Finalist: Chateau of Echoes by Siri Mitchell
• *Finalist: In Sheep's Clothing by Susan May Warren
• Suspense: Winner: River Rising by Athol Dickson
• *Finalist: Comes a Horseman by Robert Liparulo
• *Finalist: Last Light by Terri Blackstock
• Visionary: Winner: Shadow Over Kiriath by Karen Hancock
• *Finalist: Legend of the Emerald Rose by Linda Wichman
• *Finalist: The Presence by Bill Myers
• First Novel: Winner: This Heavy Silence by Nicole Mazzarella
• *Finalist: Like a Watered Garden by Patti Hill
• *Finalist: The Road to Home by Vanessa Del Fabbro

  2005 winners and finalists

• General: Winner: Bad Ground by W. Dale Cramer
• *Finalist: No Dark Valley by Jamie Langston Turner
• *Finalist: Tiger Lillie by Lisa Samson
• First Novel: Winner: The Mending String by Cliff Coon
• *Finalist: The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin
• *Finalist: There is a Wideness by Mark McAllister
• Historical: Winner: King’s Ransom by Jan Beazely/Thom Lemmons
• *Finalist: Retribution by Randall Ingermanson
• *Finalist: Third Watch by Bodie & Brock Thoene
• Romance: Winner: Secrets by Kristen Heitzmann
• *Finalist: Wild Heather by Catherine Palmer
• *Finalist: Winter Winds by Gayle Roper
• Suspense: Winner: Tiger in the Shadows by Debbie Wilson
• *Finalist: The Assignment by Mark Andrew Olsen
• *Finalist: River's Edge by Terri Blackstock
• Visionary: Winner: The Shadow Within by Karen Hancock
• *Finalist: Beyond the Summerland by L.B. Graham
• *Finalist: Dragonspell by Donita K. Paul

  2004 winners and finalists

• Contemporary: Winner: Songbird by Lisa Samson
• *Finalist: Finding Alice by Melody Carlson
• *Finalist: The Living End by Lisa Samson
• First Novel: Winner: Welcome to Fred by Brad Whittington
• *Finalist: Flabbergasted by Ray Blackston
• *Finalist: The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson
• Historical: Winner: Fire by Night by Lynn Austin
• *Finalist: Beyond the Sacred Page by Jack Cavanaugh
• *Finalist: First Light by Bodie and Brock Thoene
• Romance: Winner: Hideaway by Hannah Alexander
• *Finalist: Happily Ever After by Susan May Warren
• *Finalist: Playing by Heart by Deborah Raney
• Suspense/Mystery: Winner: Thr3e by Ted Dekker
• *Finalist: Into the Nevernight by Anne de Graaf
• *Finalist: Steal Away by Linda Hall
• *Finalist: The Lies of Saints by Sigmund Brouwer
• Allegory/Fantasy: Winner: The Light of Eidon by Karen Hancock
• *Finalist: Crying for a Vision by Walter Wangerin, Jr.
• *Finalist: Dark Horse by John Fischer
• Futuristic: Winner: Soon by Jerry B. Jenkins
• *Finalist: Apocalypse Dawn by Mel Odom
• *Finalist: Armageddon by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins

  2003 winners and finalists

• Allegory: Winner: Arena by Karen Hancock
• *Finalist: Covenant Child by Terri Blackstock
• *Finalist: A Sword for the Immerland King by F. W. Faller
• Contemporary: Winner: All the Way Home by Ann Tatlock
• *Finalist: Not a Sparrow Falls by Linda Nichols
• *Finalist: Women's Intuition by Lisa Samson
• Futuristic: Winner: Time Lottery by Nancy Moser
• *Finalist: The Fifth Man by John B. Olson and Randall Ingermanson
• *Finalist: Ice by Shane Johnson
• International Historical: Winner: His Watchful Eye by Jack Cavanaugh
• *Finalist: Hallelujah by J. Scott Featherstone
• *Finalist: The Shadow Women by Angela Elwell Hunt
• North American Historical: Winner: Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin
• *Finalist: The Tender Vine by Kristen Heitzmann
• *Finalist: Virginia Autumn by Sara Mitchell
• Romance: Winner: True Honor by Dee Henderson
• *Finalist: The Healer by Dee Henderson
• *Finalist: Summer Shadows by Gayle Roper
• Suspense: Winner: Directed Verdict by Randy Singer
• *Finalist: Crown of Thorns by Sigmund Brouwer
• *Finalist: They Shall See God by Athol Dickson
• Western: Winner: Toward a New Beginning by R. William Rogers
• *Finalist: Last of the Texas Camp by Stephen Bly
• *Finalist: The Outlaw's Twin Sister by Stephen Bly
• First Novel: Winner: A Place Called Wiregrass by Michael Morris
• *Finalist: Daughter of China by C. Hope Flinchbaugh
• *Finalist: Yucatan Deep by Tom Morrisey

  2002 winners and finalists

• Contemporary: Winner: A Garden to Keep by Jamie Langston Turner
• *Finalist: Ain't No River by Sharon Ewell Foster
• *Finalist: Carley's Song by Patricia Sprinkle
• Futuristic: Winner: Oxygen by Randall Ingermanson and John Olson
• *Finalist: Desecration by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
• *Finalist: The Last Guardian by Shane Johnson
• International Historical: Winner: While Mortals Sleep by Jack Cavanaugh
• *Finalist: Jerusalem's Heart by Bodie and Brock Thoene
• *Finalist: Riona by Linda Windsor
• North American Historical: Winner: Hidden Places by Lynn Austin
• *Finalist: Edge of the Wilderness by Stephanie Grace Whitson
• *Finalist: Highland Hopes by Gary Parker
• Romance: Winner: The Guardian by Dee Henderson
• *Finalist: Spring Rain by Gayle Roper
• *Finalist: The Truth Seeker by Dee Henderson
• *Finalist: Wildflowers by Robin Jones Gunn
• Suspense: Winner: Drummer in the Dark by T. Davis Bunn
• *Finalist: Out of the Shadows by Sigmund Brouwer
• *Finalist: Sadie's Song by Linda Hall
• Western: Winner: The Long Trail Home by Stephen Bly
• *Finalist: Picture Rock by Stephen Bly
• *Finalist: Thunder Voice by Sigmund Brouwer
• First Novel: Winner: Ezekiel’s Shadow by David Long
• *Finalist: Go Down to Silence by Greg Belliveau
• *Finalist: Sea of Glory by Ken Wales and David Poling

  2001 winners and finalists

• Contemporary / General: Winner: Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley tied with The Trial by Robert Whitlow
• *Finalist: The Book of Hours by T. Davis Bunn
• *Finalist: Bookends by Liz Curtis Higgs
• Futuristic: Winner: Transgression by Randall Ingermanson
• *Finalist: The Mark by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
• *Finalist: Eli by Bill Myers
• International Historical: Winner: Unashamed by Francine Rivers
• *Finalist: The Black Rood by Stephen R. Lawhead
• *Finalist: Unveiled by Francine Rivers
• North American Historical: Winner: Edge of Honor by Gilbert Morris tied with Reaping the Whirlwind by Rosey Dow
• *Finalist: Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster
• *Finalist: Valley of the Shadow by Stephanie Grace Whitson
• Romance: Winner: A Touch of Betrayal by Catherine Palmer
• *Finalist: Awakening Mercy by Angela Benson
• *Finalist: True Devotion by Dee Henderson
• Suspense: Winner: The Great Divide by T. Davis Bunn
• *Finalist: Blind Justice by James Scott Bell
• *Finalist: Lethal Harvest by William Cutrer and Sandra Glahn
• First Novel: Winner: Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster
• *Finalist: Refiner's Fire by Sylvia Bambola
• *Finalist: Winter Passing by Cindy McCormick Martinusen

  2000 winners and finalists

• Contemporary / General: Winner: A New Song by Jan Karon
• *Finalist: By the Light of a Thousand Stars by Jamie Langston Turner
• *Finalist: Romey's Place by James Calvin Schaap
• Futuristic: Winner: By Dawn's Early Light by Grant R. Jeffrey and Angela Hunt
• *Finalist: Apollyon by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
• *Finalist: Assassins by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
• International Historical: Winner: Out of the Red Shadow by Anne de Graaf
• *Finalist: The Power and the Glory by Clint Kelly
• *Finalist: Triumph of the Soul by Michael R. Joens
• North American Historical Winner: The Meeting Place by Janette Oke & T. Davis Bunn
• *Finalist: The Dark Sun Rises by Denise Williamson
• *Finalist: For Whom the Stars Shine by Linda Chaikin
• Romance Winner: Whispers from Yesterday by Robin Lee Hatcher
• *Finalist: Blue Mist on the Danube by Doris Elaine Fell
• *Finalist: Surrender of the Heart by Sally John
• Suspense Winner: Final Witness by James Scott Bell
• *Finalist: The Chairman by Harry Lee Kraus, Jr.
• *Finalist: A Ship Possessed by Alton Gansky