Congratulations to the 2025 Finalists
Contemporary Romance - TIE
A Run at Love
by Toni Shiloh
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Nature of Love
by Toni Shiloh
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Roads We Follow
by Nicole Deese
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Who Touches the Mountains
by Deborah Raney
(Raney Day Press)
First Novel
Darkfell
by Amanda Wright
(Quill & Flame Publishing House)
Until Our Time Comes
by Nicole M. Miller
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Yellow Badge
by Addison Crissone
(Addison Crissone)
General Fiction - TIE
Between the Sound and Sea
by Amanda Cox
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Bitter and Sweet
by Rhonda McKnight
(Thomas Nelson Publishers)
Lowcountry Lost
by T.I. Lowe
(Tyndale House Publishers)
The Way Back
by Heidi Chiavaroli
(Hope Creek Publishers)
Historical
All We Thought We Knew
by Michelle Shocklee
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Born of Gilded Mountains
by Amanda Dykes
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Queen's Cook
by Tessa Afshar
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Historical Romance - TIE
As Sure as the Sea
by Jamie Ogle
(Tyndale House Publishers)
The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple
by Joanna Davidson Politano
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Seaside Homecoming
by Julie Klassen
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Walking on Hidden Wings
by Rachel Scott McDaniel
(Kregel Publications)
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller - TIE
The Crown Conspiracy
by Connie Mann
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Night Falls on Predicament Avenue
by Jaime Jo Wright
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Serial Burn
by Lynette Eason
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Shattered Sanctuary
by Nancy Mehl
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Terminal Danger
by Jerusha Agen
(SDG Words)
Short Form - TIE
A Daffodil in the Dress (within Something Borrowed)
by Susie Finkbeiner
(Kregel Publications)
A Heart in Disguise (within Something Borrowed)
by Rachel Scott McDaniel
(Kregel Publications)
A Letter to Eli (within Something Borrowed)
by Allison Pittman
(Kregel Publications)
Forgiving the Cowboy
by Tabitha Bouldin
(Love Inspired)
Speculative - TIE
A Slice of Sky
by Nancy Moser
(Mustard Seed Press)
Darkfell
by Amanda Wright
(Quill & Flame Publishing House)
Memoria
by J. J. Fischer
(Enclave, a division of Oasis Family Media)
Protector
by Megan Schaulis
(WhiteCrown, an imprint of WhiteFire Publishing)
Young Adult - TIE
Ben Washington is the Newbie on the Block
by Jasmine Mullen
(Moody Publishers)
The Chaos Grid
by Lyndsey Lewellen
(Enclave Escape, a division of Oasis Family Media)
Echo Nova
by Clint Hall
(Enclave Escape, a division of Oasis Family Media)
Jake Rogers' Planet
by Philip Wilder
(Great Commission Alliance)
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