2019 Christy Award Winners & Finalists

Book of the Year

* Winner: Becoming Mrs. Lewis - Patti Callahan

Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Falling For You - Becky Wade

• Finalists:

Brunch At Bittersweet Cafe - Carla Laureano

Wait For Me - Susan May Warren

First Novel

* Winner: The Baggage Handler - David Rawlings

• Finalists:

Engraved On The Heart - Tara Johnson

The Plum Blooms In Winter - Linda Thompson

General Fiction

* Winner: No One Ever Asked - Katie Ganshert

• Finalists:

Send Down The Rain - Charles Martin

We Hope For Better Things - Erin Bartels

Historical

* Winner: Shelter Of The Most High - Connilyn Cossette

• Finalists"

A Rumored Fortune - Joanna Davidson Politano

Of Fire And Lions - Mesu Andrews

The Seamstress - Allison Pittman

Historical Romance

* Winner: Becoming Mrs. Lewis - Patti Callahan

* Winner: With This Pledge - Tamara Alexander

• Finalists:

A Defense Of Honor - Kristi Ann Hunter

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

* Winner: Every Wicked Man - Steven James

• Finalists:

Called To Protect - Lynette Eason

Mind Games - Nancy Mehl

Short Form

* Winner: Catching Christmas - Terri Blackstock

• Finalists:

Falling For Grace - Janet W. Ferguson

"A Shot At Love" in The Christmas Heirloom - Sarah Loudin Thomas

"Legacy Of Love" in The Christmas Heirloom - Kristi Ann Hunter

Visionary

* Winner: Shivering World - Kathy Tyers

• Finalists:

Mark Of The Raven - Morgan L. Busse

The Story Peddler - Lindsay A. Franklin

The Wounded Shadow - Patrick W. Carr

Young Adult

* Winner: The Warrior Maiden - Melanie Dickerson

• Finalists:

The Crescent Stone - Matt Mikalatos

Fawkes - Nadine Brandes