2014 Christy Award Winners & Finalists

Book of the Year

* Winner: Burning Sky - Lori Benton

Contemporary Romance

* Winner: Stones For Bread - Christa Parrish

• Finalists:

Every Waking Moment - Chris Fabry

The Prayer Box - Lisa Wingate

Contemporary Romance/Suspense

'*Winner: Dangerous Passage - Lisa Harris

Once Upon A Prince - Rachel Hauck

Rosemary Cottage - Colleen Coble

Vanished - Irene Hannon

Contemporary Series

* Winner: Take A Chance On Me - Susan May Warren

• Finalists:

Firefly Island - Lisa Wingate

Lock, Stock, And Over A Barrel - Melody Carlson

First Novel

* Winner: Burning Sky - Lori Benton

• Finalists:

A Cast Of Stones - Patrick W. Carr

Dear Mr. Knightly - Katherine Reay

General Fiction

* Winner: The Promise Of Jesse Woods - Chris Fabry

• Finalists:

Long Way Gone - Charles Martin

The Undoing Of Saint Silvanus - Beth Moore

Historical

* Winner: Burning Sky - Lori Benton

• Finalists:

All For A Story - Allison Pittman

Sweet Mercy - Ann Tatlock

Historical Romance

* Winner: Harvest Of Gold - Tessa Ahshar

• Finalists:

Stealing The Preacher - Karen Witemeyer

Under A Blackberry Moon - Serena B. Miller

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

* Winner: When Death Draws Near - Carrie Stuart Parks

• Finalists:

If I Run - Terri Blackstock

Without Warning - Joel C. Rosenberg

Short Form

* Winner: Looking Into You - Chris Fabry

• Finalists:

Mirror Image - Laura Scott

Restoring Christmas: A Novella - Cynthia Ruchti

Visionary

* Winner: The Long Journey To Jake Palmer - James Rubart

• Finalists:

The Alliance - Jolina Petersheim

King's Folly - Jill Williamson

Young Adult

* Winner: The Silent Songbird - Melanie Dickerson

Finalists:

If You're Gone - Brittany Goodwin

Unblemished - Sara Ella