2016 Christy Award Winners & Finalists

Book of the Year

* Winner: The Five Times I Met Myself - James L. Rubart

Contemporary Romance

* Winner: The Sea Keeper's Daughters - Lisa Wingate

• Finalists:

The Art Of Losing Yourself - Katie Ganshert

As Waters Gone By - Cynthia Ruchti

Contemporary Romance/Suspense

'*Winner: The Wedding Chapel - Rachel Hauck

Falling Like Snowflakes - Denise Hunter

Sabotaged - Dani Pettrey

First Novel

* Winner: Stars In The Grass - Ann Marie Stewart

• Finalists:

Counted With The Stars - Connilyn Cossette

Like A River From Its Course - Kelli Stuart

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: The Mark Of The King - Jocelyn Green

• Finalists:

Like A River From Its Course - Kelli Stuart

Miriam - Mesu Andrews

Historical Romance

* Winner: A Note Yet Unsung - Tamera Alexander

* Winner: The Lady And The Lionheart - Joanne Bischof

• Finalists:

From This Moment - Elizabeth Camden

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