Congratulations to the 2026 Finalists
Contemporary Romance - TIE
Echoes of a Silent Song
by Amanda Wen
(Kregel Publications)
Hearts on the Fly
by Toni Shiloh
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Kate Landry Has a Plan
by Rebekah Millet
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Voice We Find
by Nicole Deese
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
First Novel - TIE
In the Light of the Sun
by Angela Shupe
(WaterBrook, an imprint of PRH Christian)
The Lawyer and the Laundress
by Christine Hill Suntz
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Where Stillness Speaks
by Chelsey Welwood
(Chelsey Welwood)
General Fiction
The Bitter End Birding Society
by Amanda Cox
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
South of Somewhere
by T.I. Lowe
(Tyndale House Publishers)
When the Road Comes Around
by Katie Powner
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Historical - TIE
The Daughter of Rome
by Angela Hunt
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The French Kitchen
by Kristy Cambron
(Thomas Nelson Fiction)
From the Valley We Rise
by Elizabeth Musser
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Splendor of the Land
by Connilyn Cossette
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Historical Romance - TIE
The Belle of Chatham
by Laura Frantz
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Collector of Burned Books
by Roseanna M. White
(Tyndale House Publishers)
Mists Over the Channel Islands
by Sarah Sundin
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Through Water and Stone
by Karen Barnett
(Kregel Publications)
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller - TIE
The Accused
by Cara Putman
(Kregel Publications)
Final Approach
by Lynette Eason
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Girl Lost
by Kate Angelo
(Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse
by Jaime Jo Wright
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Short Form - TIE
A Very Merry Matchup
by Becca Kinzer
(Tyndale House Publishers)
One Nine
by Sara Davison
(Sara Davison)
Planning for Nickie
by Tasha Hackett
(Tasha Hackett)
To Reveal a Reckless Love
by Robin Lee Hatcher
(RobinSong, Inc.)
Speculative - TIE
Every Hour until Then
by Gabrielle Meyer
(Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Heir of Light
by Niki Florica and Jill Williamson
(Sunrise Publishing)
Maxine Justice: Public Offender
by Daniel Schwabauer
(Enclave, a division of Oasis Family Media)
Of Dawn and Embers
by Gillian Bronte Adams
(Enclave Escape, a division of Oasis Family Media)
Young Adult - TIE
Illuminary
by Chawna Schroeder
(Enclave Escape, a division of Oasis Family Media)
The Outsider
by Katy Morgan
(The Good Book Company)
Sons of Day and Night
by Mariposa Aristeo
(Enclave Escape, a division of Oasis Family Media)
The Star-Blessed
by Angie Dickinson
(Enclave Escape, a division of Oasis Family Media)
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