I blogged about the Christy Award Nominations here.
Here are the Christy Award Winners:
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE:
Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)
Contemporary Series, Sequels & Novellas:
You Had Me at Good-bye by Tracey Bateman (FaithWords)
Contemporary Standalone:
Dogwood by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)
First Novel:
Blue Hole Back Home by Joy Jordan-Lake (David C. Cook)
Historical category:
Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)
Historical Romance category:
From a Distance by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers)
Suspense category:
The Rook by Steven James (Revell)
Visionary category:
Vanish by Tom Pawlik (Tyndale House Publishers)
Young Adult category:
I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires by Cathy Gohlke (Moody Publishers)
***Just wanted to note that this is the second time this author has won a Christy Award!
You can find the full press release for the Christy Awards here.