The Christy Award® Winners for 2025

(by category)

BOOK OF THE YEAR

All We Thought We Knew, Michelle Shockley - WINNER

Tyndale House Publishers, 9781496484178

THE AMPLIFY AWARD FOR CHRISTIAN FICTION

Bitter and Sweet, Rhonda McKnight - WINNER

Thomas Nelson Publishers, 9780840706577

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

The Roads We Follow, Nicole Deese - WINNER

Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764241192

A Run at Love, Toni Shiloh

Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764241512

The Nature of Love, Toni Shiloh

Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764241529

Who Touches the Mountains, Deborah Raney

Raney Day Press, 9798301184345

FIRST NOVEL

Darkfell, Amanda Wright - WINNER

Quill & Flame Publishing House, 9781964726052

Until Our Time Comes, Nicole M. Miller

Revell/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780800744700

The Yellow Badge, Addison Crissone

Addison Crissone, 9798991435901

GENERAL FICTION

Between the Sound and Sea, Amanda Cox - WINNER

Revell/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780800742744

Bitter and Sweet, Rhonda McKnight

Thomas Nelson Publishers, 9780840706577

Lowcountry Lost, T.I. Lowe

Tyndale House Publishers, 9781496465658

The Way Back, Heidi Chiavaroli

Hope Creek Publishers, 9781957663074

HISTORICAL

All We Thought We Knew, Michelle Shockley - WINNER (TIE)

Tyndale House Publishers, 9781496484178

Born of Gilded Mountains, Amanda Dykes - WINNER (TIE)

Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764239519

The Queen’s Cook, Tessa Afshar

Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764243691

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

As Sure as the Sea, Jamie Ogle - WINNER

Tyndale House Publishers, 9781496479716

The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple, Joanna Davidson Politano

Revell/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780800742973

The Seaside Homecoming, Julie Klassen

Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764241017

Walking on Hidden Wings, Rachel Scott McDaniel

Kregel Publications, 9780825448133

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER

Night Falls on Predicament Avenue, Jaime Jo Wright - WINNER

Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764241451

The Crown Conspiracy, Connie Mann

Tyndale House Publishers, 9781496487391

Serial Burn, Lynette Eason

Revell/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780800741211

Shattered Sanctuary, Nancy Mehl

Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group, 9780764243363

Terminal Danger, Jerusha Agen

SDG Words, 9781956683363

SHORT FORM

A Daffodil in the Dress (within Something Borrowed), Susie Finkbeiner - WINNER

Kregel Publications, 9780825448423

A Heart in Disguise (within Something Borrowed), Rachel Scott McDaniel

Kregel Publications, 9780825448423

A Letter to Eli (within Something Borrowed), Allison Pittman

Kregel Publications, 9780825448423

Forgiving the Cowboy, Tabitha Bouldin

Love Inspired, 9781335937049

SPECULATIVE

Memoria, J. J. Fischer - WINNER

Enclave, a spanision of Oasis Family Media, 9798886051667

A Slice of Sky, Nancy Moser

Mustard Seed Press, 9781961907683

Darkfell, Amanda Wright

Quill & Flame Publishing House, 9781964726052

Protector, Megan Schaulis

WhiteCrown, an imprint of WhiteFire Publishing, 9798887090481

YOUNG ADULT

The Chaos Grid, Lyndsey Lewellen - WINNER

Enclave Escape, a spanision of Oasis Family Media, 9798886051063

Ben Washington is the Newbie on the Block, Jasmine Mullen

Moody Publishers, 9780802432803

Echo Nova, Clint Hall

Enclave Escape, a spanision of Oasis Family Media, 9798886051704

Jake Rogers' Planet, Philip Wilder

Great Commission Alliance, 9798986429342

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