Winner: In Harm’s Way by Irene Hannon (Revell; Jennifer Leep, editor)
Finalists:
▪ A Convenient Wife by Anna Schmidt (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical; Tina James, editor)
▪ Doctor in Petticoats by Mary Connealy (Barbour Publishing; Rebecca Germany, editor)
▪ Finding Her Way Home by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor)
▪ In Harm’s Way by Irene Hannon (Revell; Jennifer Leep, editor)
▪ Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers; David Long and Julie Klassen, editors)
▪ Shades of Morning by Marlo M. Schalesky (WaterBrook Multnomah; Shannon Marchese, editor)
▪ The Wedding Garden by Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired; Allison Lyons, editor)
▪ Whisper on the Wind by Maureen Lang (Tyndale House Publishers; Stephanie Broene, editor)
▪ Within My Heart by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers; Karen Schurrer and Charlene Patterson, editors)