2025 Awards

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Third Place (tie)

A Healing Touch by Suzanne Woods Fisher 
Publisher: Revell Books 
Editor: Andrea Doering

Third Place (tie)

Matters of the Heart by Kelly Irvin 
Publisher: Zondervan 
Agent: Julie Gwinn 
Editor: Becky Monds

Second Place

Their Surprise Amish Reunion by Jocelyn McClay 
Publisher: Love Inspired  
Editor: Melissa Endlich

First Place

Dating an Amish Flirt by Rachel J. Good 
Publisher: Kensington 
Agent: Nicole Resciniti 
Editor: John Scognamiglio

And the Winners are

Third Place

Sounds Like a Plan, Deb Elkink, General Editor 
Publisher: Mosaic Collection

Second Place

Strength in the Storm by Andrea Lende 
Publisher: Beatitudes Publishing 
Editor: Andrea Lende

First Place

A Weary World Rejoices, Deb Elkink, General Editor 
Publisher: Mosaic Collection

And the Winners are

Third Place

A Child’s First Christmas Memory by Linda Summerford 
Publisher: The Mountaineer 
Editor: Denise Loock

Second Place

More Than a Critique Group by Pamela S. Walker 
Publisher: Today’s Christian Living 
Editor: Michelle Adserias

First Place

The Marble Track by Julie Lavender 
Publisher: Guideposts 
Editor: Edward Grinnan

And the Winners are

Third Place

The Symbolism of it All by Helena Smreck 
Publisher: Christian Life in London 
Editor: Rick Vandekieft

Second Place

Answering God’s Call by Melissa A. McLaughlin 
Publisher: Refresh Bible Study Magazine 
Editor: Katy Kauffman

First Place

How to Survive and Thrive in a Season of Caregiving by Linda Kozar 
Publisher: Healthy Living Series Blo 
Editor: Susan Neal

And the Winners are

Third Place

Treasure Atop the Mountain by Tonya L. Matthews 
Narrator: Christy Lou 
Publisher: Haleya Publishing 
Editor: Teresa Crumpton

Second Place

The Amish Midwife by Mindy Starnes Clark & Leslie Gould 
Narrator: Kristin Kirby 
Publisher: Creekview Press

First Place

Farmhouse Devotions by Cheryl Schuermann 
Narrator: Emily Norman 
Publisher: Cheryl Schuermann

And the Winners are

Third Place

The Bible Companion Book 5: Job by Karen Westbrook Moderow 
Publisher: Jordanwest Publications 
Editor: Christina Miller and Dori Harrell

Second Place

Experiencing the Word by Joshua J. Masters 
Publisher: Kingdom Knight Publishing

First Place

Called to Christ by Christy Bass Adams 
Publisher: Christy Bass Adams 
Editor: Janis Powell

And the Winners are

Third Place

Flight of the Falcon by Bryan Davis & Mark T. Hancock 
Publisher: Trail Life USA/Worthy Trailmen
Press Agent: Cyle Young

Second Place

The Compassion Storybook Bible by Crystal Bowman & Sue Schlesman 
Publisher: End Game Press 
Agent: Karen Neumair 
Editor: Victoria Duerstock

First Place

Awesome Facts About Space by Mark Wainwright & Dr. Danny Falkner 
Publisher: Kids Answers, Answers in Genesi 
Editor: Evonne Krell

And the Winners are

Third Place (tie)

Grandma’s Blessings by Michelle Medlock Adams 
Publisher: Good Books
Agent: Shannon Marvin 
Editor: Jesse McHugh

Third Place (tie)

Hall of Faith by Michelle S. Lazurek 
Publisher: B&H Kids 
Agent: Karen Neumair 
Editor: Lauren Groves

Second Place

The Dance of Easter by Sally Cressman 
Publisher: Wren & Bear/End Game Press 
Agent: Andy Clapp 
Editor: Michelle Medlock Adams

First Place

This Special Blessing for You by Eric & Meredith Schrotenboer 
Publisher: Zonderkidz 
Agent: Karen Neumair 
Editor: Crystal Bowman

And the Winners are

Third Place

Called to Christlikeness, Not Christianity by Nate Stevens 
Publisher: Nate Stevens 
Editor: Andrea Simmons Merrell

Second Place

Reflecting His Glory by Kim S. Kinney 
Publisher: Pearls of Glory Publishing 
Editor: Dr. Justin R. Kinney

First Place

Her Battle Strength by Deanne Reid 
Publisher: Fusion/End Game Press 
Editor: Hope Bolinger

And the Winners are

Third Place

Here with Me by Mandy Boerma 
Publisher: Sunrise Publishing 
Editor: Susan May Warren & Tari Faris

Second Place

Tracy by Jennifer Lynn Cary 
Publisher: Tandem Services Pres 
Editor: Liz Tolsma

First Place

Love Overboard by Shannon Sue Dunlap 
Publisher: Kregel Publications 
Agent: Cynthia Ruchti 
Editor: Andrea Cox and Lindsay Danielson

And the Winners are

Third Place

The Difference Between Us by Sheri Zeck 
Publisher: Amazon 
Editor: Janice Boekhoff

Second Place

Emma’s Hero by Carrie Walker 
Publisher: Mountain Brook Ink 
Agent: Tim Beals 
Editor: Fay Lamb

First Place

The Tangled Tale of the Woolgathering Castoffs by Sharon J. Mondragon 
Publisher: Kregel Publications 
Agent: Ali Herring 
Editor: Janyre Tromp

And the Winners are

Third Place

I Love You, Dad! by Blythe Daniel, William Daniel, & Helen McIntosh 
Publisher: End Game Press 
Agent: Blythe Daniel 
Editor: Hope Bolinger

Second Place

Trail Ready, Mark T. Hancock, Gen Editor 
Publisher: Trail Life USA, DBA: Worthy Trailman Press

First Place

Farmhouse Devotions by Cheryl Schuermann 
Publisher: Bold Vision Books 
Editor: Larry J. Leech II

And the Winners are

Third Place

The Valley of Blessing by Becky Alexander 
Publisher: Kerysso Press
Editor: Karissa Lovvorn

Second Place

A Chorus of Praise by Julie Lavender 
Publisher: Guideposts 
Editor:

First Place (tie)

More Than a House by Suzanne D. Nichols 
Publisher: Kerysso Pres 
Editor: Karissa Lovvorn with Lisa Worthy Smith

First Place (tie)

Sweet Adoption by Martha Walker Newman 
Publisher: Kerysso Press 
Editor:

And the Winners are

Third Place

This Easter, Find Comfort at the Cross by Kristen Hogrefe Parnell 
Publisher: KHCP

Second Place

Remember the Treasure in Your Jar of Clay by Lisa Lenning 
Publisher: Proverbs 31 Ministries 
Editor:

First Place

Church Leadership by Kristen West 
Publisher: Living by Design Ministries 
Editor: Sarah Koontz

And the Winners are

Third Place

Shall we Dance? By Michelle Medlock Adams 
Publisher: Abundance Books 
Editor:

Second Place

Hope Remains by Maureen Miller 
Publisher: Faith Creativity Life Books 
Editor: Michelle Rayburn

First Place

Whimpers and Whispered Prayers by Melissa A. McLaughlin 
Publisher: Faith Creativity Life Books 
Editor: Michelle Rayburn

And the Winners are

Third Place

The Giveaway by Joy Dunlap 
Publisher: Speaking Joyfully

Second Place

Windsong by Rachael M. Colby 
Publisher: TattooItOnYourHeart.com 
Editor: Cecil Murphey

First Place

Three Men, Jesus, and Me by Rachael M. Colby 
Publisher: HeartofFleshLit.com 
Editor: Veronica McDonald

And the Winners are

Third Place

Until Our Time Comes by Nicole M. Miller 
Publisher: Revell Books 
Agent: Wendy Lawton 
Editor: Rachel McRae

Second Place

When the Flames Ravaged by Rhonda Dragomir 
Publisher: Barbour Publishing 
Agent: Linda Glaz 
Editor: Rebecca Germany

First Place

DreamTeller by K. D. Shade 
Publisher: KD 
Editor: Angie Grigaliunas

And the Winners are

Third Place (tie)

The Desert Between Us by James C. Magruder 
Publisher: End Game Press 
Agent: Andy Clapp 
Editor: Hope Bolinger 

Third Place (tie)

Wishbones by Donnie Stevens 
Publisher: Warwick House Publishers 
Agent: Linda Glaz 
Editor: Natalie Hanemann and Joyce Maddox

Second Place

What a Wave Must Be by Angela Hunt 
Publisher: Focus on the Family 
Agent: Danille-Egan Miller 
Editor: Jerry B. Jenkins

First Place

The Way Back by Heidi Chiavaroli 
Publisher: Hope Creek Publishers 
Editor: Melissa Jagears

And the Winners are

Third Place

Are We Neglecting a Great Salvation? By Mike O’Dowd 
Publisher: Westbow Press 
Editor: Bob DeGroff

Second Place

Classroom Tapestry by Lori DeJong 
Publisher: Redemption Press 
Editor: Kathy Ide

First Place

American Crisis by William D. Howard 
Publisher: Ambassador International 
Editor: Katie Cruice Smith

And the Winners are

Third Place

These Tangled Threads by Sarah Loudin Thomas 
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers 
Agent: Wendy Lawton 
Editor: David Long

Second Place

What I Left for You by Liz Tolsma 
Publisher: Barbour Publishing 
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray 
Editor: Becky Germany and Ellen Tarver

First Place

Coal Black Lies by Cindy K. Sproles 
Publisher: Kregel Publications 
Agent: Bob Hostetler 
Editor: Dori Harrell

And the Winners are

Third Place

The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple by Joanna Davidson Politano 
Publisher: Revell 
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray 
Editor: Rachel Mcrae

Second Place

Song of Sourwood Mountain by Ann H. Gabhart 
Publisher: Revell 
Agent: Editor:

First Place

The Girl from the Hidden Forest by Hannah Linder 
Publisher: Barbour Publishing 
Agent: Cynthia Ruchti 
Editor: Becky Fish

And the Winners are

Third Place

Heart-Shaped Hope by Kathryn Nixon 
Publisher: Fusion/End Game Press 
Agent: 
Editor: Victoria Duerstock

Second Place

Sometimes I Forget by Julie Sunne 
Publisher: B&H Publishing 
Agent: Dan Balow 
Editor: Ashley Gorman

First Place

Eat Like a Heroine by Lorilee Cracker & Jenny Williams 
Publisher: End Game Press 
Agent: Don Pape 
Editor: Victoria Duerstock

And the Winners are

Third Place

Beloved Outcast by Cherie Denna 
Publisher: Bold Vision Books 
Editor: Larry J. Leech II

Second Place

A Beautiful War by Amanda Scarborough 
Publisher: Redemption Press 
Editor: Jennifer Edwards

First Place

Giving Up Grace by Robin Gerblick 
Publisher: Redemption Press 
Editor: Eva Marie Everson

And the Winners are

Third Place

Road Trip Return by Becca Wierwille 
Publisher: Beloved Chronicles 
Editor: John Tilton, Ellen McGinty, Megan Gerig

Second Place (tie)

Between Flowers and Bones by Carolyn Leiloglou 
Publisher: WaterBrook Press 
Agent: Keely Boving 
Editor: Bunmi Ishola

Second Place (tie)

Blast on the Beach by Katrina Hoover Lee 
Publisher: Katrina Hoover Lee 
Editor: Sara Nolt, Sherilyn Troyer, Gideon Yutzy

First Place

The Minor Miracle by Meredith Davis 
Publisher: WaterBrook Publishing 
Agent: Alyssa Eisner Henkin 
Editor: Bunmi Ishola

And the Winners are

Third Place

Number 1 With a Bullet by Vikki Kestell 
Publisher: Faith-Filled Fiction 
Editor: Cheryl Adkins and Greg McCann

Second Place

Night Falls on Predicament Avenue by Jaime Jo Wright 
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers 
Agent: Janet Kobobel Grant 
Editor: Rochelle Gloege and Luke Heinrich

First Place

Specters in the Glass House by Jaime Jo Wright 
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers 
Agent: Janet Kobobel Grant 
Editor: Rochelle Gloege and Luke Heinrich

And the Winners are

Third Place

In the Dark by Lynette Eason 
Publisher: Revell Publishing 
Agent: Tamela Hancock Murray 
Editor: Kelsey Bowen

Second Place

The Angel and the Sky Pilot by Naomi Musch 
Publisher: Barbour Publishing 
Agent: Linda Glaz 
Editor: Ellen Tarver

First Place

Explosive Reunion by Dana R. Lynn 
Publisher: 
Editor: Emily Rodmell and Bethany Jamison

And the Winners are

Third Place

Christian Historical Fiction Talk - Host Liz Tolsma

Second Place

UnPerfect: Strengthen Faith and Connect with God - Host Shelly Snead

First Place

Christian Parent/Crazy World - Host Catherine Segars

And the Winners are

Third Place

Burst of Hope - Co-Hosts Kim Stanley and Martha Wilson

Second Place

Finding Fantasy Reads - Host Karyne Norton

First Place

Be the 25 - Host Dr. Sharon O’Hara

And the Winners are

Third Place

Salad Blessing by K. L. Johnston 
Publisher: 
Editor:

Second Place

Which Pet? By Maureen Miller 
Publisher: Faith Creativity Life Books 
Editor: Michelle Rayburn

First Place

20 Tots Trotted to School by Pamela Woodson 
Publisher: RockSolid Publications 

And the Winners are

Third Place

One Final Target by Janice Cantore 
Publisher: Tyndale Publishers 
Agent: Wendy Lawton 
Editor: Jan Stob and Erin Smith

Second Place

Abandoned Shores by C. J. Milacci 
Publisher: Journey Perspective Publishing 
Editor: Becca Weirwille

First Place

Hidden Mountain Secrets by Kerry Johnson 
Publisher: Love Inspired/Harlequin 
Agent: Ali Herring 
Editor: Caroline Timmings

And the Winners are

Third Place

The Royals by Lauren Brandenburg 
Publisher: The Writers Sanctuary 
Editor: Bridgette O’Hare 

Second Place

Long Black Veil by Samuel L. Blumenthal 
Publisher: Redemption Press 
Editor: Jennifer Edwards and Dori Harrell

First Place

Hello in There by Samuel L. Blumenthal 
Publisher: Redemption Press 
Editor: Jennifer Edwards and Dori Harrell

And the Winners are

Third Place

The Raven by Carrie Cotton 
Publisher: Carrie Cotton 
Editor: Sarah Stasik

Second Place

The Viking by Carrie Cotton 
Publisher: Carrie Cotton 
Editor: Sarah Stasik

First Place

DreamTeller by K. D. Shade 
Publisher: KDP 
Editor: Angie Grigaliunas

And the Winners are

Third Place

Heidi’s Faith by Jill Dewhurst 
Publisher: Jill Dewhurt 
Editor: Cindy Bower and Holly Talley

Second Place

If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer 
Publisher: Bethany House/ Baker Books 
Agent: Janet Kobobel Grant 
Editor: Jessica Sharpe and Kate Deppe

First Place

Cloaked in Beauty by Karen Witemeyer 
Publisher: Bethany House/Baker Book 
Agent: Janet Kobobel Grant 
Editor: Jessica Sharpe and Kate Deppe

And the Winners are

Third Place

Island Gambit by Felicia Bridges 
Publisher: Felicia Bridges 
Editor: Mary Beth Dahl

Second Place

A Storm of Doubts by JPC Allen 
Publisher: Mount Zion Ridge Press 
Editor: Michelle L. Levigne

First Place

Enemy of Talionis by C. J. Milacci 
Publisher: Journey Perspective Publishing 
Editor: Becca Weirwille

Selah

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