Debut Author
- Sushi for One? (Camy Tang) — Zondervan, Sue Brower
- Bayou Justice (Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll)
- In Between (Jenny B. Jones)
Contemporary Novella
- Finally Home (Deborah Raney) — Barbour Publishing, Susan Downs
- Moonlight & Mistletoe (Carrie Turansky)
- Remaking of Moe McKenna (Gloria Clover)
Historical Novella
- Love Notes in Love Letters Anthology (Mary Davis) — Barbour Publishing, Rebecca Germany
- Beyond the Memories (DiAnn Mills)
- The Spinster & The Tycoon (Vickie McDonough)
Lits
- Splitting Harriet (Tamara Leigh) — Multnomah Books, Julee Schwarzburg
- Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)
- One Little Secret (Allison Bottke) & The Book of Jane (Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt)
Long Contemporary
- Within This Circle (Deborah Raney) — Steeple Hill Books, Krista Stroever
- Like Always (Robert Elmer)
- Autumn Blue (Karen Harter)
Long Historical
1. Veil of Fire (Marlo Schalesky) RiverOak, editors Jeff Dunn/Jon Woodhams
Where Willows Grow (Kim Vogel Sawyer) Bethany House, editor Charlene Patterson
2. Fancy Pants (Cathy Marie Hake) & Then Came Hope (Louise Gouge)
3. Courting Trouble (Deeanne Gist)
Mystery
- Your Chariot Awaits (Lorena McCourtney) — Thomas Nelson, Amanda Bostic
- Death of a Garage Sale Newbie (Sharon Dunn)
- Sticks And Stones (Susan Meissner)
Short Contemporary
- The Heart of Grace (Linda Goodnight) — Steeple Hill Love Inspired, Allison Lyons
- Heart of the Family (Margaret Daley)
- Wedded Bliss (Kathleen Y’Barbo)
Short Contemporary Suspense
- Caught Redhanded (Gayle Roper) — Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense, Krista Stroever
- Pursuit of Justice (Pamela Tracy)
- Nowhere to Hide (Debby Giusti) & Her Christmas Protector (Terri Reed)
Short Historical
1. Canteen Dreams (Cara Putman) & Golden Days (Mary Connealy)
–Barbour/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons
— Barbour/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons
- A Wealth Beyond Riches (Vickie McDonough)
- A Time to Keep (Kelly Eileen Hake)
Speculative
- The Restorer’s Son (Sharon Hinck) — NavPress, Reagan Reed
- Demon: A Memoir (Tosca Lee)
- DragonFire (Donita Paul)
Suspense
- Black Ice (Linda Hall) — WaterBrook Press, Traci DePree
- Coral Moon (Brandilyn Collins)
- Abomination (Colleen Coble)
Women’s Fiction
- Remember to Forget (Deborah Raney) — Howard Books/Simon & Schuster, Philis Boultinghouse
- Watercolored Pearls (Stacy Hawkins Adams)
- A Promise To Remember (Kathryn Cushman)
Young Adult
- In Between (Jenny B. Jones) — NavPress, Jamie Chavez
- Sara Jane: Liberty’s Torch (Eleanor Clark)
- Saving Sailor (Renee Riva)