The Christy Award® Archives

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

2023

Winner

The Rose and the Thistle

Laura Frantz
Revell/ Baker Publishing Group
Finalist

The Italian Ballerina

Kristy Cambron
Thomas Nelson
Finalist

The Sound of Light

Sarah Sundin
Revell/ Baker Publishing Group
Finalist

Yesterday's Tides

Roseanna M. White
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group

2022

Winner

Until Leaves Fall in Paris

Sarah Sundin
Revell/ Baker Publishing Group
Finalist

As Dawn Breaks

Kate Breslin
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
Finalist

Hope Between the Pages

Pepper Basham
Barbour Publishing
Finalist

Shadows of Swanford Abbey

Julie Klassen
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group

2021

Winner

A Portrait of Loyalty

Roseanna M. White
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
Finalist

The Prince of Spies

Elizabeth Camden
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
Finalist

When Twilight Breaks

Sarah Sundin
Revell/ Baker Publishing Group

2020

Winner

The Painted Castle

Kristy Cambron
Thomas Nelson
Finalist

The Land Beneath Us

Sarah Sundin
Revell
Finalist

The Number of Love

Roseanna M. White
Bethany House

2019

Winner

Becoming Mrs. Lewis

Patti Callahan
Thomas Nelson
Winner

With this Pledge

Tamera Alexander
Thomas Nelson
Finalist

A Defense of Honor

Kristi Ann Hunter
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group

2018

Winner

The Lacemaker

Laura Frantz
Revell/ Baker Publishing Group
Finalist

A Dangerous Legacy

Elizabeth Camden
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
Finalist

To Wager Her Heart

Tamera Alexander
Zondervan - HarperCollins Christian Publishing

2017

Winner

A Note Yet Unsung

Tamera Alexander
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
Winner

The Lady and the Lionheart

Joanne Bischof
Mason Jar Books
Finalist

From This Moment

Elizabeth Camden
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group

2016

Luther and Katharina
Winner

Luther and Katharina

Jody Hedlund
WaterBrook Press
Beyond All Dreams
Finalist

Beyond All Dreams

Elizabeth Camden
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
The Lost Heiress
Finalist

The Lost Heiress

Roseanna M. White
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
To Win Her Favor
Finalist

To Win Her Favor

Tamera Alexander
Zondervan

2015

Thief of Glory
Winner

Thief of Glory

Sigmund Brouwer
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group
A Beauty So Rare
Finalist

A Beauty So Rare

Tamera Alexander
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
With Every Breath
Finalist

With Every Breath

Elizabeth Camden
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group

2014

Harvest of Gold
Winner

Harvest of Gold

Tessa Afshar
RiverNorth, an imprint of Moody Publishing
Stealing the Preacher
Finalist

Stealing the Preacher

Karen Witemeyer
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
Under a Blackberry Moon
Finalist

Under a Blackberry Moon

Serena B. Miller
Revell/ Baker Publishing Group

2013

Against the Tide
Winner

Against the Tide

Elizabeth Camden
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
Be Still My Soul
Finalist

Be Still My Soul

Joanne Bischof
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group
Love's Reckoning
Finalist

Love's Reckoning

Laura Frantz
Revell/ Baker Publishing Group

2012

The Maid of Fairbourne Hall
Winner

The Maid of Fairbourne Hall

Julie Klassen
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
A Lasting Impression
Finalist

A Lasting Impression

Tamera Alexander
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
To Die For
Finalist

To Die For

Sandra Byrd
Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster

2011

The Girl in the Gatehouse
Winner

The Girl in the Gatehouse

Julie Klassen
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
She Walks in Beauty
Finalist

She Walks in Beauty

Siri Mitchell
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
Within My Heart
Finalist

Within My Heart

Tamera Alexander
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group

2010

The Silent Governess
Winner

The Silent Governess

Julie Klassen
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
Beyond This Moment
Finalist

Beyond This Moment

Tamera Alexander
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
A Bride in the Bargain
Finalist

A Bride in the Bargain

Deeanne Gist
Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group
The Inheritance
Finalist

The Inheritance

Tamera Alexander
Thomas Nelson)

2009

Winner

From a Distance 

Tamera Alexander
Bethany House Publishers
Finalist

Calico Canyon

Mary Connealy
Barbour Publishers
Finalist

The Moon in the Mango Tree

Pamela Binnings Ewen
B&H Publishing Group