1. Sushi for One? (Camy Tang) Zondervan, Sue Brower
2. Bayou Justice (Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll)
3. In Between (Jenny B. Jones)
Contemporary Novella
1. Finally Home (Deborah Raney) Barbour Publishing, Susan Downs
2. Moonlight & Mistletoe (Carrie Turansky)
3. Remaking of Moe McKenna (Gloria Clover)
Historical Novella
1. Love Notes in Love Letters Anthology (Mary Davis) Barbour Publishing, Rebecca Germany
2. Beyond the Memories (DiAnn Mills)
3. The Spinster & The Tycoon (Vickie McDonough)
Lits
1. Splitting Harriet (Tamara Leigh) Multnomah Books, Julee Schwarzburg
2. Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)
3. One Little Secret (Allison Bottke) & The Book of Jane (Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt)
Long Contemporary
1. Within This Circle (Deborah Raney) Steeple Hill Books, Krista Stroever
2. Like Always (Robert Elmer)
3. 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
1. Your Chariot Awaits (Lorena McCourtney) Thomas Nelson, Amanda Bostic
2. Death of a Garage Sale Newbie (Sharon Dunn)
3. Sticks And Stones (Susan Meissner)
Short Contemporary
1. The Heart of Grace (Linda Goodnight) Steeple Hill Love Inspired, Allison Lyons
2. Heart of the Family (Margaret Daley)
3. Wedded Bliss (Kathleen Y’Barbo)
Short Contemporary Suspense
1. Caught Redhanded (Gayle Roper) Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense, Krista Stroever
2. Pursuit of Justice (Pamela Tracy)
3. 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
2. A Wealth Beyond Riches (Vickie McDonough)
3. A Time to Keep (Kelly Eileen Hake)
Speculative
1. The Restorer’s Son (Sharon Hinck) NavPress, Reagan Reed
2. Demon: A Memoir (Tosca Lee)
3. DragonFire (Donita Paul)
Suspense
1. Black Ice (Linda Hall) WaterBrook Press, Traci DePree
2. Coral Moon (Brandilyn Collins)
3. Abomination (Colleen Coble)
Women’s Fiction
1. Remember to Forget (Deborah Raney) Howard Books/Simon & Schuster, Philis Boultinghouse
2. Watercolored Pearls (Stacy Hawkins Adams)
3. A Promise To Remember (Kathryn Cushman)
Young Adult
1. In Between (Jenny B. Jones) NavPress, Jamie Chavez
2. Sara Jane: Liberty’s Torch (Eleanor Clark)
3. Saving Sailor (Renee Riva)