Christy Award Winners 2009

Contemporary Romance

Beyond the Night

by Marlo Schalesky (WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group)

Contemporary Series, Sequels, and Novellas

You Had Me at Good-bye

by Tracey Bateman (FaithWords)

Contemporary Standalone

Dogwood

by Chris Fabry (Tyndale House Publishers)

First Novel

Blue Hole Back Home

by Joy Jordan-Lake (David C. Cook)

Historical

Until We Reach Home

by Lynn Austin (Bethany House Publishers)

Historical Romance

From a Distance

by Tamera Alexander (Bethany House Publishers)

Suspense

The Rook

by Steven James (Revell)

Visionary

Vanish

by Tom Pawlik (Tyndale House Publishers)

Young Adult

I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires

by Cathy Gohlke (Moody Publishers)