The finalists this year are:
Romance:
- Courting Miss Lancaster, by Sarah Eden
- Cross My Heart, by Julie Wright
- The Legend of Shannonderry, by Carol Warburton
- Luck of the Draw, by Rachael Renee Anderson
- Meg's Melody, by Kaylee Baldwin
Mystery/Suspense:
- Cold As Ice, by Stephanie Black
- Crossfire, by Traci Hunter Abramson
- Murder by Design, by Betsy Brannon Green
- A Time To Die, by Jeffrey Savage
- Wrong Number, by Rachelle Christensen
Speculative:
- Imprints, by Rachel Ann Nunes
- Mr. Monster, by Dan Wells
- Pathfinder, by Orson Scott Card
- The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner
- The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson
Youth Fiction—Speculative:
- Fablehaven 5, by Brandon Mull
- Matched, by Ally Condie
- Paranormalcy, by Kiersten White
- The Forbidden Sea, by Sheila Nielson
- The Fourth Nephite, Jeffrey Savage
Youth Fiction—General:
- Glimpse, by Carol Lynch Williams
- Missing in Action, by Dean Hughes
- My Double Life, by Janette Rallison
- The Healing Spell, by Kimberly Griffiths Little
- Wolves, Boys, and Other Things That Might Kill Me, by Kristen Chandler
Historical:
- Alma The Younger, by H.B. Moore
- Oh Say Can You See?, by L.C. Lewis
- The Sheen on the Silk, by Anne Perry
- The Silence of God, by Gale Sears
- Trespass, by Sandra Grey
General Fiction:
- Band of Sisters, by Annette Lyon
- Blink of an Eye, by Gregg Luke
- The Cross Gardener, by Jason Wright
- Finding Mercie, by Blaine Yorgason
- Lucky Change, by Susan Law Corpany
