The Touched by Love Award for manuscripts by unpublished writers was retired at the end of 2024 after sixteen years.
2024
OVERALL WINNER
The Innkeeper’s Second Chance by Jeanne Takenaka
Contemporary Christian Romance
The Innkeeper’s Second Chance, by Jeanne Takenaka
Historical Christian Romance
Grace Like Rain, by Donna Yarborough
2023
OVERALL WINNER
A Hope to Build On by Josee Telfer
Contemporary Christian Romance
A Hope to Build On by Josee Telfer
Historical Christian Romance
Lottie’s War by Jeanne M. Dickson
Sweet Romance
Beautiful Carolina by Zachary Shaw
2022
Overall Winner
To Hope Once More by Cindy Kay Stewart
Historical
To Hope Once More by Cindy Kay Stewart
Contemporary
The Hunted Heir by Jayna Breigh
Sweet Romance
A Powdered Sugar Kind of Love by Linda Budzinski
2019
Overall Winner
A Home for Hope by Yvonne Weers
Historical
Moonshine River by Marie Wells Coutu
Long Contemporary
Dance With Me by J. E. Martin
Short Contemporary
A Home for Hope – Yvonne Weers
Sweet Romance
The Backup Plan by Kelly Scott
2018
Overall Winner
Above the Fold by Rachel McDaniel
Historical Category
Above the Fold by Rachel McDaniel
Long Contemporary Category
Remember Not by Barbara Ellin Fox
Short Contemporary Category
Dark Shadow by Sami A. Abrams
2017
Overall Winner
Take Two on Love by Robyn Hook
Historical Category
Windows of the Heart by Cindy Regnier
Long Contemporary Category
Take Two on Love by Robyn Hook
2016
Overall Winner
Lady Doctor at Biltmore by Patricia Riddle Gaddis
Historical Category
Lady Doctor at Biltmore by Patricia Riddle Gaddis
Long Contemporary Category
Sealed By Love by Jackie Layton
Short Contemporary Category
Music of My Heart by Laura Stephens
2015
Overall Winner
The Secret Life of Lady Evangeline by Jan Davis Warren
Historical Category
The Secret Life of Lady Evangeline by Jan Davis Warren
Long Contemporary Category
Ginger Snaps Back by Carrie Padgett
Short Contemporary Category
The Rebel’s Search by LeAnne Bristow
2014
Overall Winner
The Sound of Rain by Courtney Phillips
Historical Category
Heirlooms by Jeannine Brummett
Long Contemporary Category
The Sound of Rain by Courtney Phillips
Short Contemporary Category
Unscarring Hearts by Carolyn Miller
2013
Overall Winner
The Everlasting by Dorothy Adamek
Historical
The Everlasting by Dorothy Adamek
Long Contemporary
Deliver Us From Evil by Mary Curry
Short Contemporary
Learning to Lean by April Jatindranath
2012
Overall Winner
Dark Be The Night by Kerri Mountain
Historical Category
Dark Be The Night by Kerri Mountain
Long Contemporary Category
The Way Home by Ava W. Jenkins
Short Contemporary Category
Shadows From the Past by Pat Trainum
2011
Overall Winner
Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah Ladd
Historical
Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah Ladd
Long Contemporary
Cloudy with a Chance of Sun by Kimberly Buckner
Short Contemporary
Finding Forever by Kathy Harris
2010
Overall Winner
When Darkness Falls by Louise Foster
Historical
If My Heart Could Speak by Sherrinda Ketchersid
Long Contemporary
Finding Grace by Stacy Monson
Short Contemporary
When Daylight Falls by Louise Foster
2009
Overall Winner
These Three Remain by Dina Sleiman
Historical
These Three Remain by Dina Sleiman
Long Contemporary
Kicking Eternity by Ann Lee Miller
Short Contemporary
Lauren’s Wish by Wenda Dottridge
2008
Overall Winner
Proverbs Woman, Exodus Man by Roxanne Sherwood
Historical
New Hope by Yvonne Harris
Long Contemporary
The Crazy Love I Never Expected by Belinda Peterson
Short Contemporary
Proverbs Woman, Exodus Man by Roxanne Sherwood
2007
Overall Winner
The Heart Beckons by Carla Hughes
Historical
The Heart Beckons by Carla Hughes
Long Contemporary
What She Didn’t Know by Angie Breidenbach
Short Contemporary
Accidental Truth by Ramona Thompson