Awards

DEEANNE GIST was Family Fiction's 2012 #4 TOP ROMANCE AUTHOR OF THE YEAR. 

 For LOVE ON THE LINE

• Finalist RITA BEST INSPIRATIONAL (RWA)
• Finalist GAYLE WILSON AWARD OF EXCELLENCE INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE TITLE (Southern Magic RWA)
• Second Place NEW ENGLAND READERS' CHOICE BEAN POT AWARD BEST INSPIRATIONAL (New England RWA)
• Finalist WRITE TOUCH MAINSTREAM WITH ROMANTIC ELEMENTS (WisRWA)
  
• Finalist BOOKSELLER'S BEST TRADITIONAL (Greater Detroit RWA)
• Winner GOLDEN QUILL TRADITIONAL (Desert Rose RWA)
• Third Place WINTER ROSE PUBLISHED INSPIRATIONAL (Yellow Rose RWA)
• Winner READERS' CROWN INSPIRATIONAL (RomCon)
• Second HEART OF EXCELLENCE READERS' CHOICE INSPIRATIONAL/TRADITIONAL (Ancient City Romance Authors) 

For MAID TO MATCH

• Awarded BOOKLIST'S TOP TEN INSPIRATIONAL FICTION 2010 (Nov 2010)
• Winner BOOK BUYERS BEST BEST INSPIRATIONAL (Orange County Chapter Romance Writers)
• Winner NATIONAL READERS' CHOICE AWARD BEST INSPIRATIONAL (Oklahoma RWA)
  
• Winner USA BEST BOOKS 2011 AWARD BEST FICTION:HISTORICAL (USA Book News)
• Winner HEART OF EXCELLENCE READERS' CHOICE INSPIRATIONAL/TRADITIONAL (Ancient City Romance Authors)
• Finalist RITA BEST INSPIRATIONAL (RWA)
• Finalist READERS' CROWN BEST LONG HISTORICAL (Borders' RomCon)
• Finalist GOLDEN QUILL BEST INSPIRATIONAL (Desert Rose RWA)
• Finalist HOLT MEDALLION AWARD LONG INSPIRATIONAL and recipient of AWARD OF MERIT (VRW)
• Finalist MAGGIE AWARD INSPIRATIONAL (Georgia Romance Writers)
• Third Place Winner LORIES BEST PUBLISHED HISTORICAL (From the Heart Romance Writers)

For BEGUILED

• Winner MORE THAN MAGIC GRAND PRIZE BEST OVERALL (Romance Writers Ink)
• Winner MORE THAN MAGIC BEST ROMANTIC SUSPENSE (Romance Writers Ink)
• Winner GOLDEN QUILL BEST INSPIRATIONAL ROMANTIC SUSPENSE (Desert Rose RWA)
• Second Place HEART OF EXCELLENCE READERS' CHOICE INSPIRATIONAL/TRADITIONAL (Ancient City Romance Authors) 
• Books*A*Million's FaithPoint Book Club PICK OF THE MONTH (April 2010) 
• Finalist MAGGIE AWARD CONTEMPORARY SINGLE TITLE (Georgia Romance Writers)

For A BRIDE IN THE BARGAIN

• Finalist CHRISTY AWARD BEST ROMANCE 
• Finalist READERS' CROWN BEST HISTORICAL (Borders' RomCon)
• Finalist RT REVIEWERS' CHOICE BEST INSPIRATIONAL (Romantic Times)
• Winner GOLDEN QUILL BEST INSPIRATIONAL (Desert Rose Romance Writers)
• Winner AWARD OF EXCELLENCE BEST INSPIRATIONAL (Colorado Romance Writers)
• Winner BOOK BUYERS BEST BEST INSPIRATIONAL (Orange County Chapter Romance Writers)
• Finalist CAROL AWARD (BOOK OF THE YEAR) LONG HISTORICAL (ACFW)
• Winner INSPIRATIONAL READERS CHOICE LONG HISTORICAL (Faith, Hope & Love Romance Writers)
• Second HEART OF EXCELLENCE READERS CHOICE HISTORICAL (Ancient City Romance Authors)
• Winner LAUREL WREATH AWARD HISTORICAL (VCRW)

For DEEP IN THE HEART TROUBLE

• Finalist RITA BEST INSPIRATIONAL (RWA)
• Finalist BOOK OF THE YEAR LONG HISTORICAL (ACFW)
• Finalist WRITE TOUCH BEST INSPIRATIONAL (WisRWA)
• Finalist HOLT MEDALLION AWARD LONG INSPIRATIONAL and recipient of AWARD OF MERIT (VRW)
• Second LORIES BEST PUBLISHED Historical (FTHRW-RWA)

For COURTING TROUBLE

• Third BOOK OF THE YEAR Long Historical (ACFW)
• Finalist READERS' CHOICE BEST HEROINE (Anne Bonney)
• READERS' CHOICE BEST COVER (Anne Bonney)

For THE MEASURE OF A LADY 

• CHRISTY AWARD BEST ROMANCE
• Finalist RITA BEST INSPIRATIONAL (RWA)
• READERS' CHOICE MOST EMOTIONAL ROMANCE (Anne Bonney)
• Nominee AWARD OF EXCELLENCE BEST MAINSTREAM (Reviewer's International Organization)
• Third BOOK OF THE YEAR Long Historical (ACFW)
• Finalist BOOKSELLER'S BEST Best Inspirational (RWA)
• Finalist READERS' CHOICE AWARD Best Inspirational (RWA)
• Finalist BEST INSPIRATIONAL (First Coast Romance Writers)

For A BRIDE MOST BEGRUDGING

• CHRISTY AWARD BEST ROMANCE
• Runner Up BOOK OF THE YEAR LONG HISTORICAL (ACFW)
• Runner Up BEST HISTORICAL COVER (CoverCafe)