Regal Summit Book Award Winners
2024 Regal Summit Book Award Winners
Action/Adventure
“The NOVA System” By: Jon Lee
“Harvest Cruise” By: Rebecca Benison
“Road to Eden“ By: Tim Twombly
Children
“Dream Big: Peyton’s Hip-Hop Adventure” By: Paula Banks
“The Adventures of Joanie and Juliet” By: Rishawna L. Gould
“The Snail Who Wanted To Stop Time” By: Silviya Rankova
“Hatch Chile Willie” By: Rachel Bate
“Abby and Liam and the Bedtime Adventure” By: Kristen Puma
“Chasing Butterflies” By: Vontavia J. Heard
“Teeny Tiny Dot And Her Great Dane Dog Named Spot” By: Paul Bullock
“The Visions of Beya Bean Blue” By: zO-AlonzO-Gross
“Kindness Confetti” By: Lisa Gilliard
“Grissom Greenup Farm-The Adventures of the First Counsins -Book 2” By: Dr. Kristina Weeks
“The Best Time of the Year” By: Joanne Telcide-Bryant
“Black Girls Count” By: Shertena Caicedo Hardman
“Ellie’s Dream” By: Ashley Wilkinson
“Wild Thing and The Bagel” By: Erin L. Neal
Children’s Middle Grade
“The Year of Penny” By: Laurie Pluimer
“Dreamers Like Me- Famous Hijabis” By: Nora Mohtadi
“Kingdom in the Redwoods” By: Keven Baxter
“Sienna & the Magical Christmas” By: Donald Schaeffer
Christian (Fiction/Non-Fiction)
“The Magnificence Of The 3” By: Timeout A. Taumua
“Healing by His Spirit” By: Geraldine Bryant
“Money & Wealth: Breaking the Spirit of Poverty” By: Melissa Hudson
“Prophetic Redemption” By: Paul Headworth
“A book on Christian Marriage and Relationships” By: Darrell Burriss
“I Made A New Friend Today” By: Kyle W. Elliott
“I Do... But I Don’t” By: Darrell
Fantasy
“Fate of the Scaled: The Receding Wings” By: AJ Marshall
“Siege” By: J.C. Ahern
“Heroes Rising The Forbidden Forest book #2” By: Jacob Jones
“Tara's Journey” By: Mariclaire Norton
“The Valists” By: Mac Malabuyo
“Tomboy And Tomgirl: Earth's Unconventional Superheroes” By: Gavin Thomas
“Lightning In The Knight” By: Douglas M. Morrow
“ The God Squad: Thunder and Pomp” By: Devan B. Deyerin and Kara Rubinstein Deyerin
“Blackguard: Way of the Askari” By: R. S. Cobb
“The Fires of Fate” By: Joseph Waggoner
“The Shadows of Erathal” By: Joseph P Macolino
Paranormal
“Deena Undone” By: Debra K Every
“Old Ghosts” By: Michael McClendon
“Through the Dark” By: Brandon Daily
“Fill the Empty Spaces” By: Karenna Colcroft
“Soul Dancing” By: Gail Priest
Supernatural
“Good Medicine - We Grew Up Riding Wild Horses” By: Allen Cody
“Sebastian Swanson - Rise of the Lycan” By: S.K. Ballinger
“I See You” By: Melissa Hudson
“Vanished” By: Charlotte Aguilar
“Skin That Screams” By: Thomas Stewart
“The Alternate Husband” By: Kathleen Lacie
Historical Fiction
“The Story of Briar” By: Ian Griffin
“When Evelyn Sleeps” By: Laura Spivak
“The Gospel According to Ivan Ivanovich” By: Nathaniel Ernest
“The Invisible Ones” By: Jaime Grookett
“The Valley of Sage and Juniper” By: Shay Galloway
“The Lighthouse” By: Karin Ciholas
“The Brothers Tremaine” By: Randall Moore
“Every Night Has A Dawn” By: Rachel Valencourt
“A Week and a Day” By: Hal Adkins
“Missoo” By: Susan Berry Eberhardt
“Murder in Mennefer“ By: A.L. Sirois
“Knights of the White Company” By: J.A. Fabre
Non-Genre/Literary Fiction
“Esteban: Love's Irony” By: Fish Nealman
“The Crimson Thread” By: Shree
“The War Ends At Four” By: Rosanna Staffa
“Sunny's Secrets” By: Robin Jay
Mystery
“Darkness There but Something More” By: Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar
“Shell Game” By: H. Max Hiller
Novella
“At Last: A Novel” By: Mary Bell Meyer
“Stones Edge” By: Maverick Montgomery
“A Place To Fall” By: Kyle J. Anderson
“A Black Woman's Journey “ By: Melissa Owens
Other Fiction (For any Genre Fiction not listed.)
“Celestial Navigation” By: Jonathan R. Lewis
“Why Sell Lies When The Truth Is Free” By: Carlos Wallace
“Wheels of Brotherhood: Eternal Bonds of Service” By: Joseph Wainwright
“Locations” By: Michael McClendon
“Change of Leads: Book Four Departures” By: A. K. Brauneis
Romance
“Trash Can Terry” By: Ian Griffin
“Finding Home” By: Denise Bruneau
“Why Didn't We Love?” By: Roderick King
“Two Hearts Beating” By: Sheila Fowler
“Forever After All” By: Shelby Storme
“Sex, Love, & Dessert” By: Delilah Dante
Science-Fiction
“Starmen” By: Francis Hamit
“The Outlaw Gillis Kerg ... Physics, Lust and Greed Series, Book 4” By: Mike Murphey
“The Scotty!” By: Eric J. Hildeman
“Antennae” By: Morton Chalfy
“In the Throes” By: Mathias Freese
Short Story Collection
“All the Monsters Are Here: Thirteen Spooky Tales” By: Aaron Ray Ballard
“The Circus of Just Desserts “ By: Rod Vick
“Blood On The Breakfast Table: A Fight Against Domestic Violence” By: Melissa Hudson
“Overdose of Destiny Impulse Fiction” By: Judge Santiago Burdon
Poetry Collection
“In Due Time” By: Clifton McMillan Jr
“Words Left Unspoken “ By: J.A. McGovern
“OfferingS Made by Fire” By: zO-AlonzO-Gross
“Sickness: Poetry by Jessica Burby” By: Jessica Burby
“Mood Swings” By: Natalie Avery
“Five Dreams” By: Elizabeth Michaud
“Days of Grace and Silence: A Chronicle of COVID's Long Haul” By: Ann E. Wallace
Suspense/Thriller
“Betrayal From Within” By: Ian Griffin
“A Girl Named Mishka” By: Clarence Carter
“Digital Assassins: Surviving Cyberterrorism and a Digital Assassination Attempt” By: Danielle Spencer
“The Awakening: What Lies Inside” By: Davina Reddic
“Crossbow Creek - Book One: Dead Bridesmaids” By: Andrew Piñon
“Taquoma” By: Kevin D Miller
“Booker” By: Marc Curtis
“The Biokovo Code” By: Eugene Tossany
“Draw A Hard Line” By: Micheal E. Jimerson
Young Adult
“Threads of Power: The Awakening” By: Kenyon Strother
“Over the Fence” By: Debbie Schrack
“The Cusser Club” By: Randall Northcutt
“Like A Hero” By: Michael J Bowler
“Quest for the Scroll...” By: R.L.Rinne
“A.I. Junior High” By: J. Sherrill
“Cat-Astrophic” By: Sue C. Dugan
“The Crossing” By: J. Edwards Holt
Non-Fiction
“Welcome to the Sick Mind of a Sane Person: Deconstructing Racism and White Supremacy” By: Terry Lee Watson
“Lessons Earned” By: Nicole Ricci
“Remote Outpost: Fighting with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan” By: Travis Harman
“Contributing to the Conversation” By: Mark Galm
“Stolen Voices: Missing and Murdered in Big Horn County” By: Bonnie Bley
“Every Note Tells a Story: The Transformative Power of Music in Visual Media” By: Shie Rozow
“High Yellow: A Creative's Memoir” By: Lynne Newton
Teaching
“Sanctity in our daily walk: A daily prayer book” By: Tony Williams
“When Mommy Drops me off at School” By: Roseanne Hinch
“Paisley talks Alaska” By: Charlotte Aguilar
“Sally's Heart” By: Mary Brotherton
“No School, My Rules!” By: Stephanie Henson
“The Journey of One Determined Educator” By: Michael Copeland
Biography/Autobiography
“Damn You, DNA” By: TM Holmes
“Elsie’s Tune: One Last Song to Overcome” By: Jonathan Watson
“Thirty Years Ago: Life and The First Gulf War” By: Juan Manuel Perez
“90 Years since Robert S. Williams, DD, LLD” By: Tony Williams
“The Mother The Soldier The Activist” By: Kathy Greggs
“A Single Desperate Prayer” By: Ludmila Ritz
“Forged: When Sugar Taste Like Salt” By: Jacquelyne Jones Harvey
“No Doubting Thomas “Hawg Whisperer” My Arkansas Memoirs” By: Greg Thomas
Business/Investing/Marketing
“Valuepreneurs” By: Steve Waddell
“Wickedly Smart Women - Trusting Intuition, Taking Action, Transforming Worlds” By: Anjel B Hartwell
Health/Fitness
“Race for a Remedy: The Science and Scientists behind the Next Life-Saving Cancer Medicine” By: Makhdum Ahmed
“Decoding Your Emotional Appetite: A Food Lover's Guide to Weight Loss” By: Molly Zemek
History
“Treasure and Empire in the Civil War: The Panamá Route, the West and the Campaigns to Control America’s Mineral Wealth” By: Neil P. Chatelain
“Black Woman: The Quintessential Embodiment of Hope (Rise Up And Walk)” By: Dr. Michael James
“Evitchka: A True Story of Survival, Hope and Love” By: Lawrence P. Levitt and Stephanie Smartschan
Motivational/Inspirational
“Our Unspoken Secrets” By: Lynn Underwood
“Journey Through the Lens” By: J.S. Roppolo
“Going For It!” By: Paul Salfen
“Walking with Prada” By: Silvia Mesa
“The Road Unpaved: Border to Border with a Brain Tumor and a Bike” By: Risa August
“Never Let Your Flame Go Out” By: Donny Huff
“From the Basement to the White House” By: Tana Goertz
Parenting/Pregnancy
“Unlocking Your Child’s Potential: Planning and Nurturing Well-Rounded Development in our Children Through High School” By: Dr. Eugene D. Hayes
Politics/Economy
“Policies and Pain: A Personal and Philosophical Quest for Reform” By: Dr. Spencer M Dayton
Self-Help
“The Prodigal Warrior” By: Jason Ford
“Fragmented Heart: A Prompted Journal - A Journey of Self-Love and Restoration” By Althea Payne Butler
“Happiness Trek: 200 Lessons for Happiness” By: Clayton W. Kirkland
“Beyond the Vow: Navigating the Depths of Marriage and Divorce” By: Alvin Dorsey Jr
“Telling It All: Trauma And the Unspeakable Truths” By: Dr. Jenna Casey
“The Open-Heart Open-Mind Recovery Concept” By: Violet Kairos
“Through You To You: Stepping Out of Anxiety and Depression and Into the Next Version of You” By: Myeisha Thompson
“How To Survive Cancer” By: I.K