2008 Book of the Year Winners

Debut Author

1.Sushi for One? (Camy Tang) – Zondervan, Sue Brower – Editor
2.Bayou Justice (Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll)
3.In Between (Jenny B. Jones)

Contemporary Novella

1.Finally Home (Deborah Raney) – Barbour Publishing, Susan Downs – Editor
2.Moonlight & Mistletoe (Carrie Turansky)
3.Remaking of Moe McKenna (Gloria Clover)

Historical Novella

1.Love Notes in Love Letters Anthology (Mary Davis) – Barbour Publishing, Rebecca Germany – Editor
2.Beyond the Memories (DiAnn Mills)
3.The Spinster & The Tycoon (Vickie McDonough)

Lits

1.Splitting Harriet (Tamara Leigh) – Multnomah Books, Julee Schwarzburg – Editor
2.Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)
3.One Little Secret (Allison Bottke) & The Book of Jane (Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt)

Long Contemporary

1.Within This Circle (Deborah Raney) – Steeple Hill Books, Krista Stroever – Editor
2.Like Always (Robert Elmer)
3.Autumn Blue (Karen Harter)

Long Historical

1. Veil of Fire (Marlo Schalesky) RiverOak, editors Jeff Dunn/Jon Woodhams
Where Willows Grow (Kim Vogel Sawyer) Bethany House, editor Charlene Patterson
2. Fancy Pants (Cathy Marie Hake) & Then Came Hope (Louise Gouge)
3. Courting Trouble (Deeanne Gist)

Mystery

1.Your Chariot Awaits (Lorena McCourtney) – Thomas Nelson, Amanda Bostic – Editor
2.Death of a Garage Sale Newbie (Sharon Dunn)
3.Sticks And Stones (Susan Meissner)

Short Contemporary

1.The Heart of Grace (Linda Goodnight) – Steeple Hill Love Inspired, Allison Lyons – Editor
2.Heart of the Family (Margaret Daley)
3.Wedded Bliss (Kathleen Y’Barbo)

Short Contemporary Suspense

1.Caught Redhanded (Gayle Roper) – Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense, Krista Stroever – Editor
2.Pursuit of Justice (Pamela Tracy)
3.Nowhere to Hide (Debby Giusti) & Her Christmas Protector (Terri Reed)

Short Historical

1. Canteen Dreams (Cara Putman) & Golden Days (Mary Connealy)
–Barbour/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons – Editor
– Barbour/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons – Editor
2.A Wealth Beyond Riches (Vickie McDonough)
3.A Time to Keep (Kelly Eileen Hake)

Speculative

1.The Restorer’s Son (Sharon Hinck) – NavPress, Reagan Reed – Editor
2.Demon: A Memoir (Tosca Lee)
3.DragonFire (Donita Paul)

Suspense

1.Black Ice (Linda Hall) – WaterBrook Press, Traci DePree – Editor
2.Coral Moon (Brandilyn Collins)
3.Abomination (Colleen Coble)

Women’s Fiction

1.Remember to Forget (Deborah Raney) – Howard Books/Simon & Schuster, Philis Boultinghouse – Editor
2.Watercolored Pearls (Stacy Hawkins Adams)
3.A Promise To Remember (Kathryn Cushman)

Young Adult

1.In Between (Jenny B. Jones) — NavPress, Jamie Chavez – Editor
2.Sara Jane: Liberty’s Torch (Eleanor Clark)
3.Saving Sailor (Renee Riva)