{"id":1045,"date":"2007-09-16T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-16T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/2007-acfw-book-of-the-year-finalists.html"},"modified":"2007-09-16T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-16T09:56:00","slug":"2007-acfw-book-of-year-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/2007-acfw-book-of-year-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2007 ACFW Book Of The Year Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here are the ACFW 2007 Book Of The Year Finalists. The winner will be announced at the awards banquet this coming Saturday, September 22nd.<\/p>\n

I will try and post a blog entry with the winners after the banquet is over, however, I might not post the winners until the following week. The winners are also listed on the ACFW website:<\/p>\n

2007 BOTY Finalists<\/a><\/p>\n

Contemporary Novella<\/p>\n

A Recipe for Romance by Vickie McDonough
Diamond Place by Robin Lee Hatcher
Dreams of Home by Kathleen Miller Y’Barbo
Home for the Holidays by Christine Lynxwiler
Tea for Two by Carrie Turansky
A Carol for Christmas by Robin Lee Hatcher <\/p>\n

GENERAL FICTION\/SFF\/YA<\/p>\n

The Encore by Sarah Anne Sumpolec
Through Every Storm by Sharlene MacLaren
A Bigger Life by Annette Smith
Feather by Susan Page Davis
DragonKight by Donita K. Paul <\/p>\n

HISTORICAL NOVELLA <\/p>\n

Reuben’s Atonement by Lynette Sowell
A Gamble on Love by Tamela Hancock Murray
To Do Justice by Cathy Marie Hake
Joie de Vivre by Lynette Sowell
I Saw Three Ships by Pamela Griffin <\/p>\n

LITS<\/p>\n

Front Porch Princess by Kathryn Springer
At Home for the Holidays by Meredith Efken
The Secret Life of Becky Miller by Sharon Hinck
RV There Yet by Diann Hunt
Hot Tropics and Cold Feet by Diann Hunt <\/p>\n

LONG HISTORICAL<\/p>\n

Leather and Lace by Diann Mills
The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist
Waiting for Summer’s Return by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Son of Perdition by Louise M. Gouge
William Henry is a Fine Name by Cathy Gohlke <\/p>\n

SHORT CONTEMPORARY SUSPENSE <\/p>\n

Season of Secrets by Marta Perry
Hearts on the Line by Margaret Daley
Stormcatcher by Colleen Rhoads (Coble)
Strictly Confidential by Terri Reed
On Wings of Deliverance by Beth White <\/p>\n

SHORT CONTEMPORARY<\/p>\n

No Place Like Home by Debra Clopton
A Season for Grace by Linda Goodnight
That Wilder Boy by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Christmas Homecoming by Lenora Worth
My So-Called Love Life by Allie Pleiter <\/p>\n

SHORT HISTORICAL<\/p>\n

A Bridge across the Sea by Pamela Griffin
Spoke of Love by Cathy Marie Hake
The Prisoner’s Wife by Susan Page Davis
A Daughter’s Quest by Lena Nelson Dooley
Bayou Dreams by Kathleen Miller Y’Barbo
Spinning out of Control by Vickie McDonough <\/p>\n

SUSPENSE <\/p>\n

Fire Dancer by Colleen Coble
Alaska Twilight by Colleen Coble
Widows and Orphans by Susan Meissner
Dangerous Depths by Colleen Coble
Hazardous Duty by Christy Barritt <\/p>\n

WOMEN’S FICTION<\/p>\n

Coldwater Revival by Nancy Jo Jenkins
Wishing on Dandelions by Mary DeMuth
Watching the Tree Limbs by Mary DeMuth
The Fragrance of Roses by Nikki Arana
Promise Me Always by Christine Lynxwiler
Reclaiming Nick by Susan May Warren <\/p>\n

CONGRATULATIONS FINALISTS! <\/p>\n

Cecelia Dowdy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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