{"id":1990,"date":"2013-06-25T07:09:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T11:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2013-06-25T07:09:24","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T11:09:24","slug":"congrats-to-the-carol-award-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/congrats-to-the-carol-award-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Congrats To The Carol Award Finalists!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congrats to the Carol Award Finalists! The Carol Award is given by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acfw.com\/\">American Christian Fiction Writers<\/a> and the winner will be announced at the ACFW annual conference in the September!<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Here are the finalists for the 2013 Carol Awards. The winners will be announced during the 2013 ACFW National Conference in Indianapolis at the Gala on September 15, 2013.<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Category<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Seaside Reunion\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1348643147l\/12377509.jpg\" width=\"152\" height=\"240\" \/>Seaside Reunion<\/em><\/b> by Irene Hannon (Love Inspired * Editor: Melissa Endlich)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"A Horseman's Hope\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1350302718l\/3464100.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>A Horseman\u2019s Hope<\/em><\/b> by Myra Johnson (Heartsong Presents * Editor: Rebecca Germany)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Lost Legacy\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1335577211l\/13261486.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>Lost Legacy<\/em><\/b> by Dana Mentink (Love Inspired * Editor: Emily Rodmell)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Contemporary<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Heart Echoes\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1348757404l\/12261272.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/>Heart Echoes<\/em><\/b> by Sally John (Tyndale House * Editors: Karen Watson\/Stephanie Broene,\/Kathy Olson)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"You Don't Know Me (Deep Haven, #6)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1337650552l\/14131048.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"263\" \/><b><em>You Don\u2019t Know Me<\/em><\/b> by Susan May Warren (Tyndale House * Editors: Karen Watson\/Sarah Mason)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Beyond the Storm (Quilts of Love #1)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1335130747l\/13613020.jpg\" width=\"190\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>Beyond the Storm<\/em><\/b> by Carolyn Zane (Abingdon Press * Editor: Ramona Richards)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Debut Novel<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Wildflowers from Winter:\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1333576749l\/12600025.jpg\" width=\"190\" height=\"285\" \/>Wildflowers from Winter<\/em><\/b> by Katie Ganshert (Waterbrook\/Multnomah * Editor: Shannon Marchese)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Proof: A Novel (Bloodline Trilogy, #1)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1347720428l\/13418181.jpg\" width=\"155\" height=\"240\" \/><b><em>Proof<\/em><\/b> by Jordyn Redwood (Kregel * Editor: Dawn Anderson)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"A Sweethaven Summer\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1327858026l\/12883940.jpg\" width=\"181\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>A Sweethaven Summer<\/em><\/b> by Courtney Walsh (Guideposts Books * Editors: Beth Adams\/Rachel Meisel\/Lindsay Guzzardo)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Historical<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Where Lilacs Still Bloom: A Novel\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1348163864l\/12429273.jpg\" width=\"163\" height=\"240\" \/>Where Lilacs Still Bloom<\/em><\/b> by Jane Kirkpatrick (Waterbrook\/Multnomah * Editor: Shannon Marchese)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"At Every Turn\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1330977311l\/13432068.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>At Every Turn<\/em><\/b> by Anne Mateer (Bethany House * Editor: Charlene Patterson)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"The Discovery\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1349074265l\/11918751.jpg\" width=\"155\" height=\"240\" \/><b><em>The Discovery<\/em><\/b> by Dan Walsh (Revell * Editor: Andrea Doering)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Historical Romance<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"To Whisper Her Name (Belle Meade Plantation #1)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1333165029l\/13569493.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"285\" \/>To Whisper Her Name<\/em><\/b> by Tamera Alexander (Zondervan * Editor: Sue Brower)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"A Promise to Love\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1331862141l\/13548341.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>A Promise to Love<\/em><\/b> by Serena B. Miller (Revell * Editor: Vicki Crumpton)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Short-Straw Bride\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1327254843l\/12963146.jpg\" width=\"223\" height=\"343\" \/><b><em>Short-Straw Bride<\/em><\/b> by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House * Editor: Karen Schurrer)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Mystery\/Suspense\/Thriller<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Downfall (Intervention, #3)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1344694985l\/12114152.jpg\" width=\"254\" height=\"304\" \/>Downfall<\/em><\/b> by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan * Editors: David Lambert\/Sue Brower\/Ellen Tarver)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Gone to Ground\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1317774303l\/11800313.jpg\" width=\"187\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>Gone to Ground<\/em><\/b> by Brandilyn Collins (B&amp;H Publishing * Editor: Karen Ball)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"The Soul Saver\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1327952756l\/12156370.jpg\" width=\"187\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>The Soul Saver<\/em><\/b> by Dineen Miller (Barbour Publishing * Editors: Rebecca Germany\/Jamie Chavez)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Novella<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Postmark: Christmas\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1344707014l\/13357015.jpg\" width=\"186\" height=\"285\" \/>You\u2019re a Charmer, Mr. Grinch<\/em><\/b> by Paula Moldenhauer (Barbour Publishing * Editors: Rebecca Germany\/JoAnne Simmons)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Colonial Courtships\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1361869673l\/13339361.jpg\" width=\"186\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>Impressed by Love<\/em><\/b> by Lisa Karon Richardson (Barbour Publishing * Editor: Rebecca Germany)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"A Recipe for Hope (An  Amish Kitchen Novella)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1365182033l\/17648783.jpg\" width=\"191\" height=\"256\" \/><b><em>A Recipe for Hope<\/em><\/b> by Beth Wiseman (Thomas Nelson * Editor: Natalie Hanemann)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Romance<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"The Accidental Bride (A Big Sky Romance #2)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1327891159l\/11942627.jpg\" width=\"152\" height=\"237\" \/>The Accidental Bride<\/em><\/b> by Denise Hunter (Thomas Nelson * Editors: Natalie Hanemann\/L. B. Norton)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Saving Gideon (Clover Ridge, #1)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1343086844l\/13586075.jpg\" width=\"190\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>Saving Gideon<\/em><\/b> by Amy Lillard (B&amp;H Publishing * Editors: Julie Gwinn\/Julie Carobini)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"An Uncommon Grace: A Novel\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1326028786l\/12100074.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>An Uncommon Grace<\/em><\/b> by Serena B. Miller (Howard * Editor: Holly Halverson)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Romantic Suspense<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Tidewater Inn (Hope Beach, #1)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1355110106l\/13033553.jpg\" width=\"155\" height=\"240\" \/>Tidewater Inn<\/em><\/b> by Colleen Coble (Thomas Nelson * Editor: Ami McConnell)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Saving Hope\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1317403698l\/12563573.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>Saving Hope<\/em><\/b> by Margaret Daley (Abingdon Press * Editor: Ramona Richards)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"When a Heart Stops (Deadly Reunions, #2)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1330897868l\/13511407.jpg\" width=\"134\" height=\"207\" \/><b><em>When a Heart Stops<\/em><\/b> by Lynette Eason (Revell * Editor: Andrea Doering)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Speculative<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Daughter of Light\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1335895142l\/13629948.jpg\" width=\"135\" height=\"210\" \/>Daughter of Light<\/em><\/b> by Morgan L. Busse (Marcher Lord Press * Editor: Jeff Gerke)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Judge\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1355942664l\/16702259.jpg\" width=\"155\" height=\"240\" \/><b><em>Judge<\/em><\/b> by R. J. Larson (Bethany House * Editors: David Long\/Sarah Long)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Daystar\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1335102216l\/13612490.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"278\" \/><b><em>Daystar<\/em><\/b> by Kathy Tyers (Marcher Lord Press * Editor: Jeff Gerke)<\/p>\n<p><center><b>Young Adult<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Prophet (Books of the Infinite #1)\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1349059895l\/11823941.jpg\" width=\"155\" height=\"240\" \/>Prophet<\/em><\/b> by R.J. Larson (Bethany House * Editors: David Long\/Sarah Long)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"Like Moonlight at Low Tide\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1344713100l\/13700670.jpg\" width=\"191\" height=\"277\" \/><b><em>Like Moonlight at Low Tide<\/em><\/b> by Nicole Quigley (Zondervan * Editor: Jacque Alberta)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"coverImage\" alt=\"The New Recruit\" src=\"https:\/\/d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net\/books\/1347240097l\/16000072.jpg\" width=\"184\" height=\"285\" \/><b><em>The New Recruit<\/em><\/b> by Jill Williamson (Marcher Lord Press * Editor: Jeff Gerke)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Again, congrats to all the finalists!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><strong>***My e-book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Money-Truly-Digital-Editions-ebook\/dp\/B007AV2KUU\/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1370174796&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=cecelia+dowdy\">Milk Money<\/a>, is only 99 cents! 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