{"id":821,"date":"2008-09-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/acfw-book-of-the-year-winners.html"},"modified":"2008-09-24T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-24T11:00:00","slug":"acfw-book-of-year-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/acfw-book-of-year-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"ACFW Book Of The Year Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The <\/span>ACFW Book Of The Year Winners and finalists were announced at the banquet at the conference last Saturday night! <\/span><\/div>\n
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2008 Book of the Year Winners<\/p>\n

Debut Author<\/p>\n

1.Sushi for One? (Camy Tang) \u2013 Zondervan, Sue Brower – Editor <\/a>
2.Bayou Justice (Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll)
3.In Between (Jenny B. Jones) <\/p>\n

Contemporary Novella<\/p>\n

1.Finally Home (Deborah Raney) \u2013 Barbour Publishing, Susan Downs – Editor
2.Moonlight & Mistletoe (Carrie Turansky)
3.Remaking of Moe McKenna (Gloria Clover) <\/p>\n

Historical Novella<\/p>\n

1.Love Notes in Love Letters Anthology (Mary Davis) \u2013 Barbour Publishing, Rebecca Germany – Editor
2.Beyond the Memories (DiAnn Mills)
3.The Spinster & The Tycoon (Vickie McDonough) <\/p>\n

Lits<\/p>\n

1.Splitting Harriet (Tamara Leigh) \u2013 Multnomah Books, Julee Schwarzburg – Editor
2.Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)<\/a>
3.One Little Secret (Allison Bottke) & The Book of Jane (Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt) <\/p>\n

Long Contemporary <\/p>\n

1.Within This Circle (Deborah Raney) \u2013 Steeple Hill Books, Krista Stroever – Editor
2.Like Always (Robert Elmer)
3.Autumn Blue (Karen Harter) <\/p>\n

Long Historical <\/p>\n

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)<\/p>\n

Mystery<\/p>\n

1.Your Chariot Awaits (Lorena McCourtney) \u2013 Thomas Nelson, Amanda Bostic – Editor
2.Death of a Garage Sale Newbie (Sharon Dunn)
3.Sticks And Stones <\/a>(Susan Meissner) <\/p>\n

Short Contemporary <\/p>\n

1.The Heart of Grace (Linda Goodnight) \u2013 Steeple Hill Love Inspired, Allison Lyons – Editor
2.Heart of the Family (Margaret Daley)
3.Wedded Bliss (Kathleen Y\u2019Barbo) <\/p>\n

Short Contemporary Suspense<\/p>\n

1.Caught Redhanded (Gayle Roper) \u2013 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) <\/p>\n

Short Historical<\/p>\n

1. Canteen Dreams (Cara Putman) & Golden Days (Mary Connealy)
\u2013Barbour\/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons – Editor
\u2013 Barbour\/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons – Editor
2.A Wealth Beyond Riches (Vickie McDonough)
3.A Time to Keep (Kelly Eileen Hake) <\/p>\n

Speculative <\/p>\n

1.The Restorer\u2019s Son (Sharon Hinck) \u2013 NavPress, Reagan Reed – Editor
2.Demon: A Memoir (Tosca Lee)
3.DragonFire (Donita Paul) <\/p>\n

Suspense<\/p>\n

1.Black Ice (Linda Hall) \u2013 WaterBrook Press, Traci DePree – Editor
2.Coral Moon (Brandilyn Collins)
3.Abomination (Colleen Coble) <\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Fiction <\/p>\n

1.Remember to Forget (Deborah Raney) \u2013 Howard Books\/Simon & Schuster, Philis Boultinghouse – Editor
2.Watercolored Pearls (Stacy Hawkins Adams)
3.A Promise To Remember (Kathryn Cushman) <\/p>\n

Young Adult <\/p>\n

1.In Between (Jenny B. Jones) \u2014 NavPress, Jamie Chavez – Editor
2.Sara Jane: Liberty\u2019s Torch (Eleanor Clark)
3.Saving Sailor (Renee Riva)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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