2008 ACFW Book of the Year Winners

Contemporary Novella
First - Finally Home - Deborah Raney
Second - Moonlight & Mistletoe - Carrie Turansky
Third - Remaking of Moe McKenna - Gloria Clover


Debut Author
First - Sushi for One? - Camy Tang
Second - Bayou Justice - Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll
Third - In Between - Jenny B. Jones


Historical Novella
First - Love Notes in Love Letters Anthology - Mary Davis
Second - Beyond the Memories - DiAnn Mills
Third - The Spinster & The Tycoon - Vickie McDonough


Lits
First - Splitting Harriet - Tamara Leigh
Second - Sushi for One? - Camy Tang
Third - One Little Secret and The Book of Jane - Allison Bottke
Third - The Book of Jane - Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt


Long Contemporary
First - Within This Circle - Deborah Raney
Second - Like Always - Robert Elmer
Third - Autumn Blue - Karen Harter


Long Historical
First - Veil of Fire and Where Willows Grow - Marlo Schalesky
Second - Fancy Pants - Cathy Marie Hake
Secong - Then Came Hope - Louise Gouge
Third - Courting Trouble - Deeanne Gist


Mystery
First - Your Chariot Awaits - Lorena McCourtney
Second - Death of a Garage Sale Newbie - Sharon Dunn
Third - Sticks And Stones - Susan Meissner


Short Contemporary
First - The Heart of Grace - Linda Goodnight
Second - Heart of the Family - Margaret Daley
Third - Wedded Bliss - Kathleen Y'Barbo


Short Contemporary Suspense
First - Caught Redhanded - Gayle Roper
Second - Pursuit of Justice - Pamela Tracy
Third - Nowhere to Hide and - Debby Giusti
Third - Her Christmas Protector -Terri Reed

Short Historical
First - Canteen Dreams and Golden Days - Cara Putman
Second - A Wealth Beyond Riches - Vickie McDonough
Third - A Time to Keep - Kelly Eileen Hake


Speculative
First - The Restorer's Son - Sharon Hinck
Second - Demon: A Memoir - Tosca Lee
Third - DragonFire - Donita Paul


Suspense
First - Black Ice - Linda Hall
Second - Coral Moon - Brandilyn Collins
Third - Abomination - Colleen Coble


Women's Fiction
First - Remember to Forget - Deborah Raney
Second - Watercolored Pearls - Stacy Hawkins Adams
Third - A Promise To Remember - Kathryn Cushman


Young Adult
First - In Between - Jenny B. Jones
Second - Sara Jane: Liberty's Torch - Eleanor Clark
Third - Saving Sailor - Renee Riva