2005 Carol Award Winners
Contemporary Fiction
1st - Dreaming in Black & White - Laura Jensen Walker
2nd - The Celebrity - Robert Elmer
3rd - She’s Out of Control - Kristin Billerbeck
Short Contemporary Romance
1st - One Last Christmas - Joyce Livingston
2nd - Gold in the Fire - Margaret Daley
3rd (tie) - Run Fast, My Love - Pamela Griffin
Unlikely Hero - Marta Perry
General Fiction
1st - Legend of the Emerald Rose - Linda Wichman
2nd - The Candlestone - Bryan Davis
3rd - Shadow of His Hand - Wendy Lawton
General Historical
1st - Retribution - Randall Ingermanson
2nd - Hurricane - Janice Thompson
3rd - The Hope Within - Tracie Peterson
Long Historical Romance
1st - Night Song - Tricia Goyer
2nd - Hannah Rose - Louise Gouge
3rd - Child of the Mist - Kathleen Morgan
Short Historical Romance
1st - Faithful Traitor - Jill Stengl
2nd - One Chance in a Million - Cathy Marie Hake
3rd (tie) - Road to Forgiveness - Carol Cox
Renegade Husband - DiAnn Mills
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
1st - Dead of Night - Brandilyn Collins
2nd - Nadia - Susan K. Downs & Susan May Warren
3rd - Into the Deep - Colleen Coble
Novella
1st - My True Love Gave to Me - Christine Lynxwiler
2nd - Colder Than Ice - Jill Stengl
3rd - The Christkindl’s Gift - Kathleen Morgan