2008 Carol Award Winners
Contemporary Novella
1st: Finally Home - Deborah Raney (Barbour Publishing, Susan Downs - editor)
2nd: Moonlight & Mistletoe - Carrie Turansky
3rd: Remaking of Moe McKenna - Gloria Clover
Debut Author
1st: Sushi for One? - Camy Tang (Zondervan, Sue Brower - editor)
2nd: Bayou Justice - Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll
3rd: In Between - Jenny B. Jones
Historical Novella
1st: Love Notes in “Love Letters Anthology” - Mary Davis (Barbour Publishing, Rebecca Germany - editor)
2nd:Beyond the Memories - DiAnn Mills
3rd: The Spinster & The Tycoon - Vickie McDonough
Lits
1st: Splitting Harriet - Tamara Leigh (Multnomah Books, Julee Schwarzburg - editor)
2nd: Sushi for One? - Camy Tang
3rd (tie): One Little Secret - Allison Bottke
The Book of Jane - Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt
Long Contemporary
1st: Within This Circle - Deborah Raney (Steeple Hill Books, Krista Stroever - editor)
2nd: Like Always - Robert Elmer
3rd: Autumn Blue - Karen Harter
Long Historical
1st (tie): Veil of Fire - Marlo Schalesky (RiverOak, Jeff Dunn/Jon Woodhams - editors)
Where Willows Grow - Kim Vogel Sawyer (Bethany House, Charlene Patterson - editor)
2nd (tie): Fancy Pants - Cathy Marie Hake
Then Came Hope - Louise Gouge
3rd: Courting Trouble - Deeanne Gist
Mystery
1st: Your Chariot Awaits - Lorena McCourtney (Thomas Nelson, Amanda Bostic - editor)
2nd: Death of a Garage Sale Newbie - Sharon Dunn
3rd: Sticks And Stones - Susan Meissner
Short Contemporary
1st: The Heart of Grace - Linda Goodnight (Steeple Hill Love Inspired, Allison Lyons - editor)
2nd: Heart of the Family - Margaret Daley
3rd: Wedded Bliss - Kathleen Y’Barbo
Short Contemporary Suspense
1st: Caught Redhanded - Gayle Roper (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense, Krista Stroever - editor)
2nd: Pursuit of Justice - Pamela Tracy
3rd (tie): Nowhere to Hide - Debby Giusti
Her Christmas Protector - Terri Reed
Short Historical
1st (tie): Canteen Dreams - Cara Putman (Barbour/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons - editor)
Golden Days - Mary Connealy (Barbour/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons - editor)
2nd: A Wealth Beyond Riches - Vickie McDonough
3rd: A Time to Keep - Kelly Eileen Hake
Speculative
1st: The Restorer’s Son - Sharon Hinck (NavPress, Reagan Reed - editor)
2nd: Demon: A Memoir - Tosca Lee
3rd: DragonFire - Donita Paul
Suspense
1st: Black Ice - Linda Hall (WaterBrook Press, Traci DePree - editor)
2nd: Coral Moon - Brandilyn Collins
3rd: Abomination - Colleen Coble
Women’s Fiction
1st: Remember to Forget - Deborah Raney (Howard Books/Simon & Schuster, Philis Boultinghouse - editor)
2nd: Watercolored Pearls - Stacy Hawkins Adams
3rd: A Promise To Remember - Kathryn Cushman
Young Adult
1st: In Between - Jenny B. Jones (NavPress, Karen Ball - editor)
2nd: Sara Jane: Liberty’s Torch - Eleanor Clark
3rd: Saving Sailor - Renee Riva