Chick lit, mom lit, lady lit Category:
1st: Erica Vetsch, Pam On Rye
2nd: Lynda Schab, Mind Over Madi
3rd: Tiffany Kinerson, Stand On My Own Two Hands

Contemporary Fiction Category:
1st: Dan Case, The Voice
2nd: Christina Berry, Undiscovered
3rd: Jim Rubart, Book of Days

Contemporary Romance Category:
1st: Annalisa Daughety, Love is a Battlefield
2nd: Kathleen Haynes, The Quarterback Club
3rd: Cara Slaughter, Joanna’s Treasure

Historical Fiction category:
1st: Mona Hodgson, A Thimble’s Worth
2nd: Rachel Moore, A Trail of Waves
3rd: Lori Benton, Trouble The Water

Historical Romance category:
1st: Patty Smith Hall, Flights of Freedom
2nd: Karen Witemeyer, Cloud by Day
3rd: Erica Vetsch, Marriage Masquerade

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category:
1st: Jane Thornton, Menace
2nd Donna Alice Patton, Wrestling Demons
3rd: Janice Olson, Don’t Look Back

Romantic Suspense category:
1st: Jenness Walker, Deja Vu
2nd: Dani Pettrey, Quest
3rd (tie): Kelly Ann Riley, A Cowboy’s Prayer
3rd (tie): Jane Thornton, Be Anxious

In the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Allegory category:
1st: Chawna Schroeder, Metamorphosis
2nd: Lynda K. Arndt, The Song of Blood and Stone
3rd: Valerie Comer, The Girl Who Cried Squid

Women’s Fiction category:
1st: Heather Goodman, 50 Things To Do Before I Turn 30
2nd: Cynthia Ruchti, They Almost Always Come Home
3rd: Kristian Tolle, When Autumn Comes

Young Adult category:
1st: Carla Stewart, An Unexpected Journey
2nd: Stefanie Morris, The Dragon of Delarest
3rd: Kasey L. Heinly, Broken Glass

2008 Book of the Year Winners

Debut Author

1. Sushi for One? (Camy Tang) – Zondervan, Sue Brower
2. Bayou Justice (Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll)
3. In Between (Jenny B. Jones)

Contemporary Novella

1. Finally Home (Deborah Raney) – Barbour Publishing, Susan Downs
2. Moonlight & Mistletoe (Carrie Turansky)
3. Remaking of Moe McKenna (Gloria Clover)

Historical Novella

1. Love Notes in Love Letters Anthology (Mary Davis) – Barbour Publishing, Rebecca Germany
2. Beyond the Memories (DiAnn Mills)
3. The Spinster & The Tycoon (Vickie McDonough)

Lits

1. Splitting Harriet (Tamara Leigh) – Multnomah Books, Julee Schwarzburg
2. Sushi for One? (Camy Tang)
3. One Little Secret (Allison Bottke) & The Book of Jane (Anne Dayton & May Vanderbilt)

Long Contemporary

1. Within This Circle (Deborah Raney) – Steeple Hill Books, Krista Stroever
2. Like Always (Robert Elmer)
3. Autumn Blue (Karen Harter)

Long Historical

1. Veil of Fire (Marlo Schalesky) RiverOak, editors Jeff Dunn/Jon Woodhams

Mystery

1. Your Chariot Awaits (Lorena McCourtney) – Thomas Nelson, Amanda Bostic
2. Death of a Garage Sale Newbie (Sharon Dunn)
3. Sticks And Stones (Susan Meissner)

Short Contemporary

1. The Heart of Grace (Linda Goodnight) – Steeple Hill Love Inspired, Allison Lyons
2. Heart of the Family (Margaret Daley)
3. Wedded Bliss (Kathleen Y’Barbo)

Short Contemporary Suspense

1. Caught Redhanded (Gayle Roper) – Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense, Krista Stroever
2. Pursuit of Justice (Pamela Tracy)
3. Nowhere to Hide (Debby Giusti) & Her Christmas Protector (Terri Reed)

Short Historical

1. Canteen Dreams (Cara Putman) & Golden Days (Mary Connealy)

–Barbour/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons

– Barbour/Heartsong Presents, JoAnne Simmons

1. A Wealth Beyond Riches (Vickie McDonough)
2. A Time to Keep (Kelly Eileen Hake)

Speculative

1. The Restorer’s Son (Sharon Hinck) – NavPress, Reagan Reed
2. Demon: A Memoir (Tosca Lee)
3. DragonFire (Donita Paul)

Suspense

1. Black Ice (Linda Hall) – WaterBrook Press, Traci DePree
2. Coral Moon (Brandilyn Collins)
3. Abomination (Colleen Coble)

Women’s Fiction

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

Young Adult

1. In Between (Jenny B. Jones) — NavPress, Jamie Chavez
2. Sara Jane: Liberty’s Torch (Eleanor Clark)
3. Saving Sailor (Renee Riva)