2009 American Christian Fiction Writers
Book of the Year Contest Finalists
Debut Author
A Passion Most Pure (Julie Lessman)
Courting Miss Adelaide (Janet Dean)
Every Good and Perfect Gift (Sharon K. Souza)
Hero, Second Class (Mitchell Bonds)
In the Shadow of the Sun King (Golden Keyes Parsons)
Lits
Faking Grace (Tamara Leigh)
Picket Fence Promises (Kathryn Springer)
Single Sashimi (Camy Tang)
Sweet Caroline (Rachel Hauck)
Truffles by the Sea (Julie Carobini)
Long Contemporary
Lookin Back Texas (Leanna Ellis)
One Holy Night (J.M. Hochstetler)
Stuck in the Middle (Virginia Smith)
Summer of Joy (Ann H. Gabhart)
Symphony of Secrets (Sharon Hinck)
Long Contemporary Romance
Along Came a Cowboy (Christine Lynxwiler)
Controlling Interest (Elizabeth White)
The Convenient Groom (Denise Hunter)
Finding Stefanie (Susan May Warren)
Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black & White (Claudia Mair Burney)
Long Historical (6 finalists due to a tie)
The Apothecary’s Daughter (Julie Klassen)
Calico Canyon (Mary Connealy)
Deep In the Heart of Trouble (Deeanne Gist)
From A Distance (Tamera Alexander)
I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires (Cathy Gohlke)
My Heart Remembers ( Kim Vogel Sawyer)
Mystery
The Case of the Bouncing Grandma (A.K. Arenz)
Death on a Deadline (Christine Lynxwiler, Sandy Gaskin, and Jan Reynolds)
Drop Dead Diva (Christine Lynxwiler, Sandy Gaskin, and Jan Reynolds)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Nancy Mehl)
Of Mice . . . and Murder (Mary Connealy)
Novellas
The Cookie Jar (Janet Lee Barton in A Connecticut Christmas anthology)
Dressed in Scarlet (Darlene Franklin in Snowbound Colorado Christmas anthology)
Santa’s Prayer (Diane Ashley in A Connecticut Christmas anthology)
Snowbound for Christmas (Gail Sattler in A Connecticut Christmas anthology)
Stuck On You (Rhonda Gibson in A Connecticut Christmas anthology)
Short Contemporary
Buffalo Gal (Mary Connealy)
Clueless Cowboy (Mary Connealy)
Family Treasures (Kathryn Springer)
Her Unlikely Family (Missy Tippens)
White as Snow (Janice Thompson)
Short Contemporary Suspense
Bayou Paradox (Robin Caroll)
Broken Lullaby (Pamela Tracy)
Countdown to Death (Debby Giusti)
Forsaken Canyon (Margaret Daley)
Killer Cargo (Dana Mentink)
Short Historical
Family of the Heart (Dorothy Clark)
Masked by Moonlight (Allie Pleiter)
Reckless Rogue (Mary Davis)
Return to Love (Susan Page Davis)
Sandhill Dreams (Cara Putman)
Speculative
The Book of Names (D. Barkley Briggs)
DragonLight (Donita K. Paul)
The Restorer’s Journey (Sharon Hinck)
Shade (John B. Olson)
Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy (Theodore Beale)
Suspense
Anathema (Colleen Coble)
The Black Cloister (Melanie Dobson)
Fossil Hunter (John B. Olson)
Lonestar Sanctuary (Colleen Coble)
Perfect (Harry Kraus)
Women’s Fiction (7 finalists due to a tie)
A Month of Summer (Lisa Wingate)
Every Good and Perfect Gift (Sharon K. Souza)
My Sister Dilly (Maureen Lang)
The Perfect Life (Robin Lee Hatcher)
The Shape of Mercy (Susan Meissner)
Stepping into Sunlight (Sharon Hinck)
Tuesday Night at the Blue Moon (Debbie Fuller Thomas)
Young Adult
The Big Picture (Jenny B. Jones)
The Fruit of My Lipstick (Shelley Adina)
It’s all About Us (Shelley Adina)
The Owling (Robert Elmer)
Trion Rising (Robert Elmer)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
I'm not paranoid...really
About two or three months ago, I received a box of Similac formula in the mail. My guess was a computer glitch, which caused the company to send me formula two years after I had my last baby.
Being the non-paranoid person I am, I gave the formula away and put the incident out of my mind.
For a few days.
Next coupons for formula began arriving.
And not just Similac.
Now I'm getting some for Gerber. Just this morning I got an e-mail from Gerber: You and Your Baby--Month 2. What?!?!?! I'm certainly not pregnant.
Positive.
100% positive.
Not that I would freak out like I did with #5. Were I pregnant, I'd take it with stride. Gum. And not the nasty citus flavor.
Still, I'm getting rather tired of the Similac coupons and now the Gerber ones. Just between you and me, I'm wondering if some kind soul decided to notify the baby companies on my behalf. Not that I'm paranoid.
Being the non-paranoid person I am, I gave the formula away and put the incident out of my mind.
For a few days.
Next coupons for formula began arriving.
And not just Similac.
Now I'm getting some for Gerber. Just this morning I got an e-mail from Gerber: You and Your Baby--Month 2. What?!?!?! I'm certainly not pregnant.
Positive.
100% positive.
Not that I would freak out like I did with #5. Were I pregnant, I'd take it with stride. Gum. And not the nasty citus flavor.
Still, I'm getting rather tired of the Similac coupons and now the Gerber ones. Just between you and me, I'm wondering if some kind soul decided to notify the baby companies on my behalf. Not that I'm paranoid.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
1360 Days
President Obama's accomplishments to date...in case you've been asleep since January.
1. Offended the Queen of England
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega
4. Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia
6. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions
7. Gave away billions to AIG, also without pre-conditions
8. Expanded the bailouts
9. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian
10. DOUBLED OUR NATIONAL DEBT
11. Announced a termination of the space defense system the day after the North Koreans launched an ICBM.
12. Despite the urgings of his own CIA director and the prior 42 CIA directors, released informa tion on intelligence gathering. Announced major restrictions on interrogation techniques used on enemy combatant prisoners.
13. Accepted without public comment the fact that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other appointees withdrew after they couldn't take the heat.
14. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who quickly identified as "dangers to the nation", groups including veterans of the military, and opponents to abortion on demand, and who ordered that the word terrorism” no longer be used but instead referred to such acts as “man made disasters.
15. Circled the globe so he could openly apologize for America’s greatness.
16. Told Mexicans the violence in their country was mostly caused by illegal guns from the U.S.
17. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from its Department of Commerce origins and announced ACORN [the organization under massive scrutiny amid allegations of election fraud] would manage the process.
18. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion from America to Cuba of a nine-year old whose mother died trying to bring him to a life of freedom in the United States.
19. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration will likely stand trial for torturing a terrorist who had played a part in killing 3000 Americans by pouring water over his face.
20. Air Force One flew over New York City for a photo op without notifying local authorities causing widespread panic.
21. Took over the American Automobile industry and handed over 50% off to the unions [because he said he owed them].
22. Continued his drive for absolute gun control activities, thumbing his nose at the 2nd Amendment.
23. Offered travel and living subsidies in the U.S. to Hamas activists displaced from the Gaza Strip.
24. Got more airtime [TV] than Oprah Winfrey and was seldom in Washington tending to the business of State.
25. Announced the closure of enemy combatants detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba but failed to address the issue of 'what' to do with the 200+ prisoners currently held there. Rumors persist that they'll be housed on U.S. soil.
Other than that, we're doing just fine.
Only 1360 more FRIGHTENING days to go....
1. Offended the Queen of England
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega
4. Kissed Hugo Chavez on the cheek
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia
6. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions
7. Gave away billions to AIG, also without pre-conditions
8. Expanded the bailouts
9. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian
10. DOUBLED OUR NATIONAL DEBT
11. Announced a termination of the space defense system the day after the North Koreans launched an ICBM.
12. Despite the urgings of his own CIA director and the prior 42 CIA directors, released informa tion on intelligence gathering. Announced major restrictions on interrogation techniques used on enemy combatant prisoners.
13. Accepted without public comment the fact that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other appointees withdrew after they couldn't take the heat.
14. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who quickly identified as "dangers to the nation", groups including veterans of the military, and opponents to abortion on demand, and who ordered that the word terrorism” no longer be used but instead referred to such acts as “man made disasters.
15. Circled the globe so he could openly apologize for America’s greatness.
16. Told Mexicans the violence in their country was mostly caused by illegal guns from the U.S.
17. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from its Department of Commerce origins and announced ACORN [the organization under massive scrutiny amid allegations of election fraud] would manage the process.
18. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced removal and expulsion from America to Cuba of a nine-year old whose mother died trying to bring him to a life of freedom in the United States.
19. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of the Bush administration will likely stand trial for torturing a terrorist who had played a part in killing 3000 Americans by pouring water over his face.
20. Air Force One flew over New York City for a photo op without notifying local authorities causing widespread panic.
21. Took over the American Automobile industry and handed over 50% off to the unions [because he said he owed them].
22. Continued his drive for absolute gun control activities, thumbing his nose at the 2nd Amendment.
23. Offered travel and living subsidies in the U.S. to Hamas activists displaced from the Gaza Strip.
24. Got more airtime [TV] than Oprah Winfrey and was seldom in Washington tending to the business of State.
25. Announced the closure of enemy combatants detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba but failed to address the issue of 'what' to do with the 200+ prisoners currently held there. Rumors persist that they'll be housed on U.S. soil.
Other than that, we're doing just fine.
Only 1360 more FRIGHTENING days to go....
Sunday, July 19, 2009
"THIS ISN'T YOUR MOTHER'S INSPIRATIONAL FICTION ..." Romantic Times Book Reviews
Here's your chance to find out WHY in a final giveaway of your choice of books in The Daughters of Boston series.
Join me for an honest dialogue about pushing the boundaries in Christian Romance AND for my FINAL GIVEAWAY in The Daughters of Boston Series at Dawn Kinzer's wonderful blog, From Dawn to Dusk.
http://dawnkinzer.blogspot.com/2009/07/dialogue-with-julie-lessman-author-of.html
Over 50 signed copies of A Passion Most Pure, A Passion Redeemed or A Passion Denied have been won in my blog tour to celebrate the release of the final book in the series, A Passion Denied. ONLY one chance remains at From Dawn to Dusk starting TODAY through July 25. Hope to see you there!
Hugs,
Julie Lessman
“Passion with a Purpose”
A Passion Most Pure / A Passion Redeemed / A Passion Denied
www.julielessman.com and http://seekerville.blogspot.com/
Here's your chance to find out WHY in a final giveaway of your choice of books in The Daughters of Boston series.
Join me for an honest dialogue about pushing the boundaries in Christian Romance AND for my FINAL GIVEAWAY in The Daughters of Boston Series at Dawn Kinzer's wonderful blog, From Dawn to Dusk.
http://dawnkinzer.blogspot.com/2009/07/dialogue-with-julie-lessman-author-of.html
Over 50 signed copies of A Passion Most Pure, A Passion Redeemed or A Passion Denied have been won in my blog tour to celebrate the release of the final book in the series, A Passion Denied. ONLY one chance remains at From Dawn to Dusk starting TODAY through July 25. Hope to see you there!
Hugs,
Julie Lessman
“Passion with a Purpose”
A Passion Most Pure / A Passion Redeemed / A Passion Denied
www.julielessman.com and http://seekerville.blogspot.com/
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