09/30/14

On Saturday, September 27, the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) honored six Baker Publishing Group authors at their annual awards gala held in St. Louis. Five of these authors were declared winners of a 2014 Carol Award, including:

Historical Romance
A Noble Groom by Jody Hedlund
(Bethany House; ISBN 9780764210471; ebook ISBN 9781441261182; $14.99)

Novella
Love by the Letter by Melissa Jagears
(Bethany House; ebook ISBN 9781441263346)

Romance
Undeniably Yours by Becky Wade
(Bethany House; ISBN 9780764209758; ebook ISBN 9781441261403; $13.99)

Speculative
A Cast of Stones by Patrick W. Carr
(Bethany House; ISBN 9780764210433; ebook ISBN 9781441261021; $15.99)

Young Adult
A Simple Song by Melody Carlson
(Revell; ISBN 9780800722258; ebook ISBN 9781441241702; $12.99)

ACFW also honored Bethany House author Julie Klassen with a Mentor of the Year award. Julie Klassen, who has written eight Regency romance titles, loves all things Jane—Jane Eyre and Jane Austen. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Julie worked in publishing for sixteen years and now writes full-time. She and her husband have two sons and live in St. Paul, Minnesota. Learn more at http://www.julieklassen.com.

The American Christian Fiction Writers, which began in 2000, created the Carol Awards to recognize the best Christian fiction published by traditional publishing houses. For a complete list of the 2014 Carol Awards winners, please go to http://www.acfw.com/carol/2014_carol_award_winners.

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