09/24/15

The American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) announced the winners of the 2015 Carol Awards at their conference awards gala in Dallas, TX, on September 19. Two Baker Publishing Group titles were selected as winners. With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden won in the Historical Romance category, and For Such a Time by Kate Breslin won in the Debut Novel category. ACFW seeks to advance Christian fiction, and Carol Awards are their recognition of the best Christian fiction published by traditional publishing houses in the previous calendar year. For the complete list of winners, please visit http://www.acfw.com/carol/2015_carol_award_winners.

With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden
(Bethany House; ISBN 9780764211744; ebook ISBN 9781441264145; $14.99)
Kate Livingston’s respectable life as a government worker is disrupted by an encounter with the insufferable Trevor McDonough, the one man she had hoped never to see again. Despite her misgivings, Kate agrees to Trevor’s risky proposal to join him in his work to find a cure for tuberculosis. As revelations from the past threaten to destroy their careers, their dreams, and even their lives, Trevor and Kate find themselves in a painfully impossible situation.

For Such a Time by Kate Breslin
(Bethany House; ISBN 9780764211607; ebook ISBN 9781441263469; $14.99)
In 1944, blonde Jewess Hadassah Benjamin—hiding behind the false identity of Stella Muller—is pressed into service at a transit camp by SS-Kommandant Colonel Aric von Schmidt. Unable to stand by as her people are sent to Auschwitz, Stella bravely appeals to her employer on the prisoners’ behalf. She soon discovers that Aric is a man of hidden sympathies and finds herself battling an attraction to a man she should despise. When her true heritage is revealed, Stella’s life hangs in the balance.

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