The winning books and authors among 73 finalists in 14 categories will be recognized during the ACFW Conference and Awards Banquet, to be held Sept. 17-20 in Denver.

In the Debut Author category, the finalists are A Passion Most Pure (Revell/Baker Publishing Group) by Julie Lessman; Courting Miss Adelaide (Steeple Hill) by Janet Dean; Every Good & Perfect Gift (NavPress) by Sharon Souza; Hero, Second Class (Marcher Lord Press) by Mitchell Bonds; and In the Shadow of the Sun King (Thomas Nelson) by Golden Keyes Parsons.

The finalists in the Lits category are Faking Grace (Multnomah Books) by Tamara Leigh; Picket Fence Promises (Steeple Hill Café) by Kathryn Springer; Single Sashimi (Zondervan) by Camy Tang; Sweet Caroline (Thomas Nelson) by Rachel Hauck; and Truffles by the Sea (Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group) by Julie Carobini.

In the Long Contemporary category, the finalists are Lookin‘ Back Texas (B&H Fiction/B&H Publishing Group) by Leanna Ellis; One Holy Night (Sheaf House) by J.M. Hochstetler; Stuck in the Middle (Revell/Baker Publishing Group) by Virginia Smith; Summer of Joy (Revell/Baker Publishing Group) by Ann Gabhart; and Symphony of Secrets (Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group) by Sharon Hinck.

Click here for a complete list of the ACFW 2009 Book of the Year Awards finalists.

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