Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden (Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group) won the Inspirational Romance category of the 2013 Romance Writers of America's RITA Awards.

Winners were announced July 20 during the Romance Writers of America's (RWA) 33rd annual conference in Atlanta. Regarded as the highest award of excellence in the genre of romance fiction, the RITA Award is named after the association's first president, Rita Clay Estrada.

Camden also won the 2013 Daphne du Maurier Award in the Inspirational Romantic Mystery/Suspense category by a chapter of RWA called Kiss of Death.

The winners of the Faith, Hope and Love's annual Inspirational Reader's Choice Awards were also announced during the RWA's conference.

The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck (Thomas Nelson) won the Long Contemporary category, while To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander (Zondervan) was honored in Long Historical.

The Women's Fiction category went to The Amish Bride by Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould (Harvest House Publishers), while Romantic Suspense honored Trinity by Ronie Kendig (Barbour Publishing).

Wisdom Tree by Mary Manners (White Rose) won the Short Contemporary category, while A Merry Little Christmas by Anita Higman (Summerside Press) was honored in Short Historical. A Recipe for Hope by Beth Wiseman (Thomas Nelson) won the Novella category.

Faith, Hope and Love "promotes excellence in romantic and women's fiction that glorifies God and promotes biblical principles," the organization said.

For a complete list of RITA Award winners, visit www.rwa.org.

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