USA Book News, the premier online magazine featuring mainstream and independent publishing houses, announced the winners and finalists of The 2013 USA Best Book Awards on November 14.

Award-winning historical romance author Jessica James was honored with a BOOK OF THE YEAR title for her Civil War novel Noble Cause.

The romantic historical fiction novel Noble Cause receives highest honors for Best Regional Fiction and was a Finalist in the Romance and Historical Fiction categories.

Award-winning historical fiction author Jessica James is featured in the new book '50 Great Writers You Should be Reading,' published by The Author's Show, an audio and video broadcast network.