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J.D.R. Hawkins is an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling, award-winning author. She is one of a few female Civil War authors, uniquely describing the front lines from a Confederate perspective. Her "Renegade Series" includes "A Beautiful Glittering Lie," winner of the 2013 John Esten Cooke Fiction Award and the 2012 B.R.A.G. Medallion. The sequel, "A Beckoning Hellfire," is an Amazon bestseller and winner of the 2022 B.R.A.G. Medallion. "A Rebel Among Us," the third book in the series, is the recipient of the 2017 John Esten Cooke Fiction Award and winner of the 2022 B.R.A.G. Medallion. "Double-Edged Sword," the fourth book in the series, is the recipient of the 2023 B.R.A.G. Medallion and the 2023 John Esten Cooke Fiction ...more

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	A Beautiful Glittering Lie (Renegade #1) 3.96 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Becharmed Callie Christmas (Renegade #1.5) 4.47 avg rating — 58 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Double-Edged Sword (Renegade #4) 4.62 avg rating — 34 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fool's Gold Folly: A Story of Irish Resilience (The Renegade Series, #4.5) 4.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Beckoning Hellfire (Renegade #2) 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Rebel Among Us (Renegade #3) 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Award and Recognition

Last week, I received the Award of Literary Excellence given by Reader’s House Magazine. This is a prestigious honor, and I am very humbled to accept it.

I am also being featured in this month’s edition of Reader’s House Magazine. Please check out my interview! Here is the link:

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J.D.R. Hawkins made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please Move Book topic " Greetings, Could you please move this book so it is listed second on my profile page? It should be under A Beautiful Glittering Lie but above A Beckoni ...more "
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