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J.D.R. Hawkins is an Amazon, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling, award-winning author known for bringing the Civil War to life through a rare and compelling Confederate front-line perspective.

Her acclaimed Renegade Series follows a family from north Alabama whose lives are forever altered by the war’s devastation and emotional toll. The series includes A Beautiful Glittering Lie, winner of the 2013 John Esten Cooke Fiction Award and the 2012 B.R.A.G. Medallion; A Beckoning Hellfire, an Amazon bestseller and 2022 B.R.A.G. Medallion winner; A Rebel Among Us, recipient of the 2017 John Esten Cooke Fiction Award and the 2022 B.R.A.G. Medallion; and Double-Edged Sword, winner of both the 2023 B.R.A.G. Medallion and the 2023 John Este ...more

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	A Beautiful Glittering Lie (Renegade #1) 4.06 avg rating — 80 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) 4.41 avg rating — 51 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
	A Rebel Among Us (Renegade #3) 4.77 avg rating — 39 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
	Double-Edged Sword (Renegade #4) 4.63 avg rating — 35 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
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	Horses in Gray: Famous Confederate Warhorses 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
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I don’t write about my nonfiction book as much as I should, so you probably don’t know too much about it. Several years ago, I was inspired to write about the horses that were involved in the War Between the States, and chose to specifically discuss those that served for the Confederacy. The book has been published by Arcadia Publishing (Pelican) and is available in several Civil War battlefield g

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J.D.R. Hawkins wrote a new blog post New Five-Star Reviews for Horses in Gray I don’t write about my nonfiction book as much as I should, so you probably don’t know too much about it. Several years ago, I was inspired to write a Read more of this blog post »
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J.D.R. Hawkins liked Sabrina Gianguzzi's review of A Becharmed Callie Christmas (Renegade #1.5): "We feature A Becharmed Callie Christmas by J.D.R. Hawkins in our club (Book& Brunch) and it was such a great masterpiece. I already added it to my favorite list."
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J.D.R. Hawkins liked Mayra's review of A Becharmed Callie Christmas (Renegade #1.5): "A Becharmed Callie Christmas by JDR Hawkins is an amazing novel for this time of the year. This Christmas tale told during the time of the Civil War in the USA is not the typical story everyone reads; however, it is a wonderful opportunity to have a " Read more of this review »
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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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J.D.R. Hawkins made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Need Info Updated topic " Greetings, Could you please move this book so it is listed third on my profile page under A Becharmed Callie Christmas? Also, please include that it ha ...more "
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J.D.R. Hawkins made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Update Book Info topic " Greetings, Could you please list under this book that it is the winner of the 2013 John Esten Cooke Fiction Award, the 2023 Maincrest Media Award, and ...more "
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J.D.R. Hawkins made a comment on Fool's Gold Folly: A Story of Irish Resilience (Renegade #4.5) — Change book info " Greetings, Could you please add to this book that it is 4.5 in the Renegade Series? Also, please move it up so it appears below A Becharmed Callie Chri ...more "
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