Hawkins, J. D. R.

J.D.R. Hawkins is an award-winning author who has written for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, e-zines, and blogs. She is one of a few female Civil War authors, uniquely describing the front lines from a Confederate perspective. Her Renegade series includes the debut novel, "A Beckoning Hellfire," recipient of two awards. The prequel, "A Beautiful Glittering Lie," received the 2013 John Esten Cooke Fiction Award, the 2012 B.R.A.G. Medallion, and honorable mention at the 2012 Los Angeles Book Festival. Both books tell the story of a family from north Alabama who experience immeasurable pain