On this edition Ron’s Amazing Stories – The Blog we point the RAS spotlight squarely on Civil War novelist J.D.R. Hawkins. She is an amazing writer who takes us into the War to Make Men Free using real facts and places with fictional characters. She is an award-winning author who has written for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, e-zines, and blogs. She is one of only a few female Civil War authors, and uniquely describes the front lines from a Confederate perspective.

Her award winning books the Renegade Series includes A Beautiful Glittering Lie, A Beckoning Hellfire, and A Rebel Among Us, which has just been published. These books tell the story of a family from north Alabama who experience immeasurable pain when their lives are dramatically changed by the war.

Ms. Hawkins is a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the International Women’s Writing Guild, Pikes Peak Writers, and Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. She is also an artist and singer/songwriter. She is currently working on a nonfiction book about the War Between the States, as well as another sequel for the Renegade Series.

If you want to learn more about J.D.R. Hawkins head to this link to her website.

This Week’s Podcast:

On the podcast this week J.D.R. Hawkins comes to the show. She reads from her new book A Rebel Among Us and then sticks around to talk about the book and answers questions about the Civil War. You can listen to this podcast this Thursday at Ron’s Amazing Stories, download it from iTunes, stream it on TuneIn Radio or listen on your radio Friday night at 8pm Eastern time. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

The Calendar:

December 01 – The Horror Express #13
December 08 – Gigantopithecus – (RAS #268)
December 15 – Special Guest – Julie Hawkins – (RAS #269)
December 22 – Christmas Break 2016 
December 29 – Year in Review podcast – (RAS #270)
January 05 – (RAS #271)