Sweet Success for J.D.R. Hawkins

Published July 17, 2025

J.D.R. Hawkins is pleased to announce the recent publication of her new book, FOOL’S GOLD FOLLY. This is a side story to accompany her Renegade Series, telling the tale of one of the minor characters in the series. The book has received an honorable mention at the 2025 Southwest Book Festival.

ABOUT THE BOOK:  It has been four years since the Civil War ended, and westward expansion seems imminent. Thirsty for adventure, Patrick Mulligan, a young Irish immigrant, learns of gold being discovered in Colorado Territory, so he moves his family from Pennsylvania farmland to the wilderness. Gold lust lures him to the small town of Breckenridge, where he befriends several Irish immigrants and miners. One man in particular, Silas Garvey, strikes Patrick’s fancy, and the two become fast friends. But Silas has a dark secret and is doomed due to chronic illness. Although Patrick adores the old man, he knows there is danger lurking about. Will Patrick’s golden opportunity materialize? And will his fantasy of striking it rich be fulfilled? Or will he fall victim to the threat that looms in the shadows? Purchase a copy from Amazon.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: J.D.R. Hawkins is an Amazon, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling, award-winning author. Her “Renegade Series” includes A BEAUTIFUL GLITTERING LIE, A BECKONING HELLFIRE, A REBEL AMONG US, and DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD. Ms. Hawkins has published a nonfiction book about the War Between the States titled HORSES IN GRAY: FAMOUS CONFEDERATE WARHORSES. She is a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Historical Novel Society, the International Women’s Writing Guild, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and Pikes Peak Writers. She is also an artist and a singer/songwriter. Visit her website and follow her on Facebook, Goodreads, Instagram, X, and YouTube.