Lydia Filzen has written four award-winning Civil War novels, FIRETRAIL, PERFECT DISGUISE, EXILES ON THE SAINT JOHNS, and RAIDERS ON THE SAINT JOHNS under the name Lydia Hawke. Her non-fiction work and photographs appear frequently in Clay Today and Civil War News with her byline Lydia Filzen. She has also written a suspense novel set in the world of dog agility trials, SILENT WITNESS. Forbesfilm, an independent filmmaker, has adapted both FIRETRAIL and PERFECT DISGUISE for feature-length movies which are currently being shown at theaters and are available on DVD.Lydia was born in St. Augustine and has lived in Florida all her life. She is an avid history buff and lurks about Civil War reenactments trolling for stories and great pictures. Also, she shows champion Collies in conformation and agility. A graduate of University of North Florida, Lydia is a member of various writing organizations, Orange Park Community Theater, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and is an officer in several dog organizations. She owns DesJardin Electrical Service with her husband, Larry. In her spare time she??? Spare time???Check her website at www.lydiahawke.us.