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Rachel Hawkins
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Rachel Hawkins

Rachel Hawkins Biography

Rachel Hawkins was born in Virginia and raised in Alabama. She studied gender and sexuality in Victorian literature at Auburn University, and is the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs and Reckless Girls, as well as multiple books for young readers. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries.

When not writing modern Gothic thrillers as Rachel Hawkins, she also pens paranormal romantic comedies under the name Erin Sterling. Her debut romance, THE EX HEX, was a Book of the Month pick as well as a New York Times and USA Today Bestseller.

Rachel currently lives in Auburn, Alabama with her husband, son, and five cats. (Yes, five. She knows!). In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and picking up an assortment of creative hobbies she will give up on after a week or two.

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    If you enjoyed:
    The Villa

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    by Liv Constantine

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    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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