Q&A: Marie McGaha, Author of 'Your Ghost: A Memoir of Love, Loss and the Echoes That Remain' #Q&A #Interview

Marie McGaha is an award-winning writer whose work includes clean historical romances, Christian devotionals, and heartfelt children’s books. A storyteller at her core, she weaves faith, resilience, and gentle humor through every page she writes.

She makes her home in southeast Oklahoma, in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains, where life is anything but quiet. Her days are shared with four spoiled dogs, a crippled rooster with more attitude than feathers, a noisy guinea who believes it runs the place, a couple of flighty hens, and a watchful roo who keeps an eye on everything that moves. This lively little farm—equal parts sanctuary and circus—provides endless inspiration, companionship, and the kind of grounding only God’s creation can offer.

Whether she’s crafting a tender love story, guiding readers through Scripture, or bringing the Bible to life for children through animal characters, Marie writes with a voice shaped by faith, loss, healing, and the stubborn hope that refuses to let go. Her work reflects the heart of a woman who has walked through fire and come out carrying stories worth telling.

You can also join her for daily devotionals on YouTube at @HeReignsChurch, where she shares encouragement, Scripture, and the steady reminder that hope is still alive. You can contact her by email: church.hereigns@gmail.com. 

Marie’s latest book is Your Ghost: A Memoir of Love, Loss and the Echoes That Remain.

Visit her blog at authormariemcgaha.blogspot.com. 

Connect with her on social media at:

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Why did you decide to write Your Ghost: A Memoir of Love, Loss and the Echoes That Remain? Did the inspiration come at a particular moment or had you been planning to write the book for a while?

I had not planned on writing this book. After my husband of 23 years died, I fell apart. At some point, I began writing my feelings just for my own sake. I was a wrecked and not doing well, and writing has always been how I express myself best, so I wrote down everything. Eventually, I began going over what I had written and decided maybe what I was going through was what other widows go through too, so I began editing and what remained became this book.

From the time you started writing Your Ghost, how long did it take to get it out there? Any obstacles along the way or none that you can think of? 

It's been nearly five years since my husband died, so it's been a process. Grieving isn't linear, it's circular, sideways, pear shaped, all over the place, so the biggest obstacle was my own emotions. Sometimes it was too difficult to continue and I had to stop for days on end before I could continue. Eventually, I finished the book, and the rest was relatively easy.

What are some of the positive results or responses you have received since publishing your book?

So far, reviews have been good, but my hope is that it might help others who are going through the loss of a loved one.

List three interesting facts about your book.

Nathan is the love of my life and always will be.

It ripped my heart out to lose him.

I never want to go through that again.

List three interesting facts about yourself.

I began writing children's books last year and have three published so far.

I have a legless chicken that lives on my porch.

I used to drive big trucks cross-country.

How can our readers reach out to you?

authormariemcgaha.blogspot.com

Email me at hereigns.youtube@gmail.com

Watch me on YouTube @HeReignsChurch

 

 

Book Watch: A Change in Plans by Mike Martin #bookwatch

 

 

Title: A Change in Plans
Author: Mike Martin
Pages: 278
Genre: Mystery

RCMP officer Winston Windflower’s rare afternoon off gets interrupted when a hit and run turns into murder and he must pull together a team of Mounties from Newfoundland to resolve the crime. Following the money and fentanyl— and bodies—Windflower and his team join forces with police officers in southern Ontario to take down an international drug-smuggling ring.

Windflower must face personal doubts and fears when fellow Mountie Fil Romano is kidnapped. While the higher-ups at HQ make plans to give safe passage to the drug lords in return for Romano’s life, Windflower worries Romano will get caught in the crossfire. Windflower again looks to his friends and allies for help in the difficult hours and days ahead. 

Book Details

• Genre: Mystery
• Sub-genre: Cozy Mystery/Police Procedural
• Language: English
• Pages: 278
• Paperback ISBN: TBA

A Change in Plans is available at Amazon.

Summer was nearing its end in the small town of Grand Bank on the eastern shore of Canada. Winston Windflower, husband, father and RCMP officer, was enjoying some quiet time while his wife, Sheila Hillier, and their two girls, Amelia Louise and Stella, were in St. John’s for their annual back-to-school shopping spree. He was alone except for his four-legged friends. Lady, an eight-year-old collie, was still frisky and ready to go for a walk as always. Molly, the cat, was ageless and just about lifeless as she sat in her bed waiting for the next treat to fall in front of her.

It was a fine, sunny day as Windflower looked out of their home onto the Atlantic Ocean. Because it was so nice, he had taken the afternoon off for picking berries. The summer had been unusually hot and sticky, and that meant the berries were out a little earlier than usual. His fervent hope was that his special picking spot had not been disturbed by early pickers trampling down bushes and limiting the harvest.

If things went well, he could pick a gallon of berries in a couple of hours, and if he was super lucky, Sheila would make something fabulous with the blueberries when she got back. Maybe a pie or even one of her blueberry specialties. Windflower salivated when he imagined all of that deliciousness. He grabbed a couple of Tupperware containers and a bottle of water and then headed for his favourite spot.

There was a congregation of berry pickers at the closest picking location, just past the clinic. Bent over, they paid him little attention. He didn’t mind being ignored. The area was too busy and crowded for him. He took the trail down by the brook and then up the hill to the lookout. He paused for a moment to take in the majestic view of Grand Bank. Windflower glanced over the brook to the town and the wharf, all the way to the craggy outcrop that the locals called the Cape. Then he continued on up over the hill and towards the other side.

He veered off the path about halfway down and was very pleased to find his desired location calm and untouched. He said a silent prayer of thanks to Creator and began his task. Some people would have thought of this as work, but Windflower found berry picking both meditative and spiritual. It reconnected him to the land and made him think of his early days growing up on the reserve in Pink Lake, Alberta. His Cree family would all go berry picking for the day, bringing a lunch and a kettle to make tea.

He soon had one container filled and was working on the second when his pocket buzzed. He checked the number on his phone. It was Corporal Samira Gupta, his right-hand assistant, calling from the bigger community of Marystown. He had made arrangements with his boss, Superintendent Ron Quigley, that he would take the job as acting inspector for the region as long as he could stay in Grand Bank and have an assistant in Marystown. Gupta filled her role perfectly.

“What’s up, Corporal?” asked Windflower.

“Sorry to bother you,” said Gupta. “Betsy said you were off. But I thought you should know. We had a hit and run in Marystown. Over near Walmart. A woman in her forties is in hospital. Sergeant Tizzard is on the scene.” Eddie Tizzard was one of Windflower’s long-time friends and co-workers. They’d been working together for the last 10 years in one way or another.

“That’s a dangerous area,” said Windflower. “How is the woman?”

“She was unconscious when they brought her to the hospital in Burin,” said Gupta. “But no other information so far.”

“And the driver?”

“We’re working on it. Tizzard has a team doing interviews from the scene.”

“It’s busy around there. Somebody would have seen something.”

“That was our thinking, too,” Gupta agreed. “If we don’t get anything back soon from the canvass, we’ll do a media hit.”

“Perfect. Keep me posted.”

Now that his reverie had been disrupted, Windflower packed up his stuff and headed back down to his car. He was driving towards home when he noticed the driver of a passing car flashing their headlights at him. He slowed down and pulled over and then went to see if they were okay. As he got closer, he squinted to see Moira Stoodley, co-owner of the Mug-Up Café, the best and only diner in Grand Bank, in the driver’s seat. She was also the wife of his best friend, Herb Stoodley, who was tutoring him in two very diverse subjects—classical music, about which Windflower knew next to nothing before he met Herb, and trout and salmon fishing, which he thought he had mastered but now realized he was only a beginner.

He assumed Moira had stopped him to say hello or to pass along a message from her husband. But it was much more serious.

“I saw Mike Winger, that crazy-looking guy, back on the road,” said Moira. “It looked like his wheelchair had tipped over. A few young fellers were helping him get back up. But he looked in bad shape. Had a cut over his forehead. I asked him if he was okay. He told me to mind my business and went on home. You might want to check in on him.”

It wasn’t exactly his job to look after wandering locals, but it had become expected of the lone police officer in the community. He may have the high and mighty title of acting inspector, but his day job consisted of part-time social worker, youth counsellor and senior companion when he wasn’t solving crimes or directing the limited amount of traffic that Grand Bank produced.

Helping citizens in distress certainly fell into his ‘other related duties’, and Mike Winger seemed to be in constant need of assistance of one kind or another. Mostly of his own doing.

Windflower knew a little about the man from his many interactions with him. Winger was an American and a veteran of the Gulf Wars. After he left the military, he got certified as a refrigeration mechanic and started wandering around, first in the United States and then into Canada. He ended up in the Grand Bank area working for fish plants and discovered a place where nobody really knew him but welcomed him anyway.

Mike Winger finally felt at home. He bought a house and found a girl who eventually moved in.

His life seemed perfect until… the crash that changed his life. His girlfriend was killed instantly as his car slid off the highway to avoid a moose one late spring morning. He was left with one leg paralyzed and the other badly damaged. Stuck with his feeling of loss and grief, he turned to alcohol and then drugs. Then he became mean and isolated. His scooter was his only escape, but even that turned out to be another source of problems.

Windflower had rescued him and the scooter more times than he could remember. From ditches by the side of the road. From a farmer’s field. From the pub, more than once, when he had been asked to leave, none too politely. One time from the cemetery, although Windflower wasn’t exactly sure how that happened. Mike Winger was certainly one of Windflower’s pet irritants in Grand Bank. But since neither of them were going anywhere soon, they had figured out how to survive, if not get along, together.

 

-- Excerpted from A Change in Plans by Mike Martin, Ottawa Press and Publishing, 2026. Reprinted with permission. 

 

Mike Martin was born in St. John’s, NL on the east coast of Canada and now lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a long-time freelance writer and his articles and essays have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online across Canada as well as in the United States and New Zealand.

He is the award-winning author of the best-selling Sgt. Windflower Mystery series, set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 17 books in this light mystery series with the publication of A Change in Plans. 

A Tangled Web was shortlisted in 2017 for the best light mystery of the year, and Darkest Before the Dawn won the 2019 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award. All That Glitters was shortlisted for the LOLA 2024 Must Read Book of the year award.

Some Sgt. Windflower Mysteries are now available as audiobooks and the latest Darkest Before the Dawn was released as an audiobook in 2024. All audiobooks are available from Audible in Canada and around the world.

Mike is Past Chair of the Board of Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization promoting Canadian crime and mystery writers and a member of the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild and Capital Crime Writers.

Visit Mike’s website at https://sgtwindflowermysteries.com. 

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╰┈➤ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mike54martin 

 

Character Q&A: Francis Dominguez III of Tucker May's 'The Lemon House Murders' #characterinterview

 

Today's guest is Francis Dominguez III from inside the pages of THE LEMON HOUSE MURDERS by Tucker May.  It is a pleasure to have him with us at The Literary Nook!

What is your name?

My name is Francis Dominguez III. I'm 19 years old. I'm so proud to be named after my father and his father. Both of those men worked hard to better our little community and I can't wait to do the same someday.

What do you look like?  

I think I look okay. I keep myself clean and I dress well. I'm about 5'8" and I'm a little on the skinny side but my dad always tells me that I'll fill out with time. I have very dark brown hair, almost black. Sometimes I think my nose is too big.

Where are you today and what are you doing? 

Just at home. My parents and I live above the church that we run. Today I'll just be taking care of my chores: sweeping out the vestibule, getting things set up for Bible study in the afternoon. Same old stuff, really. Pretty boring.

Describe the outside of your home. 

We live in a small apartment above the nave of the church. The church is called Stonewood. My grandfather built it back in the 1960s. It's not so much to look at. It's got white adobe walls and red-tinged shingles on the roof. There's a big sign out front saying that all are welcome. It's a nice enough place, I guess.

What’s the mood outside right now? 

Things are pretty sleepy around here. It's Wednesday, so at least there's Wednesday service tonight and Bible study in the afternoon to liven things up a bit. Otherwise, it's pretty dead. It's been a hotter fall than usual so I think people aren't doing much outside.

What is your favorite piece of clothing?

 Easy. It's the robe that my father gave me when I turned sixteen -- the vestments that I'll wear when I take over the church someday. Right now it just hangs in the closet mostly. But it signifies the future, you know? The path laid out before me.

What scares you?  

Letting my family down. Failing to carry on the Stonewood legacy. That's been my purpose pretty much from the day I was born and it's very scary to think about maybe messing that up. I have nightmares sometimes.

How would your family describe you?

 I think they'd say good things. My mom would call me handsome, but that's moms, you know? My dad would probably say I can take things more seriously. I think I do. But he's a very stern man. He thinks I'm not focused enough. I'll get there, though. I have to.

What’s the last thing you do before you go to bed at night?

 I say my prayers, of course. It's always good to thank God for the blessings of the day and ask him to smile upon you again tomorrow. Can't slide between the sheets without hitting my knees.

Who is your best friend? 

My mom.

Do you believe the author did a bang up job of portraying you as a character that everyone would love to read about? 

Not really sure why people would want to read about boring old me in the first place, but I hope so.

 

About the Book   

 

A string of mysterious deaths . . . A house full of suspects . . . A secret that will change everything…

When residents of a live-in drug rehabilitation facility called Lemon House start dying one by one, no one in the outside world seems to care.

Two Lemon House patients, nicknamed Trip and Gobstopper, are the only ones who can see the truth: these are murders.

Their quest to find the killer will push their budding relationship to the brink, cast suspicion on everyone locked in the house with them, and force them to question their most cherished beliefs.

The Lemon House Murders is the rare murder mystery that will have you guessing at the culprit AND thinking deeply about theology, society’s relationship toward the downtrodden, and the importance of self-determination to a fulfilling life.

╰┈➤ Read sample here. 

╰┈➤ The Lemon House Murders is available at Amazon.

*****

╰┈➤Book Details

• Genre: Mystery
• Sub-genre: Contemporary American Fiction
• Language:English
• Pages: 329
• ISBN: 978-1969306099

 

About the Author 

Tucker May is a writer of mystery novels, whodunit short stories and all kinds of fun, puzzling tales. Murders, crimes, and mysteries abound. He grew up in Missouri then attended Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. He’s a diehard fan of the Los Angeles Rams and Geelong Cats. He lives in Pasadena, CA with his wife Barbara and their cat Principal Spittle. He is the author of The Lemon House Murders and Death of a Billionaire. 

╰┈➤ Visit Tucker’s website at www.tuckermay.com. 

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Watch Your Next Read: Book Trailer: Fighter Pilot's Daughter by Mary Lawlor #booktrailer

 

Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War tells the story of Mary Lawlor’s dramatic, roving life as a warrior’s child. A family biography and a young woman’s vision of the Cold War, Fighter Pilot’s Daughter narrates the more than many transfers the family made from Miami to California to Germany as the Cold War demanded. Each chapter describes the workings of this traveling household in a different place and time. The book’s climax takes us to Paris in May ’68, where Mary—until recently a dutiful military daughter—has joined the legendary student demonstrations against among other things, the Vietnam War. Meanwhile her father is flying missions out of Saigon for that very same war. Though they are on opposite sides of the political divide, a surprising reconciliation comes years later.

⤷Read sample here.

⤷Fighter Pilot’s Daughter is available at Amazon.

*****

╰┈➤Book Details

• Genre: Memoir
• Sub-genre: Women in History / Military Leaders Biography
• Language:English
• Pages: 323
• Paperback ISBN: 978-1442222007
• Kindle ISBN: 978-1442222014
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook

*****

╰┈➤Here’s What Readers Have To Say!

“Mary Lawlor’s memoir, Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War, is terrifically written. The experience of living in a military family is beautifully brought to life. This memoir shows the pressures on families in the sixties, the fears of the Cold War, and also the love that families had that helped them get through those times, with many ups and downs. It’s a story that all of us who are old enough can relate to, whether we were involved or not. The book is so well written. Mary Lawlor shares a story that needs to be written, and she tells it very well.” ―The Jordan Rich Show

“Mary Lawlor, in her brilliantly realized memoir, articulates what accountants would call a soft cost, the cost that dependents of career military personnel pay, which is the feeling of never belonging to the specific piece of real estate called home. . . . [T]he real story is Lawlor and her father, who is ensconced despite their ongoing conflict in Lawlor’s pantheon of Catholic saints and Irish presidents, a perfect metaphor for coming of age at a time when rebelling was all about rebelling against the paternalistic society of Cold War America.” ―Stars and Stripes

 

 

 

Mary Lawlor is author of a memoir, Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War (Bloomsbury 2015) and two books of cultural criticism, Recalling the Wild: Naturalism and the Closing of the American West (Rutgers UP 2000) and Public Native America (Rutgers UP 2006). She studied at the American University in Paris, the University of Maryland, and New York University. She divides her time between Easton, Pennsylvania and Gaucin, Spain. Her novel, The Translators, is set in 12th century Spain and fictionalizes the experiences of Robert of Ketton, first translator of the Koran into Latin. She hopes to see it out next year. In the meantime, she has started a second novel, The Women’s Hospital, set in 18th century Spain and inspired by the life story of an Irish woman whose family moved to Cádiz, escaping English oppression in their own country.

╰┈➤ You can visit her website at https://www.marylawlor.net/.

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Q&A: Barbara Jean Weber, Author of 'The Welcome Sign' #Q&A #Interview

Barbara Jean Weber lives in Skagit County with her husband and two daughters, where she works as a speech and language therapist. Her novel, The Welcome Sign, was inspired when she was gifted a mermaid welcome sign. The more she studied the sign, the more her story evolved. She is currently an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

Visit her website at https://www.barbarajeanweber.com/. 

Tell us about your book! What inspired you to write it?

The Welcome Sign begins when Molly Parmell's grandmother mysteriously disappears. She and her mother travel to Cape Cod to take ownership of the house they inherited and begin to discover unusual things about the grandmother's sudden disappearance. What they discover is more dangerous and life changing than they ever imaged. When Molly and her mother find a beautiful mermaid Welcome Sign in the attic and place it on the front door strange events start to happen and they are flooded with visitors who claim they knew the grandmother.  They soon find out that the mysterious Welcome Sign comes with powerful magic and secrets are slowly revealed as Molly learns about her grandmothers involvement with

a secret organization working to keep balance between the magical realm and the real world. The magical realms placed an invisible veil of secrecy over the world to hide their true identities from the human world allowing them to live among the humans in secret. An angry rebel group of magical beings, tired of living in hiding is tearing down and destroying the magical cloaking fabric between the two worlds. If they are not stopped the magical realm will be revealed and will  no longer be safe from the rest of the world.  As Molly and her mom embark on a dangerous and magical adventure throughout the magical realms to help stop  the rebels, she learns of her own unique powers and her strong family heritage connected to the Welcome Sign. Along the way, she teams up with new magical friends helping to keep the realm of magic safe from the eyes of the world and discovers that her grandmother was right all along. The world she thought she knew no longer exists, but an amazing world of magic woven into their world has always been hiding in plain sight.

The Welcome Sign's creation began when I received a beautiful mermaid Welcome Sign as a gift. I love mermaids and my parents had found a lovely sign with a mermaid on it. The store was going out of business so they purchased the sign for me. After I received it as a gift, I had several amazing dreams about the origin of the sign. Those dreams were the inspiration and basis for the "The Welcome Sign."

In school I was always interested in creative writing and was excited when we received new assignments to write something new and interesting. Having an interest in creative writing from an early age allowed me an outlet for writing about things that really interested me.  I had written short stories for assignments but had never tackled anything quite like this. Writing a book someday was always something I had dreamed about if I found the right story.  I've always had a fascination with mermaids and magical realms so when I started having the dreams about the sign, I began writing the main ideas down, put them in outline form and started creating characters, events, etc.  As it evolved, it became a fun adventure story that I was eager to share with my family and others as I felt they would also enjoy reading it. A project that once seemed overwhelming and daunting was replaced with the joy of creating magical worlds, interesting characters, intrigue and battles between good and evil. It's fun to believe that my metal mermaid welcome sign might really have a magical origin story. You just never know.  The Welcome Sign was written as the first book in a series of three. The second book is written but not published and the third book is still being developed and is in outline form.

How did you choose the title for your book? Did it come to you right away, before you started writing it, or did it come later? 

Both the title of the book and concept of the story started as a result of receiving the metal mermaid welcome sign as a gift and from the dreams that followed. There was no doubt about the title of the book. I knew from the very beginning that the title would be The Welcome Sign. 

Tell us about the cover design process. Did you have a basic idea of what your book cover would be like?  

I had a basic concept of the cover. I wanted a mermaid Welcome Sign featured on a door since that was the basis of the plot for the book. My daughter expanded it from there. We discussed the concept and she made various versions of the artwork.

Who is your cover designer and how did you find him/her? 

The cover design and concepts were inspired by artwork from my oldest daughter. I had a basic idea of what I wanted the cover to look like but my daughter expanded it from there. She is very talented with all sorts of art and I knew I wanted her work featured for the cover. The artists with Bookbaby, who published the book changed the artwork just slightly from my daughters original work to prevent any trademark issues from the original metal welcome sign design.

What has been the readers’ response to your cover? 

People seem to really like the cover design and are impressed that it was inspired by my daughters artwork.

What tips would you give to authors who are looking for a cover designer? 

I would recommend finding someone who's art you like. If it's a family member or friend that makes it more personable. If you don't have someone like that, then look at book covers in the genre you are writing in, look at similar art on line to see if something fits your vision and reach out to them directly if possible. I went through BookBaby publishing company and they have artists that work on the covers, so you can work closely with them to make your vision come alive.

Anything else you’d like to say about your book?

The Welcome Sign is a fun, magical story for young-middle teen readers who enjoy hidden worlds of enchantment, magical powers, interesting characters, strong friendships, adventure and imaginative and emotionally engaging stories. The Welcome Sign is a balance between personal growth and magical adventure. It is full of good versus evil, intrigue and action. This book will delight and entertain readers who enjoy unique and magical characters, secrets to be revealed and discovering amazing new places. The Welcome Sign aligns with readers expectations for middle-grade fantasy.  I am working on finishing book three in The Welcome Sign series.

I look forward to your feedback and am happy to write back to you. Please check out my website: www.barbarajeanweber.com and I can also be reached at author@barbarajeanweber.com.

Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know me and more about The Welcome Sign. If you like fun, adventure stories with lots of action, this book will be a fun one to read.

 

Watch Your Next Read: Book Trailer: Evan's Gift by Karen Charles #booktrailer

 

 

When Evan trades his dream of a new bike for compassion, he discovers the greatest gift of all—helping others. Perfect for classrooms and families, “Evan’s Gift” celebrates empathy, courage, and the beauty of giving in a warm, uplifting story about generosity and the power of choosing kindness.

• Genre:children’s fiction
• Sub-genre:Social Themes / Friendship
• Age Range (years):5 – 12
• Language:English
• Pages: 48
• Paperback ISBN:9798317824341
• Publisher: BookBaby

Ethan’s Gift is available at BookBaby.

 

 

 

Karen Charles grew up in West Africa and traveled to countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Her rich background and lifetime experiences are reflected in the depth of her writing. In her stories, she transforms real-life narratives into gripping fiction thrillers. Her novels intricately weave the threads of truth into a tapestry of suspense, intrigue, and riveting storytelling. She is the author of two children’s books, “Freeman Earns a Bike” and “Evan’s Gifts,” and three thrillers based on true stories. “Fateful Connections” takes place in the aftermath of 9/11, and “Blazing Upheaval” takes place during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles and the Northridge earthquake. “A Glimpse Too Far” offers all the mystery and heart-pounding suspense of a psychological thriller and is based on a true story.

Karen Charles has two businesses—a global company that trains international teachers to teach American English and an Airbnb on a beautiful bay in Washington State, where she currently resides with her husband. 

Visit her website at www.weaveofsuspense.com. 

Connect with her on X, Facebook and LinkedIn.