Barbara G. Tucker is the author of six novels: A Family’s Journey Trilogy: Traveling Through, Cross Road, and Legacy, published by OakTara Press The Unexpected Christmas Visitors, Bringing Abundance Back, and Long Lost Family: A Mystery Novel. She has also published Leading in a Strange Land: Studies in Daniel and Leadership. She is the co-author of Exploring Public Speaking, a Creative Commons licensed textbook, and editor of an academic journal. Barbara lives in a community in Northwest Georgia outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her husband and dog. She is a professor and administrator in a public college. She blogs at partsofspeaking.blogspot.com and thechristiancollegeinstructor.com.