Barbara Hawkins has lived a variety of lives: as a botanist—collecting plant specimens from Latin American jungles, engineer—building wetlands, parks, and bridges, finally as an author of historical fiction, science fiction, and international travelogues. Adventure travel is a hobby she's had since before it had a name. Nowadays, if she isn't at home writing, she's traveling somewhere. Visit her at BarbaraHawkins-writer.com.