Hermine Steinberg is an educator, mentor, and parent who balances her time between Toronto and Niagara-on-the Lake, and shares her life's journey with her husband, Barry, four children and two grandchildren, and their crazy red poodle - Muddy Waters. The Co-Walkers, Awakening (first of a trilogy) was her debut novel. The Co-Walkers started as a short story for her children.  The process of writing The Co-Walkers was a journey of discovery and joy, transporting her for hours at a time to a place where everything was still possible and adventures were only limited by her imagination. But then, Hermine believes life is really like that - if you have the courage and vision, you really can go places you never dreamed possible. Hermine is also the founder of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Writers' Circle and regularly appears on Lets Talk Mom Radio show.