March 2, 2026 – After six years of meticulous labor, author Patricia McConnell is finally experiencing the surreal reality of seeing her latest work, Away To Me, enter the public consciousness. For any novelist, the transition from the solitary confinement of the writing desk to the high-energy, high-stakes environment of a book tour is a jarring, exhilarating, and deeply exhausting experience. As McConnell navigates a…