Cynthia is MARRIED and a former Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® Finalist in Romantic Suspense. She started out writing contemporary romance, but when all her plots began to turn dastardly, she decided to stop fighting the urge to throw explosions, dead bodies, and evil villains into her books.

With her B.S. in the chemical sciences and her love of the periodic table (yes, she's a geek and proud of it!) she finally found the perfect potent mix of love and danger to put into her stories.

Some of the writers that have influenced Cynthia along the way: some romance writers (list edited by husband), Dean Koontz, Louisa May Alcott and L.M. Montgomery.

Cynthia lives in Arizona with her husband and sons.

Learn more about Cynthia and her books at http://www.cynthiajustlin.com