Cindy L. Cowles was born in central Louisiana. She has been an over the road truck driver, sold tickets for a traveling carnival and drove a dump truck to gather corn from a corn field before settling in Oklahoma where she drove a dump truck for a construction company. Now, after 21 years, she's back in Louisiana and spoils her grandchild when she's not writing. (And even when she is;}) She enjoys writing science fiction, fantasy, erotica and romance. Her blog site is www.musingsofamadmind.com