Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Cindy Bonner now calls Ingram, Texas home. In addition to four award-winning historical novels published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, she is the author of two newer books Indie Published under the Deck Night Press imprint. She has also written numerous short stories, essays, and book reviews. The mother of two grown sons and one grandson, Cindy is an avid watcher of birds, the weather, and the political goings-on in Washington, D.C. She claims to be a bottomless well of spotty information on history and the meaning of life.