Cindy grew up watching Star Trek and Dark Shadows and reading classic sci-fi novels. Her articles and essays have appeared in over forty publications. She works as a freelance manuscript evaluator, book reviewer and copy editor. Her writer's guide, The Curse of the Manuscript Eating Slushpile Monster, was a finalist in the self-help/non-fiction category of the 2009 EPIC awards and is now available in print under the title, Defeating the Slushpile Monster.
Writing as Cynthianna, Cindy has published science fiction and fantasy romantic-comedies. Her novel, Loving Who, is about an enthusiastic group of Doctor Who fans trying to make a fan film. Cindy also writes sf/paranormal erotic-romance as Celine Chatillon.
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Can a single mom find happiness on a blind date--or at least dinner with a male who can cut up his own food? Cassie and Mike believe they're "in like" not "in love." But when down-on-his-luck Mike is evicted, Cassie takes him into her home. Mike starts fixing everything from window screens to little boys' broken hearts. Will Cassie let him fix hers?
Excerpt: Mike helps Cassie deal with her frustrations concerning her ex by teaching her how to throw darts.
He smells of paint and newsprint—and male. Cassie closed her eyes. She could feel the overpowering warmth and strength of Mike’s muscles through the thin fabric of his shirt as she stood entranced next to him. What if she turned around this instant and pulled him into her arms instead?
Her sluggish mind was wandering she realized. She blinked and shook her head to clear the cobwebs.
“Oh—kay. I’m ready.”
“Then let ‘er rip.”
The dart hit the imprint of Mike’s pinkie.
He grinned. “Not bad. Now give Jack a stab right in the heart. Aim for the middle.”
Cassie screwed both eyes shut and sent the dart flying with a passionate fling. A loud thump broke the silence.
“Oh, no—can I open my eyes now? Did I break something?” she asked timidly.
Mike let out a long whistle. “Look what you did.”
She cautiously opened one eye. The dart had hit dead center.
“Yippee!” Cassie jumped up and down. She gave Mike an impulsive bear hug, almost knocking the breath out of him. “Let’s do it again!”
Mike’s gaze fixed on her mouth. “Yes, let’s do—”
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