Her debut novel, Death Warmed Over, was released in hardcover in October 2003; it was followed by A Family Affair in November 2005. This new series, set in the East Texas Bible belt, is packed with sibling rivalry, lust, old-fashioned Christian guilt, death of a beauty queen, and, of course, pickup trucks. Her latest book, published in October 2006, is IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU: a mother & daughter's journey through breast cancer.

Cindy is the Southwest Chapter President of Mystery Writers of America, and was the 2004 President of Sisters in Crime - Internet Chapter. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, SinC Internet Chapter, SinC Guppies, Romance Writers of America - Kiss of Death, and the American Medical Writers Association; she is also the Dallas Meeting Coordinator for the Southwest Chapter of Mystery Writers of America.