Cindy Sample is a former mortgage banking CEO of a nationwide company who decided plotting murder was more entertaining that plodding through paperwork. She retired to follow her lifelong dream of being a mystery author. Her experiences with on-line dating sites fueled the concept for DYING FOR A DATE, a humorous romantic mystery set in the California gold country. DYING FOR A DANCE, a 2012 LEFTY AWARD finalist for best humorous mystery and winner of the 2011 Northern California Publishers & Authors award for fiction, is based on her experiences in the glamorous world of competitive ballroom dancing. Who knew dancing could be so deadly? DYING FOR A DAIQUIRI moves the action to the Big Island of Hawaii. Never has research been so much fun! DYING FOR A DUDE brings everyone back home just in time for the annual Wagon Train Parade which features the funniest chase scene ever. And if your'e looking for a lip-smacking mystery, then check out DYING FOR A DONUT. Cindy is a past president of the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime and has served on the boards of the Sacramento Opera and the YWCA. She has two wonderful adult children who live too far away. Visit Cindy's website at www.cindysamplebooks.com Email her at cindy@cindysamplebooks.com www.facebook.com/cindysampleauthor www.twitter.com/cindysample1