Cindy Vallar
| Gender | Female |
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| Occupation | Author, Editor, Reviewer, & Speaker |
| Location | Texas, United States |
| Introduction | Born and raised in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, I spent my formative years reading books and writing poetry. During my senior year of college, one of Mom's friends introduced me to a young man who attended my high school seven years before I did. Not only had we lived on the same street as children, but he delivered our newspaper, his mother taught my Sunday school class, and I went to school with his youngest brother. Tom and I married a year later. After twenty years as a librarian, I pursue my dream. My passion for research and a desire to make history more interesting inspires me to write historical novels intertwined with love stories. On the historical side, I write a monthly column entitled Pirates and Privateers. My mother fondly refers to my three younger sisters and me as her “Little Women.” I'm a member of the Clan Cameron Association, EPIC, The Historical Novel Society, The Laffite Society, Scottish Clans of North Texas, the Louisiana Historical Society, and the National Maritime Historical Society. I love to read. My favorite authors include Stuart Woods, Clive Cussler, Leon Uris, Nigel Tranter, James L. Nelson, Steve Berry, and LaVyrle Spencer. |
| Interests | Writing, Historical Fiction, Pirates, History, Scotland, Great Depression, Dust Bowl, Vikings, Teddy bears, jigsaw puzzles, kachinas |
| Favorite Movies | Captain Blood, Braveheart, Rob Roy, The King's Speech, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Back Draft, The Big Easy, The Hunt for Red October, Sommersby, Calamity Jane |
| Favorite Music | Celtic and bagpipe, instrumental jazz, country music |
| Favorite Books | A Woman Called Moses, Angel in the Rigging, Woman with a Sword, Ride the Wind, Trinity, Mila 18, The Jefferson Key, Hawke, Pope Joan, Raise the Titanic!, Circle of Love, Yellow Star, Years, New York Dead |