Cindy Frank is a Renaissance woman – who writes romance novels. A technologist, published author and artist, her diverse professional and personal interests keep her constantly busy at work and on the weekend. As a staff assistant in the Tucson Housing and Community Development Department, Cindy found the perfect role for her background. She earned her doctorate from the University of Arizona in higher education, but the focus of her advanced studies was technology in the workplace.  (She had previously earned a masters’ degree in information systems from UA.) “My interest is primarily at the intersection of technology and people. This place is ideal for me because we have a lot of social services people, and they’re not always comfortable with technology. That’s my forte – the intersection of people and technology,” she told us in a recent interview. She’s responsible for overseeing the use of Yardi Voyager by the City of Tucson to manage its public housing and Section 8 housing programs, assessing new technologies like mobile apps, and other IT-related job duties. Outside of work, Cindy has several unique hobbies. She makes stained glass, expressing her artistic side. And she is an electronically published author of seven romances under a pen name. We promised to keep the moniker confidential, but we can say that you can find her works through publisher Ellora’s Cave, one of the first e-publishers to focus on romance. They accepted her first book right away with only minor revisions. A lifelong reader, dedicating free time to writing books on the weekends has become Cindy’s second job. A typical novel takes three to four months to complete if she sticks to a regular writing schedule. Cindy tells us she enjoys science fiction as well as romance and has written...