Cynthia Jordan embarked on her career in music as a songwriter in 1983 when her song Jose Cuervo became the number one country song of the year. Cynthia studied classical piano for 12 years with concert pianist Dr. Nino Albanese. In 1997 she moved to Nashville where she signed a record contract to compose and produce 11 CDs of Ambient Piano Music for Page Music. Today her music can be heard on radio stations worldwide including the popular cable radio show Soundscapes. Within a year Cynthia had over 4 million downloads of her music. After receiving countless letters and emails on how her music helped with healing, she began researching the many benefits of music and created her program Music A Powerful Soul-ution. Cynthia began her speaking career and received her DTM with Toastmasters. In 2003 she began her writing career with Butterfly Moments, an autobiography about her journey with music. Her story Tita was accepted for “Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul” and she has written several articles on “the power of music” for various publications. In 2005 Cynthia’s husband announced they were moving to San Angelo, Texas, to return to the oil business. She quickly became involved with what she found to be a fascinating West Texas town, rich with history, and created a show she calls Ahh Radio that airs every evening on KCSA 97.1. In 2012 she compiled another book If This Was Heaven…, a collection of vignettes she had recorded for her show and a syndicated radio show in Dallas. Curious that Fort Concho and Miss Hattie’s Bordello are the two main tourist attractions, Cynthia started talking to locals about San Angelo’s history and learned it was founded with saloons, gambling and brothels to service the fort. At one time it was known as “The Naughty City across the river.” She decided to write a musical to tell San Angelo’s story. For the next few weeks, Cynthia did many hours of research, reading, and interviewing locals to write her new musical. One morning, Cynthia had a strange experience. She kept hearing the words, "Tell them why we did it… we weren't bad people," over and over in her head. She has since learned that many authors have had similar experiences, especially when writing about history. “Why did they do it?” she asked herself. The answers swiftly came: a widow, an orphan, a bad experience, abuse, shame in becoming a fallen woman, poverty, homelessness. Pearl the musical became Pearl the novel, full of fascinating West Texas history and a better understanding of our human nature and women of the time. Pearl quickly became a regional hit and Cynthia kept hearing, "I want more," from her readers. In December of 2014, she released Diamond, the sequel to Pearl. The sequel begins where Pearl ends, during the 1920’s Santa Rita oil boom in San Angelo, Texas. It is a time when real cowboys were worth their weight in gold as stunt men in the silent film industry. Upon meeting two movie scouts at Miss Pearl’s Parlor, “Heather with her feather” goes to Hollywood to become a movie star. On her journey she meets colorful characters like Charlie Chaplin, Mae West and movie consultant, Wyatt Earp. Cynthia's father was born at Universal Studios, where his father Sport was an equestrian for western movies during the 1920s. Cynthia is currently writing the prequel to Pearl she calls Ruby. The Civil War has ended and young, adventurous women are heading west. “Carefully, Isabella removed the ruby necklace from the hem of…”