Missouri author Cindy McIntyre is the IPPY-award-winning author of Love at the Center of Grief, as well as Eulogies Unspoken: Stories of Worth and Caring for Dad: With Love and Tomatoes. She taught in at-risk education for twenty-five years. After the loss of her parents, Miss McIntyre set out assisting others as a group facilitator at the Lost and Found Grief Center. In addition, she serves as Secretary for the Ozarks Writers League. She is originally from Earlville, Illinois, but now calls Missouri home.