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Cynthia Hickey

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Multi-published and Amazon and ECPA Best-Selling author Cynthia Hickey had three cozy mysteries and two novellas published through Barbour Publishing. Her first mystery, Fudge-Laced Felonies, won first place in the inspirational category of the Great Expectations contest in 2007. Her third cozy, Chocolate-Covered Crime, received a four-star review from Romantic Times. All three cozies have been re-released as ebooks through the MacGregor Literary Agency, along with a new cozy series, all of which stay in the top 50 of Amazon’s ebooks for their genre. She had several historical romances release through Harlequin’s Heartsong Presents, and has sold close to a million copies of her ...more

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	Anything for a Mystery (Nosy Neighbor Mystery #1) 3.93 avg rating — 590 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Joyful Christmas by Cynthia Hickey (Goodreads Author), Liz Johnson (Goodreads Author), Vickie McDonough (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven Brides for Seven Mail-Order Husbands by Cynthia Hickey (Goodreads Author), Susanne Dietze (Goodreads Author), Darlene Franklin (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls' Weekend Survival (The Sheriff of Misty Hollow, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 252 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fudge-Laced Felonies (Summer Meadows Mystery, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets Between the Shelves: 4 Cozy Bookshop Mysteries by Cynthia Hickey (Goodreads Author), Linda Baten Johnson (Goodreads Author), Teresa Ives Lilly (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of Misty Hollow (Misty Hollow #1) 4.13 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistaken Assassin (Overcoming Evil, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beware the Orchids (Shady Acres Mystery, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 201 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Neighbors (River Valley Mystery #1) 4.15 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Synopsis: In the small town of Woodsville, Ruby Hood it settling into her role as Guardian of the Wood. In the blink of an eye, her monumental high school graduation comes and goes without her attendance. There are too many other things on her mind. Her mom, Christine Wood, has just returned from caring for Ruby's ill grandmother. Kent Wolf finally g Read more of this blog post »

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A Tiny House Mystery (7 books)
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“Are you a religious man, Mr. Williams?” “No, ma’am. I reckon I’m not. But I do enjoy a relationship with my Savior. Will that do?”
― Cynthia Hickey, A Walk Amoung Genres

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“I’d be honored.” I followed her to the porch where”
― Cynthia Hickey, Anything for a Mystery

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