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Cindy Kay Stewart

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Christian, Historical Fiction, Romance

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Cindy Kay Stewart, a retired high school teacher and current church pianist, writes stories of hope, steeped in love, and anchored in faith. She is passionate about revealing God’s handiwork in history. Cindy's debut novel, Abounding Hope, finaled in the 2024 Holt Medallion Award, the 2024 FHL Reader's Choice Award, and the 2024 Christian Market Book Award.

A native of Southern California, Cindy has lived on both coasts, including a sojourn in between. She’s currently happy to make her home in North Georgia where she enjoys the peaches. Cindy graduated from Bob Jones University, where she went for her "Mrs." degree. She was successful, and after forty-three years, her husband still puts up with her. While at BJU, she also earned a bachelors Cindy Kay Stewart, a retired high school teacher and current church pianist, writes stories of hope, steeped in love, and anchored in faith. She is passionate about revealing God’s handiwork in history. Cindy's debut novel, Abounding Hope, finaled in the 2024 Holt Medallion Award, the 2024 FHL Reader's Choice Award, and the 2024 Christian Market Book Award.

A native of Southern California, Cindy has lived on both coasts, including a sojourn in between. She’s currently happy to make her home in North Georgia where she enjoys the peaches. Cindy graduated from Bob Jones University, where she went for her "Mrs." degree. She was successful, and after forty-three years, her husband still puts up with her. While at BJU, she also earned a bachelors in elementary education. She later earned a masters degree in secondary education/history from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and School Leadership Certification through Kennesaw State University.

Cindy has always enjoyed telling stories—first to her dolls and teddy bears and then to her neighborhood playmates. She wrote her first book of stories and poems in second grade.

Cindy’s desire to write Christian novels was kindled after college, but it wasn’t until her daughter married that she had time to invest in the art of writing and publishing fiction. She had to promptly forget everything she’d learned about writing in school and develop a new skill set. That skill has grown through the years.

Cindy loves to research and “dig up” fascinating nuggets from history to share with her readers. She enjoys surprising people by weaving true historical events into her fiction—especially those happenings that seem too unbelievable to be true. But they are and she can prove it!

Cindy loves playing the piano and singing in the choir at her church. She’s an extrovert, which sometimes gets her in trouble. She tends to talk too much and has been known to drive her friends crazy at times. After thirty-two years in education, she retired to pursue her dream of publishing Christian historical fiction.

It’s a good thing that Cindy’s husband is a gourmet cook or the family would starve. She can follow a recipe, but who has time to read one?

Most of all, Cindy loves to point people to Jesus Christ, her Redeemer, and she wants others to experience the same joy He’s poured out on her so abundantly. ...more

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Average rating: 4.67 · 244 ratings · 89 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

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Cindy Stewart liked Diane Falasco's review of Abounding Hope (Circle of Hope #1): "Loved the story line and appreciate the info afterwards on the history line and research. Great job"
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Cindy Stewart and 1 other person liked Darlene Corbett's review of Abounding Hope: "Comprehensive and engaging. If you want to learn more about World War 2, you don't want to miss Ms. Stewart's novel. I learned more about this horrifying time than a history class ever taught me. Also, God's grace and love abound, speaking of abound." Read more of this review »
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