Cynthia Hickey

A dead body. The only member of her neighborhood watch. A killer moves closerStormi Nelson, best-selling romance author, moved into her huge Victorian house in the private community of Oak Meadows Estates. When her agent tells her that her characters are becoming too cardboard and that she needs to get out and mingle with people, she comes up with the idea of a Neighborhood Watch Program. The problem is ... she's the only member. On her first night of patrol, she stumbles over a dead body, meets a hunky detective, who happens to be her neighbor, and clearly frustrated with her, and her mother, sister, niece and nephew arrive to shake up Stormi's peaceful life. As she is immersed ever deeper into the mystery surrounding a neighbor's murder, she decides to change writing tactics and write a romantic mystery based on her experiences. What follows is a frolicking good time as Stormi finds herself the nosiest neighbor of them all. Can she find the killer before she becomes the next victim?

Another fan wants their moment of fame and will do anything to get it. Who will suffer the consequences of Stormi's plan first? After Stormi Nelson's first mystery book hits the NYT Best-Selling List, Stormi begins receiving threatening emails and is stalked by a clich d person in a trench coat and hat. Her stalkers requests are straightforward; Finish writing her next book quickly, or face the consequences. When nothing Stormi does satisfies this unknown stalker, she and her best friend concoct a plan guaranteed to draw the stalker out of the shadows. While Stormi's boyfriend, Matt, isn't excited about the plan, he knows things must come to an end before the stalker makes good on one of his or her threats. Accidents, threats, and mishaps keep the reader turning the pages in this small town cozy mystery by a best-selling, award-winning author.

A former special ops with a missionA crime novelist with a tender heartA town in the midst of evilTaya Trapp has faced danger before, but never like this. Former special ops, she's now on a mission to keep her niece safe from the hands of her abductors. Her only option is to hide out in the middle of the Ozark mountains, where she meets Ryan Boyne, a crime novelist with a tender heart. Together, they must unravel the secrets of Misty Hollow to bring down a man called The Boss, a task that will test them both to their limits. Secrets are revealed as the danger escalates in the small town of Misty Hollow. Can a mild mannered novelist do what it takes to keep Taya and her niece safe or will he lose them forever?

Eddy was a brontosaurus. A very big brontosaurus. He was so big, he towered above everyone he knew. His parents, his friends, and most of the trees. But one day...his size came in very handy Eddy goes from a sad dinosaur to a hero. This made him very happy. Come along as Eddy learns he is perfect just the way he is.

An obsession turns deadly. When a serial killer stalks women who resemble each other, a small-town detective must find him before he catches her. After receiving a batch of photographs of missing women and discovering her face imposed on one of the victim's picture, Aislinn MacFarland realizes the serial killings taking place are personally directed toward her. When the FBI steps in, and Agent Andrew Wayne is assigned to protect her, Linn balks, determined to solve the crimes with the help of her partner. When a witness points a finger at Linn's partner as being the killer, Linn and Drew race against time to prove the other detective's innocence and catch the man known as The Photographer before more women are killed. Romance rages, bullets fly, and a madman moves closer to his idea of the perfect woman. This suspenseful romantic thriller will have you reading with the lights on. By a best-selling, award-winning author. Get it now WARNING: Mild language and suggestive themes

Deny her and die. A woman with a taste for men stalks a small Arkansas town. Detective Linn McFarland is matching wits against her toughest foe yet. A woman, Queen Coral the newspapers call her, is collecting men as playthings. She wants one man from every ethnic group and her eye is on Linn's fiancee, Chief of Police Andrew Wayne. Queen Coral has no qualms about killing a man that disappoints her and is leaving a path of destruction through a small Arkansas town. Can Linn save the man she loves before he becomes Queen Coral's newest addition? A suspense thriller to leave you breathless. Get it now WARNING: Mild language and suggestive themes

A gang war is looming. A young boy is caught in the middle. A young black teen, Kamal, approaches Detective Linn McFarland with the offer to help her and the chief-of-police bring down his uncle, a crime lord. Hesitant at first, Linn agrees when the boy threatens to get involved with or without her. She takes the boy and his family under her wing, determined to protect them at all costs. Even if it means her life is forfeit. A gang new to Upton Falls is pitting one rival member against another and using teens from the homeless park to do their dirty work. Danger rises to a new high as Linn and the rest of the Upton Falls police force are pushed to their limits. Will good win over evil or will one of the rival gangs succeed in taking over the town? Find out now in this suspenseful romantic thriller by a best-selling, award-winning author. WARNING: Mild language and suggestive themes

Kelly Canyon's grandmother is finally getting married and has one wish......that no one dies during the reception. Unfortunately, wishes don't always come true, and a top Hollywood agent is murdered. Kelly and her crew are thrust into the midst of a murder that ties very strongly into the death of Kelly's father years before. From the glitz of Hollywood to the blitz of Las Vegas, Kelly is thrust into a dark danger that threatens to take away everything she holds dear. Will she ever get justice for her father and enjoy a future with Hollywood's golden boy, Brock Hanson? Or will her thirst for vengeance be everyone's downfall? The final book in the Hollywood Murder series is sure to satisfy.

Someone wants Ruthie dead. Was it a dirty cop that killed Kelly's father? Is she next? Kelly Canyon's grandmother, Ruthie, is finally achieving her dream and receiving a lifetime achievement award for her years of acting. Unfortunately, someone wants Ruthie dead and takes a shot at her while she's standing on stage. Pandemonium reigns as Brock Hanson, Kelly's famous boyfriend, tackles Ruthie to the floor. Kelly finds the dead body of the theater's janitor in a darkened hallway and clues lead to the man's death being linked to the murder of Kelly's father years before, and it seems Ruthie knows something she isn't aware she knows. Someone is taking protection money to turn a blind eye to the movie studio owner's nefarious deeds. The closer Kelly and her trusted friends get to finding the dirty cop who killed her father, the more the danger grows. Kelly finds herself on the run and in the protection of an unlikely angel. Will Kelly survive to find justice for her father's death?

Fame through murder. A bestselling novel. Kelly Canyon still doesn't know her chosen career path. She's paying her bills by acting, taking photographs of celebrity pets, and writing mystery novels. Her first book, based on the previous murder of a Hollywood starlet, promises to be a best-seller. Now, Kelly finds herself embroiled in another murder investigation rife with twists and turns, secrets and deception. With her furry sidekick, Shutterbug, Handsome Brock Hanson, and her fun-loving grandmother, she takes Hollywood by storm to catch a blackmailing killer and write another book. If she lives that long.

Paparazzi don't find dead bodies. She never intended to star in a movie. Nope. Nada. Yep. Kelly Canyon wants to be an investigative journalist and takes photos of celebrities to pay the bills. When an actress is murdered following an interview by Kelly, she and Brock Handsome, uh, Hanson are the primary suspects. Mishap and hilarity ensue as Kelly is roped into clearing her name, helping the police catch a killer, and keep herself from being another notch in the belt of Hollywood's Golden Boy. Now, here she is acting in a movie, falling for Brock, and running from someone who very much wants her to stop trying to solve the murder, even if by doing so guarantees Kelly her job back at a popular tabloid. What's a girl gotta do to get what she wants? You'll never look at celebrities the same after reading this fun, frolicking cozy mystery by a best-selling, award-winning author.

Why can't she have a party that doesn't result in a death? Is that too much for a girl to ask? With their television crime drama up for an award, Kelly Canyon and her grandmother Ruthie are smack dab in the middle of Hollywood's social scene. Things were going great until they find a body floating face down in their pool during a party. As Kelly sets out to solve the crime, and write another best-selling novel in the meantime, she finds herself running for her life one step ahead of the person responsible for her father's murder. She won't stop now. Not when she is so close to finding the answers she seeks. Come along as Kelly and her crazy, but loveable group of cohorts, once again immerse themselves into murder.

Wilhemina Jackson, widowed mother of two, answers an advertisement in the newspaper for a sheriff in Wild Horse Pass, Montana. She uses the name Willie Jack in order to disguise her identity as a woman and soon receives a telegram saying she's hired for the job. Along with her children, mother, and a giant of a dog, she loads up the wagon and makes the long ride from Kansas. Wild Horse Pass is a picturesque town in the mountains with high standards and no law. The people are surprised to see a woman arrive as their sheriff, but are so desperate for someone to enforce the law, they decide to let her stay after she proves to them what a good shot she is with a rifle. All the former male sheriffs have always moved on to bigger and better pastures: especially since the town's people consider the sheriff's business their own and have no qualms about saying so. Thomas Miller, livery owner and blacksmith, is ready for a sheriff to step in and take over law enforcement for the vigilantes, but he's not excited about the arrival of a leather-wearing, split-skirt, woman sheriff. Especially one pretty enough to grace a tea room back east. No matter how quaint the town looks, Wild Horse Pass is a wild and dangerous place with many secrets. The folks may seem quirky, eccentric, and God-fearing, but their nosiness causes plenty of problems and feuds, despite the local pastor's and Tom's attempts to lead them down the right path. Can Willie and Tom lay aside their differences to find out what really matters?

Revenge is not always sweet. Can their love survive a feud between mountain people and the moonshiners who are determined to take away all they hold dear? Phoebe Lillie grows worried when her Pa doesn't return after what she thought was a routine hunting trip. Then, the new handsome schoolteacher arrives in Pine Ridge and starts wanting to make changes with his city ways. She resents his attentions, wanting only to find her Pa. When her and the teacher stumble across an illegal whiskey still, they are thrust into a feud that threatens to tear them, and the Ozark mountain hollow, apart. Then Phoebe is subjected to a horrible attack. Revenge fills her soul. Can God bring her out of her suffocating need for revenge before she loses Jacob's love? Jacob Wright, takes the job of schoolteacher in Pine Ridge, after his job in law enforcement results in an innocent woman's untimely death. He's sworn never to draw his gun on another living person. He doesn't expect his new job to put him in the middle of a feud straight out of the wild west. Jacob must choose between his resolve and the life of the woman he loves. Set during the Depression in the Ozark mountains, this story is sure to please readers of both historical and romantic suspense. Full of grace, forgiveness, and redemption, it still has plenty of danger for the most avid suspense fan.

Can a woman find her worth in something other than gold? Can a man learn that some things are out of his control? CHARITY O'CONNELL receives a minimum of five marriage proposals a day from dirty miners and old men. When her pa drowned after being pinned in the creek by a fallen tree, Charity took up laundering to make ends meet. Especially after her gambling father lost every cent he ever made. Then, she receives a marriage proposal from handsome Gabriel Williams after Charity saves his daughter from being trampled, and Charity believes he's the answer to her prayer. Now, she can cook and clean for one man and his two children. No more leering glances or ribald comments. GABRIEL WILLIAMS admires her spirit and believes she's the answer to hisprayer. Gabe and Charity agree to a marriage in name only, although Charity is upset that no man worth his salt wants her for anything more than a bedfellow and when she does find a man she could see herself making a life with, he isn't interested in anything more than someone to watch his children, and he's a gambler to boot. By the beginning of the following spring, if both parties are in agreement, they'll annul the marriage and part ways. Neither expects love to interfere with their plans or for God to intervene with a plan of His own.

Head to Oregon......with no husband and five children? Married less than a week, Delicious (Delly) Williams, watches her new husband die, leaving her to raise his five children all under the age of thirteen. He also left her a deed to property in Oregon. His dying wish...for Delly to get the deed and the children to his brother in order for them to be protected from the man who wants their land, at any cost. Zeke Williams wants to marry Delly in order to keep her safe. Another marriage is the last thing Delly wants. Can these two come together and forge a love and a new life in an untamed land?

She killed a man. Now his family wants revenge. The Civil War took everything from Ruth Stallings, except for her grandmother and sisters. Now without a home or funds, they take the White River as far as it will go and end up in Painted Bluff, Arkansas, a town populated mostly by men out looking for a wife. Sheriff John Powell wants nothing to do with the pretty women or the trouble they bring. Especially when a gang of marauders show up looking for Ruth. Can Ruth and John overcome their differences and find love? Grab this heart-warming historical romance by best-selling, award-winning author.