Cynthia Hickey has 59 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 26 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is They Call Her Mrs. Sheriff.
A Joyful Christmas
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A Christmas collection to warm the heart. Grab a warm cup of tea and watch as romance is kindled and joy is restored to broken lives during six bygone-era Christmas celebrations. "A Christmas Castle" by Cynthia Hickey Married by proxy in Missouri, Annie Morgan sets off for Tombstone, Arizona, to join her new husband as a cattle rancher. But too soon she finds herself a widow with an unexpected daughter and butting heads with her handsome neighbor. "A Star in the Night" by Liz Johnson Wounded within Confederate territory, Union Officer Jedediah Harrington finds refuge at the tiny cabin of Cora Sinclair and her grandfather. Still haunted by what she saw as a battlefield hospital volunteer, Cora finds that only Jed can understand. But, though she longs to give him her heart, the risks to both of them are too great. "An Irish Bride for Christmas" by Vickie McDonough When Jackson Lancaster’s brother and wife die, he takes his three-year-old niece home. But a meddling busybody makes the judge give her custody “because an unmarried man shouldn’t raise a little girl”. Now, Jackson has until Christmas to find a bride or lose his niece forever. Larkin Doyle is grateful her employer took in the orphan and believes Jackson abandoned his niece. When her heart says otherwise, will romance blossom? "Under His Wings" by Liz Tolsma Adie O’Connell, orphaned and left alone in a dangerous Wisconsin logging camp, seeks the stability she once knew when both her parents lived. Despite the compassion and friendship offered by Noah “Preacher Man” Mitchell, she refuses to consider marriage to a man always drifting from one job to another for God. "Shelter in the Storm" by Carrie Turansky The daughter of a wealthy Tennessee doctor, Rachel Thornton begins nursing James Galloway, a wounded artist-war correspondent. As James recovers, their hearts draw closer together. Having already lost one sweetheart to the war, Rachel is hesitant to reveal her feelings for James, who insists on returning to the front lines. Would she be safer in the arms of another man? "Christmas Service" by Erica Vetsch Beth Sorensen has been put in charge of the Christmas pageant at the little log church, and this year she wants something different. But she didn’t count on a Minnesota blizzard paralyzing the whole town. Can the blacksmith teach this preacher’s daughter about what it means to serve one another in love through the storm?
©2020 Cynthia Hickey, Liz Johnson, Vickie McDonough, Liz Tolsma, Carrie Turansky, and Erica Vetsch (P)2020 Oasis Audio
Worthy: The Pretty Must Die Complete Volume
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Evil is stalking the town of Clear Springs and seems to be targeted at Cassidy Monroe, one of the town's detectives. Haunted by her mother's unsolved murder, Cassidy links the killer to her death. What she discovers rocks her world. Colin MacKenzie, a relocated detective from Scotland, is the last thing Cassidy needs. Handsome and determined to protect her, she finds he is a distraction she doesn't need. As an age-old secret covered with blood creeps closer, Cassidy must determine which is more important...justice or love?
©2017 Cynthia Hickey (P)2019 Cynthia Hickey
Deadly Neighbors
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When Marsha Calloway's daughter is accused of a crime she didn't commit, Marsha is determined to find the real culprit. She enlists the help of her Cadillac-driving mama, the man who ditched Marsha at her high-school graduation but kept her heart, and a bumbling police officer. Folks around River Valley are having things disappear while they are sleeping with their eyes open. Seems everyone has a dream and not enough funds. Someone is determined to kill for that dream. Will River Valley's cast of colorful characters live to see another day? Can Marsha find out who the thief is before she becomes one of the sleepwalkers?
©2015 Cynthia Hickey (P)2015 Cynthia Hickey
Poison Foliage
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When poisonous foliage begins appearing in Shelby Hart's garden, and a resident of Shady Acres winds up dead, she sets off to clear her reputation as a gardener. Hard to do with a broken foot, a meddling office manager, and a head chef who is as crusty as week-old bread. To top things off, a handsome new detective comes on scene more determined than the others to keep Shelby from sticking her nose where it doesn't belong.
©2016 Cynthia Hickey (P)2016 Cynthia Hickey
Deadly Greenhouse Gases
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Trouble just won't leave Shelby Hart alone. She's in her greenhouse, minding her own business, when the next thing she knows she's lying on the ground looking up. Someone tried to poison her. Right after she vowed not to snoop into murders anymore. But this killer isn't like the others. This one is a friend with a dark past. A past interwoven with the death of Shelby's father five years ago. Come along as Shelby and her quirky group of friends and relatives work to outrace a killer and find justice.
©2017 Cynthia Hickey (P)2017 Cynthia Hickey
Fudge-Laced Felonies
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While transplanting the rosebush her church's handsome greeter, Ethan Banning, inadvertently killed, Summer and Ethan discover a hidden stash of diamonds, a rusty can full of cash, and a bloody gardening glove. This discovery sets Summer and her candy-making aunt on a search for a killer. As Summer gets closer to the truth - not only of the theft but of her true feelings for Ethan - the diamond thief hatches a plan to hush the feisty sleuth.
©2013 Cynthia Hickey (P)2018 Cynthia Hickey
The Tea Shoppe Mysteries
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Four short stories in one audiobook featuring authors of numerous cozy mystery novels. A tea shoppe along the coast of Maine is connected to a year's worth of mysterious deaths. Starting one winter day, Georgina finds the mayor poisoned by a plate of petite fours. That spring, Evie's favorite customer and recipe tester is killed. While out delivering scones for her summer job, Ashley discovers a crime scene to practice her student training in forensics. Against a backdrop of vibrant fall foliage, Ladessa discovers a corpse at table number four. How can one small shoppe's employees be connected to so many deaths, and will the business ever recover?
©2021 Darlene Franklin, Cynthia Hickey, Linda Baten Johnson, and Teresa Ives Lilly (P)2021 Oasis Audio
Collision Course
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Lacey Baxter knows her uncle killed her aunt and she is out to prove it! When she flees her home, she almost runs over and kills DEA agent John Canyon, who is out to get justice for his brother's death, while raising his orphaned niece. When they discover they're after the same group of men, the two band together against overwhelming odds to bring down a corrupt man set on ruling their small town. John and Lacey are on a collision course with evil and must rely on not only each other, but on God to safe a town and bring justice.
©2015 Cynthia Hickey (P)2016 Cynthia Hickey
Skin Care Can Be Murder
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From Amazon, ECPA, and The NYT best-selling author, with over one million copies of works sold! A skincare party turns into murder and Stormi is called to save the day! When Stormi is roped in for attending a party her sister is hosting, in her latest string of "get rich quick" schemes, Stormi has no idea that the night will result in one woman's death. Her sister is devastated and pleads with Stormi to help her clear her name. Not wanting to be involved in another murder, Stormi balks...until she receives threats warning her to keep her nose out of the murder. Anyone who knows her knows that Stormi isn't one to back down when her life is threatened through no fault of her own. She would never have suspected that someone dear to her heart would be behind the rash of crimes. Her investigations result in her trying to lead a young gang member and a group of prostitutes away from their lives of crime, even while fighting to save herself and her family.
©2015 Cynthia Hickey (P)2019 Cynthia Hickey
Secrets of Misty Hollow
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Karlie Marshall’s mother has a secret...one that will turn Karlie’s world upside down...a secret that could get them killed. A simple DNA test to find out whether she had any living relatives other than her mother brings to light a startling secret. As a child, her mother had entered Witness Protection and fled to the safety of the Ozark mountains. Now, Karlie’s peaceful life was shattered. Once the buzz around New York showed the mistress and daughter of Anthony Bartelloni were living in the Ozarks, FBI Agent Heath Westbrook goes undercover as the sheriff of Misty Hollow in order to protect the Marshall women. Danger grows by the minute. Trust is shattered. Love is denied, as death seems imminent. Can Karlie and Heath see justice done and give into their feelings of love, or will death find them first?
©2020 Cynthia Hickey (P)2020 Cynthia Hickey
Anything for a Mystery
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Stormi 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 only 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?
©2015 Cynthia Hickey (P)2019 Cynthia Hickey
Shoot to Kill
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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?
©2018 Cynthia Hickey (P)2020 Cynthia Hickey
Killer Snapshot
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Kelly Canyon still doesn't know her chosen career path, but she is paying her bills by acting and taking photographs of celebrity pets. 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.
©2018 Cynthia Hickey (P)2019 Cynthia Hickey
Destination Christmas
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From the authors of Cozy Mystery Magazine - a collection of cozy Christmas-themed travel mysteries and scrumptious holiday recipes for our mystery fans. A short and sweet treat.
©2015 Linda P. Kozar (P)2015 Linda P. Kozar
Beware the Orchids
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Ditched at the altar, Shelby Jenkins tosses down her bouquet, quits her job, and accepts a position as gardener and event coordinator at an upscale retirement community. Her first day on the job results with a dead body in the greenhouse under the orchids and with her as the prime suspect! Toss in a handsome handyman, quirky characters, and a flirtatious grandma and the fun never stops.
©2016 Cynthia Hickey (P)2016 Cynthia Hickey
Path to Nowhere
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Shelby Hart and her quirky family members and friends are at it again! This time, no one in Shady Acres is what he seems. The seamy side of the community is revealed when a seemingly good girl's dirty lifestyle is revealed and someone kills her for her secrets. Wanting justice for a woman no one deems worthy of spending too much time investigating her death, Shelby takes matters into her own hands. From a mystery maze to underground tunnels, Shelby and her family must catch a killer before they become the next victims.
©2016 Cynthia Hickey (P)2016 Cynthia Hickey
Advance Notice
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Elderly women are dying in River Valley...after their names appear in the obituaries. When the latest woman comes to Marsha Steele for help finding the killer before she becomes the next victim, Marsha is thrust into another mystery that could very well be her last. Business is booming at the Country Gifts from Heaven, Marsha still hasn't set a wedding date, her nemesis has arrived back in town and has her painted claws wrapped around Duane, and Marsha's daughter has her teenage eyes on the new, brooding young man in town. With all of life's craziness, can Marsha catch a killer before she becomes the next target?
©2015 Cynthia Hickey (P)2015 Cynthia Hickey
Serving With Love (Christian Historical Romance About Fred Harvey Waitresses)
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Katie Gamble Is on The Run (Previously published by Harlequin as In a Texas Ranger's Arms) After her unscrupulous stepfather accuses her of being a thief, a horrified Katie hopes to hide out until she can prove otherwise. But slipping into obscurity in a small Texas town isn't so easy. Not with Texas Ranger Ward Alston on her tail. Ward's used to getting his man - or woman. But he's not used to the accused being so resolute in her innocence or so beautifully appealing. As he uncovers the truth, Ward realizes this Harvey Girl isn't all she seems. Together, can they evade danger and obey the law of their own hearts?
©2015 Cynthia Hickey (P)2020 Cynthia Hickey
Coral Shadows
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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 as 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 who 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?
Warning: Contains sexual innuendos and mild language.
©2017 Cynthia Hickey (P)2018 Cynthia Hickey