Dear Readers, this
looks like a real fun collection, don’t you think?
Bio: Multi-published
and Amazon and ECPA Best-Selling author Cynthia Hickey has sold over a million
copies of her works since 2013. She has taught a Continuing Education class at
the 2015 American Christian Fiction Writers conference, several small ACFW
chapters, and RWA chapters. She and her husband run the small press, Winged
Publications, which includes some of the CBA’s most well-known authors. She
lives in Arizona
with her husband, one of their seven children, two dogs, one cat, and three box
turtles. She has eight grandchildren who keep her busy and tell everyone they
know that “Nana is a writer.”
Welcome back,
Cynthia. How did your story for the collection come about?
To me, masquerades mean you can be anything you want to be.
I’m also a huge fan of The Phantom of the
Opera. There is a scene in the play where he pretends to be someone else. I
thought what if a rich socialite had her maid take her place.
Are these stories
connected in some way? If so, how?
All the stories have a Christmas masquerade that either
starts the romance or fulfills it.
The more I read about
it, it’s sounding like more fun. Cynthia, what are you reading right now?
Atonement by
Winter Austin
How many other books
have you had published?
Counting novels, novellas, and boxed sets, I’ve written 129.
What is the hardest
thing about writing a part of a collection?
Making sure the stories relate to each other in the way the
collection was planned
How did collaborating
with this team impact you?
This was a great group of women to work with. Everyone loved
the idea of a Christmas masquerade.
What did you want the
reader to take away from your story?
That deception can risk everything you hold dear
Please give us a peek
into your story.
Ladies maid Lydia
is coerced into attending social functions in place of her mistress. When she
meets her mistress’s long-time and handsome friend, she no longer wants to
pretend. There are more deceptions at stake though than her filling in for her
mistress.
What is the best
piece of advice you received as an author?
Write the books you like to read
Where can my readers
find you on the Internet?
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Website at www.cynthiahickey.com
Thank you, Cynthia,
for sharing this new collection with me and my blog readers. It will be a good
addition to our Christmas ebooks collection.
Readers, here’s a link to the book.
A Christmas Masquerade: 7 historical romances at a Christmas ball
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What a unique idea for a boxed set! Sounds like fun reading.
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