Kate Collins
Kate Collins is an American author of cozy mystery and romance novels. She writes the Flower Shop Mysteries series featuring Abby Knight. Kate earned her Master’s degree in Education from Purdue University and went onto a career teaching elementary school. Becoming a mother caused a career change, however. Kate began writing stories for children’s magazines and eventually sold her first novel. Besides writing, Kate (of course) enjoys gardening, yoga, travel decorating, reading and spending time with family and friends. She lives in Northwest Indiana and Key West, Florida.

After writing historical romances as Linda O’Brien and children’s books, Kate Collins made her debut as a mystery author in 2004 with the novel Mum’s the Word. Below is a list of Kate Collins’ books in order of when they were originally published:

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Publication Order of Flower Shop Mysteries Books

Mum's the Word (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Slay It with Flowers (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dearly Depotted (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Snipped in the Bud (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Acts of Violets (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Rose from the Dead (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shoots to Kill (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Evil in Carnations (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sleeping with Anemone (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dirty Rotten Tendrils (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Night of the Living Dandelion (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
To Catch a Leaf (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nightshade on Elm Street (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seed No Evil (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Throw in the Trowel (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Root Awakening (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Florist Grump (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Moss Hysteria (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Yews with Caution (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tulips Too Late (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Missing Under The Mistletoe (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Jillian Knight Osborne Fashionista Diaries (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Frond in Need (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Till Death Do Us Pot (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Kick The Bouquet (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Roses Are Dead, Violets Are Blue (2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Goddess Of Greene St. Mysteries Books

Statue of Limitations (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Big Fat Greek Murder (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Big Trouble in Little Greektown (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gone but Not for Garden (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Promised to a Stranger (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Courting Claire (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
His Forbidden Touch (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beloved Protector (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Children's Books

Janey Webster, E.B.* (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jason Jerviss at Your Service (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Cozy Chicks Kitchen (With: Ellery Adams,Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Lorraine Bartlett,Deb Baker,Heather Webber) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Cozy Chicks Kitchen Non-Fiction Books

The Cozy Chicks Kitchen (With: Ellery Adams,Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Lorraine Bartlett,Deb Baker,Heather Webber) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tea Time with the Cozy Chicks (With: Ellery Adams,Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Mary Jane Maffini,Lorraine Bartlett,Duffy Brown,Mary Kennedy) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cozy Chicks Picnic (By: Lorraine Bartlett,Duffy Brown,Mary Kennedy) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: The novels Promised to a Stranger, Courting Claire, His Forbidden Touch, Beloved Protector and Ballyrourke were written as Linda O’Brien.

The Cozy Chicks Kitchen is a collaboration with Ellery Adams, Deb Baker, Lorraine Bartlett, Maggie Sefton, Leann Sweeney and Heather Webber.

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Kate Collins Synopsis: In Mum’s the Word by Kate Collins (book 1 of the Flower Shop Mysteries series), Abby Knight is the owner of a flower shop in her hometown. The problem is that she now has competition – and they’re selling at low-cost. Then, she and her classic Corvette were victims in a hit-and-run! Abby must find the driver, but when it ends up deadly, the next flowers she sees may be at her own funeral.

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