Order of Kate Kingsbury Books
Kate Kingsbury is one of the pen names of British novelist Doreen Roberts Hight. As Kingsbury, she writes cozy mystery novels. In addition to that, she also writes mysteries as Rebecca Kent and Allison Kingsley. She also writes romance novels under her birth name of Doreen Roberts. She writes the Pennyfoot Hotel Mysteries, Manor House Mysteries and other series. Before becoming a novelist, Doreen worked in offices and in a restaurant. She lives in Oregon with her husband that she met in a chat room.
Kate Kingsbury became a published author in 1987 with the romance novel Gambler’s Gold, which she wrote under her real name of Doreen Roberts. The novel was written on a typewriter. Her first novel writing under her Kate Kingsbury pen name was Room With a Clue and was published in 1993. Below is a list of Kate Kingsbury’s books in order of when they were first released (under all of her pen names):
Publication Order of Pennyfoot Hotel Mysteries Books
| Room with a Clue | (1993) |    |
| Do Not Disturb | (1994) | |
| Service for Two | (1994) | |
| Eat, Drink, and Be Buried | (1994) | |
| Check-Out Time | (1995) | |
| Grounds for Murder | (1995) | |
| Pay the Piper | (1996) | |
| Chivalry is Dead | (1996) | |
| Ring for Tomb Service | (1997) | |
| Death with Reservations | (1998) | |
| Dying Room Only | (1998) | |
| Maid to Murder | (1999) | |
| No Clue at the Inn | (2003) | |
| Slay Bells | (2006) | |
| Shrouds of Holly | (2007) | |
| Ringing in Murder | (2008) | |
| Decked with Folly | (2009) | |
| Mistletoe and Mayhem | (2010) | |
| Herald of Death | (2011) | |
| The Clue is in the Pudding | (2012) | |
| Mulled Murder | (2013) | |
| A Perilous Promise | (2016) | |
| A Merry Murder | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Try To Remember Books
(as Doreen Roberts)
| The Mercenary and the Marriage Vow | (1998) | |
Publication Order of Rodeo Men Books
(as Doreen Roberts)
| Home is Where the Cowboy Is | (1998) | |
| The Maverick's Bride | (1999) | |
| A Forever Kind of Cowboy | (1999) | |
Publication Order of He's My Hero Books
(as Doreen Roberts)
| The Marriage Beat | (1999) | |
Publication Order of Manor House Mysteries Books
| A Bicycle Built for Murder | (2001) | |
| Death is in the Air | (2001) | |
| For Whom Death Tolls | (2002) | |
| Dig Deep for Murder | (2002) | |
| Paint by Murder | (2003) | |
| Berried Alive | (2004) | |
| Fire When Ready | (2004) | |
| Wedding Rows | (2006) | |
| An Unmentionable Murder | (2006) | |
Publication Order of Bellehaven House Mysteries Books
(as Rebecca Kent)
| High Marks for Murder | (2008) | |
| Finished Off | (2009) | |
| Murder Has No Class | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Raven's Nest Books
(as Allison Kingsley)
| Mind Over Murder | (2011) | |
| A Sinister Sense | (2012) | |
| Trouble Vision | (2013) | |
| Extra Sensory Deception | (2014) | |
Publication Order of The Portal Books
(as Rebecca Kent)
| Fractured | (2016) | |
| Cracked | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Merry Ghost Inn Mysteries Books
| Dead and Breakfast | (2017) | |
| Doom with a View | (2017) | |
| Be Our Ghost | (2018) | |
Publication Order of Misty Bay Tearoom Books
| In Hot Water | (2021) | |
| In Too Steep | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Gambler's Gold | (1987) | |
| Willing Accomplice | (1988) | |
| Forbidden Jade | (1988) | |
| Desert Heat | (1989) | |
| Threat of Exposure | (1989) | |
| Home for the Holidays | (1990) | |
| Broken Wings | (1992) | |
| The Road to Freedom | (1992) | |
| Only a Dream Away | (1993) | |
| In a Stranger's Eyes | (1993) | |
| Where There's Smoke | (1994) | |
| So Little Time | (1995) | |
| A Cowboy's Heart | (1996) | |
| A Mom For Christmas | (1996) | |
| Every Waking Moment | (1997) | |
| In Love with the Boss | (1997) | |
| One Bride: Baby Included | (2003) | |
| Official Duty | (2004) | |
| The English Wife | (2006) | |
| Spooks: The Diary of Jeanie Morris | (2015) | |
Publication Order of Make-Believe Matrimony Books
| It Happened One Night | (1990) | |
| Married?! | (1990) | |
| In the Line of Duty | (1991) | |
Publication Order of 36 Hours Books
| Strange Bedfellows | (1997) | |
| Ooh Baby, Baby | (1997) | |
| For Her Eyes Only | (1997) | |
| Cinderella Story | (1997) | |
| Father and Child Reunion | (1997) | |
| The Rancher and the Runaway Bride | (1997) | |
| Partners In Crime | (1998) | |
| Nine Months | (1998) | |
| Parent Plan | (1998) | |
| You Must Remember This | (1998) | |
| Marriage By Contract | (1998) | |
| Cinderella for a Night | (2000) | |
| The Christmas That Changed Everything | (2000) | |
| A Thanksgiving To Remember | (2000) | |
| Very... Pregnant New Year's | (2000) | |
| My Secret Valentine | (2001) | |
| Partners in Crime Part 1 | (2014) | |
| Partners in Crime Part 2 | (2014) | |
| Partners in Crime Part 3 | (2014) | |
| Ooh Baby, Baby Part 1 | (2014) | |
| Ooh Baby, Baby Part 2 | (2014) | |
| Ooh Baby, Baby Part 3 | (2014) | |
| For Her Eyes Only Part 1 | (2014) | |
| For Her Eyes Only Part 2 | (2014) | |
| For Her Eyes Only Part 3 | (2014) | |
| Strange Bedfellows Part 1 | (2014) | |
| Strange Bedfellows Part 2 | (2014) | |
| Strange Bedfellows Part 3 | (2014) | |
| Lightning Strikes Part 1 | (2014) | |
| Lightning Strikes Part 2 | (2014) | |
| Lightning Strikes Part 3 | (2014) | |
| Cinderella Story Part 1 | (2014) | |
| Cinderella Story Part 2 | (2014) | |
| Cinderella Story Part 3 | (2014) | |
| The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 1 | (2014) | |
| The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 2 | (2014) | |
| The Rancher and the Runaway Bride Part 3 | (2014) | |
| Marriage by Contract Part 1 | (2014) | |
| Marriage by Contract Part 2 | (2014) | |
| Marriage by Contract Part 3 | (2014) | |
| Father and Child Reunion Part 1 | (2014) | |
| Father and Child Reunion Part 2 | (2014) | |
| Father and Child Reunion Part 3 | (2014) | |
| Nine Months Part 1 | (2014) | |
| Nine Months Part 2 | (2014) | |
| Nine Months Part 3 | (2014) | |
| The Parent Plan Part 1 | (2014) | |
| The Parent Plan Part 2 | (2014) | |
| The Parent Plan Part 3 | (2014) | |
| You Must Remember This Part 1 | (2014) | |
| You Must Remember This Part 2 | (2014) | |
| You Must Remember This Part 3 | (2014) | |
| Lightning Strikes | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Murder, They Wrote | (1997) | |
| Cast of Characters | (2012) | |
Notes: The Bellehaven House Mysteries were written as Rebecca Kent. The Raven’s Nest Bookstore Mysteries were written as Allison Kingsley. All standalone novels, plus the Rodeo Men series, were written as Doreen Roberts. The collection Murder, They Wrote also contains stories by Mary Daheim, Jane Dentinger, Marjorie Eccles, Sally Gunning, Jean Hager, Ellen Hart, Janet Laurence, Marlys Millhiser and Nancy Pickard.
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Kate Kingsbury Synopsis: In Where There’s Smoke by Doreen Roberts, Turner Mitchell is a widower who doesn’t have much left except for his daughter. Claire Spencer is his daughter’s godmother and offered to help him fight for custody, but Turner refused, believing she had ulterior motives. Claire had promised her best friend to look after her daughter, but even though Turner infuriates her, he has captured her heart. Now, she has to do everything within her power to hold her feelings inside while at the same time trying to help him. The novel, originally published in 1994, has been reissued in eBook format by Harlequin Treasury.
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