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Kate Collins

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Dave Barry, Jean Shepherd, Rex Stout, Jeanne Ray

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February 2009


About this author

Indiana native and former teacher Kate Collins is the author of the national best-selling Flower Shop Mysteries, featuring feisty florist Abby Knight and the zany crew at Bloomers. Her books have made the New York Times Best-seller's list, Barnes & Noble mass bestsellers lists, the Independent Booksellers lists, and are available in large print editions in the U.S. and the UK.

Kate's historical romance novels and her children's books, JANEY WEBSTER, EB*, *EXPERIENCED BABYSITTER, and JASON JERVISS AT YOUR SERVICE, are available now as ebooks in all formats. Great reads for ages 9-14.

Kate graduated from Purdue University with a master's degree in education, taught elementary school for six years, but after the birth of her first child, ga...more


by Maggie Sefton

I know you've seen these doggie photos before, but they're really appropriate

for today's post. My two dogs--Super Smart Border Collie/Black Lab KATY, aka Naughty Girl, and Goofy Blue Tick Hound/Black Lab MAX, aka Follow-Katy-Anywhere--went "walkabout" a few days ago. I spent the entire afternoon and evening searching for and worrying about my lost doggies. Whenever Katy gets a... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 20, 2013 21:00
Average rating: 3.87 · 10,729 ratings · 741 reviews · 19 distinct works · Similar authors
Mum's the Word (A Flower Sh...
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 2,275 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions
Slay It with Flowers (A Flo...
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,139 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
Dearly Depotted (A Flower S...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,017 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
Snipped in the Bud (A Flowe...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 872 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions
Acts of Violets (A Flower S...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 846 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
A Rose from the Dead (A Flo...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
Evil in Carnations (A Flowe...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 704 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions
Shoots to Kil (A Flower Sho...
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 711 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
Dirty Rotten Tendrils (A Fl...
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 635 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
Sleeping With Anemone (A Fl...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 583 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
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I know you've seen these doggie photos before, but they're really appropriate for today's post. My two dogs--Super Smart Border Col... Read more of this blog post »
Kate Collins rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Half Broke Horses
by Jeannette Walls
read in March, 2013
I loved this book. It's based on the author's grandmother, who was a fascinating character. The story is mostly a biography with some embellishments, so I wasn't sure how to classify it. I would definitely recommend it as an interesting read. Makes m...more
Kate Collins rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Oxygen by Carol Cassella
Oxygen
by Carol Cassella (Goodreads Author)
Kate Collins rated a book 5 of 5 stars
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Kate Collins rated a book 4 of 5 stars
The Hypnotist's Love Story by Liane Moriarty
The Hypnotist's Love Story
by Liane Moriarty
read in January, 2013
Kate Collins voted for Nightshade on Elm Street (Flower Shop Mystery, #13) in Best Mystery & Thriller in the Opening Round of the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards.
Nightshade on Elm Street by Kate Collins
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Kate Collins rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Loving Frank (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Gro... by Nancy Horan
A great glimpse of a gifted man, Frank Lloyd Wright. You'll either be impressed by his mind or come out disliking him after reading this. It's told through the eyes of his mistress, a long-time love, whom I disliked after awhile. Yet the story is com...more
Kate Collins rated a book 5 of 5 stars
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey (Goodreads Author)
read in September, 2012
The author did a brilliant job of weaving an ancient fairy tale into a story set in the 1920s Alaskan farmlands. I was hooked right from the beginning and even felt the chill of the Alaskan cold. Best to read it buried under a blanket with a cup of h...more
Kate Collins rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
The American Heiress
by Daisy Goodwin (Goodreads Author)
read in October, 2012
Kate Collins rated a book 5 of 5 stars
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“Lottie did everything the old fashioned way, including the bookkeeping, which was fine with me since I knew nothing about accounting software anyway. To me, spreadsheets was what I did on Saturday mornings after washing my bed linen.”
Kate Collins, Snipped in the Bud

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“Lottie did everything the old fashioned way, including the bookkeeping, which was fine with me since I knew nothing about accounting software anyway. To me, spreadsheets was what I did on Saturday mornings after washing my bed linen.”
Kate Collins, Snipped in the Bud

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message 3: by Stan

Stan Law A belated thanks for choosing me to be among your friends, Kate. It may interest you that my book Marvin Clark—In Search of Freedom in now a matching FREE download on Amazon Kindle. Enjoy it while you can. (A little review on Amazon wouldn't hurt either!)
Stan
http://www.amazon.com/Marvin-Clark-Se...


Melissa Keith Thanks, Kate! Have a great day!


message 1: by Beth

Beth Hi Kate,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!


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