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Diane Kelly

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Award-winning author Diane Kelly writes romance and romantic mysteries featuring feisty heroines, quirky sidekicks, and sexy leading men, with humor that leaves readers laughing out loud.

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Average rating: 4.0 · 12,870 ratings · 1,824 reviews · 45 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure (Tara Holloway, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 1,466 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paw Enforcement (Paw Enforcement, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 1,280 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death, Taxes, and a Skinny No-Whip Latte (Tara Holloway, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 848 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death, Taxes, and Extra-Hold Hairspray (Tara Holloway, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 725 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paw and Order (Paw Enforcement, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 764 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria (Tara Holloway, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death, Taxes, and Hot-Pink Leg Warmers (Tara Holloway, #5) 4.15 avg rating — 583 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death, Taxes, and Green Tea Ice Cream (Tara Holloway, #6) 4.20 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Laying Down the Paw (Paw Enforcement, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 522 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death, Taxes, and Silver Spurs (Tara Holloway, #7) 4.07 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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It’s so much fun when book people gather to celebrate great stories! If you live in or near Pittsboro, North Carolina (near Raleigh-Durham), come on out to the Crime Scene Mystery Bookfest on Saturday, February 8th from 10:00 – 4:00. I’ll be at the Sisters in Crime booth from 10:00 – noon, and around for the rest of the day. There will be interesting author panels and great books! Hope to see y...

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House-Flipper Mystery (2 books)
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Diane Kelly liked Kathy Bryson's review of Busted: "A funny look at the daily challenges of community policing if you're a woman. Little hint - the other cops learned to do as they're told and the perps learned to look past the bustline. Great character development in exploration of former events t..." Read more of this review »
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Diane Kelly and 4 other people liked SOS Aloha's review of Dead as a Door Knocker (House-Flipper Mystery #1): "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. - Milton Berle Whitney Whitaker followed Milt's advice and built her own proverbial door. She is a skilled carpenter (it runs in the family), a conscientious property manager (catering to "hands off" owne..." Read more of this review »
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Diane Kelly and 1 other person liked Dan Curnutt's review of Dead as a Door Knocker (House-Flipper Mystery #1): "I love the character development that Diane Kelly gives us, especially of “Sawdust” the cat. Those tiny two page chapters giving us “Sawdust’s” thoughts is absolutely wonderful. The story is about Whitney Whitaker and her attempt to flip a house an..." Read more of this review »
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Diane Kelly made a comment on her status " Nancy wrote: "Yeah! Another Paw book!" Hope you enjoyed it! The next one - Enforcing the Paw - is in the works! "
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Diane Kelly rated a book it was amazing Irresistible Force (K-9 Rescue #1) by D.D. Ayres (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Diane Kelly

“Daddy had a strict rule about firearms. Anything we killed we had to eat. No amount of barbecue sauce would make a hairy guy like you palatable.”
― Diane Kelly, Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure

tags: cozy-mystery, humorous, irs, texas

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“I'd learned how to handle a gun before I was fully potty trained.”
― Diane Kelly

tags: cozy-mystery, hi, irs, texas

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“Sometimes you just need to believe in magic”
― Diane Kelly

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