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Kate Hardy

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Kate Hardy is the award-winning author of more than 100 books for Harlequin Mills & Boon and the Georgina Drake cozy crime series for Storm. Her novel 'Breakfast at Giovanni's' won the RNA Romance Prize in 2008, 'Bound by a Baby' won the RNA RoNA Rose in 2014 and ‘A Will, A Wish, A Wedding’ won the RNA Liberta Books Shorter Fiction award in 2021. She's been shortlisted six more times for the award, as well as for two Romantic Times awards.

She lives in Norwich in the east of England with her husband, two grown-up children, springer spaniels Archie and Dexter, and too many books to count. She's a bit of a nerd who loves cinema, live music, the theatre, ballet, history and cooking, and adores anything Italian. She loves doing research, partic
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Kate Hardy I'm currently revising my Christmas book - let's just say it involves posh afternoon tea, men posing naked for a charity calendar, a water fight... oh…moreI'm currently revising my Christmas book - let's just say it involves posh afternoon tea, men posing naked for a charity calendar, a water fight... oh, and you'll need tissues because it's one of my weepies! :)(less)
Kate Hardy For 'Bachelor at Her Bidding', I was one of a group of authors whose heroes take part in a bachelor auction. But what they offer and what happens next…moreFor 'Bachelor at Her Bidding', I was one of a group of authors whose heroes take part in a bachelor auction. But what they offer and what happens next was totally up to us! I'd been toying with the idea of 'the way to a man's heart is through his stomach' and how you'd win a girl's heart through food - and that morphed into (my working title) 'how to win a girl in ten cakes'. (I thoroughly enjoyed doing the research!)(less)
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The Body at the Windmill by Kate Hardy
"While this can be read as a standalone, I think reading from the start, or at least closer to the beginning, would help build a deeper connection with our main characters.
I liked our MC's, and Bert is the most adorable body-finding doggy ever. The m" Read more of this review »
The Body at the Windmill by Kate Hardy
"I am a fan of Kate Hardy's writing, and in particular her Georgiana Drake mystery series; The Body at the Windmill, recently released, may be my favorite to date. Of course the usual and always beguiling cast of characters appear including: Colin Bra" Read more of this review »
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"Another enjoyable read. I am hoping the next one is not the last one."
The Body at the Windmill by Kate Hardy
"Good book

The nine year olds are having a field trip at a local windmill. The kids and their teacher get sick. The teacher dies. Colin and his police team investigate the poisoning while Georgina investigates a cold case for the ghost of a young woman" Read more of this review »
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The Antique Store Detective and the Riverside Murders by Clare Chase
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Fourth in the series and can be read as a standalone as the author catches you up quickly with the backstories of the main characters (though I would recommend the whole series as a good read).

Bella runs an antique business which has expanded into pr
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The Cottage at the Edge of the Woods by Jane Lovering
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Jane's books are always a joy to read.

Single mother Libby is struggling in a hostel, looking for a job and desperate not to be found by her ex. Architect Ross employs her to make sure a cottage in the woods is empty - but she finds the place full of
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Murder at the Duomo by T.A.   Williams
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Although this is part of a series, it's quite easy to work out who's who and their backstories.

Dan's daughter and her fiance come to visit and discuss wedding plans (Dan's, as well as her own). But then Tristan Angel, an arms dealer, is shot in the D
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Death Stalks Glevum by Rosemary Rowe
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I've read some of the earlier books in the series and enjoyed them. This one is just as good as the early books, and I don't think you'd need to read the earlier ones (though I would recommend them!) because the author catches you up with who the mai ...more
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Actually, I'm A Corpse by Terry Deary
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Second in the series - you don't need to have read the first as the author catches you up quite quickly. This time, actor Tony Davies is the main suspect when a woman's body is found on the train he's just left - and his tour in a new company could b ...more
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Turn the Dial for Death by Jeremy Vine
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Second in the series - I hadn't read the first and although I worked out Stevie's backstory and Edward's past, I did feel I'd missed out on a few things (including 'The Case', which appears to be fraud).

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