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ⓘ About Kate Collins
Kate Collins is a romance, mystery and cozy mystery author. She is famous for writing the best-selling Flower Shop Mysteries. She is an Indiana native and went to Purdue University where she graduated with a master’s degree in education. For six years, she taught an elementary school but she gave up the teaching career once she got her first child. She wrote some short humorous stories for children’s magazines as she worked as a part-time secretary. In 1995, she sold her first historical romance novel and since then, she has published fifteen books (seven historical romantic suspense and eight mysteries). Most of her books have been listed at the New York Times Bestseller, Independent Booksellers’ and Barnes and Noble mass market bestsellers’ lists.
All Book Series by Kate Collins
Jason Jerviss at Your Service
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2010
The Cozy Chicks Kitchen
Single-title series · published 2012 Co-authored · Ellery Adams,Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Lorraine Bartlett,Deb Baker,Heather Webber
The Cozy Chicks Kitchen
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2012 Co-authored · Ellery Adams,Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Lorraine Bartlett,Deb Baker,Heather Webber
Tea Time with the Cozy Chicks
Book 2 of 3 · published 2015 Co-authored · Ellery Adams,Leann Sweeney,Maggie Sefton,Mary Jane Maffini,Lorraine Bartlett,Duffy Brown,Mary Kennedy
The Cozy Chicks Picnic
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021 Anthology · Lorraine Bartlett,Duffy Brown,Mary Kennedy
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kate Collins?
Kate Collins is a romance, mystery and cozy mystery author. She is famous for writing the best-selling Flower Shop Mysteries. She is an Indiana native and went to Purdue University where she graduated with a master’s degree in education.
Which Kate Collins series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Flower Shop Mysteries series, the earliest of Kate Collins's multi-book series: it opens with Mum's the Word (2004) and runs to 27 books across 2004–2025, ending with A Vase in the Window (2025). Kate Collins's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Kate Collins written?
Kate Collins has 41 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1998 and 2025. 34 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Flower Shop Mysteries series with 27 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kate Collins's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kate Collins's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Flower Shop Mysteries (2004–2025, 27 books) and Goddess Of Greene St. Mysteries (2020–2023, 4 books).
How are Kate Collins's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kate Collins's 41 books into 3 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Flower Shop Mysteries (27 books, 2004–2025); Goddess Of Greene St. Mysteries (4 books, 2020–2023); Cozy Chicks Kitchen Non-Fiction (3 books, 2012–2021).