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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 St Edmund’s by Kate Hardy
"Love this series!!

Georgina is a photographer who can talk to ghosts she hears thru her hearing aids. She uses this talent to help Detective Colin (who is also her boyfriend) to solve cases new & old. She also has quite a wonderful group of friends to" Read more of this review »
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The Housekeeper’s War by Elaine Johns
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Set in Falmouth, during WW2.

Eileen Bentley's sailor husband Gerald is missing, presumed dead. She moves from London to Falmouth to become her policeman brother-in-law's housekeeper. She'd worked as a firewatcher during the Blitz in London and does th
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The Secret of the Lantern Keepers by Jenni Keer
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First in a trilogy, set in 1880

Triplets Edith, Lavinia and Harriet all have special abilities. When their father dies, his will requires them each to solve a cold case so they can inherit their rightful estate.

Edith's ability is to see traces of pas
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The Cider Girls Join the Fight by May Ellis
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Second in the series about the Cider Girls in Somerset, England, during WW2 (and I'd also highly recommend the first one).

It follows the developing friendships and love affairs of land-girl Rose (originally from Birmingham, in love with her employers
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Lost Secrets of the Scottish Castle by Jane Lovering
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A Jane Lovering novel is always a treat - I know I'll have an interesting situation, and awkward (but relatable) characters who overcome their demons to find their place in the world. And there will be something different...

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The French Resistance Hotel by Ava Miller
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Eloise flees a horrible abusive relationship in Nice, She becomes friends with the owner of Hotel Cordier, on the border between France and Switzerland, and works at the school as an assistant. She uses her nursing skills to help children after playg ...more
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The French Spymistress by Rachel Hore
The French Spymistress
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Based on two real-life stories, the novel covers the alliance of French and British resistance workers during World War II. Marie-France is the French spymistress of the title, and the novel shows her gradually becoming the leader of the resistance m ...more
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The Fourth Queen by Nicola Cornick
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Wonderful dual-timeline story about present-day Jenna, transported back to the priory where she was Marris, the prioress, in 1539, trying to protect her sisters from the destruction of the Reformation and ending up dealing with the court and Anne of ...more
The Body at St Edmund’s by Kate Hardy
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I love these books, I just read them too fast....
The characters are great, the stories and locations are different and I just love the past and present combo"
The Body at St Edmund’s by Kate Hardy
"We are back in Norfolk with Georgie and her friends and this is another fabulous story in this series that I am loving, this time Georgie is in St Edmunds church photographing the lead light stained glass as it is being renovated, she is having a lov" Read more of this review »
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