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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 in the Ice House by Kate Hardy
"Really good book!

This is the second Georgina Drake Mystery book I have read and they both have been great! I enjoy the mysteries and Georgina and friends and the ghosts! I can't wait to read the next one!"
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Christmas with the Princes by Hannah Langdon
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Lovely feelgood Christmas romance.

Laura, widowed young, finds Christmas difficult - especially this year, with her bridezilla of a sister. The Princes are also struggling, with family dramas and knowing this might be the last Christmas for their gran
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The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer
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Thoroughly enjoyable gothic dual-time story from Jenni Keer.

Spiritualist Edward Blackmore isn't what he seems - he's had a rough childhood, and then his father disinherited him in favour of his cousin Barnabas, who ruined the business and married Em
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The Body at the Roman Baths by Kate Hardy
"Kate Hardy’s The Body at the Roman Baths is the fifth book in the Georgina Drake Mystery series and a shining example of how cozy crime can be both engaging and emotionally layered. Set in the picturesque Norfolk village of Little Wenborough, the sto" Read more of this review »
The Body at the Roman Baths by Kate Hardy
"Another good entry in the Georgina Drake mysteries. As with all the others, this features a current murder (at an archaeological excavation of a Roman bath) and a cold case. Finally, Georgie decides to tell Colin (and others in her life) about Doris," Read more of this review »
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• Intriguing premise - the main character can hear the ghost of a young woman, who died in the house where she now lives, through her hearing aids
• A nice quick read when you don't want to pick something too heavy up
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Murder on an Italian Island by T.A.   Williams
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Although it's the twelfth book in a series, you don't really need to have read the previous ones (though I enjoyed them and would recommend). It's easy to work out who's who and connect with the characters.

The detective-turned-writer Dan and his par
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Daughter of the Tarot by Clare Marchant
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Fabulous dual-time story by Clare Marchant, set in the modern day and the 1600s.

Portia escapes the plague in Milan in 1629, taking her tarot cards with her along with her daughter, her maid and a secret. In the modern day, Beatrice is grieving the lo
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The Antique Store Detective and the Deadly Inheritance by Clare Chase
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Although this is the third book in the series, you can read it as a standalone as Clare catches you up with what's going on.

When Bella goes to value a house collection of a local family at the big house who have fallen upon hard times, it's clear th
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Loving Spirits at the Vintage Teashop by Sharon Booth
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Second in the series; you don't need to have read the first to understand what's going on, but I'd recommend it as it's a good read.

Rowan Vale is a living history tourist village - but some of the inhabitants can see the ghosts of their family who st
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