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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 St Edmund’s by Kate Hardy
"Like all of the books I have read from Storm Publishing, this one was a delight to read! It is the first in the Georgina Drake series that I have read, but I will be returning to Little Wenborough to catch up with Georgie and Sybbie's earlier adventu" Read more of this review »
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"After a suspicious death in St Edmund's church in Little Wenborough local resident Georgina Drake finds herself investigating once again alongside her partner, DI Colin Bradshaw, while also looking into two unexplained deaths from the 1870s for her s" Read more of this review »
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"Cozy crime read.
With photographer Georgina Drake back with book eight.
Helping DI Colin Bradshaw.
When homemade banana bread is more than an allergic reaction.
St Edmunds church has deadly history, is it repeating dark secrets?
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"A Chilling Mystery

The Body at St Edmunds was an engrossing read from start to finish. Full of intrigue, strong characters, and plenty of twists, it kept me guessing right to the end. A well-written mystery that’s hard to put down and thoroughly enjo" Read more of this review »
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It's partly a coming-of-age novel (when we learn about some of the characters' pasts in the school) and partly a gothic novel about how the past can affect your life. Add in the claustrophic setting of a boarding school, peer pressure to conform, the ...more
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The Afternoon Tea Murders is a thoroughly enjoyable cosy mystery, set in 1942.

Full of intrigue, wit and charm, and with excellent characters - Jane Treen, the chain-smoking spymistress with her ginger cat, slightly crusty Arthur Cilento, and his insc
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This series is an utter joy - and I enjoyed Book 7 as much as the first. (I think you would be able to read this as a standalone, as the author catches you up with the things you need to know about Ally, Jayden and Gus, without making it too repetiti ...more
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Excellent dual-time narrative, based in the Sun King's court at Versailles and a manor house in modern-day Suffolk. It's all about betrayal and revenge - though Paige's family is rather nicer than Jeanne's! (Clare writes excellent villains.)

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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).

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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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