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Kate Kingsbury

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October 24

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Kate Kingsbury grew up in London, England, and at a very early age began telling stories to her school friends during the London Blitz of WW II while huddling in bomb shelters. Kate moved to the U.S. in the early sixties, and had passed her 50th birthday when she published her first book. Writing as Doreen Roberts, (her real name at the time) she published 26 romance novels for Harlequin/Silhouette. In 1991 her first Pennyfoot Hotel book was published and since then Kate has written 35 mysteries, including the Manor House mysteries, the Bellehaven House mysteries(written as Rebecca Kent) and the Raven's Nest mysteries, (written as Allison Kingsley.) Her new series, The Merry Ghost Inn Mysteries debuted in January, 2017 with Dead and Breakfa ...more

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	Dead and Breakfast (Merry Ghost Inn, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 4,087 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doom with a View (Merry Ghost Inn. #2) 3.77 avg rating — 2,108 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Room with a Clue (Pennyfoot Hotel #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,665 ratings — published 1993 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Be Our Ghost (Merry Ghost Inn Mysteries, #3) 3.78 avg rating — 1,543 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Do not Disturb (Pennyfoot Hotel #2) 3.78 avg rating — 1,460 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bicycle Built for Murder (Manor House Mystery #1) 3.72 avg rating — 849 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Hot Water (Misty Bay Tea Room, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 734 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Service for Two (Pennyfoot Hotel #3) 3.89 avg rating — 625 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slay Bells (Pennyfoot Hotel #14) 3.73 avg rating — 594 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eat, Drink, and Be Buried (Pennyfoot Hotel #4) 3.94 avg rating — 536 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My grandmother lived on the southeast coast of England, facing the North Sea. Her cottage sat just yards from the beach, perched high on the cliffs, with a low brick wall separating it from the coast road. Grandma’s house had no electricity, no gas, and no plumbing. She had been stone-deaf since a child, when a schoolmate threw a slate at her head. She must have been horrified that summer of 1945, Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Kate Kingsbury

Pennyfoot Hotel (22 books)
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Manor House Mysteries (9 books)
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Misty Bay Tearoom (2 books)
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The London Affair: A Second-Chance Romance

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“There was really no need for a woman to have a man in her life in order to be happy, Cecily assured herself. In fact, a man could be quite bothersome, especially when he refused to explain the reason for his disturbing behavior. If she ever returned to this life, she had often told herself, it would be as a man. Men, it seemed, were blithely unconcerned with the feelings of others.”
― Kate Kingsbury, Chivalry Is Dead

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“Anger was like laughter; it was better let free.”
― Kate Kingsbury, Do not Disturb

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“Which is exactly why we must have equal pay. That is all women want, Baxter. We don’t want to eradicate all men from the earth, we just want to live side by side with our counterparts in harmony and independence, sharing their lives, as partners.”
― Kate Kingsbury, Grounds for Murder

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