Kate Collins

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  • Bibliography:
    34 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 2004
  • Latest Book:
    February 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Flower Shop Mystery

1 - Mum's The Word (Nov-2004)
2 - Slay It with Flowers (Mar-2005)
3 - Dearly Depotted (Jul-2005)
4 - Snipped in the Bud (May-2006)
5 - Acts of Violets (Mar-2007)
6 - A Rose from the Dead (Dec-2007)
7 - Shoots to Kill (Aug-2008)
8 - Evil In Carnations (Feb-2009)
9 - Sleeping With Anemone (Feb-2010)
10 - Dirty Rotten Tendrils (Oct-2010)
11 - Night of the Living Dandelion (Apr-2011)
12 - To Catch a Leaf (Nov-2011)
13 - Nightshade on Elm Street (Nov-2012)
14 - Seed No Evil (Aug-2013)
15 - Throw in the Trowel (Feb-2014)
16 - A Root Awakening (Feb-2015)
17 - Florist Grump (Nov-2015)
18 - Moss Hysteria (Apr-2016)
19 - Yews with Caution (Jun-2017)
20 - Missing Under The Mistletoe (Dec-2017)
21 - Tulips Too Late (Jun-2018)
21.5 - Till Death Do Us Pot (Nov-2020)
22 - A Frond In Need (Aug-2020)
23 - The Jillian Knight Osborne Fashionista Diaries (Aug-2020)

A Goddess of Greene St. Mystery

1 - Statue of Limitations (Feb-2020)
2 - A Big Fat Greek Murder (Dec-2020)
3 - Big Trouble in Little Greektown (Nov-2021)
4 - Gone But Not For Garden (Jan-2023)

Book List in Order: 34 titles

  • Mum's The Word

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 1

    I don't meddle, honest! But can I help it if my nose for injustice is as keen as my green thumb? Now, I, Abby Knight, law school dropout, am the proud new owner of Bloomers, my hometown flower shop. I'm devoted to making my business grow--but I'm no ...

  • Slay It with Flowers

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 2

    Me, Abby Knight, an entrepreneur! Who would have guessed when I flunked out of law school a year ago that I'd be standing here today in front of Bloomers, my very own flower shop? Even though I may be penniless, I am soundly devoted to my new profess...

  • Dearly Depotted

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 3

    Well, it looks like my cousin Jillian is heading for the altar again, and guess which bridesmaid is doing the flowers? Yep, me, Abby Knight, law-school dropout, owner of Bloomers and--did I mention?--ex-fiance to the best man! I'd say that's a bumper...

  • Snipped in the Bud

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 4

    When I swapped the thorny problems of law school for the budding business of my flower store, Bloomers, I vowed that I, Abby Knight, wouldn't be caught dead visiting that hateful campus ever again. But sometimes a girl's got to face down her dragons....

  • Wickedly Scrumptious!

    Arrangements have been made for Smudge to stay with Mr and Mrs Butt and their obnoxious son Billy, whilst his parents go on holiday.Billy Butt is a naughty, greedy bully and a food worshipper. The boys hate each other.On a day out, Billy runs off to ...

  • Acts of Violets

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 5

    OK, I'll admit it: I, Abby Knight, actually love my hometown's corny annual Pickle Fest--and I've also been hoping the event will drum up business for my flower shop, Bloomers. But when the hired clown is found dead, the festivities screech to a halt...

  • A Rose from the Dead

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 6

    Why did I, Abby Knight, agree to attend a convention of funeral directors? I was desperate to drum up more business for my flower shop, Bloomers. What I got instead was murder.... Who knew death could be so much fun? Abby is amused by the black...

  • Shoots to Kill

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 7

    Last I heard, being a five-foot-two, green-eyed redhead wasn't a crime. But that's precisely why I, Abby Knight, was yanked out of my Corvette by a state trooper, handcuffed, and thrown in jail. This isn't your average case of mistaken identity. ...

  • Evil In Carnations

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 8

    What do you do when your best friend and roommate can't relate to your relationship bliss? I tried to help her get back her mojo... but I didn't know her first date would turn out to have cold feet--literally. THE DATING SCENE CAN BE A KILLER. ...



  • Jason Jerviss at Your Service

    While school is out for the summer, Jason opens a pet-sitting service as a way to earn spending money. More importantly, he’s determined to prove that he’s not the failure his big brother thinks he is. Armed with his motto, “Think positive!” ...

  • Sleeping With Anemone

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 9

    I, Abby Knight, hometown florist, refuse to be cowed into giving up my stance against the unfair treatment of dairy animals. But why does gathering signatures for a petition suddenly make me a target for kidnapping -- and murder? MILKING IT FOR ALL ...

  • Janey Webster, E.B.* (Experienced Babysitter)

    As an experienced babysitter, Janey Webster can handle just about any situation, or so she claims. In this collection of sixteen humorous stories, Janey has to prove she’s up to any challenge, including sitting for a boy known as Timmy the Terrible...

  • Dirty Rotten Tendrils

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 10

    I, Abby Knight, hometown florist, do solemnly swear that my friend Dave would not hurt a fly -- let alone a fellow lawyer. WHAT DO YOU CALL ONE MURDERED LAWYER? Spring is blooming in New Chapel, Indiana, but Abby's beloved small town has become a m...

  • Night of the Living Dandelion

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 11

    When a stranger comes into my flower shop and orders bloodwort, Dracula orchid, devil's tongue, and strangleweed, I can't help but wonder... IS THERE A VAMPIRE IN TOWN? After spraining an ankle, flower shop owner Abby Knight is forced to get ar...

  • To Catch a Leaf

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 12

    I've finally agreed to tie the knot! But it's a murder mystery involving my assistant that has my stomach in knots.... THEIR FAMILY TREE IS ROTTEN TO THE ROOTS. Flower shop owner Abby Knight is aglow with happiness now that she's officially eng...

  • Nightshade on Elm Street

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 13

    ENJOY HER WEDDING SHOWER…OR RECEIVE A COLD DUNKING? In addition to running her flower shop, planning her wedding, and juggling two mothers who both want to host an elaborate bridal shower, Abby Knight is facing another complication. Her ditzy co...

  • Seed No Evil

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 14

    It’s finally time to say, "I do!” As long as I can keep my mom out of jail long enough to get her to the ceremony.... Someone’s Biting Mad. Abby Knight’s wedding is in less than two weeks, and everything is going wrong. The cooler in...

  • Throw in the Trowel

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 15

    I'm used to buried bulbs, not buried bodies... The couple that sleuths together... Flower Shop owner Abby Knight has just returned from a romantic honeymoon with the man of her dreams. There's no reason for the bloom to be off the rose just b...

  • A Root Awakening

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 16

    Abby Knight's marriage may be in full bloom, but house hunting is no bed of roses in latest novel in the New York Times bestselling Flower Shop Mystery series... Now that they’ve tied the knot, flower shop owner Abby Knight and her husband, Marc...



  • Florist Grump

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 17

    From the New York Times bestselling author of A Root Awakening, feisty florist Abby Knight is back with another knotty murder to solve in the next Flower Shop Mystery... Life in Bloom Stopping to smell the roses should be a must for flower shop...

  • Moss Hysteria

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 18

    Abby and Marco’s new neighborhood isn’t as rosy as it seems in the latest Flower Shop Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Florist Grump and A Root Awakening. Flower shop owner Abby Knight and her husband, Marco, are ecstatic...

  • Yews with Caution

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 19

    Flower shop owner Abby Knight is out to help a friend in need but soon finds herself in the weeds… The Spring of Abby’s Discontent It’s April in New Chapel, and Abby and her husband, Marco, are off to buy shrubs for their new house. But t...

  • Missing Under The Mistletoe

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 20

    It’s Christmas Eve in New Chapel, Indiana. But this night will be anything but silent in a brand new Flower Shop Mystery Novella from New York Times bestselling author of Moss Hysteria and Yews With Caution. After being hired to deliver poinsettias...

  • Tulips Too Late

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 21

    It’s springtime in New Chapel, Indiana, but as the weather heats up, so too does the drama, in this thrilling new Flower Shop mystery novella from New York Times Bestselling Author, Kate Collins. After arriving late for a tulip delivery, Bloomers F...

  • Statue of Limitations

    A Goddess of Greene St. Mystery - 1

    In this delightful new series by the New York Times bestselling author of the Flower Shop Mysteries, Athena Spencer comes back home to work with her crazy big Greek family at their garden center. But she never expected a return to her roots would mea...

  • A Frond In Need

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 22

    It’s Summertime in New Chapel, Indiana, and feisty florist Abby Knight Salvare is up to her neck in work – supervising the construction of her float for the Fourth of July parade, managing her flower shop Bloomers, reigning in her over-ea...

  • The Jillian Knight Osborne Fashionista Diaries

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 23

    Abby Knight Salvare is the friendly local florist, the feisty amateur sleuth, and New Chapel, Indiana’s very own hometown hero.Her cousin, Jillian Osbourne, is the complete opposite.Beautiful, bubbly, and beaming with unwarranted pride, Jillian...

  • Till Death Do Us Pot

    A Flower Shop Mystery - 21.5

    Planting Seeds of DoubtIn the final novella of the Seasons series, NY Times bestselling author Kate Collins brings the beloved characters from New Chapel back to the page like never before.Fall has arrived in New Chapel, Indiana, and life has never b...

  • A Big Fat Greek Murder

    A Goddess of Greene St. Mystery - 2

    Single mom Athena Spencer is back in Michigan working at her family’s garden center, raising a pet racoon, and digging up clues in the smart new mystery series by the New York Times bestselling author of the Flower Shop Mysteries . . .   The e...



  • Big Trouble in Little Greektown

    A Goddess of Greene St. Mystery - 3

    In a tourist town on Lake Michigan, Athena Spencer keeps busy raising a son (and a pet raccoon named Oscar) while working at her family’s garden center. But sometimes, she also has to get the dirt on a murderer, in the new series by the New York Ti...

  • Gone But Not For Garden

    A Goddess of Greene St. Mystery - 4

    The New York Times bestselling author of the Hallmark Channel’s Flower Shop Mysteries continues her delightful, new spin-off series featuring a single mom, her Greek-American family, and the gardening nursery they operate together.Athena Spencer wo...

  • Kick the Bouquet

    A CORNUCOPIA OF CALAMITIES . . .Thanksgiving is right around the corner and everything in Abby’s life seems to be falling apart. The last thing she needs to worry about is where to eat. Does she go to her parents’ house for dinner or brea...

  • A Good House for Children

    "A feminist gothic that evokes Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House." -- New York Times Book ReviewOnce upon a time Orla was: a woman, a painter, a lover. Now she is a mother and a wife, and when her husband Nick suggests that their city ap...

  • Roses Are Dead, Violets Are Blue

    Roses are Red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet . . . unless murder’s involved.Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and Abby Knight Salvare and her crew at Bloomers Flower Shop are hard at work preparing for the busiest day of the year. B...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Kate Collins has published 34 books.

Kate Collins does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Roses Are Dead, Violets Are Blue, was published in February 2024.

The first book by Kate Collins, Mum's The Word, was published in November 2004.

Yes. Kate Collins has 2 series.
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