Kate Collins Books in Order
Kate Collins has written 37 books, published between 1998 and 2025. The first book is Promised to a Stranger (1998) and the newest is A Vase in the Window (2025). Publication order is the reading order below. 27 of the 37 books listed here are in the Flower Shop Mysteries series, which has its own page: Flower Shop Mysteries books in order.
- Books
- 37
- Published
- 1998–2025
- Pages on record
- 6,072 in 20 of 37 books
- Reading time
- 101–152 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,072 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 37 titles with a page count on record.
Abby Knight, a florist, investigates murders in Kate Collins's Flower Shop Mysteries, a series whose titles include Mum's the Word (2004), Slay It with Flowers (2005) and A Rose from the Dead (2007). Collins's catalogue opens earlier, with Promised to a Stranger (1998) and Courting Claire (1999), holds 37 books in all, and reaches A Vase in the Window in 2025. The Goddess of Greene St. Mysteries form a second series.
How many Kate Collins books are there?
Kate Collins has 37 books, released between 1998 and 2025. They include 2 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Kate Collins Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 37 Kate Collins books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Promised to a Stranger1998 · confirmed 2/41998–2/4
- 2Courting Claire1999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 3His Forbidden Touch2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 4Beloved Protector2001 · confirmed 2/42001–2/4
- 520042932/4
- 620052982/4
- 72005–2/4
- 820063042/4
- 920073092/4
- 1020073042/4
- 1120083362/4
- 1220093262/4
- 1320093232/4
- 14Janey Webster, E.B.*2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 15Jason Jerviss at Your Service2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 1620103262/4
- 1720113222/4
- 1820113212/4
- 192012–2/4
- 202013–2/4
- 2120143282/4
- 2220153242/4
- 2320153282/4
- 2420163252/4
- 2520173232/4
- 2620181572/4
- 2720181532/4
- 2820203362/4
- 2920203362/4
- 302020–2/4
- 312020–2/4
- 322020–2/4
- 332021–2/4
- 342022–2/4
- 352023–2/4
- 362024–2/4
- 372025–2/4
Kate Collins series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Flower Shop Mysteries books in order 27 books
Kate Collins books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Goddess Of Greene St. Mysteries in order
4 booksStandalone books
6 books6 Kate Collins titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Kate Collins books in order?
You only need to read Kate Collins books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Kate Collins
Start with Mum's the Word (2004), the first Flower Shop Mysteries book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Promised to a Stranger (1998).
What is the newest Kate Collins book?
A Vase in the Window (2025) is the newest Kate Collins book released so far.
Is there a new Kate Collins book coming?
No next Kate Collins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Kate Collins at a glance
- Still publishing
- Kate Collins published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Kate Collins books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,072 pages across the 20 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 323 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Kate Collins books, 14 of 37, were published in the 2010s.
What the Kate Collins books are about
20 of the 37 Kate Collins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: abby knight (fictitious character) is tagged on 17 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Abby Knight (Fictitious character) 17 of 20 books
- Florists 16 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective 12 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 10 of 20 books
- Murder 7 of 20 books
- Investigation 4 of 20 books
- Weddings 4 of 20 books
- Ex-police officers 2 of 20 books
- Newlyweds 2 of 20 books