Kate Collins

Feb 2016 20

Hallmark Mystery Movies: Behind the Scenes of Mum’s The Word

2016 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Terry Ambrose

In 2015, the Hallmark Mysteries and Movies channel was born and the former Hallmark Movie Channel expanded its strategy of creating movies based on books, having already seen success with Joanne Fluke's Chocolate Chip Mysteries and Charlaine Harris' Aurora Teagarden Mysteries. In 2015, the channel also brought out a Garage Sale mystery and a Plum Pudding mystery. The newest beneficiary of this trend is author Kate Collins, whose eighteen Flower Shop Mysteries are just waiting to be adapted to the screen.

Nov 2015 21

Tea-Cozy by The Cozy Chicks

2015 Articles, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by The Cozy Chicks

Long day today. Meetings and deadlines, traffic and headaches, arguments and resolutions . . . but now the children are asleep, the spouse is dozing, and dinner was tasty and filling. Finally, it’s time for you!

Nov 2015 14

Florist Grump By Kate Collins: Review/Giveaway

2015 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cyntha Chow

As a newlywed, Abby Knight Salvare's life should be blooming. Instead, to save money while their new house is being built, Abby and her husband Marco are living temporarily with Abby's parents.

Sep 2015 26

Coming Attractions: Haunted Edition

2015 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sunny Frazier

by Sunny Frazier

There's magic in the air, as well as mystical felines, tarot cards, psychic mirrors, magic potions, retired witches—and murder. Read on if you dare!

Feb 2015 7

A Root Awakening By Kate Collins: Review/Valentine’s Day Guest Post

2015 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& Kate Collins

Marriage may be bliss for florist Abby Knight Salvare, but house hunting...not so much. While Marco is excited about the prospect of a fixer-upper, Abby is dreams more of an off-the-rack new model home. Their latest search is interrupted by a roofer's fall off of a ladder. Far more disconcerting to Abby, is the reaction of the residents. Long after the Sergio Marin's body is swooped away by ambulance, Abby is haunted by the strange looks given from the child, Daisy Jones.

Feb 2014 15

Throw in the Trowel: A Flower Shop Mystery By Kate Collins: Review/Interview/Giveaway

2014 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

Life should be coming up roses for Abby Knight. The law school dropout is now the proud owner of her own Bloomers Flower Shop, she recently adopted a doomed scraggly three-legged shelter dog, and most importantly, she just returned from her honeymoon with the stunningly handsome Marco Salvare. Married life brings its own unexpected complications, however, as a lumpy mattress, minimal cabinet space, and assigned Sunday family dinners with the in-laws all combine for the shock of less-than-blissful matrimony.

Aug 2013 10

Seed No Evil: A Flower Shop Mystery By Kate Collins: Review/Guest Blog/Giveaway

2013 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

If all the world's a play, then owner of Bloomers Flower Shop Abby Knight hopes for an early curtain call. The shop is out of lilies just as they're flooded with funeral orders, the door lock is broken, the espresso machine died, and Abby's mother is waiting for her in the back room.