Today's free cozy mystery books can all be found below, but as always, please be sure to double check that the free promo is still running before you complete your purchase. These books can be read using the free Kindle app for your phone, tablet, computer, or dedicated Kindle device. If you love audiobooks and Whispersync, you can often get the heavily discounted audiobook format, once you already own the Kindle book, so look out for the prompt at the Amazon checkout if you want both versions.

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Treat yourself to a Kindle, this is the one that I have.   

Here are this weekend's free cozy mystery books to download. As always, be sure to double check that the book is still free on Amazon as prices do change. Don't forget to thank the author for making their book available for free - it helps them and future readers if you leave a review, and follow the author's profile on Amazon.

You can get the free Kindle app for your phone, tablet, or laptop (links here for the free app:  US  UK  CA  DE  AU  IT  IN  FR  ES  NL  MX  JA), or simply download the books straight to your Kindle reader.

​If you were wanting to get yourself a Kindle reader, I just purchased one for my birthday (I wrote a little review about it) on a special promo for Black Friday, reduced from £49.99 to £29.99 and I absolutely love it. 

​If you love audiobooks or use the Whispersync for Kindle facility, then you can often download the audiobook versions of the free books for a huge discount once you have the Kindle book, even when you get the Kindle book for free. Below are the audiobook versions of this week's free Kindle books. Amazon will generally ask you if you want to add the audiobook version once you get to the checkout. 

This week's cozy mystery author in residence in our Cozy Mystery Book Explorer Facebook group is Liz Hedgecock, best known for her historical cozy mysteries.

​​​Liz will be taking over the group from Friday 14th December until Friday 20th December, when we'll be joined by a new cozy mystery author in residence. This is a brilliant opportunity for cozy mystery fans to get up close and personal with the author and to ask them any questions you like, about the characters, series, life as an author, and inspiration behind the books, so please don't be shy. ​

Where to begin? Well, I live in England - in a village in Cheshire - and I write the Pippa Parker cozy mystery series which (surprise!) is set in an English village. However, I grew up in London and have an interest in the Victorian period, so I also write alternative Sherlock Holmes mysteries and I co-write a cozyish humorous Victorian mystery series with two female protagonists, the Caster & Fleet series.

How did I start writing? Well, I've always been a big reader - I was an only child and I devoured my own books and everything else I could find. Then I did an English degree at uni and a master's in Victorian Literature, but, well, at that age everyone tells you you should get a real job. So after a couple of years teaching at uni, that's what I did. I'd occasionally write a story, but as for doing anything with it... Fast forward a good few years, including getting married, having 2 boys, and moving from city to village, and the job I loved suddenly changed and acquired a killer commute.
The writing itself almost happened by accident. I went on a one-day course through work about writing for publication - not novels, but in trade journals or case studies. But the tutors were really encouraging, and that got me to thinking 'What if...?' Soon after I saw a call for short stories on Twitter. I wrote one, sent it to Londonist magazine, and a few days later, they emailed. And that was it. I was hooked.

After another year of grinding my teeth and sitting in traffic, I quit my full-time job, and now I divide my time between writing, shouting at my children, and working in a lovely primary school. My commute is now either an easy drive outside peak hours, or walking downstairs to my computer!
Over the course of the next week I'll be posting bits and pieces, including snippets about my characters, some of the inspirations for my books, and a couple of freebies you can get via my newsletter. Looking forward to chatting with you all!

Here are this weekend's free cozy mystery books to download. As always, be sure to double check that the book is still free on Amazon as prices do change. Don't forget to thank the author for making their book available for free - it helps them and future readers if you leave a review, and follow the author's profile on Amazon.

You can get the free Kindle app for your phone, tablet, or laptop (links here for the free app:  US  UK  CA  DE  AU  IT  IN  FR  ES  NL  MX  JA), or simply download the books straight to your Kindle reader.

​If you were wanting to get yourself a Kindle reader, I just purchased one for my birthday (I wrote a little review about it) on a special promo for Black Friday, reduced from £49.99 to £29.99 and I absolutely love it. 

If you love audiobooks or use the Whispersync for Kindle facility, then you can often download the audiobook versions of the free books for a huge discount once you have the Kindle book, even when you get the Kindle book for free. Below are the audiobook versions of this week's free Kindle books. Amazon will generally ask you if you want to add the audiobook version once you get to the checkout. 

​I live in a semi-rural town with my wonderful husband of 42 years (we meet at camp as teenagers) and family is a huge deal for me. 

​Keeping things lively are my three married children, their spouses, and my seven grandchildren. We get together every second Sunday for a meal (I love to cook for others) which is surely why my mysteries are culinary and that they are set in small towns with characters having close relationships with friends and family. Not that these are always harmonious but real life is like that too, isn’t it?

​After losing our beloved terrier of 18 years I’m currently on the look-out for a new furry friend. There are plenty of animal shelters here but my husband is a little nervous about me coming home with more than one as I’m a big softie. 

​My parents emigrated to New Zealand in 1957. Dad was in the royal navy and mum (an amazing woman who left everything to follow her husband) was a nanny, then a postie on a bike! With 5 children they needed help so my nan (mum’s mother and a widow) was brought out from England to help care for us. 

​Dad was strict but away for months at a time which often made me feel as though we lived in two worlds—one with plenty of freedom while the other contained far firmer boundaries. This might sound unusual, but it definitely gave us a broader spectrum of life and the ability to adapt. (An Englishman’s ire is not a pretty sight!)

​The only real complaint I had was of having no other relations on this side of the world, which became another reason to treasure family times. With five siblings having three children each who in turn began their own families we are a merry band of 40-50 every Christmas with a few strays mingled in. 

​I might add that this is just my side! We celebrate my husband’s Christmas on boxing day and as he has 6 siblings of a similar age and family status, well, you can just imagine that’s another 40-50 and counting!

​Having lost both parents to cancer a few years ago and experiencing two bouts of breast cancer, I am a firm believer in living life to its fullest, making the best of any situation and ensuring those you care about feel loved.

​I’ve worked in administration most of my adult life and became a caregiver for my parents when they needed it. I’ve also spent time as a reliever for my mother and father-in-law who ran foster homes for abused children, ran vegetable co-ops, and spent years helping to run a football club (soccer) for all ages. I also played the game at a high level until I was 49. (Really.)

​Writing has always been my passion and I finally left my other job last year to do this full-time. With 21 books out over 4 years and a USA Today Bestseller badge, I feel privileged to be doing something I love that gives other pleasure. (hopefully ;-)). Reader satisfaction is the most important part of my job, so in making sure my stories are the best I can and to always have a promised happy ending makes me happy. That’s a win-win, right?

​I am also ¼ of the SPAgirls podcast - a free service offering advice and tips for new authors which has been amazing as we’ve interviewed so many famous authors from the wider writing community.
Enough about me! I’d love to hear what makes you happy, especially with Christmas on our doorstep. Do you celebrate this holiday? With a large family gathering? Or perhaps, you like quiet time with a good book?

You can find me here:
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https://www.amazon.com/author/caphipps
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/c-a-phipps
https://twitter.com/CherylAPhipps

It wouldn't be a proper Christmas without some mulled wine and mince pies, so we just have to add these cozy mystery books to our Christmas collection!

Last year I was lucky enough to be filmed for a new Channel 4 television series called 'Genealogy Roadshow' which was later renamed 'My Family Secrets Revealed'. Almost a year to the date when we filmed it in the Lake District, it was exciting to be back in the Lake District (this time filming a new television series called Deep Water, based on the books by Paula Daly) and to learn that episode 3 of the series would be aired. For those of you in the UK, it will be available to watch on Catchup on Channel 4 for the next 28 days, but for those who are abroad, I've tried to film it so you can watch it here instead. I hope you enjoy the episode, and learn a little bit more about what makes me tick as a cozy mystery author too. 

I did film a little vlog on the day that we filmed the main episode, in the snow during the 'beast from the east'. 

Christmas would simply not be complete without Christmas Pudding of some sort - figgy pudding, plum pudding, or something more traditional and a dash of brandy sauce! So it seems only right to include some Christmas pudding themed cozy mysteries in our Christmas collection.    

​If you love audiobooks or use the Whispersync for Kindle facility, then you can often download the audiobook versions of the free books for a huge discount once you have the Kindle book, even when you get the Kindle book for free. Below are the audiobook versions of this week's free Kindle books. Amazon will generally ask you if you want to add the audiobook version once you get to the checkout. 

On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love gave to me........mistletoe themed cozy mystery books, that are just perfect for our countdown to Christmas! And if you haven't already grabbed our free Christmas cozy mystery collection, don't forget to do so before the end of December. 

​If you love audiobooks or use the Whispersync for Kindle facility, then you can often download the audiobook versions of the free books for a huge discount once you have the Kindle book, even when you get the Kindle book for free. Below are the audiobook versions of this week's free Kindle books. Amazon will generally ask you if you want to add the audiobook version once you get to the checkout. 

As part of this month's Cozy Mystery Christmas Collection, we'll be exploring cozies with an eggnog theme today. Sadly not much of a tradition here in the UK, but I know it's very popular in Canada and the USA as well as in Trinidad and Venezuela. According to Wikipedia, Eggnog probably derived from a Medieval Britain drink known as 'posset' that was made from milk curdled with wine or ale and flavoured with spices. Sometimes other things were also added, like egg whites, and ambergris - whale vomit!! Lovely!! However you celebrate Christmas, I hope that your eggnog is a delicious one!