New cover reveal ...

Here's a sneak peek of some of my new cozy mystery series I'm working on for Christmas. One more cover to come, for Ding Dong Merrily and Die. All set in Britain, and all with plenty of Christmas feels. Plus my coffee shop mystery series is set on the fictional ski resort of Val D'Isera so you can always read those first to get you in the festive spirit:) Happy reading, everyone. 

As many of you already know, I had my DNA tested as part of a documentary series for Channel 4 to look at my love for ice swimming, and one of the things I was surprised to find was that I had a strong ancestral link to Norway and Iceland. So in honour of my ancestors I'm going to celebrate the Icelandic Christmas tradition of jólabókaflóð which literally translates as 'book flood'. I'm not quite ready to adopt the Christmas Eve meal of roast lamb served with pickled and fermented fish, but I do love the thought of a really cozy evening, coming back from Christmas mass at 6pm and then reading stories and giving books as gifts around the fire with friends and family complete with a nice big mug of something warm. I hope that you'll join me in this wonderfully festive event of stories too by picking up some of these free cozy mysteries to enjoy with your loved ones this evening. So happy holidays everyone. 

​Sarah x  

FYI: Don't forget to double check that the book is still free when you go to download it because the prices can and do change. If you don't want to read to yourself then you can always grab one of the audiobooks for a discount or make use of the Audiobook free trial over the festive period. If you prefer paperbacks and hardbacks or large print books, then don't forget that you can always ask your local library to stock any books you see that you want to read - including my books. Simply pop in and put in a request for your favourite authors or books and you'll be able to borrow them for free. 

The 21st December means that today is officially the first day of 'Christmastide', better known as 'Yule' or 'Yuletide'. A time to raise a glass, and to drink a toast to Odin for 'victory and power', to the Norse gods Njodr and Freyr for good harvests and peace, and to remember our dearly departed kinsfolk. Whatever your Yule involves, here are some cozy mysteries to help you through the Yuletide and winter solstice season between now and the 1st January when Yule ends. What better way to spend the shortest day of the year, than with a good book and a warm and cozy fire, and glass of mulled wine!!  

​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.

Rudolph the red nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose.......here are today's additions to the Christmas cozy mystery collection!

​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.

The Christmas sweater - another Christmas tradition to add to our Christmas cozy mystery book collection. Perfect festive reading!

It wouldn't be Christmas without Santa Claus, St Nikolas, or Father Christmas so we'd better add these cozy mystery books to our Christmas collection. 

​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.

Christmas would not be complete without a selection of nuts for the nibbling. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire and all that. So here we go with a nutty selection of cozy mystery books, just perfect for the festive season. 

​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.

More festive feel books for our Christmas cozy mystery collection, just in case you need more books to read. Counting down to the holidays!!

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

​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.

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!

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!  

Woop woop! Can you believe that it is the 1st of December already! That can only mean one thing....it is time to add the first of our books to this month's Cozy Mystery Christmas Collection, and today we shall be exploring books with a Christmas tree theme. 

​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. 

December is all about Christmas cozy mysteries and you can download all of the following books and previews for free on Prolifick Reads. This is a great way to try out books by other authors to see if they are your cup of tea. If you are an author, why not add your book to one of the future collections. There are even more Christmas cozy mystery themed books over in the Cozy Mystery Book Explorer private group on Facebook. 

What better way to celebrate National Gingerbread Cookie day, than with a cozy mystery book or two! Here is just a small collection of books and audiobooks for you, but if you want to see more cozy mysteries on offer, check out the Gingerbread Cookie Day Cozy Mystery Book board on Pinterest. If you love free cozy mystery books then check out the Thanksgiving collection here and the free books collection here.  

If you love audiobooks and Whispersync, then you can often add the audio version of the book for a hugely discounted price when you buy the Kindle book first. Usually around £2.99 instead of £20 or more. You can also get the book for free as part of an Audible subscription or 30 day free trial, so it's worth checking those out if you love audiobooks. 

There are lots of wonderful Christmas cozy mystery books coming out between now and Christmas 2018, most of which are available to pre-order if they aren't published already. Here is just a selection to add to your Christmas wish list. But don't worry, there will be plenty of free books to read for Christmas too, and you'll be able to get them from here in December. In the meantime, check out some of these Christmas covers on Pinterest. 

If you want the heads up on more cozy mystery book freebies, come and join us in the Cozy Mystery Book Explorer group on Facebook or sign up to my mailing list. ​