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PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading.
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When I was about 4 years old, my dad got a new job, selling greenhouses for Capability Brown at Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown. This meant a big move from the Royal County of Berkshire to the south coast county of Dorset, right before I started at school for the first time. There were lots of nice things about the move, firstly we would have a little garden, surrounded by what was called 'the common' - ideal for a tomboy like me to find baby adders and catch lizards. Secondly, as I grew up I learnt a lot about the ground that our housing estate was built on, and it turned out that there were tunnels used by smugglers as well as a druid burial site, and an old gallows. But best of all, was that we started to go to the seaside on really hot days after school and if we were really lucky then on a weekend or on school holidays. One of my favourite places by the sea was Kimmeridge Bay and to me it was heaven, full of mysteries to be solved and nooks and crannies to be explored. It was the ideal place for making up stories and imagining what life must have been like in other times - important for an only child like me at the time, because I needed to keep myself entertained and not be too bothersome around grownups. Kimmeridge Bay was the best playground you could want as a child (and as an adult). The cliffs were made from black shale that would collapse in heaps throughout the day to reveal fossils of dinosaurs, and the large rock pools would get warmed by the sun so were never too cold to swim in. Sometimes, we'd have a barbecue and I'd set fire to the oily rocks. Further along the coast there was actually a cliff that would spontaneously catch fire, owing to the high content of 'fossil fuels' within. Just around the headland was an army range, and if I wandered off when the red flags were flying then I might just catch sight of a tank firing. That was where the best rock pools were, and where you could find the biggest crabs and brightly coloured fish and better still, where there were no other people to interrupt your thoughts. Close by the cliff top there was an old World War II pill box made of concrete that always smelt like wee, and right on the top of the cliff, was an abandoned tower looking as if it might just drop into the sea at any moment. I'm always at my happiest when I'm at the seaside in Britain, and that is why I just LOVE cozy mystery books set by the sea, because it brings back a sense of nostalgia. I'd love to know what your earliest memories are of the seaside, and if you have any favourite beaches in the world.
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I just love London. In fact, I was lucky enough to live in London for quite a few years, right before I went to work on a childhood research project in Tamil Nadu, India. You see, I used to work at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Queen Square (you might know it from the TV series 'The Brain Hospital'), and during that time I lived in an apartment right by the Thames Barrier, before moving to the more village-feel of Muswell Hill and Highgate. It was an incredibly exciting time in my life, not just because I found myself working alongside the people whose theories I had studied as part of my earlier degrees, but because I was on the cutting edge of developments and treatments for conditions linked to forensic and developmental neuropsychology -. from phantom limb pain, to autism, acquired brain injury, migraines, parapsychology, and synesthesia. I was at the height of my career, had a beautiful flat, an amazing Italian restaurant right across the road, and for the first time in my life, I had started to get the opportunity to travel to other countries as part of my work. I'd really only been on school trips to France and Germany before then. Admittedly I had to wear a suit to work everyday (not nice on the hot underground in summer), and I worked long hours, with a lot of stress, but it was a time for discovering more about the world at large, and about people and cultures.  One of my favourite rooms at the British Museum in London, England. One of the most incredible things about my work, was that the British Museum was right around the corner from the hospital, which was perfect for grabbing a coffee and sitting and watching people during my break. More importantly, I got to sit in on some forensic archaeology (and anthropology) sessions, including scans of the Egyptian mummies, to learn more about public health diseases and what life might have been like for them. What did they eat, what diseases or injuries did they have, and why did they die? Were they perhaps murdered or injured in battle? I even spent time in an MRI scanner as a volunteer, to learn about my own brain, and see what happened to it when I tried to learn new skills, like learning a new language, or when seeing different images or photos. I attended radiology rounds, found patients for case demonstrations, looked through hundred year old archives, worked on my own research, and attended as many brain dissections as I could. Whatever opportunity I spotted, I grabbed it with both hands! My brain and senses were hungry for knowledge and everywhere around me were things that intrigued me, like museums and architecture, and streets to walk along. In my free time, I joined the Royal Geographical Society in South Kensington and attended as many of the lectures as I could, hanging out with some great explorers and personalities at the 'Explorer's Bar', like Michael Palin, Stephen Fry, and Douglas Adams, eventually becoming a 'Fellow' myself. I soaked up every tale I could and I must have asked each guest at the RGS a hundred questions about their adventures. I was fascinated! Just to be in an old building, surrounded by so much history was inspiring. A pocket watch that had belonged to Ernest Shackleton, or a painted portrait on the wall of an early pioneer, hundreds of years old. I stared at every object for hours, sat in the map room, and read through original travel journals, wondering what stories those items held if only they could talk. Little did I know that one day all of these little experiences would somehow find their way out into my own cozy mystery books!! London is certainly a place to become inspired to write.
No wonder there are so many cozies set in London, and I just know that you will find at least one new book to read from the collection below. Don't forget to add any more books you've enjoyed, in the comments section too.
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PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading.
Free Kindle Books on Promotion this Week
Free Books that are not on Amazon    Cozy Mysteries Free with Kindle Unlimited
Kindle Countdown Deal: Grab My Book for $0.99 Before Sunday
Audiobooks that you can Buy for a Discount when you get the Ebook
Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free, but some are in Kindle Unlimited)
Become a Patron for $1 a Month and Get All My Books Before Anyone Else
PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading.
Free Kindle Books on Promotion this Week
Free Books that are not on Amazon
Cozy Mysteries Free with Kindle Unlimited
A New Book You Might Like to Try
Audiobooks that you can Buy for a Discount when you get the Ebook
Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free, but some are in Kindle Unlimited)
Become a Patron for $1 a Month and Get All my Books Before Anyone Else
If you would like to support Free Book Friday, then why not become a patron for $1 a month, and in return I will send you every single book I ever release, BEFORE it gets published on Amazon. You'll also receive first dibs on any free audiobook codes, signed print book copies, and cozy mystery swag.
Better still, you'll be able to download the ebook as an EPUB, MOBI, or PDF file - ideal for readers who don't have access to Kindle books or Amazon. I usually sell my ebooks for $2.99-$4.99 each on Amazon so that's a huge saving on books, because you'll be getting up to 4 books a month for just $1! This is because the Patreon platform allows me to keep most of that $1, compared to Amazon where I might receive just 5p per book. This means I can earn more money per book (keeping costs low for readers) and since this helps towards the cost of book covers, editing, and purchase of ISBNs each book, you get higher quality books, and more frequently.
PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading.
Free Kindle Books on Promotion this Week
Free Books that are not on Amazon
Cozy Mysteries Free with Kindle Unlimited
Don't Have Access to Amazon or Kindle, But Want Access to My Books?
Audiobooks that you can Buy for a Discount when you get the Ebook
Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free, but some are in Kindle Unlimited)
PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading.
Free Kindle Books on Promotion this Week
Free Books that are not on Amazon
Cozy Mysteries Free with Kindle Unlimited
Don't Have Access to Amazon or Kindle, But Want Access to My Books?
Audiobooks that you can Buy for a Discount when you get the Ebook
Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free, but some are in Kindle Unlimited)
PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading.
Free Kindle Books on Promotion this Week
Cozy Mysteries Free with Kindle Unlimited
Free Books that are not on Amazon
Don't Have Access to Amazon or Kindle, But Want Access to My Books?
Suggestions for Easter Cozy Mystery Books (Not Free)
Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free, but some are in Kindle Unlimited)
Audiobooks that you can Buy for a Discount when you get the Ebook
How to Read my Books for Free on Kindle Unlimited
Because who doesn't love a bargain, right! I get paid for every single page that you read, and that means more money that I can invest in new books for you guys to enjoy! Everyone wins!
??? STEP 1 Download the FREE Kindle app to your phone, ebook reader, tablet, computer, laptop, or smartwatch. STEP 2 Sign up for the FREE 30-day KINDLE UNLIMITED trial (don't forget to cancel before the end of the 30 days if you decide you don't want to keep it). ??? STEP 3 Now you can 'borrow' millions of fiction and non-fiction books, magazines, and audiobooks, including ALL of my books. Read them to your heart's content, and I get paid at the same time! ??? STEP 4 Book a duvet day, grab a cuppa, and relax with up to ten books at a time. Plenty to make those long commutes and holidays even more relaxing. ??? STEP 5 Follow my Amazon author page and you'll get a nudge from Amazon each time I put out a new book for you to grab for free on your Kindle Unlimited app.
Don't forget to leave me a review. This will help other readers to find my books and will support me as a writer to write more books in the future.
PLEASE NOTE: Whilst I do my best to make sure that all of the cozy mysteries included are free to download at time of writing, they do sometimes revert back to their regular price as the promo period ends. I have zero control over this, the authors themselves set the price promos, each author lives in a different time zone and even then, glitches with technology, etc can mean that the book is no longer on offer. Make sure that you double check the price before downloading.
Free Kindle Books on Promotion this Week
Grab My Books for Free 12th-16th April 2019
Free Books that are not on Amazon
Don't Have Access to Amazon or Kindle, But Want Access to My Books?
A huge thank you to everyone who has messaged me these past few months, to ask for an alternative way of downloading my books. Since I'm exclusive to Amazon, I'm not able to make my books available elsewhere, or to make them permanently free, but I have come up with what I hope will be a solution for everyone.
For a nominal amount of $1 a month, you can become a patron and get my books via a platform called Patreon. I'm aiming to release one new book per week since I'm always writing, and I'm going to make my books available to Patreon members BEFORE my books are published on Amazon (so that I'm not breaking my exclusivity contract with Amazon). I know it won't be the same as getting my books for free, but I hope that $0.25 isn't a deal breaker for you - I still need to pay editors, cover designers, buy ISBNs, and keep a roof over my head! I usually sell my books on Amazon for between $2.99 and $4.99 per book, so this is a huge reduction, as you'll be getting 4 new books (on average) per month for $1 TOTAL. Starting with my Easter themed cozy mystery 'On Burrowed Time', and the second book the week after will be my paranormal cozy 'The Great British Stake Off'. Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free)
Audiobooks that you can Buy for a Discount when you get the Ebook
How to Read my Books for Free on Kindle Unlimited
Because who doesn't love a bargain, right! I get paid for every single page that you read, and that means more money that I can invest in new books for you guys to enjoy! Everyone wins!
??? STEP 1 ??? Download the FREE Kindle app to your phone, ebook reader, tablet, computer, laptop, or smartwatch. STEP 2 ??? Sign up for the FREE 30-day KINDLE UNLIMITED trial (don't forget to cancel before the end of the 30 days if you decide you don't want to keep it). ??? STEP 3 ??? Now you can 'borrow' millions of fiction and non-fiction books, magazines, and audiobooks, including ALL of my books. Read them to your heart's content, and I get paid at the same time! ??? STEP 4 ??? Book a duvet day, grab a cuppa, and relax with up to ten books at a time. Plenty to make those long commutes and holidays even more relaxing. ??? STEP 5 ??? Follow my Amazon author page and you'll get a nudge from Amazon each time I put out a new book for you to grab for free on your Kindle Unlimited app.
Don't forget to leave me a review. This will help other readers to find my books and will support me as a writer to write more books in the future.
I don't know about you, but I always look forward to the springtime and Easter season. I mean, what's not to like? The weather starts to warm up, the sun shines as you work in the garden tending the new shoots, the clocks go forward an hour (at least if you are in Britain), and you have the perfect excuse to stuff your face full of chocolate. Not to mention the lashings on butter on your freshly baked hot cross buns! So, in honour of Easter and all things springtime, I thought I would put together a little collection of books to get you in the holiday mood. Hare you go...
Easter Audiobooks
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