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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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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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Oceans Project is unusual in that it doesn't accept donations, but is instead funded by royalties from my book sales, YouTube views, and paid talks, and part of this funding comes from money raised by people like me who do their Amazon shopping using the Amazon Smile link rather than the main Amazon link. The shopping experience is exactly the same, the only difference is that Oceans Project receives a donation from Amazon. You can raise funds for loads of other charities this way, so it's worth taking a look at the Amazon Smile page for your country's store. If you want to know more this is the Amazon Smile US page here, and this is the link for Amazon Smile UK (I don't think it is available in other countries yet?). If you would like to support Oceans Project the link for UK shoppers is here. Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free, but some are in Kindle Unlimited)
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 It's always nice to start the day with a bit of exciting news, and today that came as an email from ACX to inform me that my short read 'The Astronaut' is now available on Amazon, iTunes, and Audible. Narrated by the fabulous Taff Girdlestone who narrated my 'Baa'd to the Bone' cozy mystery, set in Wales. Anyway, you can go and have a listen for yourself now. If you don't already have Audible, then you can grab the audiobook for free as part of a free Audible trial, my lovely patrons receive gift codes to download the audiobook for free, and if you already have the ebook then you can it the audio on at a discounted rate via Amazon in your shopping cart. Plenty of options to choose from. Happy listening! Download The Astronaut:  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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Celebrate #cozymysteryday |
 | The 15th September (Agatha Christie's birthday) is our inaugural, worldwide, annual Cozy Mystery Day, a day for celebrating and sharing everything we love about cozy mystery books, films, and television programmes. Make sure that you follow the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media, and use it when you share any posts so that other folks can find your favourite things and recommendations. The day is all about having fun, and celebrating what we love best about cozies, so please do spread the word. |
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Something to Watch for the Weekend
Bonjourno! July is all about exploring holiday travel and vacation destinations, starting with our free to download holiday travel collection here. This week we have a couple more books for you, this time with an Italian flavour to them. Just click on the image to grab the free books. Oh, and don't forget to add the 15th September to your diary as our inaugural #cozymysteryday too. Happy reading. Ciao for now.
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Celebrate #cozymysteryday
The 15th September (Agatha Christie's birthday) is our inaugural, worldwide, annual Cozy Mystery Day, a day for celebrating and sharing everything we love about cozy mystery books, films, and television programmes. Make sure that you follow the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media, and use it when you share any posts so that other folks can find your favourite things and recommendations. The day is all about having fun, and celebrating what we love best about cozies, so please do spread the word.
I thought I would share with you, a little sneaky peek of my short read story The Astronaut, narrated by Taff Girdlestone. It isn't out yet but will be in a couple of weeks on Amazon, iTunes, Audible, and ACX. The story is about an astronaut called Joe, who is one of the main characters in my Caribbean cozy mystery 'Poisoned in Paradise'. Enjoy xx
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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Celebrate #cozymysteryday
The 15th September (Agatha Christie's birthday) is our inaugural, worldwide, annual Cozy Mystery Day, a day for celebrating and sharing everything we love about cozy mystery books, films, and television programmes. Make sure that you follow the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media, and use it when you share any posts so that other folks can find your favourite things and recommendations. The day is all about having fun, and celebrating what we love best about cozies, so please do spread the word.
June's 'First Book in a Series' Blog Posts
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June is all about celebrating the first book in a series. So why don't we take a look at some cozy mysteries that are just perfect for interior designers, real estate agents, home renovators, estate agents, and anyone looking for their dream home. Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too.
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 | When Bramblett County, Georgia's number one realtor, Lily Sprayberry, finds her cantankerous older client dead on the kitchen floor, she lands herself smack dab in the middle of a long-running property battle and a one-hundred-year-old rumor. Lily made a promise to sell Myrtle's land, even if Myrtle wasn't alive to sign the papers. But whoever wants that money is determined to keep the property from selling and will do whatever it takes to stop Lily from closing the deal. |
 | Haley Farrell is taking a chance on herself. After receiving her interior design certificate, she quits her job at the local furniture store and decides to open her own interior decorating business. But with all the advantages of her new career-meeting new people, and decorating new and old homes-comes a huge pitfall. Her new job allows her access into her clients' homes and their lives . . . but also their deaths. |
 | Melanie Turner has made quite a name for herself remodeling historic houses in the San Francisco Bay Area. But more than her reputation is on the line in the first novel in the New York Times bestselling Haunted Home Renovation Mystery series. |
 | Interior Decorator Madison Night might look like a throwback to the sixties, but as business owner and landlord, she proves that independent women can have it all. But when a killer targets women dressed in Madison’s signature style—estate sale vintage to play up her resemblance to fave actress Doris Day—what makes her unique might make her dead. |
 | Mitzy Neuhaus is the top selling Realtor in Portland, but even her office is dead in this economy. Foreclosed is the word no homeowner wants to hear and Mitzy is determined to save the incredible mansion on her street from that fate. But with the homeowner desperate to keep Mitzy away from his property and Alonzo, the dangerously hot rival investor trying to snatch it out from under her, Mitzy knows she has to work fast, or the economy won’t be the only thing dead… |
 | In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove in northern California, everyone knows the best man for the job is actually a woman—contractor Shannon Hammer. But while her home-renovation and repair business is booming, her love life needs work. On a blind date with real estate agent Jerry Saxton, Shannon has to whip out a pair of pliers to keep Jerry from getting too hands on. She's happy to put her rotten date behind her, but when Jerry’s found dead in a run-down Victorian home that she’s been hired to restore, the town’s attractive new police chief suspects that her threats may have laid the foundation for murder. |
 | Meet Stella O'Neil, retired FBI agent Oscar O'Neil's granddaughter. She's got a lot on her plate, trying to figure out her crazy, stubborn family, the hidden secrets that caused her grandfather's estrangement from her dad, and starting out as a realtor. Throw in a dead body found in what used to be the town's "royalty" family's manor, and she’s neck deep in a mystery. |
 | Interior decorator Laura Howard is receiving messages from her husband on her telephone answering machine. It’s his voice all right. But his ashes are in the urn on Laura’s fireplace mantel. . . Now wealthy from her husband’s life insurance benefits, Laura tries to put her life in order. She strains to keep her sense of humor and sanity as vandals destroy her car and burglars ransack her house. Is it the final straw when the new resident of the home she shared with her late husband is killed on the very designer tile Laura selected for the entryway? |
 | After Meg Barrett found her fiancé still had designs on his ex-wife, she decided it was time to refurbish her life. Leaving her glamorous job at a top home and garden magazine, she fled Manhattan for Montauk, only to find decorating can sometimes lead to detecting… In between scouring estate sales for her new interior design business, Cottages by the Sea, Meg visits the swanky East Hampton home of her old college roommate, Jillian Spenser. But instead of seeing how the other half lives—she learns how the other half dies. Jillian’s mother, known as the Queen Mother of the Hamptons, has been murdered. Someone has staged a coup. |
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More Interior Design, Home Renovation, and Real Estate Agent Cozy Mysteries to Explore
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How to Celebrate Your Favourite Cozies on #cozymysteryday
The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media.
There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
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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Free Kindle Books on Promotion this Week
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Free Books on Bookfunnel
Cozy Mysteries Free with Kindle Unlimited
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Audiobooks that you can Buy for a Discount when you get the Ebook
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Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free, but some are in Kindle Unlimited)
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Support Free Book Friday for $1 a Month and Get All My Books For Free
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Celebrate #cozymysteryday
The 15th September (Agatha Christie's birthday) is our inaugural, worldwide, annual Cozy Mystery Day, a day for celebrating and sharing everything we love about cozy mystery books, films, and television programmes. Make sure that you follow the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media, and use it when you share any posts so that other folks can find your favourite things and recommendations. The day is all about having fun, and celebrating what we love best about cozies, so please do spread the word.
June's 'First Book in a Series' Blog Posts
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Not only does the 15th June 2019 mark the one year anniversary of my moving into a guesthouse to pursue my dream of becoming a cozy mystery author, but June is all about celebrating the first book in a series. So why don't we take a look at some guesthouse, b&b, and hotel themed first in the series mysteries. Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too.
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 | Trading in Texas heat for Maine's tangy salt air, Natalie Barnes risked it all to buy the Gray Whale Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast on Cranberry Island. She adores whipping up buttery muffins and other rich breakfast treats for her guests until Bernard Katz checks in. The overbearing land developer plans to build a resort next door where an endangered colony of black-chinned terns is nesting. Worried about the birds, the inevitable transformation of the sleepy fishing community, and her livelihood, Natalie takes a public stand against the project. But the town board sides with Katz. Just when it seems like things can't get any worse, Natalie finds Katz dead. Now the police and much of the town think she's guilty. Can Natalie track down the true killer before she's hauled off to jail...or becomes the next victim? |
 | Amanda Graham inherited a rundown bed and breakfast, a starving cat, and some dead guy who’s buried in her garden! What should’ve been a simple remodeling project and a new business in a small Oregon beach town winds up with her uncle named as the number one murder suspect, a slew of odd neighbors and problematic townspeople, and Amanda wanting to just sit down and eat her weight in chocolate pie. |
 | An Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes - PennDutch Mysteries #1 This debut mystery introduces Magdalena Yoder, prim, proper, and persnickety proprietor of the PennDutch Inn, where guests luxuriate in the true “Amish experience,” (read: doing Magdalena's chores and paying top dollar for the opportunity!). When one of her more reclusive guests takes a tumble down the PennDutch's picturesquely steep staircase and breaks his neck, the timing couldn't be worse. It's the start of hunting season - and her inn is packed to capacity! |
 | It's the end of the summer and Prodigal Daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family's plantation-turned-bed-and-breakfast in Louisiana. The Crozats have an inn full of guests for the local food festival--elderly honeymooners, the Cajun Cuties, a mysterious stranger from Texas, a couple of hipster lovebirds, and a trio of Georgia frat boys. But when the elderly couple keels over dead within minutes of each other--one from very unnatural causes-- Maggie and the others suddenly become suspects in a murder. |
 | DEAD MAN FLOATING! Fiona Fleming is in so much trouble. Her recently inherited bed and breakfast might not actually be hers thanks to the underhanded misdealings of the local real estate bully. Despite her grandmother's last will and testament, Fee might be out of luck and on the street before she even gets settled. But when her new enemy floats belly up in her koi pond, she's the prime suspect in his murder! Can she uncover who the real killer is before the smoking hot new sheriff puts her behind bars instead of asking her out on a date? |
 | An amateur sleuth with a bed and breakfast, an unfriendly resident found dead, and a handsome detective who helps unravel the mystery in the cozy beach town of Sweetfern Harbor. Brenda Sheffield can’t believe her luck when she finds out that the family business, The Sheffield Bed and Breakfast, has been handed down to her upon the death of a relative. For too long, she’s been idle as an assistant to a PI – a new challenge is precisely what she needs. |
 | Suzie Allen gets a call to inform her that her estranged Uncle Harry has passed away and has unexpectedly left her Dune House, a beautiful house on the beach that was once a Bed and Breakfast. With her best friend, Mary, going through a messy divorce, the two decide to get away and go to the small town of Garber to see the house. |
 | Megan Bennet, owner of the Teaberry Farm B&B, turns amateur sleuth when a wedding guest is murdered. With the help of her friends, Megan untangles the clues to help solve the mystery. This mild cozy mystery series offers a clean read with a female amateur sleuth and friends in a small-town setting. |
 | To most people, Ally Wescott has an idyllic life. Engaged to a French banker, a quaint apartment in Greater London, an array of amazing friends and a family friend whose bakery she gets to spend her free time in, polishing her passion for making sweet treats. What could possibly go wrong? |
 | A sunken Spanish galleon brings eight treasure hunters—and murder—to quaint Seaside Cove. Bandit gold and sunken pirate ships. What could be better for the reputation of a quaint coastal California town like Seaside Cove? |
Audiobooks You Can Download for a Discount with Your Ebook
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More Guest House, B&B, and Hotel Cozy Mysteries to Explore
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How to Celebrate Your Favourite Cozies on #cozymysteryday
The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media.
There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
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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Free Kindle Books on Promotion this Week
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Free Books on Bookfunnel
Cozy Mysteries Free with Kindle Unlimited
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Audiobooks that you can Buy for a Discount when you get the Ebook
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Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free, but some are in Kindle Unlimited)
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Support Free Book Friday for $1 a Month and Get All My Books For Free
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Celebrate #cozymysteryday
The 15th September (Agatha Christie's birthday) is our inaugural, worldwide, annual Cozy Mystery Day, a day for celebrating and sharing everything we love about cozy mystery books, films, and television programmes. Make sure that you follow the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media, and use it when you share any posts so that other folks can find your favourite things and recommendations. The day is all about having fun, and celebrating what we love best about cozies, so please do spread the word.
This month is all about celebrating the first book in a series, and what better way to do this, than to explore some of the different themes and niches. Today's niche is LGBT-themed cozy mysteries, perfect for World Pride Month. Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too.
Every year, during the month of June, the LGBT community celebrates in a number of different ways. Across the globe, various events are held during this special month as a way of recognising the influence LGBT people have had around the world. Why was June chosen? Because it is when the Stonewall Riots took place, way back in 1969.
As well as being a month long celebration, Pride month is also an opportunity to peacefully protest and raise political awareness of current issues facing the community. Parades are a prominent feature of Pride month, and there are many street parties, community events, poetry readings, public speaking, street festivals and educational sessions all of which are covered by mainstream media and attracting millions of participants. Awarenessdays.com
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 | All grown up and graduated, Valor Tarquin Scott, son to Earl and Countess Scott, owns The Ginger’s Bread, a biscuit shop, in Grasmere in the Lake District. The love of his life, Bishan Tamboli, has turned his music studies into a successful career playing with the London Symphony Orchestra. It’s a perfect life with their cat, spending evenings watching Poirot on the television. |
 | Clare Cosi used to manage New York City’s historic Village Blend coffeehouse, until she opted for quieter pastures and a more suburban life. But after ten years away she’s back in action and back to the grind, serving up steaming hot caffeine one cup at a time. With a sprawling rent-free apartment directly above the coffeehouse, her cat Java by her side, and plenty of redecorating ideas, Clare is thrilled to return to work—until she discovers the assistant manager dead in the back of the store, coffee grounds strewn everywhere. |
 | Tyler can't inherit unless he gets married . . . and when Glen proposes, hijinks ensue. Follow the guys on their world-spanning adventure as they defeat mobsters, an evil step-mother, a rakish brother-in-law and pirates. No, really -- pirates! Plus there's an underground super-base. And hockey. Come for the romance, stay for the hockey. |
 | Amateur sleuth, Simon Kirby-Jones is looking forward to settling into his new home in the quaint British village of Snupperton—despite a few potential challenges. Not only is Simon an American, but he’s also a gay vampire who controls his vampiric urges and sun sensitivity with an effective medication. Delighted to be in the cozy English village of his dreams, he’s eager to make Snupperton his home, and joins the fundraising committee of the local church. But at the first meeting, an argument breaks out between the town matriarch Lady Prunella Blitherington, and the nosy village postmaster, Abigail Winterton. When Abigail is found murdered the next day, Simon determines to reveal the murderer in town-- and in the process discovers all the delightfully sordid secrets of Snupperton! |
 | Schoolteacher Adam Matthews just wants to help select a new headteacher and go home. The governors at Lindenshaw St Crispin’s have already failed miserably at finding the right candidate, so it’s make or break this second time round. But when one of the applicants is found strangled in the school, what should have been a straightforward decision turns tempestuous as a flash flood in their small English village. Inspector Robin Bright isn’t thrilled to be back at St. Crispin’s. Memories of his days there are foul enough without tossing in a complicated murder case. And that handsome young teacher has him reminding himself not to fraternize with a witness. But it’s not long before Robin is relying on Adam for more than just his testimony. |
 | Shay O'Hanlon is the co-owner of the hip, quirky Rabbit Hole, a popular coffee shop in Uptown Minneapolis. Police detective JT Bordeaux and her partner show up at the Hole in search of Shay's best friend, Coop – a chain-smoking, vegetarian tree hugger – who's wanted for questioning in connection with the bludgeoning death of his less-than-respectable boss, Stanley "Kinky" Anderson. Coop's prints are all over the murder weapon – an over-sized, bronzed bingo marker – and the cops have themselves a prime suspect. |
Audiobooks You Can Download for a Discount with Your Ebook
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More LGBT Cozies to Explore
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How to Celebrate LGBT Cozies on #cozymysteryday
The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media.
There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
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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Free Kindle Books on Promotion this Week
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Free Books on Bookfunnel
Cozy Mysteries Free with Kindle Unlimited
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Audiobooks that you can Buy for a Discount when you get the Ebook
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Brand New 'Hot New' Release Books (These are NOT free, but some are in Kindle Unlimited)
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Support Free Book Friday for $1 a Month and Get All My Books For Free
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Celebrate #cozymysteryday
The 15th September (Agatha Christie's birthday) is our inaugural, worldwide, annual Cozy Mystery Day, a day for celebrating and sharing everything we love about cozy mystery books, films, and television programmes. Make sure that you follow the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media, and use it when you share any posts so that other folks can find your favourite things and recommendations. The day is all about having fun, and celebrating what we love best about cozies, so please do spread the word.
This month is all about celebrating the first book in a series, and what better way to do this, than to explore some of the different themes and niches. Today's niche is Scotland Yard cozy mysteries - yep, apparently Scotland Yard is a popular thing, especially in British cozies. Who knew! Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too.
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), the territorial police force responsible for policing all but the inner core of London.
The name derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place, which had a rear entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard.[1] The Scotland Yard entrance became the public entrance to the police station, and over time the street and the Metropolitan Police became synonymous. Wikipedia
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 | This charming series of Victorian murder mysteries features mild-mannered Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard and, more importantly, Mrs Jeffries, his housekeeper. A policeman's widow herself, her quick wits allow her to nudge the Inspector in the right direction to solve the crime. When a doctor is discovered dead in his own office, Mrs Jeffries is on the look-out for a prescription for murder, determined to discover the culprit, despite how her employer feels about interviewing suspects . . . "He hated questioning people. He could never tell whether or not someone was actually lying to him, and he knew, shocking as it was, that there were some people who lied to the police on a regular basis." |
 | When Miss Seeton walks out after a performance of Carmen and witnesses a real-life stabbing, all she can recall is a shadowy figure. But how could she have guessed that her latest artistic endeavour is a picture-perfect portrait of the killer? Her sketch puts her in a perilous position, for back at her recently inherited cottage in Plummergen village, she’s fated to be a sitting duck . . . for murder most foul! Meet Miss Emily D. Seeton: this retired art teacher steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and the most lovable and unlikely master of detection. |
 | A delightful English cozy series begins in August 1924. Lady Adelaide Compton has recently (and satisfactorily) interred her husband, Major Rupert Charles Cressleigh Compton, hero of the Somme, in the family vault in the village churchyard. ...Enter Inspector Devenand Hunter from the Yard, an Anglo-Indian who is not going to let some barmy society beauty witnessed talking to herself derail his investigation. Something very peculiar is afoot at Compton Court and he's going to get to the bottom of it - or go as mad as its mistress trying. |
 | Between a Ghost and a Spooky Place is the first installment in the new Ghosts of London series of humorous ghost mysteries, featuring Harry McCabre, who is the cousin of Alice Whitehouse (The Mysteries of Bell & Whitehouse). The stories are set in London, and revolve around Harry, her new best friend Jarrett Zephyr-Thornton III (an eccentric billionaire’s son) and stalwart Inspector Darian Watley of Scotland Yard. In the first book Harry is recruited by the Wraith Wranglers, a group of ghost hunters, and future books will feature her, Jarrett, and Darian in a series of fun and exhilarating ghost adventures. |
 | Anthony Hetheridge, ninth Baron of Wellegrave, Chief Superintendent for New Scotland Yard, never married, no children, no pets, no hobbies, and not even an interesting vice, will turn sixty in three weeks. With the exception of his chosen career, too sordid for his blue-blooded family to condone, his life has been safe and predictable. But then he meets Detective Sergeant Kate Wakefield – beautiful, willful, and nearly half his age. When Hetheridge saves the outspoken, impetuous young detective from getting the sack, siding with her against Scotland Yard’s powerful male hierarchy, his cold, elegantly balanced world spins out of control. Summoned to London’s fashionable Belgravia to investigate the brutal murder of a financier, Hetheridge must catch the killer while coping with his growing attraction to Kate, the reappearance of an old flame, and the secret that emerges from his own past. |
 | Talented London milliner Emily Gates creates amazing hats for Society ladies, but to collect from those who don’t pay her bill, she burglarizes their homes. She needs every penny to send her deaf brother to school. Late one night, she sneaks in to find Lord Kaldaire badly injured in his study. Unwilling to abandon him, she calls for help. When Kaldaire dies without revealing who attacked him, his widow agrees to keep Emily’s secrets ― if Emily will help find her husband’s killer. A bigger danger is a Scotland Yard inspector who threatens to arrest Emily — unless she spies on her father’s family of swindlers and conmen. Worst of all are the attacks from an unknown assailant. What will Emily face first, jail or death? |
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How to Celebrate Scotland Yard Cozies on #cozymysteryday
The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media.
There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
This month is all about celebrating the first book in a series, and what better way to do this, than to explore some of the different themes and niches. Today's niche is corgi-themed cozy mysteries, just the kind of book that any dog lover would enjoy, perhaps even the Queen of England herself!. Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too.
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 | Winifred Page and her corgi, Watson, move to Estes Park to hit the Reset button on life. Fred is about to open her dream bookshop, and the only challenges she anticipates are adjusting to small-town life, tourists, and living close to her loveable mother, Phyllis, and hippy stepfather, Barry. When Fred steps into her soon-to-be-bookshop for the first time, she expects dust bunnies and spiders… not the dead body in the upstairs kitchen. The local police have an easy suspect—Barry. |
 | When a shocking murder shatters the tranquility of a sleepy Oregon town, and a priceless sculpture turns up missing, all fingers soon start pointing at new resident Zack Anderson. Armed with a determination to clear his name, Zack sets out to solve the case with the help of a feisty canine companion with an uncanny ability to sniff out clues. With evidence mounting against him, can Zack identify the killer and locate the missing sculpture before he ends up in the doghouse? |
 | After the death of her husband, Claire Rollins moves to Boston, Massachusetts to start a new life. After living in the city for a year and working in a chocolate shop, she begins to develop some "special" skills and when she and a friend just miss getting shot while walking along a city street at night, she taps her new abilities to try to solve the mystery that is swirling around her. This story has some mild paranormal elements. |
 | The Enchanted Garden behind Elliana Allbright’s perfume shop draws people of all ages with its fragrant flowers and lush greenery. But when the magical serenity is interrupted, it’s up to Ellie to sniff out a killer. Ellie’s life has blossomed in Poppyville, California, since she opened Scents & Nonsense, a custom-made-perfume store. Her skills with aromas and botanical essences—some from her very own garden—seem almost…supernatural. Her perfumes can evoke emotions, bring about change, or simply make people happy. Customers are flocking to the store to buy her wares or just to sit in her beautiful garden, sip tea and enjoy homemade cookies. |
 | Jennifer Brooks normally leads a quiet life. A Mental Health Administrator during the week, a breeder and exhibitor of champion Cardigan Welsh Corgis on her own time, and member of the board of directors of her national club. Her quiet life is turned upside-down when the club treasurer dies in an accident and the husband asks Jen to take charge of their dogs and his wife’s records. She turns the treasury records over to another board member, but someone wants something else. First the treasurer’s house is burgled, then Jen’s. There’s an attempted break-in at her office, followed by a series of disturbing phone calls. |
 | When amateur sleuth Sabrina Daley discovers that a local hypnotherapist is giving illegal mind-altering pills to his patients, she becomes desperate to uncover his true intentions. Unfortunately, before she has the chance to confront him, the hypnotherapist is found dead. But who murdered him? Was it one of his patients? His bitter spouse? His assistant? Or is something more nefarious going on in Sabrina's once-idyllic small town of Treasure Cove? |
 | Food blogger Gia Rizzo has a lot on her plate - double bacon cheeseburger not included. With her sweet corgi by her side, all she ever wants is a fresh start in the quaint town of Greenville. But when a blonde is murdered at a local burger joint, Gia must sacrifice savory blog posts to prove a handsome guy from her past is innocent. Or as the son to an infamous murderer, is Tony Santino actually to blame? Things really heat up when the killer sets his sights on Gia. Find out what gets dished up in the first of the Curvy Soul Mysteries, which is sure to tantalize your tastebuds as well as your inner sleuth. |
Audiobooks You Can Download for a Discount with Your Ebook
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More Corgi Cozies to Explore
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How to Celebrate Corgi Cozies on #cozymysteryday
The 15th September 2019 (Agatha Christie's birthday) marks our inaugural #cozymysteryday celebration. This is an annual, worldwide event to share your favourite cozy mystery books, movies, and television series with the world, using the hashtag #cozymysteryday on social media.
If you are a corgi lover, then why not share our celebration day with fellow corgi fans in any way you like. Perhaps an interview on the radio or with your local newspaper? At a dog show with books on your stand. Or share your corgi photos on Instagram and use the hashtag #cozymysteryday to help raise awareness of the corgi mysteries. There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
If you are a corgi lover, then why not share our celebration day with fellow corgi fans in any way you like. Perhaps an interview on the radio or with your local newspaper? At a dog show with books on your stand. Or share your corgi photos on Instagram and use the hashtag #cozymysteryday to help raise awareness of the corgi mysteries. There are loads of fun things you can do to mark the day, the most important thing is to have fun and get people talking about how fab cozy mysteries are.
This month is all about celebrating the first book in a series, and what better way to do this, than to explore some of the different themes and niches. Today's niche is the legal and law themed cozy mystery, which sounds to me, like just the kind of book that an aspiring lawyer might enjoy, or a lawyer whose had a tough day in the courtroom. Don't forget to download this collection of free 'first in series' books too.
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