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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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Cozy Mystery Christmas List Ideas
  | I have to confess that I've already treated myself to one of these as an early Christmas present! Mainly because there is a special reduced price right now and I need some help with my productivity whilst working from home, so I got one for £34.99 instead of £49.99. I've had it for two days and it is already a game changer. I'm especially enjoying one of the Blueprint skills called 'get me up.' Each morning at 5am Alexa wakes me up to the sound of bird song, and if I'm not up, Alexa keeps arguing with me until I do get up, which it turns out is a great way to start the day off laughing as Alexa comes up with some brilliant comebacks each time I tell her I'm not getting out of bed. It's also brilliant for listening to music (you can create free playlists on Amazon Music if you have a Prime subscription too, which I'm really enjoying), audiobooks, reading your Kindle books to you, and for scheduling all sorts of things like turning lights on and off at set times. I can't wait to play around with it a bit more, and my next addition is one of the buttons, which I plan to use so that Isla my dog can tap it to let me know when she needs to go outside for a pee. |
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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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Last Chance to Grab Your Cozy Mystery Day Limited Edition Enamel Pin
 | Production is about to begin on a very special, limited edition, cozy mystery day enamel pin. I'll be creating a new pin each year to celebrate #cozymysteryday and the order will be going in to designer Amy at Pin Head UK on Sunday 15th September. So if you want an enamel pin then you need to be quick. To get one, you need to become a Patreon patron for $1 for the month, if you don't want to stay as a patron, there is no obligation to do so, though of course it would be ace if you decided to stick around because it helps me to cover the costs of putting Free Book Friday together. FYI, patrons get all my books for free before anyone else, as well as my audiobooks and other swag. There are no extra costs involved and your pin will be posted to you as soon as I receive delivery from Amy in about 4-5 weeks time. |
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Featured Author Deal: P.D.Workman
 | Erin Price is a baker, not a sleuth. It's really not her fault that mysteries keep landing in her lap while she's trying to run Auntie Clem's Bakery and make a living from baking gluten-free and specialty goods. Sink your teeth into these sweet mysteries! This ebook includes the first three books in this 9-book series (with more to come): 1. Gluten-Free Murder 2. Dairy-Free Death 3. Allergen-Free Assignation Discounted Price of $0.99 until the 30th September. |
Cozy Mystery Christmas List Ideas
 | Hmmm, very intrigued by this one as it is labelled as a cozy mystery so I hope that it is and not just a book trying to sneak in under the cozy genre. But having watched the Graham Norton show on television and being a fan of mysteries set in Ireland, I'd definitely take a risk on this one and add it to my Christmas stocking. If you have read it already, then let me know what you thought. |
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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Cozy Mystery Christmas List Ideas
 | I absolutely LOVE this murder mystery series set in Australia with the wonderful amateur sleuth Miss Phryne Fisher. Even better is that you can watch the whole series free on Amazon using the Acorn 7 day free trial. If you want to get into the Christmas mood at any time of year, then I particularly recommend series 2, episode 12 'Murder Under the Mistletoe.' Watch out for the brand new Kickstarter crowdfunded movie which is due out very soon! Maybe gift your loved one some cinema tickets for when it comes out or keep an eye out for similar crowdfunding opportunities with loads of potential to get hands on and behind the scenes. Here are somes publishing and movie projects to give you a taste. |
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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Cozy Mystery Christmas List Ideas
 | I absolutely love this British cozy mystery television series and I can't wait for the third series to be made. Annoyingly I had the chance to work on the filming of both series in Stratford Upon Avon but was already working on another production and missed out. I did get to work with Joy Joyner who plays PI Lou on a different television series in the UK, called Ackley Bridge though. Anyways, you can watch it online on Amazon Prime (UK folks can watch on BBC Catchup for free). Perfect over the Christmas break if you need a pick me up, or you can buy the DVD and wrap it up as a gift for the cozy mystery fan. I'm not certain but I think Amazon Video subscribers get to watch this series for free, in which case you can likely use the free Amazon Video trial to get access. |
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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Cozy Mystery Christmas List Ideas
 | Beware! The sordid lives of plants behaving badly. A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. Amy Stewart, best-selling author of Flower Confidential, takes on over 200 of Mother Nature's most appalling creations in an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. Stewart renders a vivid portrait of evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, enlighten, and alarm even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers. |
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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Cozy Mystery Christmas List Ideas
 | I'm a big fan of Robin Steven's middle-grade mysteries, and The Guggenheim Mystery is definitely going to be on my Christmas list even if I am a grown up. I love her characters and settings from what I've read of her 'Murder Most Unladylike' series so I'd like to give this sequel to The London Eye Mystery a try. If you haven't read any of her books yet, then please do give them a try, no matter what age you are. Or gift them to a grandchild or read the books with the younger members of your family over Christmas, that way you can get them hooked on mysteries and start to steal ('borrow') books from their collections as they start to acquire copies for birthdays and Christmas:) |
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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Cozy Mystery Christmas List Ideas
| This week I've chosen to add two classics to my cozy mystery Christmas wish list because I think that any fan of the genre will enjoy the works of Agatha Christie. The Adventures of the Christmas Pudding because it's short enough to read over the holidays whilst everyone else is napping after their Christmas lunch, or in the bath whilst enjoying some escape from Christmas visitors. I've also added Agatha Christie's autobiography because I'd like to know more about what goes on in the mind of a mystery author. These two are sure to be books that you'll come back to year after year. |
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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On My Christmas Wish List
 | Next on my Christmas wish list as a fan of cozy mysteries would definitely be the board game Cluedo or Clue. Just what you need to play with visitors by the fire on Christmas Eve. One of my favourite games as a kid, and one I would love to play again once I'm in my forever home. I'm pretty sure that any cozy mystery fan would love to unwrap this on Christmas morning! |
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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Amazon Prime Day Deals: 15th and 16th July 2019
Amazon Prime Day is essentially a 48hr sale available to Amazon Prime members, a bit like Black Friday, but in July. It's worth keeping an eye out for deals on things you've been thinking about getting or have been saving up for as you are likely to get them for a discount (sometimes 50% off) over the 15th and 16th July. If you aren't a Prime Member, you can always use the 30 day free trial membership, that way you get your free shipping, movies, music, etc. If you have friends or family who are Prime members they can share their membership with you by adding you to their Amazon Household.
 | I don't know whether the Kindle Fire tablets will be on any special offers, but I bought my Kindle Fire 7 for my birthday in the Black Friday deals for about £20 (they are usually around £50) and I love it to bits. I use it when I'm away on the film set, when I'm travelling (to watch movies on BBC iPlayer), and at home to read ebooks on. You can read my original blog post here. |
Support Oceans Project
 | You may or may not already know that I'm the founder of an environmental and STEM education charity for young people aged 5-25 years who have been denied access to education because of things like poverty, war, natural disaster, gender or disability. The charity is called Oceans Project and is registered in the UK. It was started in 2010 when I met a group of incredibly talented refugees and IDP children in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, and was inspired by the BBC Oceans television series. |
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.
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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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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. |
July Blog Posts
Something to Watch for the Weekend
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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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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