British Books for Sale on Prime Day

July 08, 2025

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This week, Amazon is holding their Prime Day sales - and that can be a great time to load up on books, especially e-books. Because there are SO many great British books on sale, we’ll be covering them over the 4 days of the sale (after which, we’ll get back to the typical 1-2 emails/week schedule).

If you’ve ever felt bad about a disappointing grade on a book report, take heart—Ian McEwan’s son once got a C+ on an essay about Enduring Love, even after getting help from the author himself. McEwan gave his son a full tutorial on his novel, but the teacher disagreed with his interpretation and marked it down. Proof that once a book leaves your hands, even the author doesn’t get the last word. Read the full interview HERE

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Sales for Readers on Prime Day

If you’ve ever thought about signing up for Audible (Amazon’s audiobook shop) or Kindle Unlimited (their all-you-can-read ebook borrowing membership), Prime Day is a great time to try - because both have extended free periods:

  • Kindle Unlimited - 3 months at $0.00, then it renews at $11.99/month until cancelled. You can borrow up to 20 books at one time, and some books also include the audio version, too. I like that because it makes it easy to switch from reading to listening, depending on what you’re doing.

  • Audible - Right now, they’re offering 3 months free (renews for $14.95/month if you don’t cancel). You can download the Audible app on your phone or tablet, and your membership gives you one premium/new release title each month, access to unlimited listens from a catalogue of thousands of audiobooks, and access to member-exclusive sales and discounts.

British eBooks on Sale: July 8th

As always, a short disclaimer on the sale listings - the overwhelming majority of our readers are US-based, so sale availability may vary outside of the US (it’s up to the publisher/author if they wish to coordinate sales internationally). Deals can disappear at any time, but all e-books were $2.99 or less at time of writing.

  • The Silent Killer by Trevor Wood - As a serial killer stalks Newcastle and one of his own lies dead, DCI Jack Parker hides his early onset dementia—risking his career, his family, and the case itself in a desperate race against time.

  • The Lighthouse Sisters by Gill Thompson - During the Nazi occupation of Jersey, sisters Alice and Jenny are torn apart by war—one forced to serve as a nurse for the enemy, the other drawn into the resistance—and decades later, memories of their courage, sacrifice, and the lighthouse that guided them home still echo through time.

  • Coming Home to the Highlands by Lisa Hobman - When fashion designer Liv MacBain is called back from New York to her family’s Scottish castle, she must choose between the life she’s built and the legacy she never expected to inherit—or find a way to have both.

  • Without Pride & Prejudice by Jennifer Peel - When modern-day Austen fan Monroe Wilde lands a dream role as Elizabeth Bennet at Pride and Prejudice Park—alongside her best friend, the Duke of Blackthorne—she doesn’t expect to fall into the actual story, risking not only her chance at love but the fate of literature’s most iconic romance.

  • Paris for One & Other Stories by Jojo Moyes - In Paris for One and Other Stories, a young woman left solo on a romantic getaway discovers independence and unexpected adventure in Paris—just one of the uplifting, heartwarming tales in this charming collection by Jojo Moyes.

  • The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins - On a remote Scottish island cut off from the mainland for half the day, a solitary woman’s quiet life unravels when a discovery in a London gallery draws fresh attention to a decades-old disappearance—and the haunting secrets of Eris begin to surface.

  • Death at a Scottish Wedding by Lucy Connelly - When a blizzard traps wedding guests inside a remote Scottish castle, American doctor and coroner Emilia McRoy must uncover the identity of a mysterious murder victim—and catch the killer before they strike again. Books 1-3 of this series are on sale.

  • The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iversen - In Victorian London, Harriet Hunt tends a magical, unruly garden hidden within her crumbling estate—but when her father vanishes and a dangerous marriage ensnares her in a sinister plot, she must harness the power of her enchanted plants to reclaim her freedom and uncover the truth.

  • The Plot by Kate Braithwaite - In 1678 London, as hysteria over a supposed Catholic plot grips England, loyal court insider Nathaniel Thompson risks his life, marriage, and reputation to expose a dangerous conspiracy—based on the true events of the Popish Plot.

  • The Devil’s Recruit by SG Maclean - Aberdeen, 1635: When a student vanishes after a brawl and a girl is found dead in the snow, teacher Alexander Seaton is drawn into a chilling mystery that entangles him with a shadowy figure from his past in this atmospheric historical thriller.

  • The Bone Trap by Tormod Cockburn - In this series opener set on Scotland’s Isle of Harris, disgraced archaeologist Gillan McArdle investigates a mysterious unicorn skull—only to uncover whispers of a deadly creature that may be far more real, and more dangerous, than legend suggests.

  • The Thousand Faces of Night by Jack Higgins - Fresh out of prison and on the run, Hugh Marlowe hides out in a quiet English village—but when his new community comes under threat, he must choose between disappearing again or standing and fighting.

A Few Print Book Deals…

For Prime Day, we’ve featured British-connected print books <$10.

  • The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett - Set in 12th-century England, a visionary monk, a gifted mason, and a determined noblewoman become entwined in a decades-long quest to build a magnificent cathedral—amid fierce rivalries, political upheaval, and the fight between church and crown.

  • The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams - Growing up in the shadow of the Oxford English Dictionary, Esme secretly collects discarded words—especially those reflecting women’s lives and voices—building her own dictionary as she comes of age during the suffrage movement and the lead-up to the Great War.

  • The Murders in Great Diddling by Katarina Bivald - When an explosion rocks the quiet English village of Great Diddling, struggling author Berit Gardner finds herself in the middle of a real-life mystery—and as the quirky locals turn tragedy into opportunity with a book and murder festival, an unforgettable new story begins to unfold.

  • The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell - Newly widowed and alone in her eerie Victorian estate, Elsie discovers a lifelike wooden figure hidden behind a locked door—one that uncannily resembles her and seems to move when no one is watching, stirring dark secrets and creeping dread in this chilling gothic tale.

“Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.”

Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness

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