The County Puzzle Books

A series of fun puzzle books celebrating different counties, regions, and cities of the UK.

Explore favourite locations and discover new ones with a range of puzzles including anagrams, word searches, crosswords, mazes, word puzzles, cryptograms, geography puzzles, and more.

The Hampshire Puzzle Book

The Hampshire Puzzle Book

The Yorkshire Book of Puzzles

The Yorkshire Book of Puzzles

The Cornwall Puzzle Book

The Cornwall Puzzle Book

The Dorset Puzzle Book

The Dorset Puzzle Book

The Manchester Puzzle Book

The Manchester Puzzle Book

The Bristol Puzzle Book

The Bristol Puzzle Book

The Cotswolds Puzzle Book

The Cotswolds Puzzle Book

The London Book of Puzzles

The London Book of Puzzles

The Devon Puzzle Book

The Devon Puzzle Book

The Cardiff Puzzle Book

The Cardiff Puzzle Book

The Somerset & Bath Puzzle Book

The Somerset & Bath Puzzle Book

About me

Hi, I’m Nick Frampton, writer and puzzle setter behind the County Puzzle Books and The Cardiff Christmas Club.

I was born in Devon, near Newton Abbot, and spent much of my childhood and early adulthood exploring the West Country. It’s an area I love, and whilst my puzzle book series has now expanded beyond the West Country, it was my passion for the Southwest that got me started.

As well as puzzle books, I’ve also written two novels, including The Cardiff Christmas Club – a feel-good festive romance set in the Welsh capital, where I lived for ten years.

Besides writing, I spend a lot of time working in the garden, walking, and attending festivals and events. I’m also overly fond of watching 90s/00s verbose American high school dramas.

Thanks for checking out my website, if you’d like to find out more about my books or service as a beta reader you can find me on social media or follow my Amazon author page.

The Cardiff Christmas Club

Cardiff Christmas Club

A feel-good festive romance set in the beautiful Welsh capital.

After Katy returns from travelling, everyone expects her to fall back into her old life, especially ex-boyfriend David. But coming home is hard and Katy seeks escape in the Cardiff Christmas Club.
There she meets handsome farmer Rhodri and Katy soon finds herself torn between the two men. But a love triangle isn’t Katy’s only challenge… when disaster strikes she needs everyone to pull together to keep Christmas special.

Available on Amazon as a paperback or ebook. Also included in Kindle Unlimited.

Other Titles

Discover my other books, all of which are available on Amazon.

The River

In a ruthless world where even being born comes at a price, Ryan finds sanctuary in The City; a protected haven guarded by soldiers and governed by a religious order devoted to the River.

Adam, 0352

In the future of the Heights the greatest sign of wealth is showing you can buy a man; bring him to his knees day after day and still have him return for more.

Beta reading & developmental advice

As a writer I understand how important it is to get detailed and constructive feedback on your manuscript.

I offer an affordable and comprehensive beta-reading service that includes developmental advice and a light-touch proofread.

This means I go beyond the usual beta-reading level of feedback and provide practical support to help you address issues like plot-holes and characterisation using my own experiences as a writer.

  • Nick Frampton is amazing. He is quick to pick up on a story and give regular updates and is great at catching all the little proofreading errors that we tend to miss as we get absorbed into our writing. His summary and overall view is an amazing breakdown of the story. He also has a great way of pointing out other ways to enhance the story without ever trying to change your words to be something you did not intend. He really is a great audience and beta reader for any author and I would recommend everyone use him.

    Joanna Smart
    Joanna Smart Life Under Wraps
  • Thank you very much for this extensive feedback…your attention to detail is laudable, especially by using examples to justify your points, which makes it all the more useful at my end. I am forever grateful for all your work. Whatever becomes of this book would not have been so without your input. Thank you.

    Caspar Wallersteiner
    Caspar Wallersteiner Bound by Blood – Part II
  • Nick is by far the best beta reader I've worked with! He provided detailed, useful notes on my manuscript that took into account every element of my story. He also gave helpful suggestions and ideas that will genuinely work with the theme and style of my book. I will definitely be recommending Nick's services to my fellow writers!

    Isabelle Sudron
    Isabelle Sudron Olive in the Heights
  • It was really wonderful! You managed to cover the exact areas that I was most concerned about in good detail and you gave me very useful feedback on my manuscript. Your suggestions were great and helped me improve my book. In addition to all this, you got back to me far sooner than I expected. I really appreciate your hard work to get this done within my cramped timeframe. I will definitely come back to you on future projects. As of now, you have been both the fastest to respond and the most intricate and detailed beta reader that I have worked with. I also appreciate your added help with tenses and grammar mistakes. You really went above and beyond what I had asked of you.

    Andy Nadir
    Andy Nadir Off the Grid (A War with no End)
  • Nick Frampton's beta reading was all that one could ask for. It was structured into sections concerning each aspect of the novel - pace, plot, language, you name it. His criticism is constructive and justified, and made me look at the text in a different light. His turnaround was quick and he was readily available for reader-writer dialogue. He also provided proofreading, which was complete and fair. I intend on using Nick again, and would definitely recommend him to those looking for an impeccable beta reader.

    Caspar Wallersteiner
    Caspar Wallersteiner Bound by Blood

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