Great Books on Kindle Unlimited


I've started and stalled on this blog post so many times since March when our kids' schools closed and life shifted into something that looked very different than how I'd expected it to look.

I'm writing something I didn't expect to write, feeling transparent some days, and resilient others. Teaching myself to knit, to savor small things, and to appreciate every opportunity for human contact, no matter how digital it currently is.

No one expected the way doing business has changed for any of us, and the generosity we've all seen from every sector - from medicine to the food and service industries, from deliveries to sanitation, from musicians to authors - everyone has given their time, energy, industry, and focus to helping all of us get through this crazy time.

I didn't read for a couple of weeks, but I've started to find my reading escapes again, and I am so grateful I signed up for kindle unlimited, just for the sheer volume of great books that are available at the press of a button. Anyone who signs up for KU during the month of April will get two months of unlimited KU reading for free before the monthly payments kick in, and you can cancel any time without penalty. If you're interested, here's a link to sign up: https://amzn.to/2za3taq You don't need a kindle device, just a phone or a computer to download the kindle app.

The entire Harry Potter series is there, The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit books are there, and recently some of my favorite authors have moved at least one of their series to KU so readers have something to escape into when the walls close in.


Penny Reid moved the entire collection of Smartypants Romance books into KU, and her whole Winston Brothers collection to KU (romantic comedy).


Both of my new releases - Code of Conduct and Code of Honor are there (romantic suspense with comedy), and I've put my whole Immortal Descendants series in kindle unlimited too (time travel fantasy).


Elizabeth Hunter is releasing her new paranormal women's fiction series directly into KU, and has put her contemporary romance series and Irin Chronicles in too.


My fellow time travel writer, Nathan Van Coops has his time travel series in KU, as well as a YA fantasy series with a strong heroine, and Amy Harmon, who writes everything from contemporary romance to historical fiction has several books/series in KU, including my favorite - The Bird and the Sword fantasies.

Those are just the easy recommendations, and most of them will only be in KU for the next three months. It's a way to say thank you to our readers, and we hope you will take advantage of all the free books at your fingertips as we stay home and save lives.

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