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- Kindle Unlimited is an Amazon subscription that grants access to over 2 million select titles.
- It includes newly released books, magazine subscriptions, and Audible narrations.
- The Kindle Unlimited titles include "The Hunger Games" and some Colleen Hoover books.
From Amazon First Reads to Audible, Amazon offers several subscription services for readers to discover great books. Kindle Unlimited is a monthly subscription that offers unlimited access to over 2 million digital titles including popular novels, new releases, magazine subscriptions, and more.
The best part is you can access Kindle Unlimited's books, magazines, and audiobooks on any device — you don't have to own a Kindle to read titles like "The Lord of the Rings" or Colleen Hoover's latest release. Instead, you can download them on your phone, tablet, or computer and access up to 20 titles at a time, as often as you'd like and for as long as you'd like while your subscription is active.
Kindle Unlimited is free for the first month and $9.99 per month after your free trial, but Amazon currently has a limited-time deal to get two months for $4.99.
The titles on Kindle Unlimited rotate occasionally, but readers can find everything from classics and bestsellers to little-known romances and new releases. Here are some of our favorite books that are available to read for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription right now.
The 18 best books available on Kindle Unlimited in 2022:
"Reminders of Him" by Colleen Hoover
Available on Kindle Unlimited, Amazon, and Bookshop, from $9.57
Colleen Hoover is known for her emotional reads and "Reminders of Him" is no different. In this contemporary romance, Kenna Rowan has just been released from her five-year prison sentence, desperate to reconnect with her four-year-old daughter but finds that nearly everyone has blocked her out of her daughter's life. One of the few people that's kind to her is Ledger Ward, the local bar owner, but as their connection grows, Kenna must find a way to absolve her past and create a new future for herself if she ever hopes to have a relationship with her daughter.
"Somebody's Daughter" by Ashley C. Ford
Available on Kindle Unlimited, Amazon, and Bookshop, from $12.69
"Somebody's Daughter," Ashley C. Ford's memoir, is a reflection of her childhood and relationship with her father, despite his incarceration and the mysterious-to-her reason he's in prison. This memoir is a search for love, the recollection of a complex childhood, and a coming-of-age story marked by more than once instance of tragedy.
"The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Available on Kindle Unlimited and Amazon, $24.99
This Kindle Unlimited pick is actually the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy compiled into one book for over 1,000 pages of classic fantasy reading. The story is centered around the One Ring, forged by the Dark Lord and filled with his powers so he might rule all the land. When the Ring ultimately falls into the hands of a young hobbit, he must journey across Middle-earth to destroy the Ring by throwing it into the Cracks of Doom.
"Twisted Love" by Ana Huang
Available on Kindle Unlimited, Amazon, and Bookshop, from $14.99
This erotic romance is a suspenseful "brother's best friend" story about Alex Volkov, whose best friend asks him to watch over his sister, Ava Chen, while he's gone. In this absence, Alex and Ava grow closer despite the pasts that still haunt them and the secrets that could destroy them both.
"Big Chicas Don't Cry" by Annette Chavez Macias
Available on Kindle Unlimited, Amazon, and Bookshop, from $10.99
15 years ago, cousins Mari, Erica, and Gracie were inseparable, slowly driven part by family divorce and distance. Now, each cousin is individually grappling with their lives when tragedy draws them together once again in this memorable family drama about love, loss, and forgiveness.
"In the Dream House" by Carmen Maria Machado
Available on Kindle Unlimited, Amazon, and Bookshop, from $12.39
Told through a series of different horror narrative tropes from "creature feature" to the classic haunted house, "In the Dream House" is a moving memoir about Carmen Maria Machado's experiences in an abusive same-sex relationship. Unique and memorable, this read is carefully paced, full of reflection, and loved for the ways it breaks the boundaries of conventional memoirs.
"Boyfriend Material" by Alexis Hall
Available on Kindle Unlimited, Amazon, and Bookshop, from $9.74
When Luc is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight because of his rockstar dad, he needs to clean up his public image with a nice, normal relationship. Oliver is the perfect candidate but aside from both being gay and single, the two have nothing in common. But as they embark on a fake public relationship, pretending to be head-over-heels gets easier and easier in this adorable romantic comedy.
"The Harry Potter Series" by J.K. Rowling
Available on Kindle Unlimited and Amazon, from $6.98
One of the biggest draws to Kindle Unlimited is the access to every book in the "Harry Potter" series. These young adult fantasy books follow Harry Potter, a young wizard who has been famous since infancy when a dark wizard tried to kill him but mysteriously fell from power instead. Harry finds out he is a wizard on his 11th birthday and sets off for Hogwarts, a magical school where his journey as a wizard truly begins.
"The Hunger Games" Series by Suzanne Collins
Available on Kindle Unlimited, Amazon, and Bookshop, from $6.89
"The Hunger Games" is a dystopian YA novel about Katniss Everdeen, who volunteers to take her sister's place in a highly broadcasted annual competition where 24 teenagers fight to the death in the hopes of winning riches for their homeland. The entire "Hunger Games" trilogy is available on Kindle Unlimited so you can read every nail-biting page without skipping a beat.
"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes
Available on Kindle Unlimited, Amazon, and Bookshop, from $15.99
One of the bestselling novels of all time and considered the first modern novel, this historical classic is about Don Quixote, who decided to pursue a knightly tale of his own after reading countless stories of chivalric romance. Accompanied by his humorous recruited squire, Sancho Panza, Don Quixote's imagination often leads him astray in this influential read.
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