Amazon Prime
If you have an Amazon Prime account, you can borrow up to 10 books for free at a time. The lending library is limited to just 1,000 books, so check often to see what is available as the status of e-books changes. Currently, these romance novels published from the 1970s to 2000 are free to borrow (original cover edition followed by Amazon image/link):
CAPTIVE INNOCENCE by FERN MICHAELS
HEART OF STONE by DIANA PALMER (retitled LONG, TALL TEXANS: BOONE)
THE MACKINNON’S BRIDE by TANYA ANNE CROSBY
THE PRIDE OF LIONS by MARSHA CANHAM
Kindle Unlimited
If you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited, no doubt you already take advantage of the many books you can read for a fixed monthly fee. These old school romances are available to read on KU (original cover edition followed by Amazon image/link):
EMBRACE AND CONQUER by JENNIFER BLAKE
FIERCE EDEN by JENNIFER BLAKE
MIDNIGHT WALTZ by JENNIFER BLAKE
ROYAL PASSION by JENNIFER BLAKE
ROYAL SEDUCTION by JENNIFER BLAKE
SPANISH SERENADE by JENNIFER BLAKE
THE STORM AND THE SPLENDOR by JENNIFER BLAKE
SWEET PIRACY by JENNIFER BLAKE (aka PATRICIA MAXWELL)
LAVENDER LIES by CONSTANCE O’BANYON
PASSION’S WICKED TORMENT by MELISSA HEPBURNE
I really love the painted covers for older romance novels – it gives them a timeless look 🙂
I cannot agree enough! Nothing beats a painted cover and you can see the contrast in the images above. Some digital artists are fabulous in their field like Alan Ayers, Doreen Minuto, Jon Paul, and Victor Gadino. But many other new covers are stock images, recycled images or contain poor photo-shopping. These aren’t so bad, but the older covers had an artistic flair for romance.