Here’s a roundup of 10 free highly-rated Kindle ebooks for your weekend. All these books have really good reviews and are very popular.
Owning a Kindle is not required to read them; you can use a Kindle reading app for iPad, iPhone, and Android devices, or use a computer or web browser.
The free ebooks listed below are free as of May 16th, 2015. Please note that most of these titles are free for a limited-time only and could expire at anytime. Make sure to double-check that they are still free before hitting the buy button.
A good place to find more free Kindle books is on the free bestsellers list at Amazon.
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First lets start with the current Kindle book deals ongoing at Amazon.
Kindle Book Deals
50 Kindle Book Deals for $2 Each – Ends June 1st
30 Kids’ Books, $1 Each – Ends June 1st
100 Kindle Romances for $1.99 or Less – Ends May 18th
Select 10 Top Rated Kindle Books for $2.99 each – Ends June 1st
Up to 85% Off Mysteries & Thrillers – Ends May 19
Up to 85% Off Literature & Fiction – Ends May 19
Up to 85% Off Romance Books – Ends May 19
Up to 85% Off Science Fiction & Fantasy – Ends May 19
10 Free Kindle eBooks
Submerged (Alaskan Courage Book #1) by Dani Pettrey
Mystery & Suspense, 4.6 stars, 750 reviews
A sabotaged plane. Two dead deep-water divers. One single clue. Bailey Craig vowed never to set foot in Yancey, Alaska, again. She has a past, and a reputation–and Yancey’s a town that doesn’t forget. She’s returned only to bury a loved one killed in the plane crash, but then dark evidence emerges and Bailey’s own expertise becomes invaluable for the case. Cole McKenna can face dangerous rescue dives. He can face the fear a murderer may be threatening his town. But facing the reality of Bailey’s reappearance is a tougher challenge. She broke his heart…but doesn’t seem to be the same girl who left Yancey ten years ago. And he’s not the same guy she left behind….
The Woodlands (The Woodlands Series Book 1) by Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Dystopian, 4.3 stars, 354 reviews
Rosa never thought she’d make it to sixteen… When being unique puts you in danger and speaking your mind can be punishable by death, you might find yourself fighting to survive. Sixteen-year-old Rosa lives in one of the eight enclosed cities of The Woodlands. Where the lone survivors of a devastating race war have settled in the Russian wilderness because it’s the only scrap of land left habitable on the planet. In these circular cities, everyone must abide by the law or face harsh punishment. Rosa’s inability to conform and obey the rules brands her a leper and no one wants to be within two feet of her, until she meets Joseph. He’s blonde, fair-skinned, green-eyed, and the laid-back complete opposite of Rosa. She’s never met anyone quite like him, and she knows that spells danger. …
Too Quiet In Brooklyn (A Fina Fitzgibbons Brooklyn Mystery Book 1) by Susan Russo Anderson
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 4.3 stars, 223 reviews
Abandoned by her father and mourning the sudden loss of her mother, twenty-two-year-old Fina Fitzgibbons eeks out a living by establishing a cleaning service in Brooklyn called Lucy’s. But when she finds a body on a busy sidewalk in the heart of the Heights, she dusts off her PI license and begins searching for the killer, only to discover that the strangled woman’s four-year-old grandson is missing. A desperate hunt begins for the kidnapped child. During the chase, Fina resists falling in love with her boyfriend, Denny, an NYPD patrol officer, steps on the toes of Detective First Grade Jane Templeton, and uncovers secrets about her mother’s death.
Pineapple Lies: Pineapple Port Romantic Comedy / Mystery: Book One by Amy Vansant
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 5.0 stars, 24 reviews
Growing up in one of Florida’s fifty-five plus communities, Charlotte never expected life to be wild. Golf cart racing with her surrogate mothers Mariska and Darla was about as nutty as life got…until she found the hot pawnbroker’s mom buried in her backyard. Talk about making a lousy first impression. Armed with nothing but her wits, Pineapple Port’s questionable cast of characters and a growing crush, Charlotte is determined to solve the mystery of Declan’s mother’s murder. Hey, at least this guy’s skeletons aren’t in his closet.
Buying Time (Legacy Series, Book 1) by Paula Kay
Literature & Fiction, 4.3 stars, 74 reviews
Arianna Sinclair had led a privileged life, growing up in an elite neighborhood in Marin County, California. Having only known private schools, fancy country clubs and all things luxurious, Arianna had been prepared for everything in life—except hardship. At twenty-two, Arianna’s world is rocked by tragedy, and all she wants to do is escape it by taking the trip of a lifetime. All she wants to do is pretend that everything is “normal”, even though her whole world has crashed in around her….
Monster Hunter International (Book 1) by Larry Correia
Fantasy, 4.5 stars, 498 reviews
Welcome to Monster Hunter International. Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer. It turns out that monsters are real. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Officially secret, some of them are evil, and some are just hungry. On the other side are the people who kill monsters for a living. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. And now Owen is their newest recruit….
The Synchronicity War Part 1 by Dietmar Wehr
Science Fiction, 4.4 stars, 1123 reviews
This four part series is now available on Amazon. Be aware that Part 1 has a cliffhanger ending. After almost a century of peaceful exploration and colonization of space, the United Earth Space Force stumbles across a shockingly xenophobic alien race that has more and better armed ships and refuses all attempts at contact. As the outgunned Space Force is driven back in battle after battle in what appears to be a war of extermination, one officer experiences precognitive visions that help him blunt the enemy onslaught but he can’t control or predict when they occur….
Deadly Straits (A Tom Dugan Novel) by R.E. McDermott
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 4.5 stars, 882 reviews
When marine engineer and very part-time spook Tom Dugan becomes collateral damage in the War on Terror, he’s not about to take it lying down. Falsely implicated in a hijacking, he’s offered a chance to clear himself by helping the CIA snare their real prey, Dugan’s best friend, London ship owner Alex Kairouz. Reluctantly, Dugan agrees to go undercover in Alex’s company, despite doubts about his friend’s guilt. Once undercover, Dugan’s steadfast refusal to accept Alex’s guilt puts him at odds not only with his CIA superiors, but also with a beautiful British agent with whom he’s romantically involved. …
Possess (The Possess Saga Book 1) by J.A. Howell
Paranormal Romance, 4.3 stars, 162 reviews
Stumbling off the bus in Midtown, Harley Martin thought she found an escape from her old life. She soon realizes it was anything but that. Low on cash and options, she manages to find herself a cheap but surprisingly nice apartment. The catch? The last tenant, Brody Walsh, killed himself. Or did he? As disturbing dreams and hauntings start to occur, Harley realizes there may be much more behind the previous tenant’s death than a simple suicide. She finds her life further entangled with his when she learns that her new boss, Nolan, was also his best friend. Could this handsome but evasive pub owner have something to do with Brody’s death?
The Year We Fell Down (The Ivy Years Book 1) by Sarina Bowen
Teen & Young Adult, 4.6 stars, 177 reviews
The sport she loves is out of reach. The boy she loves has someone else. What now? She expected to start Harkness College as a varsity ice hockey player. But a serious accident means that Corey Callahan will start school in a wheelchair instead. Across the hall, in the other handicapped-accessible dorm room, lives the too-delicious-to-be real Adam Hartley, another would-be hockey star with his leg broken in two places. He’s way out of Corey’s league….
Cosmic Warrior says
you say on this very page that I can get ten FREE kindle books, but when I follow the link, all I see are prices everywhere.
Why bother to spend time setting up this page if you have no intention of honouring your claims of free kindle books?
Nathan says
There’s a good reason the third paragraph exists. Authors aren’t going to keep their highly-rated promotional titles free for eternity. Lately I’ve been posting a list of 10 free Kindle ebooks once a week. The latest entries can be found on the Free Kindle eBooks category.