Libraries do sometimes involve waitlists, so if you thrive on instant gratification, you might struggle. And those were just the first five searches I did. The free romance novels available include titles by authors you’ve read about on this very site, like Alyssa Cole, Courtney Milan, Sarah MacLean, Penny Reid, and Alisha Rai.
To those readers I say this: my local library, the Washington, DC public library system, currently has over 1,800 hard copy books, over 6,000 e-books, and over 800 audiobooks sitting in the “romance” category. I know it seems silly to recommend the library as a source of free books, but given the side-eye romance gets from the literary community at large, a lot of romance readers assume their libraries won’t carry romance, or if they do, that it will only be some old copies of Danielle Steel books that someone donated. Once you’ve got your apps and emails addresses sorted out, it’s time to start.
I like Gmail because you can separate out promotions, but your call. It keeps all of your deals in one place so you’ve got everything right where you want it when you need a new book but payday isn’t for another week. It might seem silly, but it’s free and it takes maybe five minutes.
Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Google Play, and Kobo are all pretty standard.
If you’ve got a smart phone or tablet, you can download a reading app and you’re set.