Calling all BookTok, bookstagrammers, and leisurely readers: the Amazon Book Sale has landed! I can barely contain myself because there’s so many great titles — including more than a few picks from Reese Witherspoon’s book club — that Amazon is discounting for it’s special reading crowd.
I know I’ve been stuck on romantasy books for a while (sorry, not sorry!), but there’s so many other great picks you’ll be able to snag on sale. And if you’re a Kindle type of woman, you’re not being left out.
Amazon isn’t leaving any stone unturned with this sale so let’s jump right into what to expect and which books are on sale right now!
When is the Amazon Book Sale?
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The Amazon Book Sale began May 15 and will end on May 20, so you still have time to add very discounted books to your TBR list!
What should I expect from the Amazon Book Sale?
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The Amazon Book Sale will feature titles from different genres that you can save up to 50% on. Not only that, but Kindle users can save up to 80% on books! In case you’re wondering, you’re not dreaming — this is really, really good.
The best news about the sale is that you can start shopping deals NOW. So, what are you waiting for! Take a peek at our picks!
Are Kindle books included in the Amazon Book Sale?
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Yes! You’ll be able to find a plethora of discounted kindle books during the Amazon Book Sale. The best news is that you can access three months of Kindle Unlimitedfor $0!
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None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Alix Summer and Josie Fair quickly become friends after a chance meeting on their birthdays. They seem to have things in common which leads Alix to feature Josie on her podcast. But the closer they get, the more Alix feels conflicted about her new friend.
Before she can piece together her concerns, Josie has found her way into every part of Alix’s life and it’s only after she disappears that Alix realizes how much danger she’s in.
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Jen Weinstein and her friend Lauren Parker are ever popular in Salcombe, Fire Island during the summer season. They seem to have a hold on anyone that comes in contact with them, including their husbands. However, there’s no denying that grudges have been steadily building over the years due to things unspoken. And Rachel Woolf? Well, she’s just there to have a great time even if it’s at someone else’s expense.
However, who knows more than they’re willing to share and who would be so angry that they’d commit a murder?
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Weyward is a moving novel that alternates between various timelines and involves a family’s mystical powers.
In the present time of 2019, Kate takes refuge at her great-aunt’s cottage that’s worlds away from the person she’s afraid of. She’s not entirely sure, but she can’t shake the feeling that there was more to her great-aunt than was outwardly presented.
The timeline of 1619 is then introduced and readers get to know Altha, a woman who’s accused of having something to do with a farmer’s death. The thing is Altha truly does know magic associated with the world around her, but people are on edge and will do anything to have a witch trial.
Then in 1942, we meet young Violet who feels trapped in more ways than one. She wants nothing more than to live a life that’s not confined by hiding behind society’s expectations of women. Her only connection to her mother and her past is finding the word ‘weyward’ in her bedroom, thus setting off a chain of events that lead back to 2019.
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It Ends With Us & It Starts With Us Box Set by Colleen Hoover
For the first time ever, get your hands on the limited edition box set of Colleen Hoover’s finest, It Ends With Us and It Starts With Us!
It Ends With Us begins with Lily believing that Ryle couldn’t be more perfect for her despite his tendency to be rough around the edges. There’s also the fact that he’s not 100% open to dating. But, they somehow form a sort of love dance that becomes a romantic relationship. However, this is challenged when her first love Atlas comes back into her life.
It Starts With Us finds Lily and Ryle divorced, but they still communicate on friendly terms. But when Atlas comes into the picture again, Lily doesn’t hesitate to let him into her world. It shouldn’t feel complicated, but she knows that Atlas is the last man Ryle wants around. The ending is just as shocking, poignant, and beautiful as It Ends With Us.
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Still excited that the movie adaptation of Red, White & Royal Blue is getting a sequel that’ll premiere on Amazon Prime? Me too, but we’ll have to wait for more news to drop about it! Until then, we can revisit our favorite couple by Casey McQuiston’s book that’s on sale for $15!
House of Ash and Shadow by Leia Stone
Fallon Bane spends a great deal of her life being untouched because of a lethal curse she was born with. Despite her acceptance, she still yearns for intimacy. To make matters worse, her father’s own health becomes comprised which leads her to seek out help from a healer fae — Ariyon Madden.
He not only begins helping her, but he always touches her in a way she’s never experienced before. Fallon is shocked that she’s still ver much alive and things finally seem to look bright for her. That is until Ariyon tells other powerful fae about her.
From there, Fallon learns the truth about who her family is and why her curse exists..
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Young Feyre commits an offense agains the immortal and very powerful fae that sends her to their magical world. Though she’s away from a life of poverty and tension, she misses her family.
Still, she resides in the home of the ‘beast’ who allows her to live in his home — Tamlin. What she quickly realizes is that he’s actually one of the powerful faes and that she’s not the kind of prisoner she thinks she is. Even more, she begins questioning everything she’d learned about the Fae world because it’s not quite like what mortals say it is.
As the hostility between Feyre and Tamlin dies down, an ancient evil continues spreading through his world and it’ll be up to Feyre to help stop it.
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The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
Anna Fox has agoraphobia so she spends time by herself at home by herself and fills her days with drinking, watching comfort movies, and being a nosy neighbor. That’s how she knows a new family — The Russells — have moved across from her.
She continues her usually nosy activities and finds herself witnessing something that seems horribly wrong. As she frantically tries to piece together the mystery of what happened, it becomes clear that the lines of her imagination and reality have become blurred.
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Kate Mularkey was never the popular girl until she met her best friend Tully. Their lives are polar opposite, but there’s no denying how tight their bond is. Over time we learn that Tully has abandonment issues and looks for anyone — especially men — to love her. Her journey takes her to the big apple where she achieves all the glitz and glamour that life has to offer.
Kate goes on to become a wife and mother, two things she believes she wants, but it becomes clear that she’s missing something. That something is what begins to burn a hole in her being and the more she watches her best friend Tully live a successful life, the more she wants that for herself too.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Elena Richardson and Mia Warren go to warn in this moving novel about classism. It dares to ask readers who deserves to be seen as a shining example of a mother as both women eventually face how far they’re willing to go to protect those they love.
For Elena, Shaker Heights is all she’s ever known. She’s married, has four children, and is well-loved in her community. She believes that she’s been able to achieve everything she has because she knows how to be the woman who doesn’t color outside of the lines.
On the other hand, Mia is an artist who knows all about creating masterpieces with elements that are otherwise seen as messy. She and her daughter Pearl become a little too close to the Richardsons, finding their lives dangerously intertwined with them.
When a custody battle ensues that involves the young daughter of Mia co-worker, she finds herself willing to dismantle the pretty facade of not only Shaker Heights, but Elena as well.
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed (Only 2 Left in Stock)
Cheryl Strayed has spent over 10 years dishing out advice as ‘Dear Sugar’ has touched people with her columns, podcast Dear Sugars, and Substack. Deciding to compile all of the best things she’s ever told people, Cheryl Strayed pieced together Tiny Beautiful Things so that readers around the world won’t have to look far for her empathetic wisdom.
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
Georgia Mulcahy is the ultimate people-pleaser and her career is the epitome of it. She’d probably always be that way had it not been for a unexpected career change that sends her packing back home. Begrudgingly, she goes and soon discovers a diary where she once wrote down all of her heart’s desires.
This inspires her to start checking things off her life’s to-do list so that she can really start living. It’s just that Levi Fanning is somehow her unexpected roommate while she’s at her parents’ home and his offer to help her complete her list feels like something she didn’t know she’d encounter.
The more they spend time together, the more Georgie feels like there’s more to life than checking off things on a list.
The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict
The Mitford sisters have always been the talk of the town, but nothing is as shocking as when one of the sisters decides she’d rather devote herself to a fascist leader. Another sister decides it’s worth following her and this leads people to whisper salacious things about her alleged relationship with Hitler.
As the war between Great Britain and Germany threaten to spill over, their sister Nancy can’t help but wonder what her sisters have gotten themselves into. She’ll have to decide where her own allegiance lies.
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
Daphne Bell has always known how long she’ll be with a man before moving on to the next one. It’s not that she’s flighty, but more so that the universe literally tells her what to expect. These little nudges have been in her life for over two decades and it’s something she’s learned to accept.
However, the universe decides to be cryptic by only clueing her in on the name of the next man she’ll spend time with. It’s odd because if Jake knew the things she did, there’s a chance he could walk away from her forever and that’s the last thing Daphne wants.
On a Quiet Street by Seraphina Nova Glass
Brighton Hills appears to be a picturesque place to live. It’s a community that beautifully blends luxurious living with the gorgeous nature that surrounds it and the neighbors always have their eyes on each other.
However, Cora’s desire to find out if her husband is having an affair leads her to form a partnership with Paige. She’s the one neighbor that Cora knows keeps a watchful eye on what’s going on in Brighton Hills after her son died.
The two women work together to discover what Cora’s husband is really up to, but what they may stumble across will send a shockwave through Brighton Hills.
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Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalo
The Prince of Envy is struggling to save his demon court in Throne of the Fallen, but he’s determined to find a way to do so. He’s not afraid of the magic and mysterious people that keep crossing his path because nothing can stop his fierce desire to regain the control he once has.
Things are seemingly no different from Miss Camilla Antonius because she’s facing blackmail by someone who literally makes her skin crawl. In order to change her fate, she reluctantly joins forces with The Prince of Envy and thus begins their dangerous journey through the Underworld.
It’s the one place that may pull them together in more ways than one.
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
Hart spends most of his time patrolling Tanria, but the loneliness does nothing to keep him company. Things couldn’t be any different for Mercy though. She’s tasked with making sure things are running properly at Birdsall & Son Undertakers and doesn’t have time for anyone’s foolery.
Ironically, Hart and Mercy both have taken up writing mysterious letters to strangers who have become their friends. The thing is they’re not aware they’ve been communicating with each other.
It’s a classic enemies-to-loves fantasy novel that’ll make you smile with glee.
The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
Molly Gray is the Head Maid at the prestigious Regency Grand Hotel and runs a tight ship that makes sure the hotel maintains a flair that guests have become accustomed to. All is going well until successful author J.D. Grimthorpe suddenly collapses and is pronounced dead.
This lands Detective Stark — someone Molly doesn’t exactly get along with — back on the scene as it’s realized there’s something terribly wrong going on. Anyone could be a suspect, including Molly. It’ll be up to her to revisit things she’s kept secret — like the trip she took to Grimthorpe’s property long ago.
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Emily Henry knows exactly what it takes to write a moving novel that’s filled with friendship, laughter, and romance. That’s why it’s not surprising that Happy Place is well loved by #BookTok and #Bookstagram.
It’s all about how a once happy couple — Harriet and Wyn — find themselves embroiled in an interesting ruse so their friends don’t suspect something’s wrong with them. The fact is that they’re no longer together and can barely stand being in the same room anymore.
It would be find if they weren’t expected to happily show up to the cottage that’s become the yearly hub for them and their friends. Still, they begrudgingly decide to make an appearance.
What’s the worst that could happen?
For the first time, you’ll be able to read Happy Place on Kindle for $5!
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