Bestselling Author’s Novel Ranked Among the Best Books to Read in Kindle Unlimited

Kindle Unlimited subscribers have access to millions of free-to-download books, so sometimes it’s hard for readers to narrow down their options. Luckily, there are experts with can’t-miss recommendations already on hand.

The Amazon Editors compiled a list of their Kindle Unlimited picks for Amazon Book Review, with Story of My Life by Lucy Score ranking among their favorites.

Amazon Editor Abby Abell noted that she was “sold” by the romance novel being described as “a Gilmore Girls meets Schitt’s Creek redemption rom-com.”

Of the main character’s satisfying arc, Abell wrote, “I couldn’t help but cheer for down-on-her-luck Hazel to make a glorious comeback in life and love. This is everything you want from a small-town romance.”

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Story of My Life has been in Kindle Unlimited since its March 2025 release. The No. 1 New York Times bestselling first novel in Score’s Story Lake series follows romance author Hazel Hart, who moves to the idealistic small town of Story Lake, Pennsylvania, amid an ongoing case of writer’s block caused by her divorce. There, she finds inspiration for her next big hit via grumpy contractor Campbell Bishop. When the two fake-date as research for Hazel’s work-in-progress novel, their feelings begin to expand beyond the page.

Readers who enjoy Story of My Life can immediately continue the series with its follow-up novel, Mistakes Were Made, which is also available in Kindle Unlimited. Released in March, the second book centers around Hazel’s best friend and agent, Zoey Moody, and Cam’s brother Gage Bishop. In the opposites-attract story, the chaotic Zoey and by-the-book Gage can’t deny their spark after he becomes her landlord. Mistakes Were Made also spent several weeks on the New York Times bestsellers list.

Earlier this month, Score, 46, announced the third Story Lake book, titled Just One More Chapter, will be out on March 9, 2027. The final novel in the series will focus on the third Bishop brother, Levi. Although his love interest has yet to be confirmed, Score promised via Instagram that the book “brings the laughs and the feels to wrap up the series.”

Score is the author of numerous popular books in Kindle Unlimited. Her series include Knockemout (featuring the fan favorites Things We Never Got Over, Things We Hide From the Light and Things We Left Behind), Blue Moon, Riley Thorn, Benevolence and Bootleg Springs, while she also has standalone novels such as By a Thread, Forever Never, Rock Bottom Girl, The Worst Best Man and Maggie Moves On.

In addition to Story of My Life, 2023’s Things We Hide From the Light and Things We Left Behind as well as 2024’s The Body in the Backyard (from the Riley Thorn series) are Editor’s Picks on Amazon.  

Score has previously spoken about the impact of Kindle Unlimited on her career, revealing in a September 2024 Facebook post that “it is the reason I was able to become a full-time author way back in 2015.”

Elsewhere in the social media upload, Score shared that Things We Never Got Over is the most-read romance in Kindle Unlimited history and in the top 10 most-read books in the entire library, calling the milestone “momentous” and “unbelievable.”

“This happened to me because you happened to me,” she told her fans at the time. “You picked up my books and made sure everyone else did too. You make dreams come true by opening a book. I am forever grateful to you for your generosity and support!”