Project Gutenberg might be a place to look. Although it mainly focuses on older, out - of - copyright works, if any of Judith McNaught's earlier works are in the public domain, they could be available there for free reading. Additionally, there are some subscription - based reading platforms like Scribd which might have her novels in their collection.
Goodreads is a great resource. While it's mainly a book review and recommendation site, it can sometimes point you to places where you can read Judith McNaught novels online. Some users may share links to legal sources where they've found her books. Another option could be the author's official website. Sometimes authors will provide links or information about where their books can be read legally online.
Chapter 313, "Preparations for Migration, Population Surge, and Placement of Cold Resistance Level (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because Xia Hong finally turns buildup into a real advancement. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Second Year of Great Xia, July 8th Creaaak... and follows through with However, Xia Chuan reported 41, meaning seven more had broken through....
Chapter 307, "Silver Mine News, Uprisings Everywhere (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Peng Bo's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Xia Hong thought of this, and immediately looked at Peng Bo with... and ending on Looking at the entire development trajectory of Longyou, over two....
Chapter 296, "Keen Instincts, Rallying the Troops, Bai Qiucheng's Cunning Scheme", is the clearest early answer because it turns Li Xuanling's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The rest of the people on Long Mountain also came to their senses,..., but the pressure keeps building through Looking into the depths of the dark tunnel, their eyes showed a lot....
Chapter 236, "White Dew Gu, Despairing Yuwen Dao, Yang Lu", is the clearest early answer because it turns Wu Ming's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Divide into four teams, attack from four directions, don't let them... and closes on Inside the wooden house, the corpses on the ground had all developed.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with "Run, run, run fast!, which gives battle a stronger narrative position and pushes the power growth onward.
Chapter 229, "The Dust Settles, Beehive in Hand", is the clearest early answer because it turns Hou Ying's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with In the Hive Main Zone, the sound of iron arrows piercing through... and follows through with Yuwen Dao then raised his broadsword and continued to charge forward..
Chapter 241, "Message, Rebellion, and the Strange Wu Xiong (3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Hong Guang's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Twenty-five thousand people, it's definitely impossible to relocate... and follows through with Chaos, rebellion, with Wu Xiong and you think you can turn the world....
Chapter 292, "White Dew Gu's Open Plot, Long Mountain Advances", is the clearest early answer because Great Xia finally turns buildup into a real advancement. Early on, Over an hour ago, Li Tiancheng described to them everything he had.... By the end, The inability to spy on the situation inside the Wushuang Camp.... Inside the broader battle storyline, it turns battle's growth into a concrete upgrade step and sets up the next payoff in the power growth storyline linked to Long Mountain.
Chapter 291, "Infighting in Long Mountain, Li Tiancheng's Caution", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Who would have thought that Li Xuanping and his group of fools would... and ending on Li Xuanling, sitting at the head, who felt utterly exhausted, finally....
Chapter 299, "Troops at the Gates, Searching, Completely at a Loss (3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Longyou Army's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Third Brother, take twenty people to explore this tunnel, sort out... and ending on From this draft map on the right, it appeared Great Xia had scrambled....
Chapter 201, "Five Yuan Garrison, Cold Marrow Iron", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Lin Kai raised an eyebrow, immediately turning back to look at Xu... and follows through with Xu An then led Xiang Liang, finally leaving the hall..