10 Free Horror Books and Ghost Stories for Halloween (2026)

Ten free scary reads for October from the Obooko shelves: ghost stories, vampires, a demon, a witch, zombies and the original Dracula. Every one free to download today.

10 Free Dark Romance Books to Download (PDF, ePub)

The ten most-downloaded books on our dark romance shelf, every one free and live today. Mafia kings, vampires, a captor, a sorcerer and one bad cowboy.

Boost your book sales by giving readers their first book free

A free first book can help new readers discover your series. Sarah Bainbridge explains how to give them a starting point on Obooko and a clear path to your next book.

Pick Your Trope: Six Free Romance Novels Readers Adore

Our readers pick romance by trope, not by cover. Six free five-star novels, from vampire princes to accidental weddings, all yours to keep.

Six Killer Mysteries Obooko Readers Have Downloaded 70,000 Times

Six crime and mystery books our readers found before we did: 70,201 downloads between them and never once featured in a newsletter or post. All free, no catch.

Six Free Teen & Fantasy Books to Download (Staff Picks, 2026)

The fantasy shelf finally gets the staff picks it deserves. Six teen and fantasy favourites readers keep downloading: a 41,000-download zombie diary, a castle boarding school and proper epic magic. All free, all offline-friendly.

18 Free Beach Reads to Download This Summer (2026)

Grey skies here, sunshine there. Load your phone with free page-turners before you go: 18 romance, thriller, adventure and saga reads, all free in epub, PDF and Kindle, all read offline.

Pick your trope, not your cover. Five 5-star romance novels - all free to download - that our readers adore, from underdog glow-ups to fake-marriage slow burns.

16 Free Crime & Thriller Books You Can Download Right Now

Sixteen free crime and thriller books to download in PDF, ePub and Kindle, sorted by most-downloaded, highest-rated and hidden gems.

From Hogwarts to Heathcliff: What Everyone's Reading This March

The Harry Potter HBO trailer just dropped, Wuthering Heights is everywhere, and BookTok has fresh obsessions. Here's what everyone's reading this March, plus free ebooks to grab on Obooko.