Escape Routes: Your September 29, 2026 Free Book Haul
Some days you want to get lost in a faraway place. Other days you want to get lost in a dragon's lair or a haunted manor. Today's new free books on OptRead cover every escape route—pack a bag or just your imagination.
Wanderlust & Wheels
Live the Italian dream—before you commit. Carlo Fontana's Living in Italy: Testing the Italian Dream Before You Commit is for anyone who can't stop thinking about that different rhythm.
Desert beauty, scarce water. Mary Austin's classic The Land of Little Rain pays tribute to the American Southwest's High Sierras and Mojave Desert.
Where Lonely Planet began. Lonely Planet Across Asia on the Cheap by Tony Wheeler is a reprint of the very first guide, originally published in 1973.
Leonardo has 15 minutes. In The Fifteen Minute Supper by Samson Penkar, Leonardo da Vinci walks into modern Milan to see The Last Supper—the one he painted.
Florida's own stories. Ghosts, Legends & Lore from Florida by Jonah Bell turns the map around on Kissimmee and Osceola County.
First Christmas as a couple. Elara Snowmere's Our First Christmas Together offers romantic getaways and cozy escapes.
Maine for first-timers. Promise J. Stone's Maine Bucket List 2027–2028 covers Acadia, Bar Harbor, Portland, and the coast.
China after 6 p.m. XiaoJun Yi's Eat Your Way Through China's Night Markets spans 14 cities with real prices.
Ireland without the stress. Sean Tierney's Ireland Travel Guide gives 7, 10, and 14-day routes from Dublin to the Cliffs of Moher.
Spanish for kids. Family and Home - Spanish Short Stories for Kids sparks learning with lively family adventures.
Other Worlds & Inner Journeys
Highland grumpy sunshine. Evie Alexander's Highland Games sends Zoe to a tiny Scottish cabin and a steamy enemies-to-lovers romcom.
Magic gone wrong. Adam K. Watts's Heir To Magic strands sixteen-year-old Mira in a magical realm.
A beast within. Jewel Gray's What Awakens Within reveals Wintry is one of the Dangere she wished dead.
Academy walls burn. Emily Clarke's Fallen continues the Forbidden Descent series at Highland Academy.
Poirot's second case. Agatha Christie's The Murder on the Links is the classic detective novel from 1923.
A fugitive's Name Day. Tasha Little's Name Day follows Mia, a 17-year-old with no real name or origins.
Small town enemies to lovers. Sheila Roberts's Good Neighbors is a Harlequin More Than Words romance.
Time-traveling siblings. John A. Heldt's The Memory Tree resumes the Carson Chronicles in 1918.
A girl who looks eighteen. Dražen Kalenić's LOLITTA AND NARCISSUS explores first love and growing up.
Secrets in Miami. René M. Cibrán's The Land of Opportunities follows Miguel Cordova from wealth to poverty and prejudice.
Dragons and sorcerers. Morgan Rice's Realm of Dragons begins the Age of the Sorcerers series.
Faith and the game. Michael Donovan's 5-Minute Catholic Devotions for Athletes builds faith through training and competition.
Hockey romcom. Delancey Stewart's The Wedding Winger starts The Wilcox Wombats series.
Cowboy obsession. Adriana French's Ride 'Em Hard brings a possessive Montana bad boy.
Billionaire cowboy. Adriana French's Wild For Her turns a one-night stand into a new boss.
Vegas wedding gone wrong. Lainey Davis's Playing for Keeps strands a rookie goalie with a stranger spouse.
Meet your shadow. Progressive Reflections's Shadow Work Workbook guides self-discovery and wholeness.
Science meets spirit. Not Being's Quantum Consciousness Awakening is a direct dialogue on awareness and healing.
The power within. Tammy Wilson's Manifestation: The Power Within offers a spiritually grounded path.
Stop pretending. Charisma Price's Unmasking is a journey of healing and becoming you.
Forget goals, build vibes. E. Aspen's F#CK GOALS. BUILD VIBES takes apart popular self-help advice.
Survival and hustle. Charisma Price's Growing Up In The Hustle is a raw memoir of survival and motherhood.
Dragon soul. Julia Mills's Her Dragon's Soul continues The Dragon Guard series.
Fated mates by the sea. Mira Hawthorne's Alpha Shifter's Cove pairs a grumpy wolf alpha with a sunshine human.
Retirement home ghosts. Joe Basara's The Shadows of Shuffleboard Manor finds Sue Pecos ready to reunite with her husband.
Dark psychological horror. A. Hayat's Flesh & Phantom haunts every reflection after a crash.
MC shifter romance. Tessa Knox's FANG brings a fated mate on a dark mountain road.
Fae fantasy romance. Mac Flynn's Caged follows Elina after her father, the fae king, dies.
Chain mail and spice. Sam Parks's You've Got Chain Mail starts the Roll for Romances series.
Accidental cultivator. C Xavier's The Reluctant Cultivator summons Timothy Johnson to Tamaria by mistake.
That's just today's haul. Browse the full library for more free reads—your next escape is one click away.