🌅 Celebrate Bright Beginnings with These Feel-Good eBook Freebies Â
Start the year with stories that spark optimism and possibility. These books are full of adventure, hope, and fresh starts—following characters who explore new worlds, chase long-held dreams, and savor life’s small joys. Find your next inspiring read for the year ahead!
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Cozy Mystery
Killer Brownies (Sea Glass Beach Mysteries Book 1)
By Amelia Pine
Meet Paige Andrews, hat maker by day and accidental sleuth by necessity. When a beloved internet food star is murdered in sunny Sea Glass Beach and her friend becomes the prime suspect, Paige and her beagle Lola sniff out secrets, suspects, and seaside lies before the real killer strikes again.
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This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Romantasy
Midlife Magic (Not Too Late Book 1)
By Victoria Danann
“Like Harry Potter for grown-ass women.” It may be too late for super shiny hair, going without a bra, or sleeping eight hours without a potty break. But it’s CLEARLY not too late for starting over in spectacular ways, expatriating, navigating magical politics, romance, and saving the world.
This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Humorous Science Fiction
Water Memory (The Dog Logic
Triptych Book 2)
By Tom Strelich
That dystopian future they warned us about? Turns out we’re already in it. The magnetic poles reverse, civilization’s clock is reset to the cosmic flashing 12:00 am from a million years ago, and everybody is forgetting everything they learned since—everybody except Hertell Daggett, who decides to start civilization over again. What could go wrong?
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This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Self Help and How-To
The Light Switch Myth: Contemporary Approaches to Creating Lasting Change
By Kerisma Vere
A new year often brings pressure to change. The Light Switch Myth: Contemporary Approaches to Creating Lasting Change offers a kinder, more realistic approach, with practical tools you can use right away. Create meaningful change without shame or all-or-nothing thinking. A new year deserves a new approach.
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This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Science Fiction
Electra’s Lightning
By Richard Guymon
Electra is the world’s first floating city in the South Pacific, forced to deal with threats from world powers and shadowy figures who object to their fantastical technology and its threat to the status quo. A beautiful reporter on the run from the mafia gets swept into a steamy romance, and sparks fly in this futuristic love story in the tropics.
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This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Memoirs
Torque & Trauma: Fixing More Than Machines
By Chad Calahan
Torque & Trauma is a story of resilience, healing, and becoming more than what hurt us. Through honesty and hard-earned hope, it reminds us that even after damage, we’re not broken—we’re rebuilding. And sometimes, that’s where the brightest beginnings start.
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This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Memoirs
Paddy and the Banshee: A Mythical Memoir Unlike Any Other
By Marty Martin
A childhood memory about a Banshee in Ireland that evolved into a memoir unlike any other. The true story about six-year-old Paddy in the 1960s and his life in New York City, to rural Ireland, and back to New York, and how he learned that Banshees are real while managing to survive a broken home and a variety of other early-life challenges.
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This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Literary Fiction
A Sparrow for Job
By Alyson Drake
When Sparrow James graduates high school, she imagines a future filled with possibility—until life collapses beneath her. Homeless, alone, and carrying more hurt than hope, she’s convinced the world has forgotten her. But then she crosses paths with Etta White, an elderly woman with a quiet strength and a heart big enough to take Sparrow in.
This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Memoirs
Stagehand: A Backstage Pass to My Life Stories
By David H. Aretsky
A heartfelt and deeply personal memoir that offers readers more than just a glimpse behind the scenes—it’s an invitation to explore a life shaped by passion, perseverance, and personal growth. Stories of musicians like Mick Jagger, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, and Tony Bennett; actors such as Carol Burnett, Betty White, and Michelle Rodriguez.
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This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Christian Nonfiction
Christian Leadership in theÂ
Professional World
By Justin Wilson
You don’t have to talk about your faith to lead from it. When you extend grace to someone who fails, you’re living out the Gospel whether you mention Jesus or not. When you protect someone vulnerable, you’re reflecting God’s heart for justice whether you quote Scripture or not. When you tell the truth you’re demonstrating Biblical integrity.
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This deal is good on January 18th, 2026
Steamy Contemporary Romance
Claiming My Fake Fiancé
By Lainey Skies
It’s a heartwarming enemies-to-lovers romance brimming with off-limits tension—brother’s best friend, forced proximity, and that delicious “we absolutely shouldn’t” chemistry that only gets stronger the more they try to fight it. What starts as sharp banter and hard boundaries slowly unravels into something tender, trusting, and impossible to deny. The ending will leave you completely satisfied.
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This deal is good on January 18th, 2026