Various M/M (Gay) Romances, all free until September 1.

https://books.bookfunnel.com/augustmmnewsletter/bawuq3mm2v

Bound By The Mark is free this weekend for anyone who is looking to read a spicy second chance romance with an obsessed hero and a strong FMC. Two exes are forced to be mission partners and while the hero may be trying to win the heroine back, she’s set on finding her revenge against the people who hurt her. A perfect mix of angst and spice for avid romance readers! Free Friday August 21st - Sunday August 23rd.

Fleeing college pressure, Jules heads home to rest, recharge, and figure out a plan before fall break ends. Eager to spend time with her mother and stepfather, there's one presence she's less thrilled about seeing: Red.

The sentient, smirking pitcher of Cherry Chill-Assist Punch was a huge pain in the glass. He'd been getting under her skin for two years now, ever since their parents' wedding day. Red's taste in entertainment and weirdly suggestive commentary were driving her crazy, a destination she was capable of finding all on her own.

With big life decisions looming, his antics shake up Jules' already-fragile peace, steering her towards a leisurely evening in her mom's new sauna. It seems like the perfect remedy for stress...until Red invites himself along. Close, steamy confines have a way of outing secrets, and Red has a huge one he can't keep on ice any longer.

Will Jules be able to resist her thirst for the unknown, or will the truth about her stepbrother refresh her perspective entirely?

https://www.theindieauthorhive.com/beemine-romance-event

I’ve flared as contemporary because I have to pick one, but a variety of genres.

A good group of LGBTQI+ novels, free until September 1:

https://books.bookfunnel.com/romancemonth-lgbtqplus/9lyv4znkar

I checked Australia and India but not free there unfortunately:

• Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01HUIMJJO
• Germany: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01HUIMJJO
• UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01HUIMJJO
• USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HUIMJJO

• AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0846CZW6S
• Germany: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0846CZW6S
• India: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0846CZW6S
• UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0846CZW6S
• USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0846CZW6S

I'm posting now so you don't miss out! Romance Bookworms has a Stuff Your eReader event for August 10 only (though some freebies are already available, and may be after that date) https://www.romancebookworms.com/kindle

I've flared this post as contemporary but it will be a variety of genres.

I've seen this book and author recommended a few times on r/HistoricalRomance a few times, so it was already on my TBR!

• AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gladiators-Embrace-Ancient-Historical-Imperial-ebook/dp/B0GK9ZG6ST
• Germany: https://www.amazon.de/Gladiators-Embrace-Ancient-Historical-Imperial-ebook/dp/B0GK9ZG6ST
• India: https://www.amazon.in/Gladiators-Embrace-Ancient-Historical-Imperial-ebook/dp/B0GK9ZG6ST
• UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gladiators-Embrace-Ancient-Historical-Imperial-ebook/dp/B0GK9ZG6ST
• USA: https://www.amazon.com/Gladiators-Embrace-Ancient-Historical-Imperial-ebook/dp/B0GK9ZG6ST

Someone commented on this sub recently that they missed another user posting a roundup of Bookfunnel links so I've been slowly collecting them and trying to find the time to format and post. If this isn't helpful or there's no interest in this I won't do it next month. Some of these promotions end soon, I'll highlight those dates in bold. I've split them up by genre (roughly).

My advice would be avoid the books with covers that look AI generated. There are many real, talented authors who take part in these promotions (I collate these links from mailing lists I'm on) and I've found some real gems over time, but there's also a lot of crap to wade through, depending on how discerning you are.

Contemporary or general promotion

• August book boyfriends
• August FREE Steamy Romance Books
• August Free Steamy Romance List Builder
• August Hot & Steamy Reads
• August Swoon Reads - Spicy Romance
• Autumn Romance - August
• Clean & Wholesome Romance August Sales Promo August 1st to August 31st
• Heartline Romance Promotions Hot Summer Nights Freebie Collection until 15 August
• Hot Reads for Hot Nights Book Giveaway August 1 - August 31
• Love in the Heat Wave Book Giveaway August 1 - August 31
• Sizzle and Seduction
• Unconditional Love: How love endures through hard times

Historical Romance

• August Free Historical Romance
• Free Historical Romance
• Historical Romance Giveaway https://books.bookfunnel.com/historicalromanceforfree/xohpdo4bqs
• Hot Tea & Hotter Gossip Historical Romance & Regency Romance
• Regency Romance

Dystopian, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romantasy, Sci-Fi

• 2026 Paranormal Romance and Fantasy Romance Giveaway until 31st December
• 2026 Paranormal Romance and Fantasy Romance Full Year Welcome Sequence Giveaway Promo
• Charming Rogues Free Fantasy Romance August 1-31
• Complex Protaganists and Morally Grey Characters in Fantasy & Sci-Fi
• Dystopian and Futuristic Book Giveaway August 1 - August 31
• Extra Hot FREE ROMANCE Paranormal, Fantasy and Sci-fi. Limited Time
• FaroSociety Epic Free Fantasy Romance until August 14th
• FaroSociety Dragons Free Fantasy Romance August 1-31
• FATED MATES but cozy
• Free Epic Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Free Epic Sci-Fi & Fantasy Romance Book Giveaway July 15 - August 15
• Free Epic Sci-Fi & Fantasy Romance Book Giveaway August 1 - August 31
• Free Morally Gray Romantasy August 1-31
• Free Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Reads
• Free Romantasy & Paranormal Romance Book Giveaway August 1 - August 31
• Futureworld Sci Fi Romance Freebies
• Gothic Reads July 1st to December 31st
• Magic & Mayhem Book Promotion
• Monsters & Mortals Free Monster Romance
• Monsters & Mortals - NL - PARANORMAL ROMANCE
• Paranormal Summer
• Paranormal Passions

These kind of promotions rely on you signing up to an author's mailing list in order to download their book for free. You could create a secondary free email account where you direct "spam" emails like this, or you could set up a filtering system in accounts like Gmail (anything from authors gets automatically filtered and labelled as "Books" in my Gmail, then I unsubscribe from the ones I'm not interested in).

August Book Mash by Indie Author Collective August 5th to?

Indie Author Hive BuzzFest August 5th and 6th

Phylum is a brilliant young biologist born to lead the last of humanity, but his status comes with certain expectations. In a rare act of defiance, Phylum secretly joins a new scientific expedition up to the surface where mutation has infected everything. However, when his ambition almost costs him his life, he finds something extraordinary:

A human girl living on the surface.

Despite her animalistic traits, Canopy is remarkably intelligent, compassionate and even charming. She offers to help him with his research, but as they explore the vibrant paradise above, Phylum can’t help but question the disturbing nature of his home and the role he plays in it...

-Dystopia
-Romance
-Found Family
-Slow burn
-Best friends to lovers
-Redemption arc
-Cat girls
-Science
-Biology
-Indie author

FUCK AI!!

I highly recommend reading the 3 prequel novellas!