Verve Reads
You wrote the book. We know the readers.
Verve Reads has spent nearly a decade building engaged reader communities and matching them with authors they'll love. Whether you're perfecting a beta draft, growing your mailing list, or launching to interest-matched readers, there's a Verve Reads website built for that exact step.
Three websites, one job: your book in the right hands.
Heybeta: get the book right.
Run your beta round in one secure, organized place. Share your book or work in progress with your own beta readers, see exactly who's read what, and collect chapter-by-chapter feedback that's private to you. Your book stays protected: read-only on the site, no downloads, no link-sharing. And your readers stay yours, always. No marketplace, no cross-promotion.
Try HeybetaChapter 12 · feedback
Jamie R. · finished Ch. 12The pacing in the reunion scene is perfect. I gasped out loud on the balcony reveal.
Kim T. · finished Ch. 12Loving Marcus, but I lost track of the timeline around the wedding flashback.
Book Club Connection: reach the readers who'll love this exact book.
Book Club Connection matches your book to readers by trope, subgenre, and mood, then puts it in their hands free. You get structured post-read feedback from real readers and real book clubs, opt-in mailing list growth from fans who genuinely loved the book, and insight into how readers respond. Book clubs read on a shared schedule, so word of mouth starts in groups, not one reader at a time.
Get your books matchedYour matches this week
The Grump Next Door
Faking Forever
Checkmate, My Lord
Prolific Works: grow your audience.
Join curated monthly genre giveaways promoted to a built-in community of over 2 million readers. We bring the readers to you: no ads to run, no traffic to drive. Readers who love your book can opt in to your mailing list, with automatic syncing to MailChimp or MailerLite, so the connection outlasts the giveaway.
Explore Prolific Works plansNew group giveaways, every month
Plus sci-fi, thrillers, non-fiction, and more. Dozens of free books in every batch.
Built by people who take authors seriously.
Our reader communities came to us for books, not content. They open, they claim, they finish, and they answer surveys.
Your book reaches readers who already love your tropes and subgenres. Better fits make better fans.
Structured post-read surveys and chapter-level beta feedback, not just download counts.
Opt-in list growth that syncs to your own tools. We're the introduction, not the middleman.
For publishers: the author toolkit, at catalog scale.
Everything above works across a list, not just a title. Targeted reach into engaged, interest-matched reader communities. Structured post-read feedback readers actually complete. Engagement data across titles, genres, and audiences. If you're evaluating new channels for backlist revival, series launches, or reader insight, we'd love to talk.
Since 2017, Verve Reads websites have served millions of readers in more than 150 countries and worked with over 25,000 authors, from debut indies to USA Today and New York Times bestsellers.
"My newsletter has grown substantially... It's a must-have in my marketing toolbox."
"The group giveaways, in particular, have been very potent."
Your readers are already here.
Start with the step your book needs today.