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Alpha Male (Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Alpha Male (Romance, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $4.99, median 2,357 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 48% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Romance (35,578), one of the easier corners under it.
- 48% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $4.99 its median price is below 99% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Alpha Male best sellers
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Bad Bishop: A Dark Mafia Romance (Society of Villains Book 1)
by L.J. Shen
- List rank#1
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews45,119
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Fallen Rook: A Dark MM Romance (Society of Villains Book 3)
by L.J. Shen
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,640
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The Forbidden One (The Weston Group Book 5)
by Marni Mann
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,100
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God of Malice: A Dark College Romance (Legacy of Gods Book 1)
by Rina Kent
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews88,707
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Twisted Temptation: An enemies to lovers, mafia romance (Dark Mafia Temptation Book 1)
by Penny Dee
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,751
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Crash: A Brother's Best Friend, Doctor/Patient Romance (Sinners and Saints Book 1)
- List rank#7
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews17,927
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The Emperor's Enemy: A Spicy, Dark Romantasy Novel (Unsurvivable Love Duet Book 1)
by Jasmine Mas
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,370
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Reaper's Wrath: A Secret Twin Mafia Captive Romance (The Moretti Men)
- List rank#9
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews735
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FAQ
Is Alpha Male a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,357 reviews and sells for $4.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Alpha Male?
The median best seller has 2,357 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Alpha Male best sellers cost?
The median price is $4.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into Alpha Male?
48% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.