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Contemporary (Christian Books & Bibles › Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Contemporary (Christian Books & Bibles › Romance, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $7.99, median 1,422 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $10.37 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $7.99 its median price is below 96% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,422 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Contemporary best sellers
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25 Dates of Christmas: Countdown to Christmas with a Chapter Each Day in this Advent Inspired Enemies to Lovers Romance
- List rank#1
- Price$24
- Rating4.1
- Reviews27
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Candy Apple Kisses: A cozy, low-spice fall romance
by Amy Clipston
- List rank#2
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,091
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The Christmas Ring: A Winter Romance
- List rank#3
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,839
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Prayer Box
by Lisa Wingate
- List rank#4
- Price$15.24
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,424
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Letters to Heaven
by Riley Beeson
- List rank#5
- Price$12.75
- Rating4.6
- Reviews701
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Redeeming Love
- List rank#6
- Price$9.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews35,467
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The Shack
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews42,597
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Long Way Gone: A Modern-Day Retelling of the Prodigal Son Parable that will Strike a Chord with Fans of Christian Fiction
- List rank#8
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,424
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Bookshop by the Sea: A sweet, bookish romance of second chances
by Denise Hunter
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,808
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Falling Into Us: A heartwarming, low-spice contemporary romance
by Denise Hunter
- List rank#10
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews136
FAQ
Is Contemporary a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,422 reviews and sells for $7.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Contemporary?
The median best seller has 1,422 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Contemporary best sellers cost?
The median price is $7.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $10.37.
Can new books break into Contemporary?
16% 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.