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Dark Romance (Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Dark Romance (Romance, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 1,809 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $8.19 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 56% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 5% of the parent category Romance (35,578), one of the easier corners under it.
- 56% 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 $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Dark Romance best sellers
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The Voicemail: A Secret Baby, Mafia Romance (Sinful Mafia Daddies)
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,783
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Vicious King: A Dark Mafia Romance (Kings of Vegas Book 4)
by Natalie Kane
- List rank#2
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,515
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Of Karma and Corridors (Black Rabbit Book 2)
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews464
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Devil's Promise: Dark Steamy Mafia Romance (Devils of New York Book 1)
- List rank#4
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,246
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The Carnage We Keep: A Dark Forced Marriage Mafia Romance (Dark Descendants)
by Jagger Cole
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews708
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Wicked Auction: A Dark Enemies to Lovers Irish Mafia Romance (The McCarthy Family Legacy)
by Jane Henry
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews541
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Kill to Love: Hearts & Heathens Book 1
by Penny Sunday
- List rank#8
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,469
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The Emperor's Enemy: A Spicy, Dark Romantasy Novel (Unsurvivable Love Duet Book 1)
by Jasmine Mas
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews2,370
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Woman Down: A Novel
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews82,394
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FAQ
Is Dark Romance a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,809 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Dark Romance?
The median best seller has 1,809 reviews, and 10% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Dark Romance best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $8.19.
Can new books break into Dark Romance?
56% 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.