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LGBTQ+ Romance: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for LGBTQ+ Romance, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 2,434 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 34% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 34% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 98% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 93% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,434 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $5.99 its median price is below 98% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 LGBTQ+ Romance best sellers
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
- List rank#2
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews308,604
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Don't Hook the Merman (Coastal Creatures Book 2)
by Grae Bryan
- List rank#4
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews451
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Tempting Venom: An Enemies to Lovers MM Hockey Romance (Vipers Book 3)
by Rina Kent
- List rank#5
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,813
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Hunt The Villain: A Dark MM College Mafia Romance
by Rina Kent
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews19,574
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Jealous Guy (Down Bad Book 1)
by Jesse H Reign
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,661
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God of Fury: A Dark MM College Romance (Legacy of Gods Book 5)
by Rina Kent
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews54,206
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The Rule of Three: A Steamy Why Choose Romance (Salacious Legacy Book 2)
by Sara Cate
- List rank#10
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews6,413
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Dark Romance
FAQ
Is LGBTQ+ Romance a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,434 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in LGBTQ+ Romance?
The median best seller has 2,434 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do LGBTQ+ Romance best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $5.99.
Can new books break into LGBTQ+ Romance?
34% 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.