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Romance (Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Romance (Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 8,220 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 16/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $9.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 54% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- 54% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 8,220 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Romance best sellers
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A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 6)
- List rank#1
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews18,008
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I Accidentally Joined a Wolf Shifter Group Chat
by Roxie Ray
- List rank#2
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,045
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The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates Series Book 1)
by Megan Shade
- List rank#3
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,854
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Verity
- List rank#4
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews538,270
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The Pumpkin Spice Café: Read the viral bestselling TikTok sensation cozy spicy romance this fall! (Dream Harbor Book 1)
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating3.8
- Reviews86,669
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Threshing Day (The Empyrean)
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews59,929
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Masked Don: A Dark Mafia, Secret Baby Romance (Silver Fox Daddies)
by K.C. Crowne
- List rank#9
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews867
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)
- List rank#10
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews339,094
Subcategories
- Love Triangle45
- Second Chances38
- Adaptations38
- Holidays36
- Historical Romance35
- Hispanic & Latino33
- Clean & Wholesome33
- Romance33
- LGBTQ+32
- Later in Life32
- Time Travel31
- Medical29
- Fake Dating29
- Small Town Romance28
- Action & Adventure27
- Western & Frontier27
- Friends to Lovers27
- Mafia Romance26
- Dark Romance26
- Police25
- Firefighters25
- Multicultural & Interracial24
- Military23
- Collections & Anthologies22
- Polyamory22
- Alpha Male22
- Billionaires & Millionaires22
- Science Fiction22
- Rockstar Romance21
- Paranormal20
- Contemporary20
- Enemies to Lovers19
- Indigenous16
- Workplace Romance16
- Gothic16
- Sports16
- Romantic Suspense15
- Romantasy13
- New Adult & College Romance13
- Romantic Comedy12
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FAQ
Is Romance a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 16/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8,220 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Romance?
The median best seller has 8,220 reviews, and 4% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Romance best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $9.00.
Can new books break into Romance?
54% 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.