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Romantic Suspense (Romance, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Romantic Suspense (Romance, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 18,797 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 13/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $12.24 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 18,797 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 24% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% 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 Romantic Suspense best sellers
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Verity
- List rank#2
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews538,253
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Three Fates
by Nora Roberts
- List rank#3
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,114
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Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews102,213
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Midnight Mooring (Scottish Isles Series Book 4)
- List rank#6
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews243
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Unbound (The Bradshaw Brothers Book 5)
- List rank#7
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews140
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Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1
- List rank#8
- Price$17.32
- Rating4.3
- Reviews77,532
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Of Karma and Corridors: A Dark Romance: The Black Rabbit, Book 2
- List rank#9
- Price$20.29
- Rating4.5
- Reviews464
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Corrupt (Devil's Night Book 1)
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews103,274
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FAQ
Is Romantic Suspense a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 13/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 18,797 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Romantic Suspense?
The median best seller has 18,797 reviews, and 6% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Romantic Suspense best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $12.24.
Can new books break into Romantic Suspense?
24% 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.