Market snapshots · updated 28 September 2026

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19th Century

$10.57 · 5 new entrants recently

20th Century (incl. WWII)

$12.99 · 10 new entrants recently · rising: caretaking

Action & Adventure Fantasy

$12.60 · 13 new entrants recently

Action & Adventure Romance

$4.99 · 11 new entrants recently · rising: protective mmc

Amish & Mennonite Romance

$6.99 · 6 new entrants recently · rising: cultural conflict

Ancient World

$13.12 · 6 new entrants recently · rising: genre mashup

Best Family Life Fiction

$12.12 · 15 new entrants recently · rising: pregnancy

Best Women's Fiction

$10.15 · 4 new entrants recently · rising: fated mates

Bisexual / Pansexual Romance

$4.99 · 12 new entrants recently · rising: friends to lovers

Black & African American Romance

$5.99 · 11 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Christian / Inspirational Historical romance

$10.44 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: sacrifice

Christian Historical Romance

$6.99 · 6 new entrants recently · rising: fake dating

Christmas / Holiday romance

$4.99 · 19 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Clean & Wholesome romance

$6.99 · 21 new entrants recently · rising: friends to lovers

Conspiracy Thrillers

$10.76 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: spy thriller

Contemporary romance

$5.99 · 18 new entrants recently · rising: slow burn

Contemporary — Alpha Male romance

$4.99 · 10 new entrants recently · rising: fated mates

Contemporary — Billionaire romance

$5.99 · 31 new entrants recently · rising: boss employee

Contemporary — Enemies to Lovers romance

$4.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: small town

Contemporary — Fake Dating romance

$4.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Contemporary — Friends to Lovers romance

$4.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Contemporary — Later in Life romance

$4.99 · 13 new entrants recently · rising: meet cute

Contemporary — Love Triangle romance

$3.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: second chance

Contemporary — Medical romance

$4.99 · 6 new entrants recently · rising: hurt comfort

Contemporary — Military romance

$5.99 · 9 new entrants recently · rising: enemies to lovers

Contemporary — Polyamory / Why Choose romance

$4.99 · 10 new entrants recently · rising: fated mates

Contemporary — Rockstar romance

$4.99 · 4 new entrants recently · rising: hurt comfort

Contemporary — Second Chance romance

$3.99 · 9 new entrants recently · rising: secret baby

Contemporary — Small Town romance

$5.99 · 14 new entrants recently · rising: betrayal

Contemporary — Sports romance

$5.99 · 16 new entrants recently · rising: slow burn

Contemporary — Sports — Hockey romance

$9.99 · 15 new entrants recently

Contemporary — Workplace romance

$5.99 · 15 new entrants recently · rising: small town

Cosmic & Eldritch Horror

$9.99 · 16 new entrants recently · rising: body horror

Cozy Fantasy romance

$5.99 · 7 new entrants recently

Cozy Mystery

$6.99 · 25 new entrants recently · rising: slow burn

Cozy Spy Mystery

$9.99 · 25 new entrants recently · rising: chosen one

Cozy — Crafts & Hobbies Mystery

$4.99 · 14 new entrants recently · rising: mystery suspense

Cozy — Culinary Mystery

$4.99 · 12 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Crime Thrillers

$9.99 · 9 new entrants recently · rising: pandemic thriller

$7.99 · 5 new entrants recently · rising: friends to lovers

Dark Fantasy Horror

$4.99 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: dreamcore

Dark Romance

$4.99 · 14 new entrants recently

Dark — Mafia romance

$4.99 · 10 new entrants recently

Domestic Discipline romance

$2.99 · 11 new entrants recently · rising: morally grey mmc

Domestic Thrillers

$9.99 · 4 new entrants recently · rising: polyamorous or complex dynamics

Dragons & Mythical Creatures

$7.99 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: leveling up

$9.33 · 4 new entrants recently · rising: philosophical sci fi

Epic Fantasy

$11.99 · 6 new entrants recently · rising: enemies to lovers

Fairy Tales & Folklore

$9.99 · 26 new entrants recently · rising: mythological retelling

Family Saga Fiction

$9.99 · 12 new entrants recently · rising: women finding their voice

$9.49 · 17 new entrants recently · rising: devotion

Female Detectives & Sleuths

$10.99 · 17 new entrants recently · rising: locked room mystery

Firefighter Romance

$4.99 · 2 new entrants recently · rising: found family

First Contact

$5.99 · 9 new entrants recently · rising: first contact

Folk Horror

$7.99 · 2 new entrants recently · rising: magical realism

GameLit / LitRPG

$5.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: foreshadowing payoff

Hard Science Fiction

$9.99 · 5 new entrants recently · rising: aromantic representation

Hard-Boiled Mysteries

$9.99 · 11 new entrants recently · rising: atmosphere driven

Hispanic & Latino Romance

$9.71 · 11 new entrants recently · rising: queer love

Historical Fantasy

$10.60 · 10 new entrants recently · rising: dark retelling

Historical Fiction

$11.99 · 34 new entrants recently · rising: mystery suspense

Historical Fiction

Historical Mystery

$9.99 · 9 new entrants recently · rising: dual timeline

Historical Thrillers

$11.50 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: clue based puzzle

Historical romance

$6.99 · 30 new entrants recently

Historical — Gothic romance

$4.99 · 4 new entrants recently

Historical — Regency romance

$6.99 · 30 new entrants recently · rising: slow burn

Historical — Scottish romance

$5.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: slow burn

Horror Comedy

$4.99 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: conclusive ending

Horror Fiction

$7.99 · 19 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Humorous Fantasy

$7.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: competence porn

Humorous Women's Fiction romance

$4.99 · 5 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Indigenous Romance

$4.99 · 3 new entrants recently

International Mystery & Crime

$10.99 · 9 new entrants recently · rising: environmental hazard

Legal Thrillers

$9.99 · 4 new entrants recently · rising: courtroom drama

M/M (Gay) Romance

$4.99 · 24 new entrants recently

Marriage & Divorce romance

$9.68 · 10 new entrants recently · rising: moving on

Medical Thrillers

$8.99 · 6 new entrants recently

$11.99 · 9 new entrants recently · rising: complex protagonist

Men's Adventure / HaremLit

$5.99 · 9 new entrants recently · rising: philosophical fable

Military Fantasy

$9.99 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: reluctant hero

Military Sci-Fi

$6.99 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: precursors

Military Thrillers

$7.99 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: military technical accuracy

Monsters & Creatures Horror

$7.99 · 13 new entrants recently · rising: creature horror

Multicultural & Interracial Romance

$4.99 · 7 new entrants recently

$9.73 · 31 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Mystery, Thriller, Suspense & Crime

$9.99 · 16 new entrants recently · rising: psychological thriller

Myth & Legend Fantasy

$5.99 · 4 new entrants recently · rising: creature feature

New Adult & College Romance

$4.99 · 4 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Occult & Supernatural Horror

$9.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: paranormal investigation

Paranormal & Urban Fantasy romance

$11.57 · 18 new entrants recently

Paranormal / Fantasy romance

$5.99 · 17 new entrants recently

Paranormal Cozy Mystery

$6.57 · 19 new entrants recently

Paranormal Women's Fiction romance

$4.99 · 12 new entrants recently · rising: cursed hero

Paranormal — Demons & Devils romance

$4.99 · 9 new entrants recently

Paranormal — Time Travel romance

$7.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: forced proximity

Police Procedurals

$9.99 · 16 new entrants recently · rising: mystery suspense

Post-Apocalyptic

$9.82 · 4 new entrants recently · rising: open ending

Private Investigator Mysteries

$9.99 · 10 new entrants recently · rising: whodunit

Psychological & Domestic Thrillers

$10.99 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: unreliable narrator

Queer / LGBTQ+ Romance

$5.99 · 28 new entrants recently · rising: hurt comfort

$4.99 · 3 new entrants recently

Romance Adaptations

$4.63 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: high fantasy

Romantasy romance

$9.99 · 14 new entrants recently · rising: fated mates

Romantic Comedy romance

$7.99 · 14 new entrants recently · rising: banter

Romantic Fantasy romance

$10.56 · 18 new entrants recently · rising: plot twists

Romantic Suspense romance

$7.45 · 21 new entrants recently

Sapphic (F/F) Romance

$4.99 · 16 new entrants recently · rising: found family

Sci-Fi Romance

$4.99 · 18 new entrants recently

Science Fiction

$7.99 · 24 new entrants recently · rising: ai protagonist

Science Fiction & Fantasy

$6.99 · 17 new entrants recently · rising: intricate world building

Serial Killer Mysteries

$4.99 · 5 new entrants recently · rising: slow burn suspense

Space Opera

$9.99 · 11 new entrants recently · rising: forced proximity

$8.07 · 5 new entrants recently · rising: mystery box

Suspense — Police / First Responder romance

$5.99 · 4 new entrants recently · rising: undercover cop

Sword & Sorcery

$10.99 · 7 new entrants recently · rising: false invincibility

Technothrillers

$11.99 · 8 new entrants recently · rising: maritime setting

Trans Romance

$2.99 · 11 new entrants recently · rising: slow burn

U.S. Historical Fiction

$6.95 · 13 new entrants recently · rising: ensemble cast

Urban Fantasy

$8.99 · 8 new entrants recently

Vampire Romance

$9.99 · 6 new entrants recently · rising: dual world

Western romance

$4.99 · 15 new entrants recently

Women's Historical Fiction

$5.89 · 15 new entrants recently · rising: marooned

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