NYT Best Seller Analysis: Oct 2025

Monthly breakdown of the NYT Combined Fiction Best Sellers list with a focus on romance and romantasy books.

Here is the October analysis of The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Best Sellers list focused on romance and romantasy books.

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Data Source

List: The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Best Sellers

Sales Period: October 2025 (5 weeks: September 28 to November 1, 2025)¹

Frontlist = Published in the last year
Backlist = Published more than a year ago

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Romance & Romantasy Book Ranking

All romance and romantasy books on the list in the October 2025 sales period, ranked using a sum of ranks calculation.²

FRONTLIST (13 books)

Published in the last year

1. Mate by Ali Hazelwood
   This Month: 4 weeks (Avg Rank: 6)
   All Time: 4 weeks

2. Alchemised by SenLinYu
   This Month: 5 weeks (Avg Rank: 6)
   All Time: 6 weeks

3. Remain by Nicholas Sparks (with M. Night Shyamalan)
   This Month: 3 weeks (Avg Rank: 6)
   All Time: 3 weeks

4. The Things Gods Break by Abigail Owen
   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 3)
   All Time: 1 week

5. (TIED FOR #4) Bonds of Hercules by Jasmine Mas
   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 3)
   All Time: 1 week

6. Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn
   This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 12)
   All Time: 2 weeks

7. The Defender by Ana Huang
   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 6)
   All Time: 1 week

8. Soul Searching by Lyla Sage

   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 8)
   All Time: 1 week

9. Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 10)
   All Time: 1 week

10. (TIED FOR #9) Burning Daylight by Emily McIntire
    This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 10)
    All Time: 1 week

11. (TIED FOR #9) Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber
    This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 10)
    All Time: 1 week

12. For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
    This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 12)
    All Time: 1 week

13. Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver
    This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 15)
    All Time: 2 weeks

BACKLIST (3 books)

Published more than a year ago

1. Fourth Wing (Wing and Claw Edition) by Rebecca Yarros (2023)
   This Month: 4 weeks (Avg Rank: 11)
   All Time: 101 weeks

2. Iron Flame (Wing and Claw Edition) by Rebecca Yarros (2023)
   This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 12)
   All Time: 71 weeks

3. Lights Out (Collector’s Edition) by Navessa Allen (2024)
   This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 11)
   All Time: 27 weeks

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