Here is the April 2026 ranking of the romance and romantasy books on The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Best Sellers list.
I’m always fascinated by the differences between The New York Times and Amazon Kindle Store best sellers. This month, only 43% (6 of 14) of the NYT romance best sellers appeared on the Amazon Kindle Store Top 100 Best Sellers in Romance (as marked below).
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Data Source
List: The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Best Sellers
Sales Periods:
April 2026 (5 weeks: March 29 to May 2, 2026)1
Methodology: The romance and romantasy book on the list are ranked by:
number of weeks on the list this month
then average rank this month
then number of weeks on the list all time.
April 2026
🅰️ = Also appeared on Amazon Kindle Store Romance Best Sellers: April 2026
Game On by Navessa Allen 🅰️
This Month: 5 weeks (Avg Rank: 7)
All Time: 5 weeksThe Night We Met by Abby Jimenez 🅰️
This Month: 4 weeks (Avg Rank: 11)
All Time: 5 weeksRites of the Starling by Devney Perry 🅰️
This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 5)
All Time: 2 weeksPurple State by Dana Perino 🅰️
This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 7)
All Time: 2 weeks(tied for #4) Starside by Alex Aster
This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 7)
All Time: 2 weeksKing of Gluttony by Ana Huang
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 3)
All Time: 1 weekTwisted Pawn by L.J. Shen 🅰️
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 8)
All Time: 1 weekHeated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 11)
All Time: 17 weeksBlood Bound by Ellis Hunter
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 11)
All Time: 1 weekBulletproof by K.M. Moronova
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 12)
All Time: 1 weekLights Out by Navessa Allen 🅰️
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 14)
All Time: 31 weeksBloodsinger by Juliette Cross
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 14)
All Time: 1 weeks(tied for #12) The Throne of Broken Gods by Amber V. Nicole
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 14)
All Time: 1 weeksThe Auction by Sadie Kincaid
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 15)
All Time: 1 weeks
Happy reading! Let me know if you have any questions.
Sales Period: April 2026 (5 weeks: March 29 to May 2, 2026)
↳ Lists Included:
The New York Times Best Sellers lists reflect sales from the week starting three Sundays prior to their publication date.
I figured I need to catch up. I'm just now reading LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen. It's a wild ride.