New York Times Romance Best Sellers Ranking: June 2026

Monthly ranking of the romance and romantasy books on The New York Times Combined Fiction Best Sellers list.

Here is the June 2026 ranking of the romance and romantasy books on The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Best Sellers list.

In June, 67% (6 of 9) of the NYT romance best sellers appeared on the Amazon Kindle Store Top 100 Best Sellers in Romance (as marked below), similar to last month (69%). Surprisingly, there was only 1 Romantasy title on the NYT list this month. Not so surprisingly, the 4 main books from Elle Kennedy’s Off Campus series were on the list!

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Data Source

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

Sales Period:
June 2026 (4 weeks: May 31 to June 27, 2026)¹

Methodology: The romance and romantasy books 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.

June 2026

🅰️ = Also appeared on Amazon Kindle Store Romance Best Sellers: June 2026 (full list and analysis coming soon)

1. The Deal by Elle Kennedy 🅰️
   This Month: 4 weeks (Avg Rank: 5)
   All Time: 7 weeks

2. The Mistake by Elle Kennedy 🅰️
   This Month: 4 weeks (Avg Rank: 12)
   All Time: 7 weeks

3. The Score by Elle Kennedy 🅰️
   This Month: 4 weeks (Avg Rank: 13)
   All Time: 7 weeks

4. Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune 🅰️
   This Month: 3 weeks (Avg Rank: 15)
   All Time: 6 weeks

5. Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver
   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 5)
   All Time: 1 week

6. Light Wielder by Rachel Schneider
   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 11)
   All Time: 1 week

7. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune 🅰️
   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 14)
   All Time: 11 weeks

8. The Goal by Elle Kennedy 🅰️
   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 14)
   All Time: 2 weeks

9. The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston
   This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 14)
   All Time: 1 week

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1. Sales Period: June 2026 (4 weeks: May 31 to June 27, 2026)

↳ Lists Included:

• June 21, 2026

• June 28, 2026

• July 5, 2026

• July 12, 2026

The New York Times Best Sellers lists reflect sales from the week starting three Sundays prior to their publication date.