Here is the May 2026 ranking of the romance and romantasy books on The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Best Sellers list.
This month, 69% (9 of 13) of the NYT romance best sellers appeared on the Amazon Kindle Store Top 100 Best Sellers in Romance (as marked below), a big increase from 39% last month.
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Data Source
List: The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Best Sellers
Sales Period:
May 2026 (4 weeks: May 3 to 30, 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.
May 2026
🅰️ = Also appeared on Amazon Kindle Store Romance Best Sellers: May 2026 (full list and analysis coming soon)
The Deal by Elle Kennedy 🅰️
This Month: 3 weeks (Avg Rank: 5)
All Time: 3 weeksOur Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune 🅰️
This Month: 3 weeks (Avg Rank: 12)
All Time: 3 weeksThe Mistake by Elle Kennedy 🅰️
This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 7)
All Time: 3 weeksThe Score by Elle Kennedy 🅰️
This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 8)
All Time: 3 weeksThe Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A. Parker 🅰️
This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 8)
All Time: 2 weeksFury Bound by Sable Sorensen 🅰️
This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 9)
All Time: 2 weeksThe Final Target by Nora Roberts
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 3)
All Time: 1 weekBroken Dove by Dani Francis
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 7)
All Time: 1 weekThe Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 8)
All Time: 1 weekPhoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 9)
All Time: 1 week(tied for #10) Fever Dream by Elsie Silver 🅰️
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 9)
All Time: 1 weekRules for the Summer by Meghan Quinn 🅰️
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 13)
All Time: 1 weekStarside by Alex Aster 🅰️
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 15)
All Time: 1 week
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Sales Period: May 2026 (4 weeks: May 3 to 30, 2026)
↳ Lists Included:
The New York Times Best Sellers lists reflect sales from the week starting three Sundays prior to their publication date.