Here is the September 2026 ranking of the romance and romantasy books on The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Best Sellers list.
September had 7 romance and romantasy books on the list, including the first holiday romance to make an appearance this year (Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison). Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis reappeared on the list in time with the release of its movie adaptation on Prime Video, which dropped on September 23.
3 of the 7 books appeared on the September 2026 Amazon Kindle Store Romance Best Sellers list (full list and analysis coming soon).
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Data Source
List: The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Best Sellers
Sales Period:
September 2026 (4 weeks: August 30 to September 26, 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 (if needed).
September 2026
🅰️ = Also appeared on Amazon Kindle Store Romance Best Sellers: September 2026 (full list and analysis coming soon)
The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig
This Month: 2 weeks (Avg Rank: 4)
All Time: 2 weeksBurn of the Everflame by Penn Cole 🅰️
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 3)
All Time: 1 weekThe Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 🅰️
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 7)
All Time: 22 weeksGrim Tidings by B.K. Borison
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 8)
All Time: 1 weekThe Emperor’s Enemy by Jasmine Mas
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 11)
All Time: 1 weekFallen Rook by L.J. Shen 🅰️
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 12)
All Time: 1 weekTempest by Victoria Aveyard
This Month: 1 week (Avg Rank: 15)
All Time: 1 week
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Sales Period: September 2026 (4 weeks: August 30 to September 26, 2026)
↳ Lists Included:
The New York Times Best Sellers lists reflect sales from the week starting three Sundays prior to their publication date.