Romance Bestsellers Snapshot (6.21.25)
A snapshot of the romances that made the bestsellers lists!
Every week, TRW dives into the major bestsellers lists and gives you a snapshot of the romances flying off the shelves. Here’s your romance bestsellers snapshot for the week ending June 14, 2025!
🥇 Current #1 Bestsellers
Romances that reached #1 on at least one of the major bestseller lists.
CAUGHT UP by Navessa Allen (Zando — Slowburn)
Dark Romance | 🌶️x 51
📈 #1 NYT Combined Print & Ebook | #1 PW Top Ten | #1 PW Trade Paper Frontlist | #1 Amazon Charts
BETTER THAN THE MOVIES by Lynn Painter (S&S Books for YR)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom (YA) |🌶️x 1
📈 #1 Indie Bestsellers - Young Adult
⚡The Instant Bestsellers
Brand new romance titles that made the bestseller lists.
A RARE FIND by Joanna Lowell (Berkley)
Historical Romance |🌶️x 4
AMELIA, IF ONLY by Becky Albertalli (HarperCollins)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom (YA) |🌶️x 1
CAN YOU TAKE IT? by Jeneane O’Riley (Hybrid/Bloom Books)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
CAUGHT UP by Navessa Allen (Zando — Slowburn)
Dark Romance |🌶️x 5
NEVER BEEN SHIPPED by Alicia Thompson (Berkley)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x 4
RELEASE ME by K.A. Tucker (Self-Published)
Contemporary Romance |🌶️x 4
ROOMMATING by Meredith Schorr (Forever)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x TBD
🔋Backlist Boost
New editions of backlist romance titles on the latest bestseller lists.
GRIN AND BEARD IT by Penny Reid (Dlx. Ed.) (Hybrid/Sourcebooks Casablanca)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x 3
HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW by Sarah J. Maas (PB Ed.) (Bloomsbury)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood (Collector’s Edition) (Berkley)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x 3
▶️ Romances at Play
Romances on multiple bestsellers lists (not including romances already listed above).
ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)
Romantic Fantasy (YA) |🌶️x 3
FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
FUNNY STORY by Emily Henry (Berkley)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x 3
GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry (Berkley)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x 3
IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen (Zando — Slowburn)
Dark Romance |🌶️x 5
ONE GOLDEN SUMMER by Carley Fortune (Berkley)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x 3
ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
PROBLEMATIC SUMMER ROMANCE by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x 4
SHIELD OF SPARROWS by Devney Perry (Red Tower Books)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 3
THE KNIGHT AND THE MOTH by Rachel Gillig (Orbit)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 3
THE SPELLSHOP by Sarah Beth Durst (Dell)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 1
TILL SUMMER DO US PART by Meghan Quinn (Hybrid/Bloom Books)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
🌲 The Evergreens
Backlist romances STILL placing on the latest bestsellers lists (not including romances already listed above).
A COURT OF MIST AND FURY by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)
Romantic Fantasy (YA/New Adult) |🌶️x 3
BINDING 13 by Chloe Walsh (Bloom Books)
Sports Romance (YA) |🌶️x 1
DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross (Wednesday Books)
Romantic Fantasy (YA) |🌶️x 3
POWERLESS by Lauren Roberts (S&S Books for YR)
Romantic Fantasy (YA) |🌶️x 1
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen (Puffin Books)
Historical Romance (YA) |🌶️x 1
THRONE OF GLASS by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)
Romantic Fantasy (YA) |🌶️x 1
📖 BONUS: Most Read Romances… NOT on the Bestsellers Lists?
These romance titles didn’t make the bestsellers cut, but readers are devouring them anyway!2 Sarah J. Maas’s extensive backlist is dominating this category.
A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)
Romantic Fantasy |🌶️x 4
A COURT OF WINGS AND RUIN by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)
Romantic Fantasy (YA/New Adult) |🌶️x 3
CROWN OF MIDNIGHT by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)
Romantic Fantasy (YA) |🌶️x 2
DEEP END by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley)
Sports Romance |🌶️x 4
FEARLESS by Lauren Roberts (S&S Books for YR)
Romantic Fantasy (YA) |🌶️x 2
HEIR OF FIRE by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)
Romantic Fantasy (YA) |🌶️x 2
KEEPING 13 by Chloe Walsh (Bloom Books)
Sports Romance |🌶️x 3
JUST FOR THE SUMMER by Abby Jimenez (Forever)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x 3
PART OF YOUR WORLD by Abby Jimenez (Forever)
Contemporary Romance/RomCom |🌶️x 3
QUEEN OF SHADOWS by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury)
Romantic Fantasy (YA) |🌶️x 2
SILVER ELITE by Dani Francis (Del Rey)
Science Fiction Romance |🌶️x 4
Want more? Check out the Publications Calendars, the Trending Romance Reports (now to be published monthly or quarterly — TBD), or the Indie/Hybrid Romance Hotlist!
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Heat Scale:
🌶️x 1 = No sex romance. There may be other forms of physical affection or none at all.
🌶️x 2 = Closed door / fade to black romance.
🌶️x 3 = Open door romance, but not particularly explicit.
🌶️x 4 = Explicit romance.
🌶️x 5 = Very explicit romance. This can refer to plenty of explicit scenes or sex scenes that push the envelope.
These titles were gathered from Goodreads data.