Friends to Lovers — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Romance best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 9.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
9.5
Median reviews
2,746.5
Weak share (top 20)
15%
Median price
$4.99
Median star rating
4.4
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Friends to Lovers is between the extremes: 15% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 2746.5, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 9.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Promise Me Always: Texas Knights MC, 2nd Gen, Book 2 | 5.0 | 2 | $4.99 |
| 13 | Only Ever You: A Childhood Best Friends-to-Strangers-to-Lovers Hockey Romance (Games of Hearts) | 4.6 | 94 | $3.99 |
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 50 best-seller titles on this category's list. The ease-of-entry score tells you how winnable the category is; these title phrases tell you which words readers search with — use the two layers together. Frequency is a title statistic, not a search-volume estimate.
| Phrase | Titles | Rank-weighted score |
|---|---|---|
| hockey romance | 6 | 135 |
| friends to lovers | 5 | 92 |
| emotional and addictive romance | 2 | 73 |
| epic emotional and addictive | 2 | 73 |
| tiktok phenomenon | 2 | 73 |
| small town | 4 | 65 |
| lovers hockey romance | 2 | 59 |
| best friend | 3 | 53 |
| bad boy | 2 | 33 |
| friends to lovers fake | 2 | 6 |
| lovers fake dating | 2 | 6 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.