Historical Romance — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Romance best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 36.0/100.
Category metrics
Score
36.0
Median reviews
3,137
Weak share (top 20)
10%
Median price
$3.99
Median star rating
4.5
Books scanned
49
Worth writing in?
Historical Romance is heavily defended: incumbents are deep-reviewed and the top 20 rarely cracks. New releases can still chart with ads or a launch push, but expect to climb over established authors rather than around them. Ease-of-entry score 36.0/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | The Duke's Christmas Bargain: A Historical Regency Romance Novel (Mistletoe and Manners Book 6) | 4.4 | 56 | $0.99 |
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 49 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 |
|---|---|---|
| historical regency romance | 7 | 200 |
| lady historical regency romance | 3 | 83 |
| dark fantasy romance | 3 | 81 |
| mail order | 2 | 76 |
| historical fiction | 3 | 64 |
| wwii historical fiction | 2 | 49 |
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More Romance categories
11 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 64.5 | 110.5 |
| █████ | 63.5 | 234.5 |
| █████ | 51.5 | 325.5 |
| █████ | 51.5 | 800.5 |
| █████ | 44.5 | 1331.5 |
| █████ | 43.0 | 554 |
| █████ | 42.0 | 625.5 |
| █████ | 38.5 | 826 |
| █████ | 36.0 | 9214 |
| █████ | 36.0 | 398.5 |
| █████ | 6.0 | 2084.5 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.