Second Chances — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Romance best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 42.0/100.
Category metrics
Score
42.0
Median reviews
230
Weak share (top 20)
20%
Median price
$2.99
Median star rating
4.1
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
Second Chances is between the extremes: 20% of the top 20 is under 100 reviews against a median of 230, so entry depends on the specific sub-genre and your launch strength. Read the breakout books below before judging. Ease-of-entry score 42.0/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | My Husband Neglected Me, Ignored Our Baby for Another Woman’s: A 2-Book Collection of Billionaire, Marriage-in-Crisis, Second-Chance Romances (marriage in crisis: season 2) | 4.4 | 39 | $4.99 |
| 13 | My Husband Neglected Me, Left Me in a Coma, and Chose Another Woman: A 2-Book Collection of Billionaire, Marriage-in-Crisis, Second-Chance Romances (Billionaire Marriage in Crisis 57) | 3.7 | 39 | $2.99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| marriage in crisis | 29 | 732 |
| second chance | 30 | 725 |
| billionaire marriage in crisis | 22 | 625 |
| second chance romance | 25 | 623 |
| crisis second chance | 23 | 610 |
| marriage in crisis second | 23 | 610 |
| crisis second chance romance | 19 | 510 |
| husband neglected | 12 | 369 |
| chose another woman | 5 | 161 |
| husband neglected me left | 5 | 161 |
| woman billionaire marriage | 5 | 137 |
| saved another woman | 4 | 123 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.