The third volume in the Wishes series from G.J. Walker-Smith, Storm Shells, topped the list of the bestselling titles published on the Smashwords platform in December. The Australian author also grabbed the #5 spot with Second Hearts, the second book in the coming-of-age series. The next book, Secret North, will be available on June 30.

Two titles in Melody Grace’s Beachwood Bay series made the top-10 list: Unbroken, the series debut, came in at #2, and Unwrapped, the holiday-themed fifth book in the series (released December 10), was #3. Unafraid, the fourth installment, hit #12. Chanda Hahn’s Fable, one of the rare fantasy titles on a list dominated by romance novels, came in at #4. Released in August, Fable is the third title in the author’s UnEnchanted series for young adults.

New Zealander Shayne Parkinson occupied two spots in the top 10 on Smashword’s December chart. Mud and Gold, the second book in her Promises to Keep historical fiction series, set in her native country, hit the #8 spot. The next book in the series, Settling the Account, sat at #10. The fourth book, A Second Chance, appeared further down the list, at #17. Smashwords distributes e-books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Diesel, Kobo, and Sony.

Rank Title Author Genre Price
1 Storm Shells GJ Walker-Smith YA Romance 3.99
2 Unbroken Melody Grace Romance 3.99
3 Unwrapped Melody Grace Romance 2.99
4 Fable: An Unfortunate Fairy Tale Book 3 Chanda Hahn YA Fantasy 3.99
5 Second Hearts GJ Walker-Smith YA Romance 3.99
6 Torn from You Nashoda Rose Romance 2.99
7 Trouble Samantha Towle Romance 2.99
8 Mud and Gold (Promises to Keep: Book 2) Shayne Parkinson Historical Fiction 2.99
9 Until You Penelope Douglas Romance 2.99
10 Settling the Account (Promises to Keep: Book 3) Shayne Parkinson Historical Fiction 2.99
11 Sacrifice of Love: Book 7 of the Grey Wolves Series Quinn Loftis Paranormal Romance 3.99
12 Unafraid Melody Grace Romance 3.99
13 Bully Penelope Douglas Romance 1.99
14 Nothing Left to Lose Kirsty Moseley Romance 2.99
15 Avoiding Temptation K.A. Linde Romance 4.99
16 The Thrill of It Lauren Blakely Romance 0.99
17 A Second Chance Shayne Parkinson Historical Fiction 2.99
18 Redemption, Book III of the Arotas Trilogy Amy Miles Fantasy 3.99
19 Truce: The Historic Neighbor from Hell R.L. Mathewson Romance 2.99
20 Reckoning, book II of the Arotas Trilogy Amy Miles Fantasy 2.99
21 Fairest (Unfortunate Fairy Tale Book 2) Chanda Hahn YA Fiction 3.99
22 Fate and Fury, Book 6 The Grey Wolves Series Quinn Loftis YA Romance 3.99
23 Make Me Amanda Heath Romance 2.99
24 Broken Dove Kristen Ashley Romance 3.99
25 Blood Rites, Book 2 The Grey Wolves Series Quinn Loftis YA Romance 2.99

Based on gross sales for the month of December.