Kristen Ashley snags the top spot on this month’s list of the bestselling titles published on the Smashwords platform—which are distributed to Amazon, the Apple iBooks store, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo—with the romance Deacon.

In at #2 is Brenda Kennedy's romance Saving Angel, while Natasha Preston takes the #3 spot with the romance Broken Silence. Rounding out a top five dominated by romance are Melody Grace with Unstoppable and Jessica Sorensen with The Certainty of Violet and Luke. Sorensen also grabbed the #13 spot with The Resolution of Callie and Kayden.

Shayne Parkinson continues to be a strong presence on our monthly list, with his historical fiction netting three spots: Mud and Gold (Promises to Keep: Book 2) at #3; Settling the Account (Promises to Keep: Book 3) at #12; and A Second Chance at #15.

Rank Title Author ISBN Genre Price
1 Deacon Kristen Ashley 9781311133649 Romance $3.99
2 Saving Angel Brenda Kennedy 9781311884435 Romance $2.99
3 Broken Silence Natasha Preston 9781301920686 Romance $2.99
4 Unstoppable Melody Grace 9781310810602 Romance $3.99
5 The Certainty of Violet and Luke Jessica Sorensen 9781311031440 Romance $2.99
6 Rule's Property Lynda Chance 9781310242632 Romance $2.99
7 Filthy Beautiful Love Kendall Ryan 9781310818233 Romance $4.99
8 Betrayed: Book Two - The Road to Redemption Nicky Charles 9781311066817 Paranormal Romance $2.99
9 Happenstance: A Novella Series (Part Two) Jamie McGuire 9781311959447 YA Romance $2.99
10 Mud and Gold (Promises to Keep: Book 2) Shayne Parkinson 9781452303802 Historical Fiction $2.99
11 Filthy Beautiful Lies Kendall Ryan 9781311020567 Romance $3.99
12 Settling the Account (Promises to Keep: Book 3) Shayne Parkinson 9781452303840 Historical Fiction $2.99
13 The Resolution of Callie and Kayden Jessica Sorensen 9781310215353 Romance $3.99
14 Laugh or Death (Lexi Graves Mysteries, 6) Camilla Chafer 9781909577053 Mystery $3.99
15 A Second Chance Shayne Parkinson 9781452303871 Historical Fiction $2.99
16 All For This Lexi Ryan 9781940832951 Romance $3.99
17 Pride Over Pity Kailyn Lowry 9781618689801 Biography/Memoir $9.99
18 Fall To You Lexi Ryan 9781940832944 Romance $3.99
19 Treat Her Right Serenity Woods 9781310690334 Romance $3.99
20 Second Hearts GJ Walker-Smith 9780987484550 YA Romance $3.99
21 Fable Chanda Hahn 9781301123575 YA Fantasy $3.99
22 Storm Shells GJ Walker-Smith 9780987484567 YA Romance $3.99
23 Owned by Him Kendall Ryan 9781311569974 Romance $4.99
24 This Is Falling Ginger Scott 9781310983993 Romance $2.99
25 Sweet Fall Tillie Cole 9781310426995 Romance $2.99

Based on gross sales for the month of September.