Mel Robbins’s self-help title The 5 Second Rule, which aims to help readers destroy doubt, tops the list of bestselling titles on the Smashwords platform for the month of April.
An unlikely top seller on a list typically dominated by romance, The 5 Second Rule, which debuted on our list in February at #10, is the second title (after Stop Saying You’re Fine) from Robbins, a CNN commentator, vlogger, and high-profile keynote speaker.
Romance dominates the next several spots. Natasha Preston’s Broken Silence, at #2, has been a bestseller since its debut on the Smashwords list in 2014. Karina Halle is at #3 with Before I Ever Met You, Sydney Landon grabs the #4 spot with Fractured, and Leeanna Morgan is in at #5 with Always.
Other notable titles include Ashley Black’s The Cellulite Myth (#7); Derrick Jaxn’s poetry book I Still Want It (#14); and Steven Greer’s Unacknowledged (#23), a UFO exposé.
| Rank | Title | Author | ISBN | Genre | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 5 Second Rule | Mel Robbins | 9781682612392 | Self-Help | $9.99 |
| 2 | Broken Silence | Natasha Preston | 9781301920686 | Romance | $0.99 |
| 3 | Before I Ever Met You | Karina Halle | 9781370956159 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 4 | Fractured | Sydney Landon | 9781310171895 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 5 | Always | Leeanna Morgan | 9780994136626 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 6 | Mended | Sydney Landon | 9781311353504 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 7 | The Cellulite Myth | Ashley Black | 9781682612897 | Health | $9.99 |
| 8 | Not You It’s Me | Julie Johnson | 9780991311392 | Romance | $5.99 |
| 9 | If You Were Mine | Jennifer Sucevic | 9781370681112 | Romance | $2.99 |
| 10 | Fall to You | Lexi Ryan | 9781940832944 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 11 | Cross the Line | Julie Johnson | 9780996510813 | Romance | $5.99 |
| 12 | Neanderthal Marries Human | Penny Reid | 9780989281065 | Humor | $5.99 |
| 13 | The Proposal | Katie Ashley | 9781301578511 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 14 | I Still Want It | Derrick Jaxn | 9781310456886 | Poetry | $9.99 |
| 15 | All for This | Lexi Ryan | 9781940832951 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 16 | The Valerie Dearborn Trilogy | Caroline Hanson | 9781301183524 | Romance | $8.99 |
| 17 | A Beautiful Funeral | Jamie McGuire | 9781310169199 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 18 | Love Is Fear | Caroline Hanson | 9781465874900 | Romance | $4.99 |
| 19 | Who Glares Wins | Camilla Chafer | 9780956908698 | Mystery/Thriller | $3.99 |
| 20 | Rose | Sydney Landon | 9781311632401 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 21 | Playing for Keeps | Leeanna Morgan | 9780994119087 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 22 | Deceit Can Be Deadly | Nicky Charles | 9781370765263 | Romance | $3.99 |
| 23 | Unacknowledged | Steven Greer | 9781943957101 | History | $9.99 |
| 24 | Blackrock Island | J. Lee Burke | 9781604521290 | Mystery/ | $8.99 |
| 25 | Beautiful Burn | Jamie McGuire | 9781310232152 | Romance | $5.99 |
Based on gross sales for the month of April.
