The Indie Love and Romance Bestseller Lists

In recognition of Valentine’s Day, we present the Indie Love and Romance Bestseller Lists, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 6, 2011.

Love (Nonfiction)

1. Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man
Steve Harvey, Amistad, $24.99, 9780061728990

2. The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $14, 9781878424426

3. What French Women Know: About Love, Sex, and Other Matters of the Heart and Mind
Debra Ollivier, Berkley, $15, 9780425236482

4. This I Believe: On Love
Dan Gediman (Ed.), Wiley, $19.95, 9780470872680

5. Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
Harville Hendrix, Holt, $15, 9780805087000

6. Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance
Jenny McCarthy, Harper, $24.99, 9780062012982

7. How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
David Richo, Shambhala, $15.95, 9781570628122

8. Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl – A Woman’s Guide to Holding Her
Own in a Relationship
Sherry Argov, Adams Media, $15.95, 9781580627566

9. Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
John Gray, Quill, $14.99, 9780060574215

10. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
Steve Harvey, Amistad, $23.99, 9780061728976

Romance (Fiction)

1. Knit the Season
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425236765

2. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $8.99, 9780440212560

3. Happy Ever After
Nora Roberts, Berkley, $16, 9780425236758

4. The Time Traveler’s Wife
Audrey Niffenegger, Harvest, $14.95, 9780156029438

5. Dragonfly in Amber
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $8.99, 9780440215622

6. The White Queen
Philippa Gregory, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451602050

7. Southern Lights
Danielle Steel, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243328

8. The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks, Vision, $7.99, 9780446618328

9. The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $16, 9780743227445

10. Rainwater
Sandra Brown, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439192924