How much does a romance ghostwriter cost in 2026?
From freelancers, usually $1,800 to $16,000 for a full romance novel. From agencies, $25,000 to $57,500 and up. Most of those prices do not include a cover, and almost none include a beta read.
Author Services is $260 a book. That includes your concept session with Coral Hart, the full draft, an editorial pass, a human beta read, and your cover, blurb, Amazon metadata and A+ content.
We sell Author Services. Every other price below links to the provider’s own page.
What romance ghostwriting costs, side by side
| Who | Price | Cover | Beta read | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upwork (freelancers) | $800 to $2,500 a project; full novel $1,800 to $3,500 | Not listed | Not listed | You hire and manage the writer |
| The Urban Writers | $2,065 to $2,805 at 50,000 words* | Not included | Not listed | Not stated |
| Writers of the West | $1,900 to $3,900 (250-page tier) | Included | Not listed | 2 to 4 months, plus about a month to publish |
| Reedsy (freelancers) | $16,000 average for an 80,000-word romance | Separate cost | Not listed | 3 to 6 months, in its cost guide |
| Ghostwriting LLC | $25,000 to $30,000 (200 to 300 pages, list price) | Separate cost | Not listed | 4 to 8 weeks to a final draft |
| Kevin Anderson & Associates | From $57,500 | Not listed | From $115,000 (Executive) | 4 to 9 months |
| Author Services (us) | $260 a book, up to 50,000 words; $210 a book in a 9-book series | Included | Included, every book | Whole series concept up front; each book sent as it clears its beta read |
* Our arithmetic from their per-100-word rate. Prices change, so check each link.
Why only $260?
It is a fair question. Here is the plain answer: we do not write one custom book at a time. We run one proven process for whole series, with one team.
- One concept session per series. Coral Hart sets the direction with you once. Every book after that already knows where it is going.
- The same six steps for every book. Nothing is quoted from scratch, so there is one price per book.
- A team, not one person. A team of ghostwriters drafts each book from your series outline, and a senior production lead runs the series, with designers and readers behind them.
- Packaging made in-house. Our creative team designs your cover in our own studio, so there is no separate designer to hire.
What $260 is not: an hourly commission, or a book that runs well past 50,000 words. Longer manuscripts are possible on special request.
Want to test us first? You can order a single book for $260 before you commit to a series.
What you get for each book
- Your concept session with Coral Hart, once per series.
- Market grounding before a word is written.
- A full first draft by our team of ghostwriters, up to 50,000 words.
- An editorial pass: line-level revision and a full pre-flight check.
- A human beta read by a professional reader outside our team, with corrections made in the manuscript.
- Your cover, back-cover blurb, Amazon metadata and A+ content, ready for KDP.
You get the whole series concept up front. Then each book is sent to you as soon as its beta reader finishes, and you upload it under your own name.
Optional after delivery: Author Operations, $95 per series per month, month to month.
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Sources
- Each price in the table links to the provider’s own page, read October 13, 2026.
- Reedsy, ghostwriter rates (romance data, updated March 11, 2026) and Reedsy, cost to hire a ghostwriter (updated June 2, 2026; covers are a separate cost).
- Our own figures: Author Services, read October 13, 2026.