J. R. Ward's Novel "Lover at Last" took the No. 1 spot for the first week on Publishers Weekly's bestseller list, which was released Thursday.

The list is compiled from data collected from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

Hardcover Fiction Last Week

1. "Lover at Last" by J. R. Ward (New American Library, $27.95) - Last Week: NA

2. "Six Years" by Harlan Coben (Dutton Books, $27.95) - Last week: 1

3. "Storyteller" by Jodi Picoult (Atria Books, $28.99) - Last week: 2

4. "Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson (Little Brown and Company, $28.99) - Last week: 3

5. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn (Crown, $25.00) - Last week: 4

6. "The Burgess Boys" by Elizabeth Strout (Random House, $26.00) - Last week: NA

7. "Leaving Everything Most Loved: A Maisie Dobbs Novel" by Jacqueline Winspear (Harper, $26.99) - Last Week: NA

8. "A Week in Winter" by Maeve Binchy (Knopf Publishing Group, $26.95) - Last Week: 6

9. "The Striker" by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott (Putnam Adult, $27.95) - Last week: 5

10. "A Story of God and All of Us" by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett (Faithwords, $24.99) - Last week: 8

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead" by Sheryl Sandberg (Knopf Publishing Group, $24.95) - Last week: 1

2. "Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World" by Phillip C. McGraw (Bird Street Books, Inc., $26.00) - Last week: 2

3. "Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath (Crown Business, $26.00) - Last week: NA

4. "The FastDiet: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting" by Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer (Atria Books, $24.00) - Last week: 3.

5. "The Power of Consistency: Prosperity Mindset Training for Sales and Business Professionals" by Weldon Long (John Wiley & Sons, $24.95) - Last week: NA

6. "The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Created a Dynasty" by Willie Robertson and Korie Robertson (Howard Books, $23.99) - Last week: 8

7. "Killing Kennedy" by Bill O'Reilly (Henry Holt, $28.00) - Last week:  6

8. "The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol" by Dr Sara Gottfried and Dr Christiane Northrup (Scribner Book Company, $25.00) - Last week: 34

9. "I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak" by Joel Osteen (FaithWords, $21.99) - Last week:  9

10. "Shred: The Revolutionary Diet" by Ian K. Smith, M.D. (St. Martin's, $24.99) - Last week:  7