Audiobooks Like Beautiful Bastard

The dual-narrator setup of Beautiful Bastard — Astrid Johannesen and Christian Engell trading chapters — keeps the enemies-to-lovers tension legible in the audio format, and at eight hours the antagonism has time to feel earned before it resolves. Two more Christina Lauren titles anchor the recommendations, and the list matches on length for listeners who want to stay in this particular variety of charged contemporary romance.

10 audiobooks for fans of Beautiful Bastard

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    The Honey-Don't List

    by Christina Lauren

    Narrated by Patti Murin, Jon Root

    3.69 ABR Score (86.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.49 Goodreads (85.3K) ★ 4.23 Audible (618)
    7h 29m listening time • Released 2020
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    The Soulmate Equation

    DNA Duo • Book 1

    by Christina Lauren

    Narrated by Patti Murin

    4.29 ABR Score (308.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (304.3K) ★ 4.56 Audible (3.8K)
    10h 26m listening time • Released 2021

    Patti Murin brings real warmth to a rom-com that earns its emotional beats, making the chemistry between Jess and River feel effortless and lived-in.

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    The Unhoneymooners

    Unhoneymooners • Book 1

    by Christina Lauren

    Narrated by Cynthia Farrell

    4.21 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 3.89 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.45 Audible (10.6K)
    9h 14m listening time • Released 2019

    Cynthia Farrell nails the bickering chemistry that makes enemies-to-lovers work, turning a Hawaiian honeymoon mix-up into pure comedic warmth.

  4. 4
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    Us

    Him • Book 2

    by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Jacob Morgan

    4.61 ABR Score (62.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (57.6K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.5K)
    7h 45m listening time • Released 2017
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    Call Me

    Call Me By Your Name • Book 1

    by André Aciman

    Narrated by Armie Hammer

    4.53 ABR Score (618.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (604.6K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.5K)
    7h 48m listening time • Released 2017
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    Persuasion

    by Jane Austen, Deidre Shauna Lynch, James Kinsley

    Narrated by Juliet Stevenson

    4.49 ABR Score (792.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (786.9K) ★ 4.65 Audible (6.0K)
    8h 43m listening time • Released 2006

    Juliet Stevenson brings Austen's most emotionally mature heroine to life with restraint and warmth that makes every quiet moment ache.

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    Confess

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Elizabeth Louise, Sebastian York

    4.48 ABR Score (627.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (619.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (7.9K)
    7h 50m listening time • Released 2015

    Sebastian York and Elizabeth Louise bring electric chemistry to dual narration that makes CoHo's signature emotional gut-punches hit even harder.

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    Just One Drop

    The Grey Wolves • Book 3

    by Quinn Loftis

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    4.46 ABR Score (20.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (19.3K) ★ 4.71 Audible (715)
    8h 38m listening time • Released 2013
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    Beyond the Veil

    The Grey Wolves • Book 5

    by Quinn Loftis

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    4.46 ABR Score (14.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (14.3K) ★ 4.73 Audible (545)
    8h 25m listening time • Released 2014
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    Pen Pal

    by J.T. Geissinger

    Narrated by Tara Langella, Troy Duran

    4.43 ABR Score (220.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (214.7K) ★ 4.64 Audible (5.9K)
    8h 12m listening time • Released 2023

    Langella and Duran's dual narration transforms this psychological thriller into a genuinely unsettling experience—their voices make the escalating tension feel disturbingly personal and real.

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