Audiobooks Like Beautiful Player

Christian Engell and Astrid Johannesen narrate Beautiful Player as a dual-voice production that gives the friends-to-lovers premise its appropriate push-and-pull rhythm — eleven hours of contemporary romance where the interplay between the two narrators tracks the emotional distance collapsing between the characters. Two more recommendations are other Christina Lauren titles, and the list stays in the contemporary romance register where the same warm comedic tone and high romantic stakes define the listen.

10 audiobooks for fans of Beautiful Player

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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.

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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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    One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince

    Ravenhood Legacy • Book 1

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    4.81 ABR Score (59.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (55.7K) ★ 4.9 Audible (3.9K)
    11h 31m listening time • Released 2023
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    Heartless

    Chestnut Springs • Book 2

    by Elsie Silver

    Narrated by Stephen Dexter, Vanessa Edwin

    4.65 ABR Score (589.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (585.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.5K)
    9h 51m listening time • Released 2023
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    Pucked Off

    Pucked • Book 5

    by Helena Hunting

    Narrated by Jacob Morgan, Rose Dioro

    4.55 ABR Score (24.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (21.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.5K)
    9h 36m listening time • Released 2017
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    Beast Behaving Badly (Pride)

    Pride • Book 5

    by Shelly Laurenston, Unknown Author

    Narrated by Charlotte Kane

    4.53 ABR Score (18.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (1.9K)
    11h 43m listening time • Released 2013
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    The Mane Squeeze

    Pride • Book 4

    by Shelly Laurenston

    Narrated by Charlotte Kane

    4.48 ABR Score (16.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (14.9K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.8K)
    11h 45m listening time • Released 2013
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    Bear Meets Girl

    Pride • Book 7

    by Shelly Laurenston

    Narrated by Charlotte Kane

    4.47 ABR Score (15.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (13.6K) ★ 4.73 Audible (1.6K)
    11h 30m listening time • Released 2014
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    Out of the Dark

    The Grey Wolves • Book 4

    by Quinn Loftis

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    4.46 ABR Score (17.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (16.7K) ★ 4.72 Audible (638)
    9h 56m listening time • Released 2013

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