Audiobooks Like Heated Rivalry

Tor Thom narrates Rachel Reid's hockey rivalry romance with a low-key intensity that keeps the tension coiled even in quieter scenes — the controlled restraint in his voice makes the emotional breaks land harder. The recommendations match the contemporary romance register in length and feel, most running around ten hours, with narrators whose delivery suits stories where what goes unsaid does as much work as the confession.

10 audiobooks for fans of Heated Rivalry

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    Tempt

    Peachwood Falls • Book 1

    by Adriana Locke

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Tor Thom

    3.91 ABR Score (511 ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (499) ★ 4.58 Audible (12)
    9h 14m listening time • Released 2025
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    Here With Me

    Sugarland Creek • Book 1

    by Brooke Montgomery, Brooke Cumberland

    Narrated by Tor Thom, Maxine Mitchell

    4.03 ABR Score (19.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (18.9K) ★ 4.53 Audible (186)
    10h 56m listening time • Released 2023
  3. 3
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    Foster

    Pittsburgh Titans • Book 13

    by Sawyer Bennett

    Narrated by Tor Thom, Maxine Mitchell

    3.94 ABR Score (1.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.03 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.69 Audible (35)
    8h 21m listening time • Released 2024
  4. 4
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    Just for the Summer

    Part of Your World • Book 3

    by Abby Jimenez

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, Zachary Webber

    4.79 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.8 Audible (16.8K)
    10h 5m listening time • Released 2022

    Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber bring such natural chemistry to this premise that you'll forget how ridiculous the setup is—they make you believe in the curse, the plan, and everything that unravels between them.

  5. 5
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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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    Cloverleigh Farms: The Collection

    Cloverleigh Farms • Book 1

    by Melanie Harlow

    Narrated by Savannah Peachwood, Teddy Hamilton, Stephen Dexter, Vanessa Edwin, Tor Thom, Maxine Mitchell, Sebastian York

    4.22 ABR Score (826 ratings)
    ★ 4.61 Goodreads (438) ★ 4.74 Audible (388)
    41h 50m listening time • Released 2025
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    The Peachwood Falls Collection

    Peachwood Falls #1-2 • Book 1

    by Adriana Locke

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Tor Thom, Shiloh James, Lance Greenfield

    3.77 ABR Score (53 ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (41) ★ 4.83 Audible (12)
    15h 7m listening time • Released 2025
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    Cottonwood Cove Box Set

    Cottonwood Cove Series • Book 1

    by Laura Pavlov

    Narrated by Connor Crais, Mackenzie Cartwright, Andi Arndt, Tor Thom, Erin Mallon, Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell, Jacob Morgan, Emma Wilder

    3.72 ABR Score (27 ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (12) ★ 4.73 Audible (15)
    43h 16m listening time • Released 2026
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    Sugarland Creek Volume One

    Sugarland Creek #0-2

    by Brooke Montgomery

    Narrated by Aiden Snow, Savannah Peachwood, Maxine Mitchell, Tor Thom, CJ Bloom, Bradley Ford

    3.54 ABR Score (2 ratings)
    ★ 5 Goodreads (1) ★ 5 Audible (1)
    26h 50m listening time • Released 2026
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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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