Audiobooks Like Pen Pal

Tara Langella and Troy Duran split this dark romance between two voices that keep the epistolary tension alive — the story's power comes from the correspondence format, and having two distinct vocal registers makes the dangerous attraction feel genuinely charged rather than abstract. The recommendations pull across a range of romance and contemporary fiction at similar lengths, all rated consistently, and they share that quality of emotional risk where the story is asking the listener to be invested in something that makes them a little uncomfortable.

10 audiobooks for fans of Pen Pal

  1. 1
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    Finding Mayhem

    Court of Mayhem • Book 2

    by Layla Frost

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Troy Duran

    ★ 4.31 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 4.83 Audible (193)
    7h 54m listening time • Released 2023
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    Desperate

    Cunningham Security • Book 3

    by A.K. Evans

    Narrated by Troy Duran, Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.10 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.84 Audible (38)
    8h 55m listening time • Released 2023
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  3. 3
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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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  4. 4
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    November 9

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Zachary Webber, Angela Goethals

    ★ 4.60 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.7 Audible (25.0K)
    9h 46m listening time • Released 2015

    Webber and Goethals trade off chapters in dual narration that makes the once-a-year meetings hit harder, and the final twist lands like a gut punch.

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  5. 5
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    Heated Rivalry

    Game Changers • Book 2

    by Rachel Reid

    Narrated by Tor Thom

    ★ 4.57 ABR Score (329.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (326.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (2.9K)
    9h 32m listening time • Released 2019

    Tor Thom's dual narration makes the tension crackle—he captures both characters' voices so distinctly that their forbidden connection feels genuinely electric and impossible to resist.

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    Above All Things

    Carlisle • Book 2

    by Roslyn Sinclair

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    ★ 4.55 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.88 Audible (806)
    9h 34m listening time • Released 2022
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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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    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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    Every Summer After

    Barry’s Bay • Book 1

    by Carley Fortune

    Narrated by AJ Bridel

    ★ 4.51 ABR Score (893.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (884.1K) ★ 4.63 Audible (9.6K)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2022
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    Ask Me Again

    Ask, Tell • Book 2

    by E.J. Noyes

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    ★ 4.49 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.81 Audible (1.2K)
    9h 44m listening time • Released 2019
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