Audiobooks Like The Bridges of Madison County

Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale perform this classic romance as a genuine duet — O'Hara's restraint against Pasquale's warmth creates the exact tension the story requires, and at four hours the listen has the compression and ache of something that knows it doesn't have much time. Seven of the recommendations are highly rated, and the list shares that same commitment to romantic emotion delivered with enough restraint to hurt.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Bridges of Madison County

  1. 1
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    A Walk to Remember

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Narrated by Frank Muller

    4.39 ABR Score (848.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (847.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (732)
    4h 36m listening time • Released 2014
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    Second-in-Command

    Men of Hidden Justice • Book 2

    by Melanie Moreland

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, John Lane

    4.16 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.78 Audible (125)
    4h 35m listening time • Released 2021
  3. 3
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    Taken With You

    The Knight Sisters • Book 4

    by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden

    3.98 ABR Score (576 ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (539) ★ 4.7 Audible (37)
    3h 9m listening time • Released 2021
  4. 4
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    Under One Roof

    The STEMinist Novellas • Book 1

    by Ali Hazelwood

    Narrated by Emma Wilder

    3.96 ABR Score (215.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.64 Goodreads (213.6K) ★ 4.42 Audible (1.8K)
    3h 38m listening time • Released 2022
  5. 5
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    A Merry Vested Wedding

    Vested Interest: ABC Corp #0.5

    by Melanie Moreland

    Narrated by John Lane, Maxine Mitchell

    3.95 ABR Score (932 ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (923) ★ 4.56 Audible (9)
    3h 28m listening time • Released 2025
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    Never Never: Part one of three

    Never Never • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher

    Narrated by Kevin Free, Elizabeth Evans

    3.89 ABR Score (147.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (144.4K) ★ 4.29 Audible (2.6K)
    4h 23m listening time • Released 2015
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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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    The Bittersweet Symphony Duet • Book 2

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    4.79 ABR Score (30.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.63 Goodreads (29.0K) ★ 4.9 Audible (1.9K)
    22h 6m listening time • Released 2023
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    Voyager

    Outlander • Book 3

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.78 ABR Score (364.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (332.7K) ★ 4.77 Audible (32.2K)
    43h 46m listening time • Released 2007

    Davina Porter's performance transforms this epic time-travel romance into something unmissable: her voice shifts so seamlessly between Claire's modern vulnerability and Jamie's raw Scottish intensity that 44 hours dissolves into nothing.

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    The Last Letter

    by Rebecca Yarros

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Jennifer Stark

    4.78 ABR Score (552.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (538.1K) ★ 4.75 Audible (14.3K)
    13h 23m listening time • Released 2019

    Hamilton and Stark's dual narration captures the raw grief and unspoken tension between these characters with such precision that you'll feel the weight of every unsaid word. This is emotional fiction that demands to be heard.

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