Audiobooks Like The Goal

Susannah Jones and Andrew Eiden share narration duties on this dual-perspective romance, their voices keeping the college hockey and law school worlds distinct enough that the 11 hours of the relationship's complications never feel collapsed into one note. Eiden appears in another title in the recommendations, and the list stays consistently in that contemporary romance territory — similar runtimes, the same emotional stakes around characters whose ambitions keep getting in the way of what they actually want.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Goal

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    The Play

    Briar U • Book 3

    by Elle Kennedy

    Narrated by Ana Osorio, Teddy Hamilton

    4.13 ABR Score (169.6K ratings)
    ★ 4 Goodreads (168.0K) ★ 4.44 Audible (1.6K)
    12h 11m listening time • Released 2019
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    The Dare

    Briar U • Book 4

    by Elle Kennedy

    Narrated by Elizabeth Louise, Teddy Hamilton

    4.09 ABR Score (150.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (149.2K) ★ 4.55 Audible (1.3K)
    10h 18m listening time • Released 2020
  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
  4. 4
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    Good Boy

    WAGs • Book 1

    by Elle Kennedy, Sarina Bowen

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Tanya Eby

    4.12 ABR Score (48.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.84 Goodreads (45.5K) ★ 4.51 Audible (3.3K)
    8h 15m listening time • Released 2017
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    Body Check

    by Elle Kennedy

    Narrated by Samantha Cook

    3.61 ABR Score (43.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.4 Goodreads (43.7K) ★ 4.01 Audible (114)
    8h 14m listening time • Released 2024
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    Love Song

    by Elle Kennedy

    Narrated by Erin Mallon, Connor Crais

    4.12 ABR Score (8.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (8.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (168)
    13h 23m listening time • Released 2026

    Erin Mallon and Connor Crais nail the push-pull chemistry between two people who've been circling each other for years—their dual narration makes this steamy second-chance romance feel like you're inside both their heads at once.

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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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    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.

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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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    Birthday Girl

    by Penelope Douglas

    Narrated by Andrew Eiden, Jennifer Mack

    4.33 ABR Score (514.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (500.9K) ★ 4.56 Audible (13.6K)
    13h 13m listening time • Released 2018

    Dual narration makes the forbidden tension hit twice as hard, with Eiden and Mack each capturing the ache of wanting what you shouldn't.

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