Audiobooks Like The Longest Ride

Ron McLarty and January LaVoy split the dual-timeline narration of this Nicholas Sparks story in a way that keeps the two love stories tonally distinct — McLarty's older, more settled voice anchors the decades-long marriage while LaVoy brings a brighter urgency to the newer romance, and 13 hours gives both threads room to breathe. The recs carry that same emotional texture, most running a similar length with LaVoy appearing again on several of them.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Longest Ride

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    Safe Haven cover

    Safe Haven

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Narrated by Rebecca Lowman

    4.26 ABR Score (407.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (403.3K) ★ 4.41 Audible (4.2K)
    11h 2m listening time • Released 2010
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    Under Currents cover

    Under Currents

    by Nora Roberts

    Narrated by January LaVoy

    4.45 ABR Score (55.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (47.0K) ★ 4.67 Audible (8.7K)
    14h 41m listening time • Released 2019

    January LaVoy's narration cuts through Roberts' emotional undercurrents with surgical precision, making this intimate family drama feel like a confession whispered directly to you.

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    A Walk to Remember cover

    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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    Dear John, Nicholas Sparks

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Narrated by Holter Graham

    4.08 ABR Score (621.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (619.9K) ★ 4.33 Audible (1.5K)
    9h 20m listening time • Released 2006
  5. 5
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    Remain

    by Nicholas Sparks, M. Night Shyamalan

    Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Julia Whelan, Nicholas Sparks

    4.03 ABR Score (50.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (48.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.6K)
    8h 55m listening time • Released 2025

    The dual narration between Fliakos and Whelan captures something genuinely moving about two people discovering connection across grief—and Sparks reading his own work adds an intimate layer that anchors the supernatural elements in real emotional stakes.

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    The Best Man: Unfinished Business cover

    The Best Man: Unfinished Business

    The Best Man Series • Book 1

    by Malcolm D. Lee, Jayne Allen

    Narrated by January LaVoy, Jakobi Diem, Zenzi Williams

    4.25 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.76 Audible (713)
    15h 43m listening time • Released 2025

    The stellar trio of narrators brings genuine chemistry to this reunion story, making the emotional pull between these characters feel earned and lived-in over 15+ hours.

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    The Re-Do List

    by Denise Williams

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, January LaVoy

    3.83 ABR Score (5.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.69 Goodreads (5.6K) ★ 4.42 Audible (89)
    10h 50m listening time • Released 2026

    Hamilton and LaVoy's dual narration captures the push-pull tension perfectly, making this second-chance romance feel earned rather than rushed.

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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 Last Letter cover

    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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    In Her Own League

    Windy City Series

    by Liz Tomforde

    Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor, Jason Clarke

    4.70 ABR Score (46.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (45.0K) ★ 4.89 Audible (1.2K)
    13h 28m listening time • Released 2026

    Brentmoor and Clarke's dual narration crackles with tension as a power struggle becomes a love story in baseball's most competitive arena.

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