Audiobooks Like The Things We Leave Unfinished

Tim Paige and Carly Robins trade the dual timelines of The Things We Leave Unfinished — Paige's register anchoring the contemporary strand's emotional friction, Robins bringing a different texture to the wartime past — across fifteen hours that take their time with the emotional fallout before the resolution. The other titles here run similarly long and share that dual-voice structure, where the romance is earned through accumulated feeling rather than quick gratification.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Things We Leave Unfinished

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    Full Measures

    Flight & Glory • Book 1

    by Rebecca Yarros

    Narrated by Carly Robins

    4.33 ABR Score (100.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.14 Goodreads (97.6K) ★ 4.59 Audible (2.5K)
    9h 9m listening time • Released 2015
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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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    Cruz

    Dark and Dirty Sinners' MC • Book 5

    by Serena Akeroyd

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Tim Paige

    4.16 ABR Score (3.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (3.6K) ★ 4.63 Audible (169)
    12h 38m listening time • Released 2023
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    Icebreaker

    Maple Hills • Book 1

    by Hannah Grace

    Narrated by Elizabeth Louise, Tim Paige

    4.11 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.45 Audible (5.3K)
    13h 23m listening time • Released 2022
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    Exodus

    The Ravenhood • Book 2

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden

    4.68 ABR Score (238.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (232.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (6.3K)
    14h 24m listening time • Released 2021
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    Amante Eterno : La Hermandad de la Daga Negra 2

    Black Dagger Brotherhood • Book 2

    by J.R. Ward

    Narrated by Noé Velásquez

    4.26 ABR Score (203.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (203.1K) ★ 4.89 Audible (37)
    16h 44m listening time • Released 2019
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    The Kiss Quotient

    The Kiss Quotient • Book 1

    by Helen Hoang

    Narrated by Carly Robins

    4.12 ABR Score (512.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (502.5K) ★ 4.39 Audible (9.8K)
    9h 36m listening time • Released 2018

    Carly Robins captures every shade of Stella's anxiety and growing confidence, making one of romance's best debuts even more intimate on audio.

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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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    The Finish Line

    The Ravenhood • Book 3

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden

    4.64 ABR Score (184.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (175.7K) ★ 4.78 Audible (8.9K)
    14h 39m listening time • Released 2021
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    Me Before You

    Me Before You • Book 1

    by Jojo Moyes

    Narrated by Susan Lyons, Anna Bentink, Steven Crossley, Alex Tregear, Andrew Wincott, Owen Lindsay

    4.62 ABR Score (1.9M ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (1.8M) ★ 4.62 Audible (37.3K)
    14h 40m listening time • Released 2012

    The full-cast narration pulls you deep into every perspective, so when Moyes rips your heart out, there's nowhere to hide.

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