Audiobooks Like The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

Stephen Dexter and Emma Wilder split the dual-perspective slow-burn across 18 hours — Dexter's steady presence for the football star anchored against Wilder's more guarded interiority for the assistant, the contrast doing a lot of the emotional work before either character earns the softening. A second Mariana Zapata title sits on the list alongside Wilder in another production, and the rest match the same patient, full-length contemporary romance rhythm.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

  1. 1
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    Wait for It

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton

    4.49 ABR Score (119.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (115.9K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.6K)
    15h 52m listening time • Released 2017
  2. 2
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    From Lukov with Love

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton

    4.46 ABR Score (294.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (289.3K) ★ 4.64 Audible (5.0K)
    14h 55m listening time • Released 2018
  3. 3
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    Kulti

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Kyla Garcia, PJ Ochlan

    4.45 ABR Score (159.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (158.6K) ★ 4.79 Audible (483)
    17h 18m listening time • Released 2024

    Kyla Garcia nails Sal's stubborn pride, and the 17-hour slow burn pays off with one of the most earned romances in the genre.

  4. 4
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    Hands Down

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Chris Brinkley

    4.12 ABR Score (53.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (51.6K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.7K)
    15h 34m listening time • Released 2021
  5. 5
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    Under Locke

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Ava Erickson, Bradley Ford, Sebastian York

    4.04 ABR Score (103.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (103.4K) ★ 4.47 Audible (406)
    15h 38m listening time • Released 2024
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    Filthy Secret

    The Five Points' Mob Collection • Book 6

    by Serena Akeroyd

    Narrated by Jacob Morgan, Emma Wilder, CJ Bloom, Jason Clarke, Teddy Hamilton, Joe Arden, Connor Crais, Muffy Newtown, Maxine Mitchell

    4.40 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (306)
    14h 48m listening time • Released 2022
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    Luna and the Lie

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Gomez Pugh

    4.26 ABR Score (72.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (70.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (2.2K)
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    Dear Aaron

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton

    4.14 ABR Score (60.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (57.3K) ★ 4.51 Audible (2.7K)
    12h 43m listening time • Released 2017
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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
  10. 10
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    Rock Bottom Girl: A Small Town Romantic Comedy

    by Lucy Score

    Narrated by Natalie Duke, Stephen Dexter

    4.32 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.64 Audible (1.5K)
    14h 53m listening time • Released 2019

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