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- New to Romance? Start here → It Ends with Us
- No series commitment → November 9
- Shortest on this list → Every Summer After (9h 43m)
- For a long haul → Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Lrg) (Fifty Shades #3) (27h 15m)
- Most popular of all time → Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 4.15 ABR Score (4.9M ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (4.9M) ★ 3.5 Audible (2)4h 49m listening time • Released 2011 - 2
It Ends with Us
It Ends with Us • Book 1
Narrated by Olivia Song
★ 4.65 ABR Score (4.8M ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (4.7M) ★ 4.67 Audible (87.8K)11h 18m listening time • Released 2016 - 3
Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James
Fifty Shades • Book 1
by E.L. James
Narrated by Becca Battoe
★ 3.69 ABR Score (2.9M ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (2.9M) ★ 3.95 Audible (38.2K)19h 48m listening time • Released 2012 - 4
Ugly Love
Narrated by Deacon Lee, Grace Grant
★ 4.46 ABR Score (2.4M ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (2.3M) ★ 4.58 Audible (32.3K)9h 14m listening time • Released 2014 - 5
The Love Hypothesis
The Love Hypothesis • Book 1
Narrated by Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton
★ 4.45 ABR Score (2.0M ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (1.9M) ★ 4.58 Audible (12.3K)11h 51m listening time • Released 2021Dalton and Hamilton's dual narration turns the fake-dating chemistry electric, making every awkward STEM-nerd moment land perfectly.
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The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife • Book 1
by Audrey Niffenegger
Narrated by Fred Berman, Phoebe Strole
★ 4.12 ABR Score (1.9M ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (1.9M) ★ 4.28 Audible (14.4K)17h 38m listening time • Released 2006A love story structured around time travel that hits harder than almost any conventional romance — the sci-fi is a vehicle for a genuinely devastating emotional journey.
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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 2012The 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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Twisted Love
Twisted • Book 1
by Ana Huang
Narrated by Cindy Kay, Aiden Snow
★ 3.95 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)★ 3.71 Goodreads (1.7M) ★ 4.25 Audible (12.0K)10h 41m listening time • Released 2022Cindy Kay and Aiden Snow bring real heat to the dual POV, making this BookTok favorite hit harder on audio than on the page.
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Beach Read
by Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.27 ABR Score (1.7M ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (1.7M) ★ 4.45 Audible (15.1K)10h 13m listening time • Released 2020Julia Whelan's narration captures the electric chemistry between two writers at odds with themselves, making this the rare romance where the banter lands as sharp on audio as the emotional gut-punches land deep.
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Book Lovers
by Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.47 ABR Score (1.6M ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (1.6M) ★ 4.58 Audible (19.2K)11h 23m listening time • Released 2022Julia Whelan's narration transforms this rivals-to-lovers mystery into something genuinely funny and sharp—her delivery of Nora's sardonic wit lands perfectly, making every page-turn moment hit harder.
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Happy Place
by Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.01 ABR Score (1.5M ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (1.5M) ★ 4.23 Audible (8.2K)11h 3m listening time • Released 2023Julia Whelan's dual narration captures the excruciating tension of two people pretending they're over each other in close quarters—her delivery makes every stolen glance and suppressed feeling land perfectly.
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November 9
Narrated by Zachary Webber, Angela Goethals
★ 4.60 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.7 Audible (25.0K)9h 46m listening time • Released 2015Webber and Goethals trade off chapters in dual narration that makes the once-a-year meetings hit harder, and the final twist lands like a gut punch.
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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 - 14
Funny Story
by Emily Henry
Narrated by Julia Whelan
★ 4.57 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.64 Audible (18.7K)11h 23m listening time • Released 2024Julia Whelan's narration turns what could be a standard rom-com into something genuinely moving—she nails the emotional whiplash of heartbreak and unexpected connection with real warmth and wit.
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Red, White & Royal Blue
by Casey McQuiston
Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo
★ 4.51 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.66 Audible (13.6K)12h 15m listening time • Released 2019De Ocampo brings genuine warmth and sharp comic timing to a swoony enemies-to-lovers romance that earned every award it won.
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The Unhoneymooners
Unhoneymooners • Book 1
Narrated by Cynthia Farrell
★ 4.21 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.45 Audible (10.6K)9h 14m listening time • Released 2019Cynthia Farrell nails the bickering chemistry that makes enemies-to-lovers work, turning a Hawaiian honeymoon mix-up into pure comedic warmth.
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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 2022Julia 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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Twisted Games
Twisted • Book 2
by Ana Huang
Narrated by Aiden Snow, Cindy Kay
★ 4.13 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.5 Audible (30)12h 27m listening time • Released 2025Aiden Snow and Cindy Kay bring scorching chemistry to this bodyguard-princess romance, making the forbidden tension hit even harder in audio.
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The Deal
Off-Campus • Book 1
by Elle Kennedy
Narrated by Christian Fox, Lorelei Avalon
★ 4.35 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.49 Audible (4.4K)12h 26m listening time • Released 2015 - 20
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[Fifty Shades Darker] [By: E L James] [April, 2012]
Fifty Shades • Book 2
by E.L. James
Narrated by Savannah Peachwood, Teddy Hamilton
★ 4.11 ABR Score (979.7K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (979.7K) - 21
Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Lrg)
Fifty Shades • Book 3
by E.L. James
Narrated by Zachary Webber
★ 4.48 ABR Score (921.1K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (917.4K) ★ 4.81 Audible (3.7K)27h 15m listening time • Released 2021 - 22
Every Summer After
Barry’s Bay • Book 1
by Carley Fortune
Narrated by AJ Bridel
★ 4.51 ABR Score (893.7K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (884.1K) ★ 4.63 Audible (9.6K)9h 43m listening time • Released 2022 - 23
A Walk to Remember
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 - 24
The Hating Game
by Sally Thorne
Narrated by Katie Schorr
★ 4.20 ABR Score (849.1K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (838.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (10.4K)12h 18m listening time • Released 2016Katie Schorr nails the simmering tension between two people who won't admit what's obvious to everyone else. The ultimate enemies-to-lovers office romance, perfectly paced for audio.
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Twisted Hate
Twisted • Book 3
by Ana Huang
Narrated by Cindy Kay, Aiden Snow
★ 4.34 ABR Score (826.8K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (822.1K) ★ 4.6 Audible (4.7K)Cindy Kay and Aiden Snow nail the enemies-to-lovers tension, and the dual narration makes every heated exchange hit twice as hard.
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