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Redeeming 6
Boys of Tommen • Book 4
by Chloe Walsh
Narrated by Jacqueline Milne, Matthew Forsythe
★ 4.76 BLT Score (260.1K ratings)★ 4.64 Goodreads (259.1K) ★ 4.85 Audible (991) - 2
Loyalty in Death
In Death • Book 9
by J.D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
★ 4.64 BLT Score (42.2K ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (38.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.9K) - 3
The Venice Sketchbook
Constable Evan Mystery
by Rhys Bowen
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
★ 4.46 BLT Score (86.0K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (82.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (3.2K) - 4
Endymion
Hyperion Cantos • Book 3
by Dan Simmons, Gary Ruddell
Narrated by Victor Bevine
★ 4.39 BLT Score (80.4K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (71.6K) ★ 4.63 Audible (8.8K) - 5
Summary : the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
by Good Reads Publishing
Narrated by Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan, Robin Miles
★ 4.33 BLT Score (96.6K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (133) ★ 4.63 Audible (96.4K)More about this pick
Three stellar narrators trade off to bring Evelyn's glamorous secrets to life, and their distinct voices make each confession feel like a private confession rather than a summary.
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Penric’s Mission
Penric and Desdemona (Publication order) • Book 3
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.33 BLT Score (7.5K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (6.8K) ★ 4.78 Audible (723) - 7
Reid
Vested Interest • Book 4
Narrated by John Lane, Maxine Mitchell
★ 4.32 BLT Score (5.3K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (894) - 8
The Shadow of the Wind
Cemetery of Forgotten Books • Book 1
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Narrated by Daniel Weyman
★ 4.31 BLT Score (727.9K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (727.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (304)More about this pick
A love letter to books and Barcelona — a boy finds a novel by a forgotten author and uncovers a mystery that threatens his own life.
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Lovely War
by Julie Berry
Narrated by Jayne Entwistle, Allan Corduner, Julie Berry, Dion Graham, Fiona Hardingham, John Lee, Nathaniel Parker, Steve West
★ 4.27 BLT Score (71.6K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (70.5K) ★ 4.51 Audible (1.2K) - 10
In the Shadow of the Past
Shadow • Book 1
by J.E. Leak
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.13 BLT Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (824) ★ 4.68 Audible (405) - 11
The Things We Keep
Narrated by Thérèse Plummer, Barrie Kreinik
★ 4.09 BLT Score (37.6K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (36.6K) ★ 4.44 Audible (1.0K) - 12
What Dreams May Come
Narrated by Robertson Dean
★ 4.01 BLT Score (16.7K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (15.1K) ★ 4.45 Audible (1.5K)More about this pick
Robertson Dean's performance elevates this metaphysical love story beyond its film adaptation, bringing unbearable tenderness and philosophical weight to Matheson's exploration of devotion beyond death.
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To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Catherine Ho, BD Wong, Feodor Chin, Kurt Kanazawa
★ 4.00 BLT Score (57.1K ratings)★ 3.73 Goodreads (56.0K) ★ 4.39 Audible (1.1K)More about this pick
Yanagihara's three-century love letter to America demands the full ensemble cast treatment—each narrator captures a different era's heartbreak so distinctly you feel the centuries collapse into one long ache.
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The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern
Narrated by Dominic Hoffman, Dion Graham, Bahni Turpin, Allan Corduner, Fiona Hardingham, Jorjeana Marie
★ 3.90 BLT Score (237.1K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (237.0K) ★ 4.17 Audible (65) - 15
Hunter
Hunting Her • Book 1
by Eden Summers
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden
★ 3.83 BLT Score (9.2K ratings)★ 3.77 Goodreads (9.2K) ★ 4.23 Audible (22) - 16
Death and the Joyful Woman
The Felse Investigations • Book 2
by Ellis Peters
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.82 BLT Score (1.2K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.44 Audible (131) - 17
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love
Guardians #3.6 - The Demon Dancer
by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Daniel Abraham, Jacqueline Carey, Lisa Tuttle, Linnea Sinclair, Mary Jo Putney, Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Yasmine Galenorn, Diana Gabaldon, Jo Beverley, Carrie Vaughn, M.L.N. Hanover, Cecelia Holland, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Marjorie M. Liu, Jim Butcher
Narrated by Phil Gigante, Michael Page, Susan Duerden, Julia Whelan
★ 3.57 BLT Score (4.4K ratings)★ 3.76 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 3.76 Audible (190) - 18
Superman Returns
by Marv Wolfman
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.55 BLT Score (748 ratings)★ 3.7 Goodreads (586) ★ 3.78 Audible (162)More about this pick
Scott Brick's gravelly authority makes Superman's return feel genuinely momentous—he transforms what could be nostalgia into something that actually lands with weight and emotion.
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