Audiobooks Like By a Thread

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Erin Mallon and Sebastian York split the narration, and the casting earns its keep — Mallon's crisp delivery sharpens every piece of office-floor snark into something almost theatrical, while York's measured tone makes the executive's emotional cracks feel earned rather than telegraphed. At fourteen hours, it's substantial enough to let the slow-burn tension breathe without overstaying its welcome. Most of the recommendations here run on that same Mallon voice — she narrates seven of them — and nearly all hit a similar runtime, so the list is built around the exact pacing and register that give this one its particular charge.

10 audiobooks for fans of By a Thread

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    Things We Never Got Over

    Knockemout • Book 1

    by Lucy Score

    Narrated by Lila Winters, Sebastian York

    ★ 4.35 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.47 Audible (16.7K)
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    Mistakes Were Made

    Story Lake • Book 2

    by Lucy Score

    Narrated by Lila Winters, Sebastian York

    ★ 4.30 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.81 Audible (291)
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    A Manhattan literary agent exiled to small-town Pennsylvania clashes with a man seeking the perfect wife while she's only after one perfect night. Lila Winters and Sebastian York create sparkling chemistry between these mismatched characters.

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    Forever Never

    by Lucy Score

    Narrated by Ramona Master

    ★ 3.94 ABR Score (99.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (98.3K) ★ 4.28 Audible (1.1K)
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    Ramona Master's warm, intimate narration conveys the raw vulnerability and simmering tension at the heart of Score's most emotionally complex love story.

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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)
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    Across the Vanishing Sky

    Starlight Grove • Book 1

    by Catherine Cowles

    Narrated by Jason Clarke, Samantha Brentmoor, Sebastian York, Adam Gold, Teddy Hamilton, Connor Crais

    ★ 4.56 ABR Score (10.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (10.3K) ★ 4.85 Audible (564)
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    The ensemble cast—Clarke, York, Brentmoor leading the charge—transforms this dark mystery into something gripping and layered. Multiple narrators handling a complex past makes the twists land harder.

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    The Words

    by Ashley Jade

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Erin Mallon

    ★ 4.56 ABR Score (80.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (76.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (4.4K)
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    The Miles High Club Series 4 Books Collection Box Set By T L Swan (The Stopover, The Takeover, The Casanova & The Do-Over)

    The Miles High Club • Book 1

    by T.L. Swan

    Narrated by Sebastian York, CJ Bloom

    ★ 4.24 ABR Score (9.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (286) ★ 4.54 Audible (8.9K)
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    Under Locke

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Ava Erickson, Bradley Ford, Sebastian York

    ★ 4.03 ABR Score (103.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (103.4K) ★ 4.47 Audible (406)
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    The Ex I'd Love to Hate

    The Lasker Brothers • Book 3

    by Nadia Lee

    Narrated by Sebastian York, Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.28 ABR Score (10.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (10.0K) ★ 4.78 Audible (383)
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    Love Song

    by Elle Kennedy

    Narrated by Erin Mallon, Connor Crais

    ★ 4.11 ABR Score (8.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (8.1K) ★ 4.64 Audible (168)
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    College junior Blake Logan retreats to Lake Tahoe after a brutal breakup, swearing off men and drama for the summer—naturally, complications follow. Elle Kennedy's signature blend of heat and humor gets a perfect dual narration from Erin Mallon and Connor Crais.

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