Audiobooks Like Every Summer After

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AJ Bridel narrates *Every Summer After* with a quiet restraint that makes the grief underneath the nostalgia land harder than any melodrama could — she keeps Persephone's voice measured and inward, so when the emotion finally cracks open, it feels earned rather than performed. At ten hours, the dual-timeline structure breathes naturally, giving the lake-house summers room to feel genuinely sun-warmed before the present-day reckoning pulls them into shadow. The audiobooks here share that same emotional temperature — most clock in at a similar length, several carry real Goodreads weight behind them, and two are narrated by Bridel herself, including more from Carley Fortune, whose particular brand of bittersweet romantic regret Bridel seems to understand at a cellular level.

10 audiobooks for fans of Every Summer After

  1. 1
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    This Summer Will Be Different

    by Carley Fortune

    Narrated by AJ Bridel, Carley Fortune

    ★ 3.80 ABR Score (371.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (370.6K) ★ 4.08 Audible (889)
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    Meet Me at the Lake

    by Carley Fortune

    Narrated by AJ Bridel, Carley Fortune

    ★ 3.71 ABR Score (375.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.68 Goodreads (374.9K) ★ 4.12 Audible (945)
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    Carley Fortune voicing her own character in a second-chance romance transforms it into something confessional: you're inside her head as she reclaims what timing stole.

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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)
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    Justin's dating curse becomes internet famous: every ex finds their soulmate immediately after dumping him. Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber sell the ridiculous premise completely.

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  4. 4
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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)
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    Dexter and Edwin capture the electric tension perfectly, especially when the gruff rancher finally reveals the tenderness beneath all that armor.

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    One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince

    Ravenhood Legacy • Book 1

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.81 ABR Score (59.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (55.7K) ★ 4.9 Audible (3.9K)
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    Arden and Mitchell's dual narration weaves romance and suspense as Dominic's dark secrets threaten the love story that will define the next generation of the Ravenhood.

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    It Ends with Us

    It Ends with Us • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Olivia Song

    ★ 4.65 ABR Score (4.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (4.7M) ★ 4.67 Audible (87.8K)
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    Olivia Song handles Hoover's emotional gut-punches with sensitivity, making Lily's impossible choices between love and safety feel achingly real.

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    November 9

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Zachary Webber, Angela Goethals

    ★ 4.60 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.7 Audible (25.0K)
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    Webber 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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    Him

    Him • Book 1

    by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Jacob Morgan

    ★ 4.57 ABR Score (113.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (106.0K) ★ 4.76 Audible (7.3K)
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    Dual narrators bring conflicting perspectives to this romance: four years of unresolved tension that earns every moment of intensity and vulnerability.

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    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)
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    After her fiancé leaves her for his best friend, Daphne teams up with her ex's former girlfriend to navigate heartbreak and unexpected second chances.

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    Pucked Off

    Pucked • Book 5

    by Helena Hunting

    Narrated by Jacob Morgan, Rose Dioro

    ★ 4.55 ABR Score (24.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (21.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.5K)
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    Dual narration makes the tension undeniable: a notorious player finally meeting his antidote and having to choose her over his chaos.

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