Audiobooks Like Evvie Drake Starts Over

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If you loved Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes, these audiobooks share similar qualities — same genre, sometimes the same narrator, comparable length, and the kind of ratings that signal a great listen. Fans of Julia Whelan's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over

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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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    My Oxford Year

    by Julia Whelan

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    ★ 4.18 ABR Score (100.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.86 Goodreads (91.2K) ★ 4.51 Audible (9.0K)
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    Julia Whelan narrates her own romantic debut with such natural charm and specificity that you forget you're listening to a performance. It's the rare author-narrator match where the voice feels inseparable from the story itself.

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    After I Do

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    ★ 4.12 ABR Score (306.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (304.3K) ★ 4.45 Audible (1.7K)
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    A couple takes a year-long marriage break with zero contact, testing whether absence really makes hearts grow fonder. Julia Whelan captures Lauren's vulnerability and growth as she discovers who she is outside her failing relationship.

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    One True Loves

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, Taylor Jenkins Reid

    ★ 4.08 ABR Score (746.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (745.8K) ★ 4.36 Audible (967)
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    Emma rebuilds her life after her husband disappears in a helicopter crash, only to have him return years later when she's engaged to someone else. The dual narration mirrors Emma's impossible choice between two loves.

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    Remain

    by Nicholas Sparks, M. Night Shyamalan

    Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Julia Whelan, Nicholas Sparks

    ★ 4.02 ABR Score (50.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (48.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.6K)
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    Architect Tate Donovan discovers he can see earthbound spirits while designing a Cape Cod home, uncovering his family's supernatural legacy after his sister's death.

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    Forever, Interrupted

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    ★ 3.79 ABR Score (220.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.64 Goodreads (219.8K) ★ 4.26 Audible (974)
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    Elsie's whirlwind romance ends in tragedy when her new husband dies in a car accident, leaving her to grieve with his family who barely knows she exists. The raw emotional storytelling hits even harder in audio format.

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    You Loved Me Once

    by Corinne Michaels

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    ★ 4.30 ABR Score (27.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.05 Goodreads (12.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (15.3K)
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    Dr. Preston fights to maintain emotional distance in both medicine and love until colleague Westin Grant challenges everything she believes about herself. Julia Whelan captures the internal struggle between professional duty and personal desire.

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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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    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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