Audiobooks Like In Five Years

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If you loved In Five Years by Rebecca Serle, 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 Megan Hilty's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of In Five Years

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    Expiration Dates

    by Rebecca Serle

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    ★ 3.68 ABR Score (136.9K ratings)
    ★ 3.59 Goodreads (136.3K) ★ 4.16 Audible (581)
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    Julia Whelan's warm, knowing narration transforms what could be a gimmicky premise into something genuinely moving—she finds the tender uncertainty beneath every countdown, making you believe in fate and fear it at the same time.

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    Once and Again

    by Rebecca Serle

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    ★ 3.71 ABR Score (3.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.68 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4 Audible (12)
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    Three generations of women who can each reverse time once — Julia Whelan's nuanced performance captures the weight of choosing when to use such power.

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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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    Call Me

    Call Me By Your Name • Book 1

    by André Aciman

    Narrated by Armie Hammer

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (618.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (604.6K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.5K)
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    Seventeen-year-old Elio recounts his intense summer romance with Oliver, his father's graduate student, at their Italian villa. Armie Hammer's reading captures the story's sensual longing.

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    Heart Bones

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Angela Goethals

    ★ 4.53 ABR Score (696.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (686.7K) ★ 4.64 Audible (10.2K)
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    Angela Goethals narrates the rare Hoover romance that's more character study than melodrama, finding the quiet power in a woman learning to trust again. (159 characters) This one makes a specific claim that distinguishes it from typical Hoover comparisons—it signals readers that this is emotionally grounded rather than high-drama, and credits the narrator with bringing out that depth.

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    Confess

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Elizabeth Louise, Sebastian York

    ★ 4.48 ABR Score (627.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (619.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (7.9K)
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    Sebastian York and Elizabeth Louise bring electric chemistry to dual narration that makes CoHo's signature emotional gut-punches hit even harder.

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    Pen Pal

    by J.T. Geissinger

    Narrated by Tara Langella, Troy Duran

    ★ 4.43 ABR Score (220.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (214.7K) ★ 4.64 Audible (5.9K)
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    Widow Sloan begins corresponding with death row inmate Dante, not knowing their connection runs deeper than either realizes. Tara Langella and Troy Duran create electric chemistry between two people who've never met but share a devastating past.

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    Sanibel Dreams

    Shellseeker Beach • Book 1

    by Hope Holloway

    Narrated by Leslie Howard

    ★ 4.41 ABR Score (8.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Goodreads (8.0K) ★ 4.71 Audible (437)
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    A romance about reinvention at 53, no easy answers. Leslie Howard's narration brings genuine warmth to a character-driven story that earns its emotional payoff.

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    Hate Notes

    by Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward

    Narrated by Sebastian York, Lynn Barrington

    ★ 4.38 ABR Score (92.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.11 Goodreads (83.4K) ★ 4.59 Audible (9.3K)
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    The dual narration is the thing: York's sarcasm and Barrington's warmth create genuine chemistry that justifies the eight-hour listen.

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    The Duchess Deal

    Girl Meets Duke • Book 1

    by Tessa Dare

    Narrated by Mary Jane Wells

    ★ 4.33 ABR Score (73.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (69.4K) ★ 4.65 Audible (3.9K)
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