Audiobooks Like Kulti

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Kyla Garcia and PJ Ochlan trade off narration in a way that mirrors the push-pull dynamic at the heart of this sports romance — Garcia holds her ground with dry restraint while Ochlan's coach keeps his distance, and at 17 hours the slow burn has room to develop properly without feeling padded. The recs here lean into that same patient emotional pacing, most matching the runtime and drawn from the same slow-burn romance territory.

10 audiobooks for fans of Kulti

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    Wait for It

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton

    4.49 ABR Score (119.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (115.9K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.6K)
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    From Lukov with Love

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton

    4.46 ABR Score (294.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (289.3K) ★ 4.64 Audible (5.0K)
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    Callie Dalton and Teddy Hamilton make this figure skating enemies-to-lovers crackle. The dual narration transforms contempt into chemistry.

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    The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Stephen Dexter, Emma Wilder

    4.35 ABR Score (309.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (308.3K) ★ 4.62 Audible (1.0K)
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    Zapata's signature slow burn at its best, and the dual narration makes 18 hours feel like a guilty-pleasure binge you won't want to end.

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    When Gracie Met the Grump

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Connor Crais

    4.14 ABR Score (41.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (40.2K) ★ 4.49 Audible (1.1K)
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    Hands Down

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Chris Brinkley

    4.12 ABR Score (53.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (51.6K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.7K)
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    Callie Dalton and Chris Brinkley narrate what Zapata does better than most: a second-chance romance where the emotional weight is earned, not manufactured.

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    Under Locke

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Ava Erickson, Bradley Ford, Sebastian York

    4.04 ABR Score (103.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (103.4K) ★ 4.47 Audible (406)
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    Luna and the Lie

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Gomez Pugh

    4.26 ABR Score (72.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.06 Goodreads (70.6K) ★ 4.57 Audible (2.2K)
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    Zapata writes secrets that people would actually keep, and Dalton and Pugh's narration captures all the emotional weight of that impossible choice.

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    Dear Aaron

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Teddy Hamilton

    4.14 ABR Score (60.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.9 Goodreads (57.3K) ★ 4.51 Audible (2.7K)
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    Dual narration transforms each letter into intimate conversation; Zapata's precision makes this epistolary romance feel like falling in love in real time.

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    Exodus

    The Ravenhood • Book 2

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden

    4.68 ABR Score (238.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (232.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (6.4K)
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    The Things We Leave Unfinished

    by Rebecca Yarros

    Narrated by Tim Paige, Carly Robins

    4.63 ABR Score (472.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (459.3K) ★ 4.69 Audible (13.2K)
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    Dual narrators elevate the dual timelines here, with Paige and Robins creating such distinct emotional cores that you'll feel the weight of two love stories colliding across decades.

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