Audiobooks Like Point of Retreat

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Kamran R. Khan narrates the male POV of Colleen Hoover's companion novel with a careful earnestness that keeps Will's voice from tipping into either mopey or over-explaining — the restraint matters across seven hours where the emotions do all the structural work. Nine of these recommendations are Hoover titles, so if the specific combination of her voice and this kind of new adult emotional intensity is what you're after, this list stays in that territory.

10 audiobooks for fans of Point of Retreat

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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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    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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    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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    Ugly Love

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Deacon Lee, Grace Grant

    ★ 4.46 ABR Score (2.4M ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (2.3M) ★ 4.58 Audible (32.3K)
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    Tate and Miles agree to a no-strings arrangement, but his traumatic past threatens to destroy even their carefully controlled relationship. Dual narration reveals both perspectives on love's messier realities.

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    All Your Perfects

    Hopeless • Book 3

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Angela Goethals

    ★ 4.31 ABR Score (720.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.99 Goodreads (711.6K) ★ 4.53 Audible (9.0K)
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    CoHo's most emotionally brutal romance, and Goethals narrates the heartbreak with a raw intimacy that makes it hit even harder.

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    Losing Hope

    Hopeless • Book 2

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Kirby Heyborne

    ★ 4.28 ABR Score (278.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.09 Goodreads (275.9K) ★ 4.53 Audible (2.9K)
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    Kirby Heyborne brings raw vulnerability to Holder's POV, making this companion novel hit harder than the original for fans who thought they knew the whole story.

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    Maybe Someday

    Maybe • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Zachary Webber, Angela Goethals

    ★ 4.21 ABR Score (677.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (667.2K) ★ 4.43 Audible (10.4K)
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    Webber and Goethals nail the guilty-crush tension in dual POV, making this one of Hoover's most addictive listens.

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    Never Never: Part one of three

    Never Never • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher

    Narrated by Kevin Free, Elizabeth Evans

    ★ 3.89 ABR Score (147.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (144.4K) ★ 4.29 Audible (2.6K)
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    Teenage sweethearts wake up as strangers with no memory of their shared past in this supernatural mystery. Kevin Free and Elizabeth Evans alternate perspectives as Charlie and Silas piece together their vanished lives.

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    Never Never

    Never Never #1-3 • Book 1

    by Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher

    Narrated by Kevin R. Free, Elizabeth Evans

    ★ 3.23 ABR Score (219.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.29 Goodreads (218.7K) ★ 3.75 Audible (747)
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    Kevin R. Free and Elizabeth Evans split this memory-loss mystery with such convincing uncertainty that you'll question which version of their love story is real.

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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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