Audiobooks Like The Words

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If you loved The Words by Ashley Jade, 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 Teddy Hamilton's narration will find familiar voices here too.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Words

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    Across the Vanishing Sky

    Starlight Grove • Book 1

    by Catherine Cowles

    Narrated by Jason Clarke, Samantha Brentmoor, Sebastian York, Adam Gold, Teddy Hamilton, Connor Crais

    4.56 ABR Score (10.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (10.3K) ★ 4.85 Audible (564)
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    The ensemble cast—Clarke, York, Brentmoor leading the charge—transforms this dark mystery into something gripping and layered. Multiple narrators handling a complex past makes the twists land harder.

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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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    Filthy Secret

    The Five Points' Mob Collection • Book 6

    by Serena Akeroyd

    Narrated by Jacob Morgan, Emma Wilder, CJ Bloom, Jason Clarke, Teddy Hamilton, Joe Arden, Connor Crais, Muffy Newtown, Maxine Mitchell

    4.39 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (4.4K) ★ 4.8 Audible (306)
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    Secrets and lies suffocate this mob family as buried truths about choosing to protect the wrong woman threaten to destroy everything. The ensemble cast handles the emotional complexity with remarkable depth.

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    By a Thread

    by Lucy Score

    Narrated by Erin Mallon, Sebastian York

    4.36 ABR Score (183.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (179.2K) ★ 4.62 Audible (3.7K)
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    Erin Mallon and Sebastian York perform like they're actually in love. The chemistry is effortless, the banter lands sharp, and the slow-burn payoff feels earned.

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    Check & Mate

    by Ali Hazelwood

    Narrated by Ellie Gossage, Teddy Hamilton

    4.32 ABR Score (376.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (371.8K) ★ 4.61 Audible (4.3K)
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    Gossage and Hamilton's dual narration transforms Hazelwood's sparring banter into genuine chemistry; sharp, witty, and utterly addictive.

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    Just for the Cameras

    Bay Area Players • Book 1

    by Meghan Quinn

    Narrated by Emma Wilder, Connor Crais, Stella Hunter, Samantha Brentmoor, Teddy Hamilton, J.F. Harding

    4.25 ABR Score (27.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (26.4K) ★ 4.61 Audible (1.4K)
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    The ensemble narration turns this grumpy-sunshine romance into pure audio theater—six distinct voices make the banter snap and the slow-burn chemistry actually sizzle.

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    Complicated

    by Kristen Ashley

    Narrated by Lance Greenfield, Erin Mallon

    4.17 ABR Score (23.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (15.0K) ★ 4.38 Audible (8.4K)
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    Greenfield and Mallon's dual narration elevates this emotionally complex romance about unexpected love when everything's already complicated.

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    The Last Letter

    by Rebecca Yarros

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Jennifer Stark

    4.78 ABR Score (552.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (538.1K) ★ 4.75 Audible (14.3K)
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    When soldier Beckett inherits his friend's twin children, he must convince their fiercely independent aunt Ella to accept help. The dual narration captures both the military brotherhood and small-town romance.

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    The Boyfriend Effect

    Frisky Business • Book 1

    by Kendall Ryan

    Narrated by Jacob Morgan, Andi Arndt, Vanessa Edwin, Sebastian York, Erin Mallon

    3.91 ABR Score (7.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.65 Goodreads (6.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (177)
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    In Her Own League

    Windy City Series

    by Liz Tomforde

    Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor, Jason Clarke

    4.70 ABR Score (46.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (45.0K) ★ 4.89 Audible (1.2K)
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    Baseball's first female team owner faces constant scrutiny while fighting her attraction to the star pitcher who could derail her carefully planned career.

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