Audiobooks Like Thoughtless

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Rebekkah Ross narrates *Thoughtless* in a register that stays raw without tipping into overwrought — she carries the protagonist's spiral of guilt and longing at close range, so the emotional wreckage of a love triangle lands as something lived-in rather than performed. At twenty-one hours, the listen has room to let feelings accumulate and complicate before they shatter, which is exactly what this kind of emotionally costly romance requires. The audiobooks gathered here share that same appetite for the long, slow burn — most run to a similar length, one reunites you with Ross's voice, and the highest-rated among them tend to be the ones that hurt the most in exactly the right ways.

10 audiobooks for fans of Thoughtless

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    The Bittersweet Symphony Duet • Book 2

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.79 ABR Score (30.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.63 Goodreads (29.0K) ★ 4.9 Audible (1.9K)
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    Rock star romance continues with star-crossed lovers navigating a scandal spanning generations in this duet conclusion. Stewart explores how past secrets threaten to destroy a budding relationship in the music industry.

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    The Simple Wild

    Wild • Book 1

    by K.A. Tucker

    Narrated by Rebekkah Ross

    ★ 4.43 ABR Score (153.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (150.7K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.9K)
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    Ross captures the push-pull between city comfort and wild freedom with real warmth, making the slow-burn romance feel earned rather than formulaic.

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    The Words

    by Ashley Jade

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Erin Mallon

    ★ 4.56 ABR Score (80.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (76.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (4.4K)
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    Come Sundown

    by Nora Roberts

    Narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers

    ★ 4.44 ABR Score (64.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (46.3K) ★ 4.61 Audible (17.8K)
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    Bodine Longbow manages her family's Montana resort while dodging her returning childhood crush, until darker secrets surface. Elisabeth Rodgers captures both the romance and mounting suspense across this lengthy Western thriller.

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    Kulti

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Kyla Garcia, PJ Ochlan

    ★ 4.44 ABR Score (159.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (158.6K) ★ 4.79 Audible (483)
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    Kyla Garcia nails Sal's stubborn pride, and the 17-hour slow burn pays off with one of the most earned romances in the genre.

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    The Twilight Saga • Book 4

    by Stephenie Meyer

    Narrated by Ilyana Kadushin, Matt Walters

    ★ 4.43 ABR Score (141.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.94 Goodreads (123.6K) ★ 4.68 Audible (17.8K)
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    Bella Swan falls for vampire Edward Cullen in Forks, Washington, launching the paranormal romance that defined a generation. Over 20 hours of Ilyana Kadushin and Matt Walters navigating every swoon and supernatural crisis across four books.

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    Say You Swear

    Boys of Avix • Book 1

    by Meagan Brandy

    Narrated by Lee Samuels, Sarah McEwan

    ★ 4.39 ABR Score (259.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (256.4K) ★ 4.56 Audible (3.2K)
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    This college romance about losing your person gets its power from dual narration that makes the slow unraveling of hope feel heartbreakingly real.

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    The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Stephen Dexter, Emma Wilder

    ★ 4.34 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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    Filthy Truth

    The Five Points' Mob Collection • Book 10

    by Serena Akeroyd

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    ★ 4.31 ABR Score (2.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.54 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4.85 Audible (149)
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    Desperate need crashes into dangerous love as Conor becomes someone's secret lifeline, with dual narration capturing the raw intensity of mob romance perfectly.

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    Mistakes Were Made

    Story Lake • Book 2

    by Lucy Score

    Narrated by Lila Winters, Sebastian York

    ★ 4.30 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.81 Audible (291)
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    A Manhattan literary agent exiled to small-town Pennsylvania clashes with a man seeking the perfect wife while she's only after one perfect night. Lila Winters and Sebastian York create sparkling chemistry between these mismatched characters.

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