Audiobooks Like Wait for It

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Callie Dalton narrates *Wait for It* with a warmth that never tips into sentimentality — her voice carries the slow accumulation of feelings that Zapata's long-burn style demands, letting the internal monologue breathe rather than nudging it toward the emotional payoff. At 16 hours, the runtime isn't sprawl; it's the architecture, the space where a woman's life gradually rearranges itself around someone she didn't plan for. Most of these recommendations live in that same unhurried rhythm — seven are by Zapata herself, four bring Dalton back as narrator, and nearly all of them run close to 16 hours, because this kind of romance needs room to earn what it's asking you to feel.

10 audiobooks for fans of Wait for It

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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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    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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    Hands Down

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Chris Brinkley

    ★ 4.11 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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  4. 4
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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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    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 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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    Under Locke

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Ava Erickson, Bradley Ford, Sebastian York

    ★ 4.03 ABR Score (103.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (103.4K) ★ 4.47 Audible (406)
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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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    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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    Mr. Wrong Number

    Mr. Wrong Number • Book 1

    by Lynn Painter

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Andrew Eiden

    ★ 3.86 ABR Score (167.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.67 Goodreads (166.1K) ★ 4.32 Audible (1.3K)
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    Two narrators volleying flirty texts with genuine chemistry. The dual-voice format transforms a cute gimmick into genuinely entertaining rom-com.

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