Best Emily Hayes Audiobooks
Emily Hayes has carved out a corner of contemporary romance built on two of the genre's most reliably charged dynamics: the power imbalance of the boss-employee relationship and the slow-burn tension of a bodyguard who's supposed to stay professional. Her CEO series — including Working for the CEO and The Ice Queen CEO — leans into the cold, controlled love interest who meets their match, while the Bodyguard series trades boardrooms for close-proximity danger. Hayes writes with the kind of efficient, heat-forward pacing that fans of workplace and protector romance crave: the tension escalates fast, the emotional beats land clean, and the resolution satisfies. Abby Craden's narration is a natural fit, bringing a dry, self-possessed energy to heroines who give as good as they get. Readers who want trope-driven romance executed with confidence and no wasted pages will find Hayes delivers exactly what they came for.
Best Emily Hayes Audiobooks
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Working for the CEO
CEO • Book 2
by Emily Hayes
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.94 ABR Score (680 ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (601) ★ 4.82 Audible (79)More about this pick
Alice accepts a mysterious CEO's controlling employment offer after losing everything, leading to age-gap sapphic romance. Three hours of steamy power dynamics and workplace tension.
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The Ice Queen CEO
CEO • Book 4
by Emily Hayes
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.88 ABR Score (477 ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (419) ★ 4.69 Audible (58)More about this pick
McKinley's creative dreams crumble until a job interview at a chain of women's stores leads to unexpected romance with her Ice Queen boss in this steamy grumpy/sunshine romance.
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Falling for Her Bodyguard
Bodyguard • Book 2
by Emily Hayes
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.85 ABR Score (440 ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (381) ★ 4.66 Audible (59)More about this pick
Ice Queen heiress Leigh has fired five bodyguards before meeting Morgan Hart, a martial arts expert who might crack her cold exterior. The age gap and coming-out elements add complexity to the bodyguard romance formula.
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Rival to the CEO
CEO • Book 5
by Emily Hayes
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.84 ABR Score (395 ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (341) ★ 4.54 Audible (54)More about this pick
New Head of Sales Melanie Fox clashes with stunning CEO Vanessa Reiss on her first day at the multi-million dollar company. Workplace romance sparks fly when brilliant professionals disagree on strategy.
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The Princess's Bodyguard
Bodyguard • Book 4
by Emily Hayes
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.83 ABR Score (332 ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (281) ★ 4.59 Audible (51) - 6
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Bodyguard • Book 5
by Emily Hayes
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.81 ABR Score (257 ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (206) ★ 4.55 Audible (51)More about this pick
Abby Craden voices a power flip where a wealthy actress seduces her bodyguard. Steamy, age-gapped, completely unapologetic.