Best Gerri Hill Audiobooks
Gerri Hill has carved out a distinct lane in lesbian fiction by pairing crime procedurals with slow-burn romance — and doing both better than most authors who attempt either. Her detective duos drive the best of her work: the Hunter series and the Ross & Sullivan books follow partners whose professional tension and personal chemistry develop across multiple entries with uncommon patience. Hill's prose is clean and propulsive, built around plot momentum rather than atmosphere, but she knows when to slow down for the character beats that make readers care. Behind the Pine Curtain and Keepers of the Cave show her thriller instincts at their sharpest — isolated settings, rising dread, stakes that feel personal. If you want genre fiction with LGBTQ+ relationships treated as central rather than incidental, and you have a weakness for partners-to-lovers tension stretched across a series, Hill delivers every time.
Where to Start with Gerri Hill
- Best entry point → Hunter's Way
- Best standalone → The Great Charade
- Start the Ross & Sullivan series → Devil's Rock
- What fans keep coming back to → In the Name of the Father
- Highest rated by listeners → The Secret Pond
Best Gerri Hill Audiobooks
- 1
Hunter's Way
Hunter • Book 1
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.30 ABR Score (6.0K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
Detective Tori Hunter has burned through six partners in seven years—then meets Samantha Kennedy, her greatest challenge yet. Abby Craden handles the tension and chemistry beautifully.
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The Great Charade
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.29 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (935) ★ 4.82 Audible (639)More about this pick
Abby needs a fake girlfriend for ten days in snowy Red River, and Nic wants her first fairytale Christmas—but neither expects real feelings.
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Devil's Rock
Ross & Sullivan • Book 1
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.25 ABR Score (2.9K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.7 Audible (794)More about this pick
Small-town secrets and buried mysteries drive this lesbian crime thriller where two detectives must navigate both a complex case and their growing attraction.
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The Secret Pond
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.25 ABR Score (2.7K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.3K)More about this pick
Grieving Lindsey retreats to her Texas Hill Country childhood home where she meets Hannah, another widow seeking healing. Their slow-building connection unfolds against the backdrop of familiar trails and painful memories.
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Hunter's Revenge
Hunter • Book 5
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.23 ABR Score (817 ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (531) ★ 4.86 Audible (286)More about this pick
Detective Tori Hunter discovers photos of herself at a murder scene connected to her family's decades-old killing. Personal stakes drive this police procedural beyond formula.
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In the Name of the Father
Hunter • Book 2
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.21 ABR Score (2.9K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.73 Audible (667)More about this pick
A Catholic priest found strangled and naked launches Detective Tori Hunter into Dallas's seedy underbelly. Abby Craden's sharp delivery captures both the gritty police procedural and the complex relationship dynamics.
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The Apple Diary
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.20 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (721) ★ 4.76 Audible (446)More about this pick
Discovering her great-grandmother's hidden 1933 love diary transforms Madilyn's reluctant summer at the family estate into a journey of self-discovery. Craden's sensitive performance honors both the historical romance and the contemporary woman uncovering her family's secrets.
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Red Tide at Heron Bay
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.18 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (837) ★ 4.74 Audible (446)More about this pick
Resort owner Lauren Voss has built a quiet life on the Texas coast until vandalism and a blood-written message bring Detective Harley Shepherd into her carefully ordered world. Together they uncover secrets that threaten both the resort and their growing connection.
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Angel Fire
Hunter • Book 4
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.18 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.71 Audible (660)More about this pick
Dallas cops Tori and Sam's mountain vacation turns deadly when they stumble into an FBI manhunt involving Cameron's dangerous ex-teammate. Abby Craden handles the ensemble cast expertly, maintaining distinct voices during intense action sequences.
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Lyon's Den
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.13 ABR Score (724 ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (370) ★ 4.77 Audible (354)More about this pick
Outdoor-hating journalist Joni gets trapped at a month-long women's retreat with her phone confiscated and wine banned. Abby Craden perfectly captures her mounting frustration and gradual transformation.
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Timber Falls
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.12 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (793) ★ 4.67 Audible (498)More about this pick
Former river rat Haley Martin returns to run a bar in the tourist-swollen village where Class V rapids draw thrill-seekers every summer.
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The Midnight Moon
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.07 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (953) ★ 4.62 Audible (554)More about this pick
Two women reconnect after a passionate holiday fling, only to discover their real lives are more complicated than moonlit romance suggested.
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Paradox Valley
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.03 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.01 Goodreads (646) ★ 4.58 Audible (675)More about this pick
After a mysterious event kills all electronics in rural Colorado, neighbors discover that helicopters vanish and the outside world has gone silent. Abby Craden anchors this slow-burn mystery with understated tension that builds toward revelation.
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Jones
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.02 ABR Score (999 ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (670) ★ 4.63 Audible (329)More about this pick
A deadly girls' weekend in Port Aransas puts Detective Quinn Stewart and Nina Evans on the trail of a friend's double life and hidden enemies.
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Pelican's Landing
by Gerri Hill
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.94 ABR Score (728 ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (697) ★ 5 Audible (31)More about this pick
Abby Craden narrates this character-driven romance with such emotional intelligence that every moment of reconnection feels earned and inevitable, not scripted.