Best Jo Beverley Audiobooks
Jo Beverley set the standard for Regency romance with an intelligence and emotional precision that most writers in the genre still aspire to. Her Company of Rogues series — anchored by titles like An Arranged Marriage and To Rescue a Rogue — builds a sprawling found-family ensemble where the bonds between men are as richly drawn as the romances themselves. Her heroines aren't passive; they scheme, negotiate, and occasionally outmaneuver everyone around them. Her prose is witty and period-sharp, with dialogue that feels genuinely Georgian rather than modern characters in costume. The Malloren books, including The Devil's Heiress, show her range — darker in tone, with political intrigue woven tightly into the love story. Readers who want historical romance that trusts them to keep up, and who love watching two equally clever people finally stop sparring long enough to fall in love, will find Beverley endlessly rewarding.
Where to Start with Jo Beverley
- Best entry point → An Arranged Marriage
- Start the Guardians #3.6 - The Demon Dancer series → Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love
- What fans keep coming back to → An Unwilling Bride
- Best narrator for Jo Beverley → Christmas Angel
- Highest rated by listeners → Eine Lady für Lord Charrington (Company of Rogues #3)
Best Jo Beverley Audiobooks
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Christmas Angel
Company of Rogues • Book 3
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Susan Duerden
★ 3.99 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.69 Audible (93)More about this pick
Earl of Charrington searches for an intelligent wife without romantic fancies, finding hope in the practical Judith Rossiter during Christmas season. Their mutual agreement to avoid love creates the perfect setup for holiday romance complications.
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Eine Lady für Lord Charrington
Company of Rogues • Book 3
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Susan Duerden
★ 3.95 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.62 Audible (68)More about this pick
Lord Leander Charrington seeks a practical marriage without inconvenient love complications, believing widow Judith Rossiter fits perfectly. Susan Duerden captures the formal dance of Regency courtship where convenience meets unexpected attraction.
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Lady Beware
Company of Rogues • Book 13
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.88 ABR Score (1.7K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.42 Audible (231)More about this pick
Viscount Darien returns from war determined to restore his family's scandal-plagued reputation by charming London society. The Cave family curse of madness and violence shadows this Regency romance where magnetic attraction might prove deadly.
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Too Dangerous For a Lady
Company of Rogues • Book 15
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Susan Duerden
★ 3.84 ABR Score (961 ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (922) ★ 4.59 Audible (39)More about this pick
Lady Hermione's midnight encounter with a fugitive from her past gets Susan Duerden's full romantic tension as old sparks reignite despite the man's criminal circumstances.
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To Rescue A Rogue
Company of Rogues • Book 12
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.80 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.25 Audible (277)More about this pick
Lady Mara's midnight adventure in London leads to helping wounded war hero Lord Darius overcome his post-Waterloo demons. Simon Prebble brings warmth to this Regency romance about healing and second chances.
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Hazard
Company of Rogues • Book 8
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Anne Flosnik
★ 3.80 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.28 Audible (204)More about this pick
A duke's daughter gets jilted twice and decides she's done being proper — Anne Flosnik captures both Anne's aristocratic restraint and her newfound fury perfectly.
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A Scandalous Countess
Mallorens & Friends • Book 12
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Susan Duerden
★ 3.79 ABR Score (886 ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (867) ★ 4.63 Audible (19)More about this pick
Lady May battles to reclaim her reputation after her husband's duel death sparked infidelity rumors. Susan Duerden navigates the Regency social politics and romantic tension with elegant authority.
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The Devil's Heiress
Company of Rogues • Book 7
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.74 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.19 Audible (334)More about this pick
Clarissa Greystone navigates fortune hunters seeking her dark inheritance while questioning the motives of Lord Deveril's charming heir in this Regency romance. Simon Prebble captures the era's elegant deceptions.
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The Rogue's Return
Company of Rogues • Book 11
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.74 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 3.83 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.2 Audible (187)More about this pick
Simon Prebble's measured intensity perfectly captures the tension between duty and desire as a rakish aristocrat returns from Canada only to marry a woman with dangerous secrets he can't quite uncover.
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The Dragon's Bride
Company of Rogues • Book 6
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.73 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.22 Audible (248)More about this pick
Con Somerford returns to Dover cliffs to find his past waiting with a loaded pistol and smuggling connections. Simon Prebble navigates the tension between rekindled attraction and dangerous circumstances with elegant restraint.
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An Unwilling Bride
Company of Rogues • Book 2
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.71 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 4.2 Audible (541)More about this pick
Forced marriage between a bastard heir and the duke's legitimate daughter creates Regency scandal with real stakes. Prebble captures the class tensions perfectly.
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Dangerous Joy
Company of Rogues • Book 5
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Emily Gray
★ 3.71 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.13 Audible (214)More about this pick
Beautiful heiress meets her too-young guardian in a fog-shrouded encounter that sparks forbidden passion—until a dangerous rival threatens everything they've found together.
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Skylark
Company of Rogues • Book 10
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Jill Tanner
★ 3.61 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 3.75 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 3.99 Audible (178)More about this pick
Jill Tanner captures both the desperation and passion as Lady Laura Skylark seeks help from her former lover to save her son from dangerous enemies.
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An Arranged Marriage
Company of Rogues • Book 1
by Jo Beverley
Narrated by Jill Tanner
★ 3.59 ABR Score (5.5K ratings)★ 3.59 Goodreads (4.9K) ★ 4.14 Audible (590)More about this pick
Eleanor's vile brother arranges her marriage, but she never expected this particular betrayal. Beverley launches her beloved Company of Rogues series with Georgian-era romance and political intrigue.
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Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love
Guardians #3.6 - The Demon Dancer
by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Daniel Abraham, Jacqueline Carey, Lisa Tuttle, Linnea Sinclair, Mary Jo Putney, Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Yasmine Galenorn, Diana Gabaldon, Jo Beverley, Carrie Vaughn, M.L.N. Hanover, Cecelia Holland, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Marjorie M. Liu, Jim Butcher
Narrated by Phil Gigante, Michael Page, Susan Duerden, Julia Whelan
★ 3.57 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 3.76 Goodreads (4.3K) ★ 3.76 Audible (190)More about this pick
Twenty fantasy authors explore doomed romance across magical realms. Four narrators tackle everything from Gaiman's dark fairy tales to Butcher's urban fantasy.