Best Caroline Peckham Audiobooks

The best Caroline Peckham audiobooks — 8 titles ranked by listening experience across Fantasy, Romance, averaging 4.08 ABR stars.

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Caroline Peckham — best known as one half of the Peckham & Valenti duo — has carved out a devoted following in dark fantasy romance with series that lean hard into emotional chaos. Zodiac Academy is the flagship: a fae academy world built around astrology and elemental magic, propelled by enemies-to-lovers tension, brutal power dynamics, and the kind of slow-burn anguish that keeps readers awake until 3am. The Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac spinoff expands that universe with even sharper edges. Her prose is fast, emotionally raw, and unashamedly addictive — not concerned with literary restraint, but expert at escalating stakes until readers are fully hostage to the outcome. If you like your fantasy romance with genuine darkness, morally complicated love interests, and worlds that feel lived-in rather than decorative, Peckham delivers exactly that.

Caroline Peckham's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is Ruthless Fae, narrated by Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux (4.41 ABR stars). Performed by narrators including Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux, Keira Stevens, Troy Duran, Angelina Rocca, Troy Duran, and more. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

Where to Start with Caroline Peckham

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    Ruthless Fae

    Zodiac Academy • Book 2

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Narrated by Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux

    4.41 ABR Score (369.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (363.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (5.8K)
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    Bridget and Jake narrate this with such commitment that the fight back against the Celestial Heirs feels genuinely earned and devastatingly satisfying.

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    Dark Fae

    Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac • Book 1

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Narrated by Keira Stevens, Troy Duran

    4.24 ABR Score (116.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (113.0K) ★ 4.6 Audible (3.8K)
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    Keira Stevens and Troy Duran capture the tension as vampire Elise infiltrates a supernatural academy to identify which of four powerful shifters murdered her brother.

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    Warrior Fae

    Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac • Book 5

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Narrated by Angelina Rocca, Troy Duran

    4.37 ABR Score (79.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (76.7K) ★ 4.7 Audible (2.3K)
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    Hollow

    Crown of Hearts and Chaos • Book 1

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Narrated by Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux

    3.89 ABR Score (23.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (22.4K) ★ 4.25 Audible (932)
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    Every fifty years, the Great Hunt offers Champions a chance to break an ancient curse, but one non-warrior enters the deadly forest anyway. Bridget and Jake Bordeaux capture both the magical atmosphere and mounting danger of this supernatural competition.

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    The Reckoning (Part 1 of 2)

    Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 1 • Book 3

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael

    Narrated by Julian Dailey, Daniel Llaca, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Lydia Kraniotis, Gabriel Michael, full cast, Gregory Linnington, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Nora Achrati, Karenna Foley

    4.17 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.8 Audible (162)
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    Zodiac Academy's freshmen face brutal hazing during Hell Week while the Lunar Eclipse promises to reveal dangerous truths. This full-cast dramatization brings the magical academy's political intrigue and romantic tensions to vivid audio life.

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    The Awakening

    Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] • Book 1

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael

    Narrated by Lydia Kraniotis, Daniel Llaca, Gregory Linnington, Khaya Fraites, Nora Achrati, Jessica Schly, Karenna Foley, Julian Dailey, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael, full cast

    3.58 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.02 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 3.85 Audible (511)
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    Twin Fae heirs must prove they're the most powerful supernaturals in Solaria to claim their throne, but every student wants them dead. The full cast dramatization adds theatrical energy to this academy fantasy.

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    The Reckoning (Part 2 of 2)

    Zodiac Academy [Dramatized Adaptation] #3, Part 2 • Book 3

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti, Khaya Fraites, Jessica Schly, Gregory Linnington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Gabriel Michael

    Narrated by Jessica Schly, Gabriel Michael, full cast, Khaya Fraites, Nora Achrati, Shravan Amin, Kelly Baskin, Gregory Linington, Julian Dailey, Jon Vertullo, Ryan Dalusung, Matthew Bassett

    4.13 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (1.5K) ★ 4.68 Audible (152)
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    Hell Week pushes freshmen to their limits as they prepare for The Reckoning assessment that will determine their fate at Zodiac Academy, while the Lunar Eclipse approaches with dangerous revelations.

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    Cinder Vale

    Sins of the Zodiac • Book 3

    by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Narrated by Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux

    3.82 ABR Score (139 ratings)
    ★ 4.67 Goodreads (133) ★ 5 Audible (6)
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    The Zodiac Academy world expands into enemy-to-lovers territory as fate-bound characters navigate battlefields where secrets literally lie buried in ash and earth. Dual narration from the Bordeaux team should amplify the romantic tension beautifully.

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