Best Callie Dalton Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Callie Dalton — 7 titles spanning Romance, averaging 4.15 ABR stars.

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Callie Dalton has become the go-to voice for slow-burn romance, and nobody does it better than she does with Mariana Zapata's famously patient love stories. She's narrated five Zapata titles — including Wait for It, Luna and the Lie, and From Lukov with Love — and her warm, unhurried delivery is a near-perfect match for Zapata's style: long simmers, internal monologues, and characters who take forever to admit what they feel. Dalton's voice has a grounded, conversational quality, like she's telling you about someone she knows personally. Her work on Ali Hazelwood's The Love Hypothesis shows she can also handle snappier, more comedic material without losing that intimacy. If you're a romance listener who wants a narrator who trusts the slow build as much as the author does, Dalton is your person.

Where to Start with Callie Dalton

  1. 1
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    Wait for It

    by Mariana Zapata

    Narrated by Callie Dalton

    ★ 4.49 ABR Score (119.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (115.9K) ★ 4.67 Audible (3.6K)
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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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    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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    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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    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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    Not in Love

    Not in Love • Book 1

    by Ali Hazelwood

    Narrated by Callie Dalton, Jason Clarke

    ★ 3.76 ABR Score (326.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.63 Goodreads (324.2K) ★ 4.21 Audible (1.7K)
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    Callie Dalton and Jason Clarke's chemistry crackles in this biotech romance where corporate warfare masks an undeniable, forbidden pull.

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