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Heartless
Chestnut Springs • Book 2
by Elsie Silver
Narrated by Stephen Dexter, Vanessa Edwin
★ 4.65 ABR Score (589.0K ratings)★ 4.36 Goodreads (585.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.5K)More about this pick
Dexter and Edwin capture the electric tension perfectly, especially when the gruff rancher finally reveals the tenderness beneath all that armor.
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Bad Bishop
Society of Villains • Book 1
by L.J. Shen
Narrated by Lucy Rivers, Corvin King
★ 4.54 ABR Score (56.3K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (53.8K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.5K)More about this pick
Lila's teenage trauma leads to an arranged marriage with Tiernan, a ruthless mafia enforcer twenty years her senior who might be her salvation or destruction. Lucy Rivers and Corvin King capture the dangerous chemistry between victim and predator.
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Call Me
Call Me By Your Name • Book 1
by André Aciman
Narrated by Armie Hammer
★ 4.53 ABR Score (618.1K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (604.6K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.5K)More about this pick
Seventeen-year-old Elio recounts his intense summer romance with Oliver, his father's graduate student, at their Italian villa. Armie Hammer's reading captures the story's sensual longing.
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Hopeless
Chestnut Springs • Book 5
by Elsie Silver
Narrated by Jason Clarke, Angelina Rocca
★ 4.35 ABR Score (370.8K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (368.4K) ★ 4.61 Audible (2.4K)More about this pick
Jason Clarke and Angelina Rocca narrate this romance so convincingly that you're invested before either character is.
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Crossing the Line
by J.J. Arias
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.23 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (396)More about this pick
Judge Jordan Blake's one-night stand with younger law student Sierra becomes complicated when Sierra appears in her courtroom, and Craden captures every nuance of their forbidden attraction.
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Something in the Water
by M.J. Duncan
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 4.22 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.3 Goodreads (1.4K) ★ 4.76 Audible (230)More about this pick
Two accomplished women find connection they weren't seeking: Abby Craden's narration of this slow-burn captures such emotional depth you'll swear you're hearing real people.
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Iron & Bone
Lock & Key • Book 3
by Cat Porter
Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
★ 4.12 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.63 Audible (214)More about this pick
Motorcycle club enforcer Boner risks his darkest secrets to protect single mother Jill from her volatile ex-husband in a rival club. Joe Arden and Maxine Mitchell bring raw intensity to this dangerous romance.
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Sir Philip's Folly
Poor Relation • Book 4
by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.06 ABR Score (3.7K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.57 Audible (1.2K)More about this pick
Davina Porter's crisp delivery cuts through the scheming and social comedy, making every backstabbing moment at the Poor Relation land with satisfying precision.
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Here With Me
Sugarland Creek • Book 1
by Brooke Montgomery, Brooke Cumberland
Narrated by Tor Thom, Maxine Mitchell
★ 4.01 ABR Score (19.1K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (18.9K) ★ 4.53 Audible (186)More about this pick
Horse trainer Ryann discovers her one-night stand is her ex-boyfriend's father, forcing her to choose between desire and loyalty in small-town Sugarland Creek. Tor Thom and Maxine Mitchell create authentic chemistry despite the complicated circumstances.
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Loving Mayhem (Court of Mayhem Book 1)
Court of Mayhem • Book 1
by Layla Frost
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Troy Duran
★ 3.97 ABR Score (707 ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (221) ★ 4.6 Audible (486)More about this pick
Age-gap biker romance where corruption and greed threaten everything as a princess meets her psycho in this MC world. Dual narration by Maxine Mitchell and Troy Duran creates the tension between these dangerous lovers.
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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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Cocksure Ace (Cocky Hero Club)
Cocky Hero Club
by K. Webster
Narrated by Gomez Pugh, Maxine Mitchell
★ 3.91 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (906) ★ 4.43 Audible (367)More about this pick
The cocky-pilot-meets-determined-woman dynamic crackles with tension, and dual narrators Gomez Pugh and Maxine Mitchell nail the banter.
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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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Our Secret Summer
by Harper Bliss
Narrated by Abby Craden
★ 3.87 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 3.65 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.63 Audible (156)More about this pick
What starts as a steamy age-gap summer romance deepens into something emotionally complex and devastating. Craden's narration makes every consequence real.
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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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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) -
Protected
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.
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The Penalty Box Affair (That Steamy Hockey Romance Book 3)
That Steamy Hockey Romance • Book 3
by Lili Valente
Narrated by Elaine Stone, Tyler Donne
★ 3.78 ABR Score (274 ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (270) ★ 4.75 Audible (4) -
The Book Of Love
by Leslie Pike
Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
★ 3.77 ABR Score (92 ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (69) ★ 4.61 Audible (23) -
We Do What We Do in the Dark
by Michelle Hart
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
★ 3.72 ABR Score (14.0K ratings)★ 3.51 Goodreads (13.9K) ★ 3.84 Audible (122)More about this pick
A grieving college freshman begins a secret affair with an older married woman, exploring desire, power, and healing through forbidden connection. Barrie Kreinik's nuanced performance captures the psychological complexity and raw intimacy.
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Sugarland Creek Volume One
Sugarland Creek #0-2
by Brooke Montgomery
Narrated by Aiden Snow, Savannah Peachwood, Maxine Mitchell, Tor Thom, CJ Bloom, Bradley Ford
★ 3.51 ABR Score (2 ratings)★ 5 Goodreads (1) ★ 5 Audible (1)More about this pick
Small-town Tennessee romance following the interconnected lives of families across generations, starting with second-chance love between high school sweethearts. Multiple narrators bring the ensemble cast to life.
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The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine
by Peter Straub
Narrated by Michael Kramer
★ 3.37 ABR Score (651 ratings)★ 2.79 Goodreads (639) ★ 3.5 Audible (12)More about this pick
Age-separated lovers bound by erotic obsession spend twenty-five years aboard a mysterious yacht traveling endlessly down the Amazon River. Michael Kramer navigates this unsettling psychological novella with appropriate unease.
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