Best Fated Mates / Soulmates Fantasy Audiobooks

The highest-rated fantasy audiobooks featuring fated mates / soulmates, ranked by listeners. Browse 19 titles.

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The best fantasy audiobooks featuring the fated mates / soulmates trope, ranked by listener and reader ratings from Audible and Goodreads.

Fated Mates / Soulmates shows up across many genres, but it plays out differently in fantasy — these are the highest-rated examples.

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    House of Earth and Blood

    Crescent City • Book 1

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.79 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.2M) ★ 4.76 Audible (41.7K)
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    Elizabeth Evans navigates Bryce's grief and Hunt's dark past in this urban fantasy murder mystery set among angels, fae, and half-human party girls.

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    House of Flame and Shadow

    Crescent City • Book 3

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Narrated by Elizabeth Evans

    4.67 ABR Score (732.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (710.4K) ★ 4.76 Audible (22.3K)
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    Maas's most ambitious book ties three series together in one epic collision, and Evans delivers every twist across nearly 30 hours without losing steam.

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    Valley of Silence

    Circle Trilogy • Book 3

    by Nora Roberts

    Narrated by Dick Hill

    4.52 ABR Score (35.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (32.2K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.0K)
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    The circle of six prepares for final battle against vampire Lilith in the magical land of Geall, completing their time-spanning quest. Dick Hill's steady narration anchors this climactic fantasy romance conclusion.

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    The Serpent and the Wings of Night

    Crowns of Nyaxia • Book 1

    by Carissa Broadbent

    Narrated by Amanda Leigh Cobb

    4.51 ABR Score (776.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (769.8K) ★ 4.53 Audible (6.5K)
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    Human orphan Oraya enters a deadly vampire tournament as her only path to power in the Nightborn court. Amanda Leigh Cobb captures both Oraya's vulnerability and fierce determination throughout the brutal competition.

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    The Mad Ship

    The Liveship Traders • Book 2

    by Robin Hobb

    Narrated by Anne Flosnik

    4.50 ABR Score (89.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (86.0K) ★ 4.61 Audible (3.5K)
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    Pirate king Kennit captures the sentient ship Vivacia while competing with young Wintrow for the vessel's affections. Anne Flosnik handles the complex cast and ship's growing bloodlust across this epic 34-hour journey.

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    The Blue Sword

    Damar • Book 1

    by Robin McKinley

    Narrated by Diane Warren

    4.39 ABR Score (64.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (63.1K) ★ 4.58 Audible (1.3K)
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    Orphaned Harry Crewe becomes heir to an ancient magic sword and the desert kingdom's destiny in this classic fantasy of colonial worlds and mystical powers. A timeless coming-of-age tale with rich world-building.

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    Life Bonds

    Binding Words • Book 2

    by Daniel Schinhofen

    Narrated by Andrea Parsneau

    4.38 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (1.5K)
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    Sean flees burning Oakwood with two companions, learning that spoken Agreements have literal power in this world where Fey Queens rule through binding words.

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    Crossroads of Twilight

    The Wheel of Time • Book 10

    by Robert Jordan

    Narrated by Kate Reading, Michael Kramer

    4.35 ABR Score (169.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.77 Goodreads (141.4K) ★ 4.51 Audible (27.9K)
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    Mat flees with his prophesied bride while Rand's allies scheme behind his back in this politically dense entry that sets up the series' final act.

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    Lady of Light and Shadows

    Tairen Soul • Book 2

    by C.L. Wilson

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    4.33 ABR Score (17.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (17.1K) ★ 4.73 Audible (190)
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    Queen of Song and Souls

    Tairen Soul • Book 4

    by C.L. Wilson

    Narrated by Emily Durante

    4.31 ABR Score (12.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (11.5K) ★ 4.56 Audible (424)
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    Durante brings fierce emotional range to this epic fantasy romance, making Rain and Ellysetta's bond feel genuinely transcendent across 14 hours of war and passion.

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    Celestial Magic

    Thorne Witches • Book 11

    by T.M. Cromer

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    4.26 ABR Score (1.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.6 Goodreads (1.2K) ★ 4.86 Audible (81)
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    Patriarch Preston Thorne returns from the Otherworld when evil magic invades, disrupting his pursuit of the enchanting Selene Barringer.

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    Lord of the Fading Lands

    Tairen Soul • Book 1

    by C.L. Wilson

    Narrated by Abby Craden

    4.22 ABR Score (28.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (27.8K) ★ 4.58 Audible (291)
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    Abby Craden nails the intensity of an immortal warrior's obsessive devotion, making this award-winning fated mates fantasy romance absolutely addictive.

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    Cursed Wolf

    Creatures of the Otherworld • Book 1

    by Brogan Thomas

    Narrated by Poppy Royana

    4.18 ABR Score (3.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.27 Goodreads (3.8K) ★ 4.54 Audible (63)
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    Trapped in wolf form since age nine, Forrest Hesketh's humanity slips away as her abusive pack plots murder in this unique shifter tale that Poppy Royana voices with fierce determination.

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    Heart of a Dragon

    Fallen Immortals • Book 2

    by Alisa Woods

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    4.18 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.01 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.59 Audible (528)
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    Dragon Prince Lucian must spawn an heir to maintain the treaty protecting mortals, but dragon mates rarely survive childbirth—a dilemma the dual narrators handle beautifully.

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    Call of the Ride

    The Yaga's Riders • Book 3

    by C. Rochelle

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, John Lane

    4.11 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.65 Audible (94)
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    The dual narrators perfectly capture both the ancient Yaga's otherworldly presence and her Riders' modern intensity as she rediscovers her humanity through centuries-old bonds.

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    A Witch Out of Time

    The Yaga's Riders • Book 2

    by C. Rochelle

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, John Lane

    4.11 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (1.8K) ★ 4.59 Audible (100)
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    Four centuries of waiting for fated mates ends badly when the Facility captures them, run by the final mate's own father. Maxine Mitchell and John Lane handle the reverse harem dynamics and multiple POV structure with clear character distinctions.

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    Somewhere in Time

    by Richard Matheson

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    4.01 ABR Score (9.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.85 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.12 Audible (880)
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    Scott Brick's hushed, yearning narration transforms Matheson's time-crossing love story into something genuinely haunting. It's the rare romance where the audio performance makes you believe in impossible devotion.

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    [By Blood We Live] [By: Duncan, Glen] [November, 2014]

    The Last Werewolf / Bloodlines Trilogy • Book 3

    by Glen Duncan

    Narrated by Abby Craden, Amber Sealey, Steve West, Rob Shapiro

    3.94 ABR Score (2.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.68 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.13 Audible (121)
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    The final werewolf-vampire war gets multiple narrators as Talulla faces the ultimate battle between supernatural species.

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    Song of the Heart Scale

    The Dragon's Ballad • Book 3

    by Karina Espinosa

    Narrated by Kingsley Rose, Walker Williams

    3.85 ABR Score (90 ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (89) ★ 5 Audible (1)
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    Cat faces famine, war, and her dragon prince lover battling his own brother in the third act of her fantasy nightmare. Dual narrators handle the romantic tension expertly.

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