Audiobooks Like The Simple Wild

Rebekkah Ross narrates this Alaskan romance with a voice that captures both the city-bred disorientation and the gradual pull of the landscape — at 13 hours, the emotional distance between the leads closes slowly and credibly, and the wilderness setting gets enough atmospheric detail to feel like a third character. The recs are highly rated contemporary romance that share that same grounded emotional pacing.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Simple Wild

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    Effortless

    Thoughtless • Book 2

    by S.C. Stephens

    Narrated by Rebekkah Ross

    4.33 ABR Score (117.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (116.6K) ★ 4.53 Audible (1.1K)
    19h 31m listening time • Released 2012
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    One Last Rainy Day: The Legacy of a Prince

    Ravenhood Legacy • Book 1

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell

    4.81 ABR Score (59.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (55.7K) ★ 4.9 Audible (3.9K)
    11h 31m listening time • Released 2023
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    Just for the Summer

    Part of Your World • Book 3

    by Abby Jimenez

    Narrated by Julia Whelan, Zachary Webber

    4.79 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.8 Audible (16.8K)
    10h 5m listening time • Released 2022

    Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber bring such natural chemistry to this premise that you'll forget how ridiculous the setup is—they make you believe in the curse, the plan, and everything that unravels between them.

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    The Last Letter

    by Rebecca Yarros

    Narrated by Teddy Hamilton, Jennifer Stark

    4.78 ABR Score (552.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (538.1K) ★ 4.75 Audible (14.3K)
    13h 23m listening time • Released 2019

    Hamilton and Stark's dual narration captures the raw grief and unspoken tension between these characters with such precision that you'll feel the weight of every unsaid word. This is emotional fiction that demands to be heard.

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    In Her Own League

    Windy City Series

    by Liz Tomforde

    Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor, Jason Clarke

    4.70 ABR Score (46.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.51 Goodreads (45.0K) ★ 4.89 Audible (1.2K)
    13h 28m listening time • Released 2026

    Brentmoor and Clarke's dual narration crackles with tension as a power struggle becomes a love story in baseball's most competitive arena.

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    Exodus

    The Ravenhood • Book 2

    by Kate Stewart

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden

    4.68 ABR Score (238.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (232.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (6.3K)
    14h 24m listening time • Released 2021
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    The Things We Leave Unfinished

    by Rebecca Yarros

    Narrated by Tim Paige, Carly Robins

    4.64 ABR Score (471.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (459.3K) ★ 4.7 Audible (12.5K)
    14h 32m listening time • Released 2021

    Dual narrators elevate the dual timelines here, with Paige and Robins creating such distinct emotional cores that you'll feel the weight of two love stories colliding across decades.

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    Beast Behaving Badly (Pride)

    Pride • Book 5

    by Shelly Laurenston, Unknown Author

    Narrated by Charlotte Kane

    4.53 ABR Score (18.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (1.9K)
    11h 43m listening time • Released 2013
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    Dear Reader

    Devil's Backbone • Book 1

    by Tate James

    Narrated by Lilly Drake, James Joseph, Corvin King, Gregory Salinas, Michael Gallagher

    4.46 ABR Score (32.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (31.2K) ★ 4.75 Audible (983)
    11h 53m listening time • Released 2025
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    Thoughtless

    Thoughtless • Book 1

    by S.C. Stephens

    Narrated by Rebekkah Ross

    3.86 ABR Score (143.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.08 Goodreads (142.1K) ★ 4.11 Audible (1.7K)
    20h 51m listening time • Released 2012

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