Audiobooks Like When He Was Wicked

Rosalyn Landor narrates Julia Quinn's darkest Bridgerton installment with a voice that understands the difference between Regency wit and genuine grief — she keeps the comedy and the tragedy in their proper proportion, which is harder than it sounds across an 11-hour listen that shifts tone more than the others in the series. The recommendations are all highly rated romance titles that share this book's interest in desire complicated by real loss — stories where the emotion earns its ending rather than arriving by genre contract.

10 audiobooks for fans of When He Was Wicked

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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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    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)
    9h 51m listening time • Released 2023
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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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    November 9

    by Colleen Hoover

    Narrated by Zachary Webber, Angela Goethals

    4.60 ABR Score (1.4M ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.7 Audible (25.0K)
    9h 46m listening time • Released 2015

    Webber and Goethals trade off chapters in dual narration that makes the once-a-year meetings hit harder, and the final twist lands like a gut punch.

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    Still

    Grip • Book 2

    by Kennedy Ryan

    Narrated by Jakobi Diem, Maxine Mitchell

    4.57 ABR Score (12.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (11.8K) ★ 4.8 Audible (1.1K)
    13h 12m listening time • Released 2019
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    Heated Rivalry

    Game Changers • Book 2

    by Rachel Reid

    Narrated by Tor Thom

    4.57 ABR Score (329.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (326.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (2.9K)
    9h 32m listening time • Released 2019

    Tor Thom's dual narration makes the tension crackle—he captures both characters' voices so distinctly that their forbidden connection feels genuinely electric and impossible to resist.

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    Funny Story

    by Emily Henry

    Narrated by Julia Whelan

    4.57 ABR Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (1.3M) ★ 4.64 Audible (18.7K)
    11h 23m listening time • Released 2024

    Julia Whelan's narration turns what could be a standard rom-com into something genuinely moving—she nails the emotional whiplash of heartbreak and unexpected connection with real warmth and wit.

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