Where to Start with Christina Lauren
- Best entry point → The Soulmate Equation
- Best standalone → The Honey-Don't List
- Start the Unhoneymooners series → The Unhoneymooners
- What fans keep coming back to → Beautiful Bastard
- Highest rated by listeners → Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard #3)
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Beautiful Player
Beautiful Bastard • Book 3
Narrated by Christian Engell, Astrid Johannesen
★ 4.39 ABR Score (80.7K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (80.7K)10h 30m listening time • Released 2023Dual narration sells the slow-burn perfectly, with Engell and Johannesen building electric chemistry that makes the friends-to-lovers payoff land hard.
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The Soulmate Equation
DNA Duo • Book 1
Narrated by Patti Murin
★ 4.29 ABR Score (308.1K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (304.3K) ★ 4.56 Audible (3.8K)10h 26m listening time • Released 2021Patti Murin brings real warmth to a rom-com that earns its emotional beats, making the chemistry between Jess and River feel effortless and lived-in.
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The Unhoneymooners
Unhoneymooners • Book 1
Narrated by Cynthia Farrell
★ 4.21 ABR Score (1.2M ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (1.1M) ★ 4.45 Audible (10.6K)9h 14m listening time • Released 2019Cynthia Farrell nails the bickering chemistry that makes enemies-to-lovers work, turning a Hawaiian honeymoon mix-up into pure comedic warmth.
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Beautiful Bastard
Beautiful Bastard • Book 1
Narrated by Astrid Johannesen, Christian Engell
★ 4.07 ABR Score (225.8K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (225.8K)7h 34m listening time • Released 2023Dual narration nails the combative chemistry between these two, and the office tension is deliciously unrelenting from start to finish.
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Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
Beautiful Bastard
Narrated by Todd Haberkorn, Jayme Mattler
★ 4.06 ABR Score (189.7K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (188.1K) ★ 4.4 Audible (1.7K)7h 16m listening time • Released 2018 -
The Honey-Don't List
Narrated by Patti Murin, Jon Root
★ 3.69 ABR Score (86.0K ratings)★ 3.49 Goodreads (85.3K) ★ 4.23 Audible (618)7h 29m listening time • Released 2020
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