Best Nicholas Sparks Audiobooks

The best audiobooks by Nicholas Sparks — 5 titles spanning Romance, averaging 4.23 ABR stars.

Nicholas Sparks's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is The Longest Ride, narrated by Ron McLarty, January LaVoy (4.4 ABR stars). Browse the full list below.

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    The Longest Ride

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Narrated by Ron McLarty, January LaVoy

    ★ 4.40 ABR Score (166.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.17 Goodreads (159.2K) ★ 4.58 Audible (7.6K)
    13h 11m listening time • Released 2013

    Ron McLarty and January LaVoy's dual narration captures the ache of long marriage and youthful passion with such tenderness that Sparks' dual timeline actually lands. The audio itself becomes the emotional experience.

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    A Walk to Remember

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Narrated by Frank Muller

    ★ 4.39 ABR Score (848.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.2 Goodreads (847.8K) ★ 4.64 Audible (732)
    4h 36m listening time • Released 2014
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    Safe Haven

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Narrated by Rebecca Lowman

    ★ 4.26 ABR Score (407.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (403.3K) ★ 4.41 Audible (4.2K)
    11h 2m listening time • Released 2010
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    Dear John, Nicholas Sparks

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Narrated by Holter Graham

    ★ 4.08 ABR Score (621.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.04 Goodreads (619.9K) ★ 4.33 Audible (1.5K)
    9h 20m listening time • Released 2006
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    Remain

    by Nicholas Sparks, M. Night Shyamalan

    Narrated by Ari Fliakos, Julia Whelan, Nicholas Sparks

    ★ 4.03 ABR Score (50.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (48.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (1.6K)
    8h 55m listening time • Released 2025

    The dual narration between Fliakos and Whelan captures something genuinely moving about two people discovering connection across grief—and Sparks reading his own work adds an intimate layer that anchors the supernatural elements in real emotional stakes.

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Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

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