Best Lee Samuels Audiobooks

The best audiobooks narrated by Lee Samuels — 8 titles spanning Romance, averaging 4.21 ABR stars.

Lee Samuels has become a go-to voice for military and sports romance, and listeners who find her through Riley Edwards' Gold Team series tend to stick around. Her delivery is warm but grounded — she doesn't oversell the emotion, which paradoxically makes the emotional payoffs land harder. The Gold Team books follow Special Forces operators and their relationships, and Samuels navigates the tonal shifts between tense, high-stakes scenes and slow-burn romance without losing momentum. Her work on The Mistake from Elle Kennedy's Off-Campus series shows the same instinct — she captures collegiate banter and genuine vulnerability in the same breath. If you're a romance listener who finds overly theatrical narration exhausting, Samuels is a reliable antidote: she trusts the material, stays grounded in character, and keeps the pacing tight without rushing past the moments that matter.

Where to Start with Lee Samuels

  • New to Lee Samuels? Start here → Brooks
  • What fans keep coming back to → The Mistake
  • Short listen, big payoff → Declan
  • Highest rated by listeners → Maximus
  • Best narrator–author pairing → Thaddeus
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    Declan

    Gold Team • Book 5

    by Riley Edwards

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels

    4.43 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.65 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.87 Audible (204)
    9h 37m listening time • Released 2022
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    Maximus

    Gold Team • Book 4

    by Riley Edwards

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels

    4.36 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.6 Goodreads (3.3K) ★ 4.79 Audible (189)
    9h 43m listening time • Released 2022
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    Thaddeus

    Gold Team • Book 2

    by Riley Edwards

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels

    4.36 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.82 Audible (202)
    8h 54m listening time • Released 2022
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    Kyle

    Gold Team • Book 3

    by Riley Edwards

    Narrated by Lee Samuels, Maxine Mitchell

    4.35 ABR Score (3.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.56 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.82 Audible (182)
    9h 35m listening time • Released 2022
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    Brooks

    Gold Team • Book 1

    by Riley Edwards

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels

    4.29 ABR Score (3.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.68 Audible (253)
    7h 12m listening time • Released 2022
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    The Mistake

    Off-Campus • Book 2

    by Elle Kennedy

    Narrated by Lorelei Avalon, Lee Samuels

    4.16 ABR Score (596.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (593.0K) ★ 4.43 Audible (3.5K)
    10h 12m listening time • Released 2015

    Lorelei Avalon and Lee Samuels nail the push-and-pull chemistry in this fan-favorite Off-Campus sequel, making Logan's redemption arc hit even harder in audio.

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    Gold Team Box Set 1, Books 1-3

    Gold Team Series • Book 1

    by Riley Edwards

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels

    4.01 ABR Score (466 ratings)
    ★ 4.71 Goodreads (444) ★ 4.77 Audible (22)
    25h 33m listening time • Released 2025
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    Gold Team Box Set 2, Books 4-5

    Gold Team Series • Book 4

    by Riley Edwards

    Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Lee Samuels

    3.74 ABR Score (32 ratings)
    ★ 4.78 Goodreads (18) ★ 4.79 Audible (14)
    19h 15m listening time • Released 2025

How We Rank Audiobooks

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