About this list
The best love stories all start with the same ingredients—two people and an undeniable connection. The best romances turn this simple recipe into swoon-worthy narratives that melt your heart, soothe your soul, and make you fall in love. Our top romances this year did that and so much more. From fresh listens written by perennial favorites to international newcomers who delighted us with their delicious debuts, we witnessed enemies become lovers, opposites attract, former sweethearts get a second chance, and icy grumps thaw under bright sunshine. With innovative sound design that pulls you into the story and phenomenal performances that will break your heart and put it back together again, there's a lot to love on our list of the best romances of 2023.-
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Heartless
- By: Elsie Silver
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Vanessa Edwin
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1291
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1170
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1169
Working as a nanny for the world’s grumpiest single dad should have been simple. Except I can’t keep my eyes off him. And he can’t keep his hands off of me....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic single dad, grumpy/sunshine listen!!
- By BradTL3
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Heartless
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Vanessa Edwin
- Series: Chestnut Springs, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 01-18-23
- Language: English
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The Art of Scandal
- By: Regina Black
- Narrated by: Mela Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
On the night of her Mayor husband's 40th birthday, Rachel Abbott receives an explicit text from her husband, which she quickly realizes was meant for another woman. They’re at a crossroads and divorce is inevitable, but Rachel is determined not to leave her thirteen-year marriage with nothing....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Creative
- By Toni
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The Art of Scandal
- Narrated by: Mela Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 08-01-23
- Language: English
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Things We Left Behind
- By: Lucy Score
- Narrated by: Lila Winters, Sebastian York
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2462
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2294
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2293
Lucian Rollins is a lean, mean, vengeance-seeking mogul. On a quest to erase his father’s mark on the family name, he spends every waking minute pulling strings and building an indestructible empire. The more money and power he amasses, the safer he is from threats....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely loved it!
- By Meggan Capps
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Things We Left Behind
- Narrated by: Lila Winters, Sebastian York
- Series: Knockemout, Book 3
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 09-05-23
- Language: English
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The Takedown
- By: Lily Chu
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2894
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2777
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2775
For Dee Kwan, every day is the perfect day. No, really. She has a house she loves, a job she adores, and a ridiculously attractive “nemesis” who never seems to mind when she wins their favorite online game....
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4 out of 5 stars
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I Love Chu and Soo but…
- By null
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The Takedown
- Narrated by: Phillipa Soo
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-02-23
- Language: English
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The Rebound
- By: Leeanne Slade
- Narrated by: Claudia Jessie
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5381
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5229
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5217
Only from Audible comes this exclusive laugh-out-loud rom-com, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Beth O’Leary....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A little bit of everything
- By H.S.
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The Rebound
- Narrated by: Claudia Jessie
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 03-30-23
- Language: English
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The Gentleman's Gambit
- A League of Extraordinary Women, Book 4
- By: Evie Dunmore
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 116
Bookish suffragist Catriona Campbell is busy: An ailing estate, academic writer’s block, a tense time for England’s women’s rights campaign—the last thing she needs is to be stuck playing host to her father’s distractingly attractive young colleague....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sensual, Intelligent and Beautiful.
- By Amazon Customer
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The Gentleman's Gambit
- A League of Extraordinary Women, Book 4
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Series: A League of Extraordinary Women, Book 4
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 12-05-23
- Language: English
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Yours Truly
- By: Abby Jimenez
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Zachary Webber
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2948
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2725
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2726
Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A fun listen- maybe could take out some
- By S. Moschenross
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Yours Truly
- Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Zachary Webber
- Series: Part of Your World, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 04-11-23
- Language: English
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The Honeymoon Crashers
- An Audio Original
- By: Christina Lauren
- Narrated by: Jessica Marie Garcia, Harry Shum Jr., Lee Osorio, Cynthia Farrell, Deacon Lee, Adriana Sananes, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Inés del Castillo, Kimberly Woods, Tim Paige, Jennifer Aquino, Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 403
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Story4 out of 5 stars 366
A perfectionist maid of honor and a carefree, surfer-bro best man team up to plan a wedding and end up finding a spark of their own in the first audio original from author duo Christina Lauren, a full-cast sequel to their New York Times bestseller The Unhoneymooners....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous and Fun
- By Amanda ECK
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The Honeymoon Crashers
- An Audio Original
- Narrated by: Jessica Marie Garcia, Harry Shum Jr., Lee Osorio, Cynthia Farrell, Deacon Lee, Adriana Sananes, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Inés del Castillo, Kimberly Woods, Tim Paige, Jennifer Aquino, Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Series: The Unhoneymooners, Book 1.5
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 08-01-23
- Language: English
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Still Hung Up on You
- By: Liz Maverick
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Luci Christian Bell
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3430
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3276
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3273
A hilarious, heart-tugging rom com about two people finding each other again one phone call at a time....
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4 out of 5 stars
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I feel seen :-)
- By Average Shmoe
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Still Hung Up on You
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden, Luci Christian Bell
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-14-23
- Language: English
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We Could Be So Good
- A Novel
- By: Cat Sebastian
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 128
Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century grumpy/sunshine rom-dram about a scrappy reporter and a newspaper mogul’s son....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very pleasant read
- By Evelina Gabrielli
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We Could Be So Good
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 06-06-23
- Language: English
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Happy Place
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5279
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4774
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4769
A couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry....
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3 out of 5 stars
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OMG That was painful
- By amy cherry
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Happy Place
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-25-23
- Language: English
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Love at First Psych
- By: Cara Bastone
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana, Stephanie Einstein, Mary Ann Jacobs, William Merryn Hill, Emily Bauer, Matt Boren, Piper Goodeve, Gabra Zackman, Mia Jenness, Elliott Fullam, Petrea Burchard, Ralph Lister, Jack de Golia
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5139
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4746
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4739
True love is put to the test in this romantic comedy brought to hilarious life by Santino Fontana (Frozen, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Stephanie Einstein, and a full cast....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Anyhow.
- By Harrietta
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Love at First Psych
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana, Stephanie Einstein, Mary Ann Jacobs, William Merryn Hill, Emily Bauer, Matt Boren, Piper Goodeve, Gabra Zackman, Mia Jenness, Elliott Fullam, Petrea Burchard, Ralph Lister, Jack de Golia
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-02-23
- Language: English
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Coming Home
- By: Kennedy Ryan
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan, Jakobi Diem
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2555
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2436
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2435
They got everything they wanted...but never had each other....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!!
- By Lette
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Coming Home
- Narrated by: Wesleigh Siobhan, Jakobi Diem
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-09-23
- Language: English
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