Audie Award for Romance

The Audie Award for Romance is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence in narration, production, and content for an audiobook romance released in a given year. It has been awarded since 2005.

Winners and finalists

Winners are listed first each year and highlighted in green.

2000s

Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2005
10th 		Kiss Me While I Sleep (2004) Linda Howard Joyce Bean and Dick Hill Brilliance Audio Winner [1][2]
Invitation to Provence (2001) Elizabeth Adler Carrington MacDuffie Chivers North America Finalist [2]
The Perfect Lover (2003) Stephanie Laurens Simon Prebble Recorded Books Finalist [2]
Sam's Letters to Jennifer (2004) James Patterson Anne Heche and Jane Alexander Time Warner AudioBooks Finalist [2]
The Summer I Dared (2004) Barbara Delinsky Linda Emond Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [2]
The Virgin's Lover (2004) Philippa Gregory Graeme Malcolm Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [2]
2006
11th 		Origin in Death (2005) J. D. Robb Susan Ericksen Brilliance Audio Winner [1]
Chill Factor (2005) Sandra Brown Stephen Lang Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist
A Good Yarn (2005) Debbie Macomber Linda Emond HarperAudio Finalist
Rosie Dunne (2004) Cecelia Ahern Roger Rees, Moira Quirk, Ros Landor, and Russell Copley Time Warner AudioBooks Finalist
The Tea House on Mulberry Street (2003) Sharon Owens Caroline Winterson Listen & Live Audio Finalist
2007
12th 		If You Could See Me Now (2005) Cecelia Ahern Susan Lynch and Rupert Degas Hyperion Audio Winner [1][3]
Born in Death (2006) J. D. Robb Susan Ericksen Brilliance Audio Finalist
Darkfever (2007) Karen Marie Moning Joyce Bean Brilliance Audio Finalist
Dear John (2007) Nicholas Sparks Holter Graham Hachette Audio Finalist
The Tavern on Maple Street (2005) Sharon Owens Caroline Winterson Listen & Live Audio Finalist
2008
13th 		Natural Born Charmer (2007) Susan Elizabeth Phillips Anna Fields HarperAudio Winner [1][4][5]
Beyond the Highland Mist (1999) Karen Marie Moning Phil Gigante BBC Audiobooks America Finalist
Consequences (2007) Penelope Lively Josephine Bailey Tantor Audio Finalist
Everlasting (2007) Kathleen E. Woodiwiss Xanthe Elbrick HarperAudio Finalist
On Tall Pine Lake (2007) Dorothy Garlock Anna Fields Tantor Audio Finalist
Sugar Daddy (2007) Lisa Kleypas Jeannie Stith Brilliance Audio Finalist
2009
14th 		The Dark Highlander (2002) Karen Marie Moning Phil Gigante Brilliance Audio Winner [1][6]
Fire Me Up (2005) Katie MacAlister Barbara Rosenblat Recorded Books Finalist
Forbidden (1997) Suzanne Brockmann Traci Svensgaard Blackstone Audio Finalist
Mismatch (1989) Tami Hoag Jen Taylor BBC Audiobooks America Finalist
Tribute (2008) Nora Roberts Jennifer Van Dyck Brilliance Audio Finalist

2010s

Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2010
15th 		The Untamed Bride (2009) Stephanie Laurens Simon Prebble HarperAudio Winner [1][7]
Dark Slayer (2009) Christine Feehan Phil Gigante and Jane Brown Brilliance Audio Finalist
The House on Tradd Street (2008) Karen White Aimee Bruneau Listen & Live Audio Finalist
A Rogue of My Own (2009) Johanna Lindsey Rosalyn Landor Brilliance Audio Finalist
What I Did for Love (2009) Susan Elizabeth Phillips Julia Gibson (narrator) HarperAudio Finalist
2011
16th 		Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë (2009) Syrie James Bianca Amato Recorded Books Winner [1][8]
Fantasy in Death (2010) J. D. Robb Susan Ericksen Brilliance Audio Finalist
A Kiss at Midnight (2010) Eloisa James Susan Duerden HarperAudio Finalist
The Elusive Bride (2010) Stephanie Laurens Simon Prebble HarperAudio Finalist
By King's Command (2000) Linda Lea Castle Full cast Siren Audio Finalist
2012
17th 		New York to Dallas (2012) J. D. Robb Susan Ericksen Brilliance Audio Winner [1][9][10]
The Darkest Surrender (2011) Gena Showalter Max Bellmore Audible Finalist
Notorious (2011) Nicola Cornick Katherine Kellgren Audible Finalist
Summer Rental (2011) Mary Kay Andrews Isabel Keating Macmillan Audio Finalist
When Beauty Tamed the Beast (2011) Eloisa James Susan Duerden HarperAudio Finalist
The Winter Sea (2008) Susanna Kearsley Rosalyn Landor Audible
2013
18th 		The Witness (2012) Nora Roberts Julia Whelan Brilliance Audio Winner [1][11]
Don't Cry for Me (2012) Sharon Sala Kathe Mazur Audible Finalist
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (2009) Jennifer Ashley Angela Dawe Tantor Audio Finalist
Never Seduce a Scot (2012) Maya Banks Kirsten Potter Tantor Audio Finalist
Scandalous Desires (2011) Elizabeth Hoyt Ashford MacNab Hachette Audio Finalist
2014
19th 		The Longest Ride (2013) Nicholas Sparks January LaVoy and Ron McLarty Hachette Audio Winner [1][12]
The Darkest Craving (2009) Gena Showalter Max Bellmore Audible Finalist [12]
For My Lady's Heart (2014) Laura Kinsale Nicholas Boulton Hedgehog Finalist [12]
Kissing Under the Mistletoe (2014) Bella Andre Eva Kaminsky Oak Press Finalist [12]
The Wanderer (2013) Robyn Carr Thérèse Plummer Recorded Books Finalist [12]
2015
20th 		The Bridges of Madison County (1994) Robert James Waller Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale Hachette Audio Winner [1][13]
Burn for Me (2014) Ilona Andrews Renee Raudman HarperAudio Finalist [13]
First Love (2014) James Patterson Lauren Fortgang Hachette Audio Finalist [13]
Just This Once (2012) Rosalind James Claire Bocking ACZ/Rosalind Iiams Finalist [13]
Rumor Has It (2013) Jill Shalvis Karen White Tantor Audio Finalist [13]
2016
21st 		The Highwayman (2015)

The Obsession

Kerrigan Byrne Derek Perkins Tantor Audio Winner [1][14]
[[The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy|The Duke's Holiday]] (2014) Maggie Fenton Sue Pitkin Brilliance Audio Finalist [14]
Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (1992) Sarah MacLean Rosalyn Landor HarperAudio Finalist [14]
The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (2015) Julia Quinn Rosalyn Landor HarperAudio Finalist [14]
A Sorceress of His Own (2015) Dianne Duvall Kirsten Potter Tantor Audio Finalist [14]
2017
22nd 		Dirty (1945) Kylie Scott Andi Arndt Macmillan Audio Winner [1][15]
Duke of Sin (2016) Elizabeth Hoyt Ashford McNab Hachette Audio Finalist [15]
First Star I See Tonight (2016) Susan Elizabeth Phillips Nicole Poole HarperAudio Finalist [15]
Glitterland (2013) Alexis Hall Nicholas Boulton Hedgehog Productions Finalist [15]
The Obsession (2016) Nora Roberts Shannon McManus Brilliance Audio Finalist [15]
2018
23rd 		The Duchess Deal (2017) Tessa Dare Mary Jane Wells HarperAudio Winner [1][16]
Any Day Now (2017) Robyn Carr Thérèse Plummer Recorded Books Finalist [16]
Cake: A Love Story (2016) J. Bengtsson Andi Arndt and Joe Arden J. Bengtsson Finalist [16]
Come Sundown (2017) Nora Roberts Elisabeth Rodgers Brilliance Audio Finalist [16]
The Ladies' Room (2011) Carolyn Brown Donna Postel Brilliance Audio Finalist [16]
2019
24th 		Children of Blood and Bone (2018) Tomi Adeyemi Bahni Turpin Macmillan Audio Winner [1][17]
An American Marriage (2018) Tayari Jones Eisa Davis and Sean Crisden HighBridge Audio Finalist
Beastie Boys Book (2018) Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, and full cast Penguin Random House Audio Finalist
Calypso (2018) David Sedaris David Sedaris Hachette Audio Finalist
The Good Neighbor (2018) Maxwell King LeVar Burton Oasis Audio Finalist
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2018) Michelle McNamara Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn, and Patton Oswalt HarperAudio Finalist

2020s

Year Audiobook Author(s) Narrator(s) Publisher Result Ref.
2020
25th 		Devil's Daughter (2019) Lisa Kleypas Mary Jane Wells HarperAudio Winner [1][18]
The Bride Test (2019) Helen Hoang Emily Woo Zeller Dreamscape Finalist [18]
The Friend Zone (2019) Abby Jimenez Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon Hachette Audio Finalist [18]
Gimme Some Sugar (2019) Molly Harper Amanda Ronconi Audible Finalist [18]
Red, White & Royal Blue (2019) Casey McQuiston Ramon de Ocampo Macmillan Audio Finalist [18]
2021
26th 		Dirty Letters (2021) Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan Brilliance Audio Winner [1][19]
Call Me Maybe (2020) Cara Bastone Luci Christian and Neil Hellegers Audible Originals Finalist [19]
Chasing Cassandra (2020) Lisa Kleypas Mary Jane Wells HarperAudio Finalist [19]
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (2019) Talia Hibbert Adjoa Andoh HarperAudio Finalist [19]
The Honey-Don't List (2020) Christina Lauren Patti Murin and Jon Root Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [19]
2022

27th

Reel: Hollywood Renaissance Kennedy Ryan Ebony Flowers, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small, and April Christina Lyric Audiobooks Winner [1][20]
The Charm Offensive Alison Cochrun Vikas Adam, Graham Halstead, and Cassandra Campbell Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [20]
Mine to Protect Kennedy L. Mitchell Maxine Mitchell and Teddy Hamilton Blue Nose Audio Finalist [20]
Pause Kylie Scott Andi Arndt Audible Originals Finalist [20]
The Wrong Heart Jennifer Hartmann Stefanie Kay and Neill Thorne Jennifer Hartmann Finalist [20]
2023

28th

Delilah Green Doesn't Care Ashley Herring Blake Kristen DiMercurio Penguin Random House Audio Winner [1][21]
Crushing On You Jen Trinh Emily Woo Zeller and James Chen Lyric Audiobooks Finalist [21]
Love on the Brain Ali Hazelwood Brooke Bloomingdale Penguin Random House Audio Finalist [21]
Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell Taj McCoy Adenrele Ojo HarperAudio Finalist [21]
Seatmate Cara Bastone Amanda Ronconi, Zachary Webber, Josh Hurley, Carol Monda, Corey Allen, Allyson Johnson, Eric Yves Garcia, Tanya Eby, and Dina Pearlman Audible Originals Finalist [21]
You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty (2022) Akwaeke Emezi Bahni Turpin Simon & Schuster Audio Finalist [21]
2024

29th

The True Love Experiment Christina Lauren Jonathan Cole and Cindy Kay Simon & Schuster Audio Winner [22]
10 Things That Never Happened Alexis Hall Will Watt Dreamscape Media Finalist [22]
Big Witch Energy Molly Harper Teddy Hamilton and Amanda Ronconi Audible Originals Finalist [22]
Butcher and Blackbird Brynne Weaver Joe Arden and Lucy Rivers Blue Nose Publishing Finalist [22]
French Holiday Sarah Ready Kelsey Navarro Foster W.W. Crown Finalist [22]

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