Audie Award for Romance
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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.
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 | [3] | |
| A Good Yarn (2005) | Debbie Macomber | Linda Emond | HarperAudio | Finalist | [3] | |
| Rosie Dunne (2004) | Cecelia Ahern | Roger Rees, Moira Quirk, Ros Landor, and Russell Copley | Time Warner AudioBooks | Finalist | [3] | |
| The Tea House on Mulberry Street (2003) | Sharon Owens | Caroline Winterson | Listen & Live Audio | Finalist | [3] | |
| 2007 12th |
If You Could See Me Now (2005) | Cecelia Ahern | Susan Lynch and Rupert Degas | Hyperion Audio | Winner | [1][4] |
| Born in Death (2006) | J. D. Robb | Susan Ericksen | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [5] | |
| Darkfever (2007) | Karen Marie Moning | Joyce Bean | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [5] | |
| Dear John (2007) | Nicholas Sparks | Holter Graham | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [5] | |
| The Tavern on Maple Street (2005) | Sharon Owens | Caroline Winterson | Listen & Live Audio | Finalist | [5] | |
| 2008 13th |
Natural Born Charmer (2007) | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Anna Fields | HarperAudio | Winner | [1][6][7] |
| Beyond the Highland Mist (1999) | Karen Marie Moning | Phil Gigante | BBC Audiobooks America | Finalist | [8] | |
| Consequences (2007) | Penelope Lively | Josephine Bailey | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [8] | |
| Everlasting (2007) | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss | Xanthe Elbrick | HarperAudio | Finalist | [8] | |
| On Tall Pine Lake (2007) | Dorothy Garlock | Anna Fields | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [8] | |
| Sugar Daddy (2007) | Lisa Kleypas | Jeannie Stith | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [8] | |
| 2009 14th |
The Dark Highlander (2002) | Karen Marie Moning | Phil Gigante | Brilliance Audio | Winner | [1][9] |
| Fire Me Up (2005) | Katie MacAlister | Barbara Rosenblat | Recorded Books | Finalist | [10] | |
| Forbidden (1997) | Suzanne Brockmann | Traci Svensgaard | Blackstone Audio | Finalist | [10] | |
| Mismatch (1989) | Tami Hoag | Jen Taylor | BBC Audiobooks America | Finalist | [10] | |
| Tribute (2008) | Nora Roberts | Jennifer Van Dyck | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [10] |
2010s
| Year | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Publisher | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 15th |
The Untamed Bride (2009) | Stephanie Laurens | Simon Prebble | HarperAudio | Winner | [1][11] |
| Dark Slayer (2009) | Christine Feehan | Phil Gigante and Jane Brown | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [12] | |
| The House on Tradd Street (2008) | Karen White | Aimee Bruneau | Listen & Live Audio | Finalist | [12] | |
| A Rogue of My Own (2009) | Johanna Lindsey | Rosalyn Landor | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [12] | |
| What I Did for Love (2009) | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Julia Gibson (narrator) | HarperAudio | Finalist | [12] | |
| 2011 16th |
Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë (2009) | Syrie James | Bianca Amato | Recorded Books | Winner | [1][13] |
| Fantasy in Death (2010) | J. D. Robb | Susan Ericksen | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [14] | |
| A Kiss at Midnight (2010) | Eloisa James | Susan Duerden | HarperAudio | Finalist | [14] | |
| The Elusive Bride (2010) | Stephanie Laurens | Simon Prebble | HarperAudio | Finalist | [14] | |
| By King's Command (2000) | Linda Lea Castle | Full cast | Siren Audio | Finalist | [14] | |
| 2012 17th |
New York to Dallas (2012) | J. D. Robb | Susan Ericksen | Brilliance Audio | Winner | [1][15][16] |
| The Darkest Surrender (2011) | Gena Showalter | Max Bellmore | Audible | Finalist | [17] | |
| Notorious (2011) | Nicola Cornick | Katherine Kellgren | Audible | Finalist | [17] | |
| Summer Rental (2011) | Mary Kay Andrews | Isabel Keating | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [17] | |
| When Beauty Tamed the Beast (2011) | Eloisa James | Susan Duerden | HarperAudio | Finalist | [17] | |
| The Winter Sea (2008) | Susanna Kearsley | Rosalyn Landor | Audible | Finalist | [17] | |
| 2013 18th |
The Witness (2012) | Nora Roberts | Julia Whelan | Brilliance Audio | Winner | [1][18] |
| Don't Cry for Me (2012) | Sharon Sala | Kathe Mazur | Audible | Finalist | [19] | |
| The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (2009) | Jennifer Ashley | Angela Dawe | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [19] | |
| Never Seduce a Scot (2012) | Maya Banks | Kirsten Potter | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [19] | |
| Scandalous Desires (2011) | Elizabeth Hoyt | Ashford MacNab | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [19] | |
| 2014 19th |
The Longest Ride (2013) | Nicholas Sparks | January LaVoy and Ron McLarty | Hachette Audio | Winner | [1][20] |
| The Darkest Craving (2009) | Gena Showalter | Max Bellmore | Audible | Finalist | [20] | |
| For My Lady's Heart (2014) | Laura Kinsale | Nicholas Boulton | Hedgehog | Finalist | [20] | |
| Kissing Under the Mistletoe (2014) | Bella Andre | Eva Kaminsky | Oak Press | Finalist | [20] | |
| The Wanderer (2013) | Robyn Carr | Thérèse Plummer | Recorded Books | Finalist | [20] | |
| 2015 20th |
The Bridges of Madison County (1994) | Robert James Waller | Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale | Hachette Audio | Winner | [1][21] |
| Burn for Me (2014) | Ilona Andrews | Renee Raudman | HarperAudio | Finalist | [21] | |
| First Love (2014) | James Patterson | Lauren Fortgang | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [21] | |
| Just This Once (2012) | Rosalind James | Claire Bocking | ACZ/Rosalind Iiams | Finalist | [21] | |
| Rumor Has It (2013) | Jill Shalvis | Karen White | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [21] | |
| 2016 21st |
The Highwayman (2015) | Kerrigan Byrne | Derek Perkins | Tantor Audio | Winner | [1][22] |
| The Duke's Holiday (2014) | Maggie Fenton | Sue Pitkin | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [22] | |
| Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (1992) | Sarah MacLean | Rosalyn Landor | HarperAudio | Finalist | [22] | |
| The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (2015) | Julia Quinn | Rosalyn Landor | HarperAudio | Finalist | [22] | |
| A Sorceress of His Own (2015) | Dianne Duvall | Kirsten Potter | Tantor Audio | Finalist | [22] | |
| 2017 22nd |
Dirty (1945) | Kylie Scott | Andi Arndt | Macmillan Audio | Winner | [1][23] |
| Duke of Sin (2016) | Elizabeth Hoyt | Ashford McNab | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [23] | |
| First Star I See Tonight (2016) | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Nicole Poole | HarperAudio | Finalist | [23] | |
| Glitterland (2013) | Alexis Hall | Nicholas Boulton | Hedgehog Productions | Finalist | [23] | |
| The Obsession (2016) | Nora Roberts | Shannon McManus | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [23] | |
| 2018 23rd |
The Duchess Deal (2017) | Tessa Dare | Mary Jane Wells | HarperAudio | Winner | [1][24] |
| Any Day Now (2017) | Robyn Carr | Thérèse Plummer | Recorded Books | Finalist | [24] | |
| Cake: A Love Story (2016) | J. Bengtsson | Andi Arndt and Joe Arden | J. Bengtsson | Finalist | [24] | |
| Come Sundown (2017) | Nora Roberts | Elisabeth Rodgers | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [24] | |
| The Ladies' Room (2011) | Carolyn Brown | Donna Postel | Brilliance Audio | Finalist | [24] | |
| 2019 24th |
Children of Blood and Bone (2018) | Tomi Adeyemi | Bahni Turpin | Macmillan Audio | Winner | [1][25] |
| An American Marriage (2018) | Tayari Jones | Eisa Davis and Sean Crisden | HighBridge Audio | Finalist | [26] | |
| Beastie Boys Book (2018) | Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz | Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, and full cast | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [26] | |
| Calypso (2018) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [26] | |
| The Good Neighbor (2018) | Maxwell King | LeVar Burton | Oasis Audio | Finalist | [26] | |
| I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2018) | Michelle McNamara | Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn, and Patton Oswalt | HarperAudio | Finalist | [26] |
2020s
| Year | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Publisher | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 25th |
Devil's Daughter (2019) | Lisa Kleypas | Mary Jane Wells | HarperAudio | Winner | [1][27] |
| The Bride Test (2019) | Helen Hoang | Emily Woo Zeller | Dreamscape | Finalist | [27] | |
| The Friend Zone (2019) | Abby Jimenez | Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [27] | |
| Gimme Some Sugar (2019) | Molly Harper | Amanda Ronconi | Audible | Finalist | [27] | |
| Red, White & Royal Blue (2019) | Casey McQuiston | Ramon de Ocampo | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [27] | |
| 2021 26th |
Dirty Letters (2021) | Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward | Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan | Brilliance Audio | Winner | [1][28] |
| Call Me Maybe (2020) | Cara Bastone | Luci Christian and Neil Hellegers | Audible Originals | Finalist | [28] | |
| Chasing Cassandra (2020) | Lisa Kleypas | Mary Jane Wells | HarperAudio | Finalist | [28] | |
| Get a Life, Chloe Brown (2019) | Talia Hibbert | Adjoa Andoh | HarperAudio | Finalist | [28] | |
| The Honey-Don't List (2020) | Christina Lauren | Patti Murin and Jon Root | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [28] | |
| 2022
27th |
Reel: Hollywood Renaissance | Kennedy Ryan | Ebony Flowers, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small, and April Christina | Lyric Audiobooks | Winner | [1][29] |
| The Charm Offensive | Alison Cochrun | Vikas Adam, Graham Halstead, and Cassandra Campbell | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [29] | |
| Mine to Protect | Kennedy L. Mitchell | Maxine Mitchell and Teddy Hamilton | Blue Nose Audio | Finalist | [29] | |
| Pause | Kylie Scott | Andi Arndt | Audible Originals | Finalist | [29] | |
| The Wrong Heart | Jennifer Hartmann | Stefanie Kay and Neill Thorne | Jennifer Hartmann | Finalist | [29] | |
| 2023
28th |
Delilah Green Doesn't Care | Ashley Herring Blake | Kristen DiMercurio | Penguin Random House Audio | Winner | [1][30] |
| Crushing On You | Jen Trinh | Emily Woo Zeller and James Chen | Lyric Audiobooks | Finalist | [30] | |
| Love on the Brain | Ali Hazelwood | Brooke Bloomingdale | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [30] | |
| Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell | Taj McCoy | Adenrele Ojo | HarperAudio | Finalist | [30] | |
| 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 | [30] | |
| You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty (2022) | Akwaeke Emezi | Bahni Turpin | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist | [30] | |
| 2024
29th |
The True Love Experiment | Christina Lauren | Jonathan Cole and Cindy Kay | Simon & Schuster Audio | Winner | [31] |
| 10 Things That Never Happened | Alexis Hall | Will Watt | Dreamscape Media | Finalist | [31] | |
| Big Witch Energy | Molly Harper | Teddy Hamilton and Amanda Ronconi | Audible Originals | Finalist | [31] | |
| Butcher and Blackbird | Brynne Weaver | Joe Arden and Lucy Rivers | Blue Nose Publishing | Finalist | [31] | |
| French Holiday | Sarah Ready | Kelsey Navarro Foster | W.W. Crown | Finalist | [31] | |
| 2025
30th |
This Could Be Us | Kennedy Ryan | Ines del Castillo and Jakobi Diem | Hachette Audio | Winner | [32] |
| Lights Out | Navessa Allen | Elena Wolfe and Jacob Morgan | Zando, LLC | Finalist | [32] | |
| Love You a Latke | Amanda Elliot | Kelli Tager | SAG-AFTRA | Finalist | [32] | |
| The Rom-Commers | Katherine Center | Patti Murin | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [32] | |
| The Starter Ex | Mia Sosa | Noah B. Perez and Miranda Jay | Audible Originals | Finalist | [32] | |
| 2026
31st |
King of Envy | Ana Huang | Jason Clark and Nia Serge | One Night Stand Studios x Ana Huang | Winner | [33][34] |
| Great Big Beautiful Life (2025) | Emily Henry | Julia Whelan | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist | [35] | |
| Looking for Group | Alexis Hall | Will Watt, Sam Newton, Morag Sims, Rich Keeble, Matt Godfrey, and Chris Devon | Sourcebooks | Finalist | [35] | |
| Plus Size Player | Danielle Allen | Wesleigh Siobhan | Macmillan Audio | Finalist | [35] | |
| Say You'll Remember Me | Abby Jimenez | Christine Lakin and Matt Lanter | Hachette Audio | Finalist | [35] |
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