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)	Kerrigan Byrne	Derek Perkins	Tantor Audio	Winner	[1] [14]
	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]
2025 30th	This Could Be Us	Kennedy Ryan	Ines del Castillo and Jakobi Diem	Hachette Audio	Winner	[23]
	Lights Out	Navessa Allen	Elena Wolfe and Jacob Morgan	Zando, LLC	Finalist	[23]
	Love You a Latke	Amanda Elliot	Kelli Tager	SAG-AFTRA	Finalist	[23]
	The Rom-Commers	Katherine Center	Patti Murin	Macmillan Audio	Finalist	[23]
	The Starter Ex	Mia Sosa	Noah B. Perez and Miranda Jay	Audible Originals	Finalist	[23]

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External links

• Audie Award winners
• Audie Awards official website