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

### 2010s

| Year | Audiobook | Author(s) | Narrator(s) | Publisher | Result |
| 2010 15th | The Untamed Bride (2009) | Stephanie Laurens | Simon Prebble | HarperAudio | Winner |
| 2010 15th | Dark Slayer (2009) | Christine Feehan | Phil Gigante and Jane Brown | Brilliance Audio | Finalist |
| 2010 15th | The House on Tradd Street (2008) | Karen White | Aimee Bruneau | Listen & Live Audio | Finalist |
| 2010 15th | A Rogue of My Own (2009) | Johanna Lindsey | Rosalyn Landor | Brilliance Audio | Finalist |
| 2010 15th | 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 |
| 2011 16th | Fantasy in Death (2010) | J. D. Robb | Susan Ericksen | Brilliance Audio | Finalist |
| 2011 16th | A Kiss at Midnight (2010) | Eloisa James | Susan Duerden | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2011 16th | The Elusive Bride (2010) | Stephanie Laurens | Simon Prebble | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2011 16th | 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 |
| 2012 17th | The Darkest Surrender (2011) | Gena Showalter | Max Bellmore | Audible | Finalist |
| 2012 17th | Notorious (2011) | Nicola Cornick | Katherine Kellgren | Audible | Finalist |
| 2012 17th | Summer Rental (2011) | Mary Kay Andrews | Isabel Keating | Macmillan Audio | Finalist |
| 2012 17th | When Beauty Tamed the Beast (2011) | Eloisa James | Susan Duerden | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2012 17th | The Winter Sea (2008) | Susanna Kearsley | Rosalyn Landor | Audible | |
| 2013 18th | The Witness (2012) | Nora Roberts | Julia Whelan | Brilliance Audio | Winner |
| 2013 18th | Don't Cry for Me (2012) | Sharon Sala | Kathe Mazur | Audible | Finalist |
| 2013 18th | The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (2009) | Jennifer Ashley | Angela Dawe | Tantor Audio | Finalist |
| 2013 18th | Never Seduce a Scot (2012) | Maya Banks | Kirsten Potter | Tantor Audio | Finalist |
| 2013 18th | 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 |
| 2014 19th | The Darkest Craving (2009) | Gena Showalter | Max Bellmore | Audible | Finalist |
| 2014 19th | For My Lady's Heart (2014) | Laura Kinsale | Nicholas Boulton | Hedgehog | Finalist |
| 2014 19th | Kissing Under the Mistletoe (2014) | Bella Andre | Eva Kaminsky | Oak Press | Finalist |
| 2014 19th | The Wanderer (2013) | Robyn Carr | Thérèse Plummer | Recorded Books | Finalist |
| 2015 20th | The Bridges of Madison County (1994) | Robert James Waller | Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale | Hachette Audio | Winner |
| 2015 20th | Burn for Me (2014) | Ilona Andrews | Renee Raudman | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2015 20th | First Love (2014) | James Patterson | Lauren Fortgang | Hachette Audio | Finalist |
| 2015 20th | Just This Once (2012) | Rosalind James | Claire Bocking | ACZ/Rosalind Iiams | Finalist |
| 2015 20th | Rumor Has It (2013) | Jill Shalvis | Karen White | Tantor Audio | Finalist |
| 2016 21st | The Highwayman (2015) | Kerrigan Byrne | Derek Perkins | Tantor Audio | Winner |
| 2016 21st | The Duke's Holiday (2014) | Maggie Fenton | Sue Pitkin | Brilliance Audio | Finalist |
| 2016 21st | Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (1992) | Sarah MacLean | Rosalyn Landor | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2016 21st | The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy (2015) | Julia Quinn | Rosalyn Landor | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2016 21st | A Sorceress of His Own (2015) | Dianne Duvall | Kirsten Potter | Tantor Audio | Finalist |
| 2017 22nd | Dirty (1945) | Kylie Scott | Andi Arndt | Macmillan Audio | Winner |
| 2017 22nd | Duke of Sin (2016) | Elizabeth Hoyt | Ashford McNab | Hachette Audio | Finalist |
| 2017 22nd | First Star I See Tonight (2016) | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Nicole Poole | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2017 22nd | Glitterland (2013) | Alexis Hall | Nicholas Boulton | Hedgehog Productions | Finalist |
| 2017 22nd | The Obsession (2016) | Nora Roberts | Shannon McManus | Brilliance Audio | Finalist |
| 2018 23rd | The Duchess Deal (2017) | Tessa Dare | Mary Jane Wells | HarperAudio | Winner |
| 2018 23rd | Any Day Now (2017) | Robyn Carr | Thérèse Plummer | Recorded Books | Finalist |
| 2018 23rd | Cake: A Love Story (2016) | J. Bengtsson | Andi Arndt and Joe Arden | J. Bengtsson | Finalist |
| 2018 23rd | Come Sundown (2017) | Nora Roberts | Elisabeth Rodgers | Brilliance Audio | Finalist |
| 2018 23rd | The Ladies' Room (2011) | Carolyn Brown | Donna Postel | Brilliance Audio | Finalist |
| 2019 24th | Children of Blood and Bone (2018) | Tomi Adeyemi | Bahni Turpin | Macmillan Audio | Winner |
| 2019 24th | An American Marriage (2018) | Tayari Jones | Eisa Davis and Sean Crisden | HighBridge Audio | Finalist |
| 2019 24th | Beastie Boys Book (2018) | Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz | Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, and full cast | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist |
| 2019 24th | Calypso (2018) | David Sedaris | David Sedaris | Hachette Audio | Finalist |
| 2019 24th | The Good Neighbor (2018) | Maxwell King | LeVar Burton | Oasis Audio | Finalist |
| 2019 24th | 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 |
| 2020 25th | Devil's Daughter (2019) | Lisa Kleypas | Mary Jane Wells | HarperAudio | Winner |
| 2020 25th | The Bride Test (2019) | Helen Hoang | Emily Woo Zeller | Dreamscape | Finalist |
| 2020 25th | The Friend Zone (2019) | Abby Jimenez | Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon | Hachette Audio | Finalist |
| 2020 25th | Gimme Some Sugar (2019) | Molly Harper | Amanda Ronconi | Audible | Finalist |
| 2020 25th | Red, White & Royal Blue (2019) | Casey McQuiston | Ramon de Ocampo | Macmillan Audio | Finalist |
| 2021 26th | Dirty Letters (2021) | Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward | Andi Arndt and Jacob Morgan | Brilliance Audio | Winner |
| 2021 26th | Call Me Maybe (2020) | Cara Bastone | Luci Christian and Neil Hellegers | Audible Originals | Finalist |
| 2021 26th | Chasing Cassandra (2020) | Lisa Kleypas | Mary Jane Wells | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2021 26th | Get a Life, Chloe Brown (2019) | Talia Hibbert | Adjoa Andoh | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2021 26th | The Honey-Don't List (2020) | Christina Lauren | Patti Murin and Jon Root | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist |
| 2022 27th | Reel: Hollywood Renaissance | Kennedy Ryan | Ebony Flowers, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small, and April Christina | Lyric Audiobooks | Winner |
| 2022 27th | The Charm Offensive | Alison Cochrun | Vikas Adam, Graham Halstead, and Cassandra Campbell | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist |
| 2022 27th | Mine to Protect | Kennedy L. Mitchell | Maxine Mitchell and Teddy Hamilton | Blue Nose Audio | Finalist |
| 2022 27th | Pause | Kylie Scott | Andi Arndt | Audible Originals | Finalist |
| 2022 27th | The Wrong Heart | Jennifer Hartmann | Stefanie Kay and Neill Thorne | Jennifer Hartmann | Finalist |
| 2023 28th | Delilah Green Doesn't Care | Ashley Herring Blake | Kristen DiMercurio | Penguin Random House Audio | Winner |
| 2023 28th | Crushing On You | Jen Trinh | Emily Woo Zeller and James Chen | Lyric Audiobooks | Finalist |
| 2023 28th | Love on the Brain | Ali Hazelwood | Brooke Bloomingdale | Penguin Random House Audio | Finalist |
| 2023 28th | Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell | Taj McCoy | Adenrele Ojo | HarperAudio | Finalist |
| 2023 28th | 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 |
| 2023 28th | You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty (2022) | Akwaeke Emezi | Bahni Turpin | Simon & Schuster Audio | Finalist |
| 2024 29th | The True Love Experiment | Christina Lauren | Jonathan Cole and Cindy Kay | Simon & Schuster Audio | Winner |
| 2024 29th | 10 Things That Never Happened | Alexis Hall | Will Watt | Dreamscape Media | Finalist |
| 2024 29th | Big Witch Energy | Molly Harper | Teddy Hamilton and Amanda Ronconi | Audible Originals | Finalist |
| 2024 29th | Butcher and Blackbird | Brynne Weaver | Joe Arden and Lucy Rivers | Blue Nose Publishing | Finalist |
| 2024 29th | French Holiday | Sarah Ready | Kelsey Navarro Foster | W.W. Crown | Finalist |
| 2025 30th | This Could Be Us | Kennedy Ryan | Ines del Castillo and Jakobi Diem | Hachette Audio | Winner |
| 2025 30th | Lights Out | Navessa Allen | Elena Wolfe and Jacob Morgan | Zando, LLC | Finalist |
| 2025 30th | Love You a Latke | Amanda Elliot | Kelli Tager | SAG-AFTRA | Finalist |
| 2025 30th | The Rom-Commers | Katherine Center | Patti Murin | Macmillan Audio | Finalist |
| 2025 30th | The Starter Ex | Mia Sosa | Noah B. Perez and Miranda Jay | Audible Originals | Finalist |