Hi dear friends,
I have the BEST FRIENDS!
Want a proof?
First Melanie one of my dearest friends that I made years ago on Goodreads contacted me to ask for a “best audiobooks” post as she wanted some recommendations to listen to on long drives. So basically she gave me the idea for this post!
There was only a slight problem: I never listen to audiobooks!
But I aim to please and wanted to help Melanie.
I did the best thing: reach out to another good friend on Goodreads who is a HUGE FAN of audiobooks: Pam Nelson!
She told me that she had listened to more than 400 audiobooks in 2018, mostly romance and only asked for twenty minutes to get back with her “Top 20 audiobooks listened to in 2018”.
Only twenty minutes after I had all the information for my post!
I told you, the best friends!
So a huge thank you to Pam (you will find her links below if you want to follow this very friendly, sweet and honest woman!) I owe you big time!
Without further ado, lets go to Pam’s list
Contemporary Romance:
1.One Last Time by Corinne Michaels Narrated by: Andi Arndt & Sebastian York;
2.Sacred Hart by A.M. Johnson Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton & Vanessa Edwin;
3.Gentleman Nine by Penelope Ward Narrated by: Andi Arndt & Sebastian York;
4.Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton & Callie Dalton;
5.The Smallest Part by Amy Harmon Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
Historical Fiction (Romance)
6.The Whiskey Sea by Ann Howard Creel Narrated by: Angela Dawe;
7.Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain Narrated by: Alison Elliott;
8.The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Narrated by: Julia Whelan (winner of the GR Award of 2018!)
Young Adult Romance;
9 The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen (This might be my favorite this year) Narrated by: Kate Rudd;
10 The Fragile Ordinary by Samantha Young Narrated by: Elle Newlands;
11 The Impossible Vastness of Us by Samantha Young Narrated by: Brittany Pressley;
12 Cinder & Ella by Kelly Oram Narrated by: Kirsten Leigh;
13 Personal “Sophie” addition: Sadie by Courtney Summer Rebecca Soler (Narrator), Fred Berman (Narrator), Dan Bittner (Narrator), Gabra Zackman (Narrator),
New Adult
14 The Hard Truth About Sunshine by Sawyer Bennett Narrated by: Lance Greenfield;
15 From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata Narrated by: Callie Dalton & Teddy Hamilton;
16 Veiled Innocence by Ella Frank, Chelsea Hatfield Narrated by: J.F. Harding ;
MM Romance
17 In the Middle of Somewhere by Roan Parrish Narrated by Robert Nieman;
18 Riven by Roan Parrish Narrated by: Chris Chambers & Iggy Toma;
19 Broken by Nicola Haken Narrated by: Joel Leslie Thriller –
Mystery
20 Bone Music by Christopher Rice Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
Befriend Pam on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/15402332-pam-nelson
Follow Pam on IG under @watcha.listening.to https://www.instagram.com/whatcha.listening.to/?fbclid=IwAR11QtGqsY6T8LmKpMCtZoMBBZvq8TQGtXk7UQbeylaT17iB1_N_MQgoar8
I hope you will find something to your liking here above!
Do you listen to audiobooks? Do you have other recommendations for me?
Thanks for reading!
Audiobooks didn’t work out for me but these are really great reads.
Well Raven same here …
How awesome for Pam to do that for you. And 400 audibles. Wow! So many of these are catching my eye too:)
Hahaha I know she is an incredible reader Laura!
Andi Arndt and Sebastian York are my favorite female and male narrators so I can’t wait to pick up Gentleman Nine. I keep looking at Riven on Amazon but haven’t one-clicked it (yet). That cover just does something for me. 🙂
Ah yes the famous and mysterious Sebastian York! ;-))))
I would let Sebastian York read me his shopping list. I love him! I listen to 2-3 audiobooks a week, mostly romance, and he is a narrator, who stood out for me.
Funny sam but another blogger friend told me he was the best! He is also a mystery as no one knows who is hiding behind the voice LOL
400 audiobooks….WOW!
Just WOW!
Yes exactly what I said to Pam Mary!
Wow, okay, I really am missing out and need to get into listening to more audio books. Thanks for such a great list to chose from to get me started!
By the way, have a fun-filled New Year celebration, and all the best for 2019 to you and your family! xx
Alexandra I hope that list will help you find some good ones! I’d say to begin with Kristin Hannah or Sadie maybe?
What a nice list!! I’ve been thinking of reading Bone Music for a while… especially as an audiobook. So good to know it’s a good one! Haven’t been hearing much about it lately!
Well Naty I am incredibly grateful to Pam! She is the audiobook geek 😉
Uh, so many nice books!
I still prefer reading vs listening, cuz i can focus way better, but some of these are going on my wishlist for sure.
Well I can’t listen and do something else at the same time. Reading in English is as easy as French (my mother tongue) but listening to audiobooks in English still asks for complete focus. So I just feel silly looking at nothing and just listening. I’d rather read 😉
Nice list I’m doing an audiobook challenge in 2019 so I’ll have to keep some of these titles in mind since they’re good ones.
I wish you luck with the audiobook challenge Suzanne!