The best romance audiobooks, by award record: every Audie Romance winner
Looking for a romance audiobook that's actually worth a credit? This is the complete record of the Audie Award's Romance category — 22 winners from 2005 to 2026, the audiobook industry's own pick for the best romance production of each year. The most recent winner is King of Envy by Ana Huang, narrated by Jason Clark, Nia Serge.
| Year | Narrator | Audiobook | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jason Clark, Nia Serge | King of Envy | Ana Huang |
| 2025 | Ines del Castillo, Jakobi Diem | This Could Be Us | Kennedy Ryan |
| 2024 | Jonathan Cole, Cindy Kay | The True Love Experiment | Christina Lauren |
| 2023 | Kristen DiMercurio | Delilah Green Doesn't Care | Ashley Herring Blake |
| 2022 | Ebony Flowers, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small, April Christina | Reel: Hollywood Renaissance | Kennedy Ryan |
| 2021 | Andi Arndt, Jacob Morgan | Dirty Letters | Vi Keeland; Penelope Ward |
| 2020 | Mary Jane Wells | Devil's Daughter | Lisa Kleypas |
| 2019 | Bahni Turpin | Children of Blood and Bone | Tomi Adeyemi |
| 2018 | Mary Jane Wells | The Duchess Deal | Tessa Dare |
| 2017 | Andi Arndt | Dirty | Kylie Scott |
| 2016 | Derek Perkins | The Highwayman | Kerrigan Byrne |
| 2015 | Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller |
| 2014 | January LaVoy, Ron McLarty | The Longest Ride | Nicholas Sparks |
| 2013 | Julia Whelan | The Witness | Nora Roberts |
| 2012 | Susan Ericksen | New York to Dallas | J. D. Robb |
| 2011 | Bianca Amato | Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë | Syrie James |
| 2010 | Simon Prebble | The Untamed Bride | Stephanie Laurens |
| 2009 | Phil Gigante | The Dark Highlander | Karen Marie Moning |
| 2008 | Anna Fields | Natural Born Charmer | Susan Elizabeth Phillips |
| 2007 | Susan Lynch, Rupert Degas | If You Could See Me Now | Cecelia Ahern |
| 2006 | Susan Ericksen | Origin in Death | J. D. Robb |
| 2005 | Joyce Bean, Dick Hill | Kiss Me While I Sleep | Linda Howard |
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Most-awarded romance narrators
Jakobi Diem (2 wins) · Andi Arndt (2 wins) · Mary Jane Wells (2 wins) · Susan Ericksen (2 wins).
Most-awarded romance authors
Kennedy Ryan (2 wins) · J. D. Robb (2 wins).
See also: Audiobook of the Year · Best Narrator winners · Grammy audiobook winners.