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A Forbidden Life by C.J. Archer

A Forbidden Life: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Lord Hawkesbury's Players series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Forbidden Life runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marian Hussey (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.3listening hrs
Historical (Romance)store shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Forbidden Life at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Lord Hawkesbury's Players

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 20.7 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 29 hours in all.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

A Forbidden Life is book 3 of C.J. Archer's Lord Hawkesbury's Players series: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Marian Hussey, released August 11, 2023, on the Historical (Romance) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.3 hrs
Narrated by
Marian Hussey
Released
August 11, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
Lord Hawkesbury's Players #3
ISBN
9781922554567

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Forbidden Life as an audiobook?

A Forbidden Life runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is A Forbidden Life free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Forbidden Life?

A Forbidden Life is narrated by Marian Hussey.