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Brides of Rome by Debra May Macleod

Brides of Rome: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Vesta Shadows series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Brides of Rome audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Esther Wane (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it is shorter than 57% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Vesta Shadows Trilogy

This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 32.9 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Brides of Rome10 hrs
2To Be Wolves11.4 hrs
3Empire of Iron11.6 hrs

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

3,376 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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

Brides of Rome is book 1 of Debra May Macleod's Vesta Shadows series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Esther Wane, released December 29, 2020, on the Historical (Fiction) and Contemporary Women shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Esther Wane
Released
December 29, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Contemporary Women
Series
The Vesta Shadows Trilogy #1
ISBN
9781982699543

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Brides of Rome audiobook?

Brides of Rome runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is the Brides of Rome audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Brides of Rome?

Brides of Rome is narrated by Esther Wane.

Is Brides of Rome worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.6 hours, saving 3.3 hours.