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Charles by Con Riley

Charles: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Learning to Love series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Charles audiobook runs 9.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Cornell Collins (about 6.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.8listening hrs
Rom-Comstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.8 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 7,183 Rom-Com audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Learning to Love

This is book 1. Books 1 to 5 run 45.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Charles9.8 hrs
2Sol9.6 hrs
3Luke9.1 hrs
4Austin9.2 hrs
5Heppel Ever After8 hrs

About as long, on the Rom-Com shelf

2,231 Rom-Com 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

Charles is book 1 of Con Riley's Learning to Love series: a 9.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Cornell Collins, released January 17, 2023, on the Rom-Com and LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.8 hrs
Narrated by
Cornell Collins
Released
January 17, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Rom-Com, LGBTQ+ (Romance)
Series
Learning to Love #1
ISBN
9798765004647

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Charles audiobook?

Charles runs 9.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.5 hours.

Is the Charles audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Charles?

Charles is narrated by Cornell Collins.