Forged in Desire: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Protectors series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Forged in Desire audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by Ron Butler (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 21,013 Romance audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ron Butler
Ron Butler narrates 150 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,261 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Romance shelf
3,773 Romance audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Forged in Desire is book 1 of Brenda Jackson's Protectors series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron Butler, released May 8, 2018, on the Romance shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ron Butler
- Released
- May 8, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romance
- Series
- The Protectors #1
- ISBN
- 9781488204494
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Forged in Desire audiobook?
Forged in Desire runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is the Forged in Desire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Forged in Desire?
Forged in Desire is narrated by Ron Butler.
Is Forged in Desire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.