Holding On to a Hero: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Bent Oak, Texas series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Holding On to a Hero audiobook runs 9.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Declan Winters (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 58% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Bent Oak, Texas
This is book 1. Books 1 to 3 run 24.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holding On to a Hero | 9.5 hrs |
| 2 | Heart Me Up | 6.3 hrs |
| 3 | Head Over Feels | 8.7 hrs |
More narrated by Declan Winters
Declan Winters narrates 61 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 447 hours in all.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
3,146 Suspense 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
Holding On to a Hero is book 1 of Bix Barrow's Bent Oak, Texas series: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Declan Winters, released June 7, 2025, on the Suspense and LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Declan Winters
- Released
- June 7, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, LGBTQ+ (Romance)
- Series
- Bent Oak, Texas #1
- ISBN
- 9781964616063
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Holding On to a Hero audiobook?
Holding On to a Hero runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the Holding On to a Hero audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Holding On to a Hero?
Holding On to a Hero is narrated by Declan Winters.