Lover Forbidden: Audiobook
Book 23 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lover Forbidden audiobook runs 14.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Jim Frangione (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.1 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 7,781 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jim Frangione
Jim Frangione narrates 214 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,387 hours in all.
About as long, on the Romantasy (Romance) shelf
991 Romantasy (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Night Circus
- The Night Circus: Escape with the epic, enchanting fantasy phenomenon
- The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 1
- A Broken Blade
- A Court This Cruel and Lovely
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
Lover Forbidden is book 23 of J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series: a 14.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Frangione, released September 9, 2025, on the Romantasy (Romance) and Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Frangione
- Released
- September 9, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romantasy (Romance), Romantasy (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
- Series
- Black Dagger Brotherhood #23
- ISBN
- 9781797161709
How to listen to Lover Forbidden free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Lover Forbidden audiobook?
Lover Forbidden runs 14.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is the Lover Forbidden audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Lover Forbidden?
Lover Forbidden is narrated by Jim Frangione.
Is Lover Forbidden worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.