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Once Upon a Broken Heart — Audiobook

12.3est. listening hrs
3.8★46 ratings
Romancegenre
Free with trial

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Once Upon a Broken Heart at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day25 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

What our data says

  • At 12.3 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 81% of the romance audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 37% longer than the average romance audiobook (9 hrs across 819 titles in our dataset).

Computed from romance audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset; listening time estimated from page count.

Who is this for?

Best for romance listeners who want magic systems and a central love story — a solid week of commutes at 12.3 hours (estimated).

About the book

Once Upon a Broken Heart marks the launch of a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber "Soler embodies a fairy-tale world full of vibrant characters with unique voices . . . This sultry fantasy will leave listeners guessing to the very end." — AudioFile Magazine For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings…until she learns that the love of her life will marry another. Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Once Upon a Broken Heart audiobook?

Once Upon a Broken Heart runs about 12.3 hours — our estimate from its 416 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Can I listen to Once Upon a Broken Heart free?

Yes — with the audiobooks.com free trial. Start the trial, get Once Upon a Broken Heart included, and cancel anytime; the trial stays free.

Is Once Upon a Broken Heart worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours — saving 4.1 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was Once Upon a Broken Heart first published?

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber was first published in 2021.