The Backup Princess: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Royally Kissed series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Backup Princess runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Sampino and Curt Bonnem (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 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 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Royally Kissed
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 38 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Backup Princess | 10.1 hrs |
| 2 | Royally Matched | 9.8 hrs |
| 3 | The Royal Runaway | 9.5 hrs |
| 4 | Royally Off-Limits | 8.6 hrs |
More narrated by Sarah Sampino
Sarah Sampino narrates 69 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 709 hours in all.
About as long, on the Modern shelf
3,293 Modern 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
The Backup Princess is book 1 of Kate O'Keeffe's Royally Kissed series: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Sampino and Curt Bonnem, released May 20, 2025, on the Rom-Com and Modern shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Sampino, Curt Bonnem
- Released
- May 20, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Rom-Com, Modern
- Series
- Royally Kissed #1
- ISBN
- 9798855586466
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Backup Princess as an audiobook?
The Backup Princess runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Backup Princess free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Backup Princess?
The Backup Princess is narrated by Sarah Sampino and Curt Bonnem.
Is The Backup Princess worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.