The Bestowed Bride: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Lord Dere's Dependents series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bestowed Bride runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sarah Edwards (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Lord Dere's Dependents
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 22.6 hours before it; books 1 to 4 run 44.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | By His Grace and Favor | 11.1 hrs |
| 2 | Mrs. Merritt's Remorse | 11.4 hrs |
| 3 | The Bestowed Bride | 11.5 hrs |
| 4 | Frances Sets the Fashion: A Traditional Regency Romance | 10.6 hrs |
More narrated by Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 106 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
2,078 Historical (Romance) 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 Bestowed Bride is book 3 of Christina Dudley's Lord Dere's Dependents series: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Sarah Edwards, released August 26, 2025, on the Historical (Romance) and Clean & Wholesome shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sarah Edwards
- Released
- August 26, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance), Clean & Wholesome
- Series
- Lord Dere's Dependents #3
- ISBN
- 9798349124204
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bestowed Bride as an audiobook?
The Bestowed Bride runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Bestowed Bride free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bestowed Bride?
The Bestowed Bride is narrated by Sarah Edwards.
Is The Bestowed Bride worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.