The Cottage by the Shore: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Applemore Bay series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cottage by the Shore runs 7.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Hannah Genesius (about 5.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.7 hours, it is shorter than 54% of the 63,227 Romance audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Applemore Bay
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 26 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 40.6 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Winter Cottage | 6.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Flower Farm | 6.9 hrs |
| 3 | Midsummer House | 6.3 hrs |
| 4 | Christmas at Applemore | 6.1 hrs |
| 5 | The Cottage by the Shore | 7.7 hrs |
| 6 | The Lighthouse Library | 6.9 hrs |
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Hannah Genesius narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 141 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Romance shelf
9,864 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 Cottage by the Shore is book 5 of Rachael Lucas's Applemore Bay series: a 7.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Hannah Genesius, released April 8, 2025, on the Romance and Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Hannah Genesius
- Released
- April 8, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Romance, Fiction
- Series
- Applemore Bay #5
- ISBN
- 9798331929220
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Cottage by the Shore as an audiobook?
The Cottage by the Shore runs 7.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.2 hours.
Is The Cottage by the Shore free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Cottage by the Shore?
The Cottage by the Shore is narrated by Hannah Genesius.