The Desirable Duchess: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Dukes and Desires series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Desirable Duchess runs 4.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Justine Eyre (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.4 hours, it is shorter than 88% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Dukes and Desires Series
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 9.7 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Desirable Duchess | 4.4 hrs |
| 2 | Her Grace’s Passion | 5.3 hrs |
More narrated by Justine Eyre
Justine Eyre narrates 655 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,488 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf
410 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 Desirable Duchess is book 1 of M. C. Beaton's Dukes and Desires series: a 4.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Justine Eyre, released April 15, 2014, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Justine Eyre
- Released
- April 15, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Romance)
- Series
- The Dukes and Desires Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781483006628
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Desirable Duchess as an audiobook?
The Desirable Duchess runs 4.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.
Is The Desirable Duchess free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Desirable Duchess?
The Desirable Duchess is narrated by Justine Eyre.