The Invitation: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Arlington Hall series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Invitation runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Shakira Shute (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 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 hours, it runs longer than 84% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Arlington Hall
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 23.1 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Invitation | 11 hrs |
| 2 | The Surrender | 12.1 hrs |
More narrated by Shakira Shute
Shakira Shute narrates 92 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,137 hours in all.
About as long, on the Modern shelf
2,578 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 Invitation is book 1 of Jodi Ellen Malpas's Arlington Hall series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Shakira Shute, released July 1, 2025, on the Modern and Billionaire shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shakira Shute
- Released
- July 1, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Modern, Billionaire
- Series
- Arlington Hall #1
- ISBN
- 9781511351577
How to listen to The Invitation free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Invitation as an audiobook?
The Invitation runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Invitation free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Invitation?
The Invitation is narrated by Shakira Shute.
Is The Invitation worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.