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The Romance by M. C. Beaton

The Romance: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Daughters of Mannerling series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Romance runs 5.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Charlotte Anne Dore (about 3.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.7listening hrs
Historical (Romance)store shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Romance at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.7 hours, it is shorter than 81% of the 9,636 Historical (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Daughters of Mannerling Series

This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 21.4 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 32.8 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The Banishment4.4 hrs
2The Intrigue5.1 hrs
3The Deception6 hrs
4The Folly5.8 hrs
5The Romance5.7 hrs
6The Homecoming5.7 hrs

About as long, on the Historical (Romance) shelf

694 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 Romance is book 5 of M. C. Beaton's Daughters of Mannerling series: a 5.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Charlotte Anne Dore, released April 15, 2014, on the Historical (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.7 hrs
Narrated by
Charlotte Anne Dore
Released
April 15, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Romance)
Series
The Daughters of Mannerling Series #5
ISBN
9781482970548

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Romance as an audiobook?

The Romance runs 5.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.8 hours.

Is The Romance free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Romance?

The Romance is narrated by Charlotte Anne Dore.