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The Secret Castle in the Highlands by Julie Shackman

The Secret Castle in the Highlands: Audiobook

Book 11 of the Scottish Escapes series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Secret Castle in the Highlands runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Natasha Stiven (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.4listening hrs
Rom-Comstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Secret Castle in the Highlands at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day21 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 7,183 Rom-Com audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Rom-Com shelf

2,104 Rom-Com 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 Secret Castle in the Highlands is book 11 of Julie Shackman's Scottish Escapes series: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Natasha Stiven, released September 10, 2026, on the Rom-Com shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.4 hrs
Narrated by
Natasha Stiven
Released
September 10, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Rom-Com
Series
Scottish Escapes #11
ISBN
9780008808020

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Secret Castle in the Highlands as an audiobook?

The Secret Castle in the Highlands runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.

Is The Secret Castle in the Highlands free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Secret Castle in the Highlands?

The Secret Castle in the Highlands is narrated by Natasha Stiven.

Is The Secret Castle in the Highlands worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.