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The Shield by Alexa Shay

The Shield: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Shield series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shield runs 7.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Heather Daniel (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.2listening hrs
Romance (Teen & YA)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Shield at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 7.2 hours, it is shorter than 75% of the 4,186 Romance (Teen & YA) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Romance (Teen & YA) shelf

598 Romance (Teen & YA) 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 Shield is book 1 of Alexa Shay's Shield series: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Heather Daniel, released December 9, 2025, on the Romance (Teen & YA) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.2 hrs
Narrated by
Heather Daniel
Released
December 9, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romance (Teen & YA)
Series
The Shield Series #1
ISBN
9798991245425

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Shield as an audiobook?

The Shield runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is The Shield free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Shield?

The Shield is narrated by Heather Daniel.