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Welcoming the Recluse by Nora Phoenix

Welcoming the Recluse: Audiobook

Book 7 of the Forestville Silver Foxes series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Welcoming the Recluse audiobook runs 9.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Dean (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.6listening hrs
LGBTQ+ (Romance)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 4,552 LGBTQ+ (Romance) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Forestville Silver Foxes

This is book 7. Books 1 to 6 run 47.5 hours before it; books 1 to 7 run 57.1 hours in all.

About as long, on the LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelf

911 LGBTQ+ (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

Welcoming the Recluse is book 7 of Nora Phoenix's Forestville Silver Foxes series: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Dean, released May 27, 2026, on the LGBTQ+ (Romance) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.6 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Dean
Released
May 27, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
LGBTQ+ (Romance)
Series
Forestville Silver Foxes #7
ISBN
9780466650995

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Welcoming the Recluse audiobook?

Welcoming the Recluse runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

Is the Welcoming the Recluse audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Welcoming the Recluse?

Welcoming the Recluse is narrated by Michael Dean.