Best of 2016: Romance Audiobooks Rated A for Story

Next up in our Best of 2016, a list of audiobooks that AudioGals reviewers rated A for story – again, all books reviewed in 2016 but not necessarily released this year. Sometimes we liked the story better than the perfomance, while other times the book was great in both! Let us know your favorite stories in the comments below.

• Act Like It by Lucy Parker

  August 3, 2016

  Narrator: Billie Fulford-Brown
  Narration: B+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Harlequin Audio
  

• All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgins

  July 4, 2016

  Narrator: Xe Sands
  Narration: A
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Recorded Books
  

• Amour Amour by Krista & Becca Ritchie

  December 14, 2016

  Narrator: Ava Erickson
  Narration: C
  Story: A
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Blackstone Audio
  

• The Angels’ Share by J.R. Ward

  August 4, 2016

  Narrator: Alexander Cendese
  Narration: A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Shannon
  Publisher: Penguin Audio
  

• Be My Baby by Susan Andersen

  July 25, 2016

  Narrator: Annie Green
  Narration: C+
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Audible Studios
  

• Bossman by Vi Keeland

  November 24, 2016

  Narrator: Maxine Mitchell and Joe Arden
  Narration: A-
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• Bounty by Kristen Ashley

  December 21, 2016

  Narrator: Emma Taylor
  Narration: A-
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Brilliance Audio
  

• Covert Evidence by Rachel Grant

  November 23, 2016

  Narrator: Nicol Zanzarella
  Narration: A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Audible Studios
  

• The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

  September 26, 2016

  Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
  Narration: A+
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Recorded Books
  

• Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt

  December 20, 2016

  Narrator: Ashford MacNab
  Narration: A
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Diana
  Publisher: Hachette Audio
  

• A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen

  September 8, 2016

  Narrator: Ashford MacNab
  Narration: B+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Hachette Audio
  

• The Earl by Katharine Ashe

  December 6, 2016

  Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld
  Narration: B+
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Blackstone Audio
  

• Forevermore by Kristen Callihan

  August 16, 2016

  Narrator: Moira Quirk
  Narration: A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Hachette Audio
  

• The Fulfillment by LaVyrle Spencer

  June 22, 2016

  Narrator: Will Damron
  Narration: B-
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Harper Audio
  

• A Gentleman’s Position by K.J. Charles

  June 2, 2016

  Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies
  Narration: B+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Audible Studios
  

• Glitterland by Alexis Hall

  January 25, 2016

  Narrator: Nicholas Boulton
  Narration: A+
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Hedgehog Inc
  

• Grayson’s Vow by Mia Sheridan

  May 26, 2016

  Narrator: Maxine Mitchell and Joe Arden
  Narration: B+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Audible Studios
  

• Jane Steele by Lindsay Faye

  June 8, 2016

  Narrator: Susie Riddell
  Narration: A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Penguin Audio
  

• Legal Briefs by N.M. Silber

  January 14, 2016

  Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
  Narration: A
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Post Hypnotic Press Inc
  

• Longing by Mary Balogh

  February 8, 2016

  Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
  Narration: A+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Recorded Books
  

• Love in the Time of Scandal by Caroline Linden

  June 13, 2016

  Narrator: Beverly A. Crick
  Narration: B+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger

  February 2, 2016

  Narration: A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Diana
  Publisher: Hachette Audio
  

• Marriage Games by CD Reiss

  December 15, 2016

  Narrator: Elena Wolfe and Sebastian York
  Narration: A+
  Story: A
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Flip City Media, Inc
  

• Midnight Games by Elle Kennedy

  July 28, 2016

  Narrator: Allyson Ryan
  Narration: A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

  April 12, 2016

  Narrator: Carolyn Morris
  Narration: B+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Harper Audio
  

• Ninja at First Sight by Penny Reid

  July 13, 2016

  Narrator: Em Eldridge
  Narration: A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Penny Reid
  

• Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson

  September 6, 2016

  Narrator: Nicole Poole
  Narration: B+
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Recorded Books
  

• One Second by Dannika Dark

  August 2, 2016

  Narrator: Nicole Poole
  Narration: A
  Story: A
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• The Parfit Knight by Stella Riley

  January 19, 2016

  Narrator: Alex Wyndham
  Narration: A+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Stella Riley
  

• Play It Safe by Kristen Ashley 

  October 18, 2016

  Narrator: Savannah Richards
  Narration: B+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Brilliance Audio
  

• The Player by Stella Riley

  April 19, 2016

  Narrator: Alex Wyndham
  Narration: A+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Stella Riley
  

• A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

  December 28, 2016

  Narrator: Mia Barron
  Narration: A-
  Story: A
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Recorded Books
  

• Radiance by Grace Draven

  May 12, 2016

  Narrator: Gabrielle Baker
  Narration: C
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Diana
  Publisher: Grace Draven
  

• Rock: A Rock Star Romantic Suspense by J.A. Huss

  August 15, 2016

  Narrator: Sebastian York
  Narration: A
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Podium Publishing
  

• The Rogue by Katharine Ashe

  July 20, 2016

  Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld
  Narration: B
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Blackstone Audio
  

• A Seditious Affair by K. J. Charles

  January 4, 2016

  Narrator: Matthew Lloyd-Davies
  Narration: A-
  Story: A+
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Audible Studios
  

• Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh

  July 6, 2016

  Narrator: Angela Dawe
  Narration: A
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Shannon
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• Simply Love by Mary Balogh

  September 20, 2016

  Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
  Narration: A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• Simply Magic by Mary Balogh

  October 3, 2016

  Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
  Narration: A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• Simply Perfect by Mary Balogh

  December 26, 2016

  Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
  Narration: A+
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• Sins of Sevin by Penelope Ward 

  February 16, 2016

  Narrator: Sean Crisden and Aletha George
  Narration: Sean Crisden B+ / Aletha George A
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: BJ
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• Slightly Married by Mary Balogh

  October 17, 2016

  Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
  Narration: A+
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Tantor Audio
  

• The Soldier’s Scoundrel by Cat Sebastian

  November 1, 2016

  Narrator: Gary Furlong
  Narration: A-
  Story: A-
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Harper Audio
  

• A Splendid Defiance by Stella Riley

  December 20, 2016

  Narrator: Alex Wyndham
  Narration: A
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Stella Riley
  

• A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

  November 8, 2016

  Narrator: Kate Reading
  Narration: A
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Caz
  Publisher: Blackstone Audio
  

• To Die For by Linda Howard

  January 20, 2016

  Narrator: Frannette Liebow
  Narration: C
  Story: A+
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Brilliance Audio
  

• Until There Was You by Kristan Higgins

  May 5, 2016

  Narrator: Xe Sands
  Narration: A
  Story: A
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Recorded Books
  

• The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

  November 7, 2016

  Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
  Narration: A+
  Story: A+
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: Recorded Books
  

• Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase

  April 25, 2016

  Narrator: Kate Reading
  Narration: A+
  Story: A+
  Reviewer: Melinda
  Publisher: NYLA