Tessa Bailey writes romance that feels like texting your funniest friend at midnight, equal parts swoony and ridiculous in the best way. Her audiobooks work particularly well because so much of her humor lives in dialogue, and a good narrator brings that crackle to life in ways the page sometimes can’t match. “It happened one summer,” her 2021 nod to “Overboard,” is a perfect starting point.

If you love banter-heavy romance where the tension is almost unbearable but you’re laughing the whole time, Bailey’s catalog is your spot. Listeners who appreciate narrators leaning into comedic timing will get the most out of these, especially her Bellinger sisters series, where the chemistry between leads feels genuinely earned rather than just declared.