Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Musician

By: Tess Thompson

Narrated by: Shaina Summerville & Brian Nishii

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Fiona Barnes has a secret. One so big she's afraid it will destroy everything she holds dear. Not even her beloved music can save her.Li Wu has fought prejudice his entire life. But he's always felt safe and protected within the fierce love of the Barnes family. If only the object of his desire were free to be his, all would be well. Will he... Read more

The Nature of Blood

By: Caryl Phillips

Narrated by: Allen Lewis Rickman, Yelena Schmulenson, Elizab...

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In this ambitious novel, Phillips creates a dazzling kaleidoscope of historical fiction, one that illuminates the dark legacy of Europe’s obsession with race and blood. At the center of The Nature of Blood is a young woman, a Nazi death camp survivor, devastated by the loss of everyone she loves. Her story is interwoven with a cast of characters... Read more

Lady Violet Attends a Wedding

By: Grace Burrowes

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Violet Belmaine is just finding her balance as a widow who has recently put off mourning when she’s summoned to the family seat to celebrate a sibling’s wedding. Hugh St. Sevier’s escort makes the journey somewhat bearable, while Sebastian MacHeath’s presence among the guests is a more dubious blessing.Violet is managing as best she can... Read more

An Artful Seduction

By: Tina Gabrielle

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

London, 1815. Eliza Somerton has a dangerous secret. As the daughter of the infamous art forger who duped half the ton, she's rebuilt her life under a new name. But when an old forgery goes up for auction, her father's enemy, Grayson Montgomery, outbids her and presents her with an unimaginable choice: help him find her father or he'll ruin... Read more

A Certain Darkness

By: Anna Lee Huber

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The 1920s are off to an intriguing start in USA Today bestselling author Anna Lee Huber's thrilling mystery series featuring former Secret Service agent Verity Kent. For even as a new decade dawns, the shadow of The Great War persists . . .



March 1920: Life has turned unsettlingly quiet for former British Intelligence agent Verity Kent and her... Read more

Notorious

By: Olivia Hayfield

Narrated by: Polly Edsell

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

'New Zealand's Queen of Royal Romance' Women's Day

*Loosely based on one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries - the Princes in the Tower - and the royal enigma that was Richard III*
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EVERYONE WANTS TO BE FAMOUS

Everyone has heard of the Snows. Belle, world-famous singer of Woodville fame. Her husband Teddy, acclaimed actor by day,... Read more

Her Unconventional Earl

By: Amy Jarecki

Narrated by: Philip Battley

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Charity MacGalloway likes little dogs, long country walks, and summer cloudbursts, but she wants absolutely nothing to do with the Season or the pompous heirs trolling the marriage mart.



Harry Mansfield is not only the town of Brixham's butcher, he's also a boxer, and he's about as far removed from polite society as any man can be. But when... Read more

His Pirate Seductress

By: Tamara Hughes

Narrated by: Gareth Richards

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A woman of passion. A man of principle. And only one can win . . .



With her son's life in the balance, Catherine Fry is forced to locate and steal the priceless Ruby Cross of the Knights Templar. She knows who has it—it's just a matter of coercing Thomas Glanville, the handsome and incredibly stubborn captain of the ship she's captured, into... Read more

Settling His Hash

By: William W. Johnstone & J. A. Johnstone

Narrated by: Danny Campbell

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

A chuckwagon cook who's also deadly with a pair of six-shooters, Dewey "Mac" Mackenzie is a man who has no qualms filling men's bellies with food—or lead. Finally cleared of a crime he didn't commit, he's able to enjoy the fruits of his labor on the trail without looking over his shoulder. But even his best served grub can be spoiled by those... Read more

A Raven's Heart

By: Kate Bateman

Narrated by: Marnye Young

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

When a bookish codebreaker and a dashing spy are reunited in this steamy historical romance from the author of To Steal a Heart, their lives depend on their ability to resist temptation. But fate is a mistress who cannot be denied. . . England, 1815. In the war against France, Heloise Hampden is a high-value asset to the Crown. When she cracks... Read more

Unmasking the Earl

By: Elizabeth Keysian

Narrated by: Deborah Balm

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Oxfordshire, England, 1821



Devastated by the disappearance of his sister, the Earl of Stranraer has gone to extraordinary lengths to find the notorious rake responsible, and enters his household incognito to wreak his vengeance. But his enemy has an unexpected protector—the innocent but headstrong Miss Cassandra Blythe.



Cassie is determined to... Read more

Again the Magic

By: Lisa Kleypas

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

She gave him her innocence . . .Lady Aline Marsden was brought up to marry a man of her own class, but from the moment she meets John McKenna, she risks everything to be with him.He gave her his heartAlthough their love is forbidden, McKenna's passion for the beautiful Aline is too compelling to deny.When their secret is discovered, their world... Read more

To Steal A Heart

By: Kate Bateman

Narrated by: Marnye Young

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A master spy and a beautiful thief find love and intrigue in each other’s arms. . . Forced to do the bidding of a corrupt government minister, Marianne de Bonnard agrees to plant incriminating evidence in the offices of France’s most notorious spymaster. Under cover of night, the tightrope-walking thief puts her skills to good use—until her... Read more

Twelfth Knight’s Bride

By: E. Elizabeth Watson

Narrated by: Islay Jacobs

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Aileana Grant just wants to help her starving clan at Christmastide. So she pilfers some vegetables from the bastard Laird James MacDonald—the Devil, they call him. When the Devil shows up and demands marriage as recompense for the thievery, Aileana can't believe it when her brother agrees. Even if she's able to negotiate a severance on... Read more

Rogue of the Isles

By: Cynthia Breeding

Narrated by: Lulu Russell

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Jamie MacLeod is the most annoying male Mari has ever had the misfortune to meet. It certainly doesn't help that he's devilishly handsome and as tall and broad as a tree. No matter what Mari's new brother-in-law seems to think, she doesn't need the hulking, kilted Highlander to hover over her during London's Little Season.



Jamie longs to return... Read more

Murder in Westminster

By: Vanessa Riley

Narrated by: Chanté McCormick

Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Discovering a body on her property presents Lady Abigail Worthing with more than one pressing problem. The victim is Juliet, the wife of her neighbor, Stapleton Henderson. Although Abigail has little connection with the lady in question, she expects to be under suspicion. Abigail's skin color and her mother's notorious past have earned her a... Read more

Bloody Fool for Love

By: William Ritter

Narrated by: Christian Coulson

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloody Fool for Love from New York Times best-selling author William Ritter marks the beginning of an all-new series that explores prequel stories about fan-favorite Buffy characters. A verified villain. A slayer killer. A god among vampires. And most of all? A hopeless romantic... Spike just wants to enjoy the spoils of his new badass... Read more

Tyra & Bjorn

By: Celeste Barclay

Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

They were born for swordplay, but fighting their feelings is a losing battle.



Tyra Vigosdottir, the shield maiden that any warrior with half a brain would fear, does not need to be coddled by any man—especially not the one who broke her heart. The only thing more irritating than an overprotective Norseman is how her mind won't stop picturing them... Read more

A Woman in Time

By: Bobi Conn

Narrated by: Shannon McManus

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A woman challenges the constraints of life in Prohibition-era Appalachia in this sweeping and richly rewarding novel about endurance, survival, and redemption.The McKenzie women, empowered with a formidable history rooted in the foothills of Appalachia, have passed down their folk-healing wisdom through generations. Rosalee, the last living... Read more

The Wind from Hastings

By: Morgan Llywelyn

Narrated by: Mil Nicholson

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Edyth, wife of King Harold of England, disappeared forever on the day of the great Battle of Hastings in 1066, taking with her the legitimate heirs to the thrones of England and Wales. This is the story of that amazing woman, who loved and married the King of Wales and then the man who would be King of England, only to witness his historic... Read more

Lady Scandal

By: Wendy LaCapra

Narrated by: Kim Bretton

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

He had everything under control, until she proved him wrong . . .



London, 1784



Sophia Baneham has lived in the poison of her dead father's shadow for longer than she cares to admit. Now she exists outside of polite society's influence, holding gambling parties for London's most dangerous men. When a man walks into one of her soirees, a compelling... Read more

The House of Fortune

By: Jessie Burton

Narrated by: Carla Harrison Hodge

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton, read by Carla Harrison Hodge.

Alive with the magic of Amsterdam, the enchanting new historical novel from the author of the sensational New York Times bestseller The Miniaturist, which has sold more than two million copies.

In 1705 Amsterdam, Thea Brandt is coming of age, trying to... Read more

The Problem Child

By: Tess Thompson

Narrated by: Shaina Summerville & Brian Holden

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

She’s restless and rebellious. He’s loved her since they were children. Can his scheme to give her exactly what she desires most convince her they’re meant to be?Cymbeline Barnes has been waiting for a grand adventure. When the town competition is announced she sees it as her chance to spread her wings, even if people think she’s wild and... Read more

The Durbar's Apprentice

By: Remington Blackstaff

Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Seventeenth-century northern Nigeria. A royal messenger has died under suspicious circumstances. Tasked with investigating the death, a Durbar warrior and his young apprentice must endure trials of loyalty, betrayal, and sacrifice to solve the mystery and prevent the bitter rivalry between two kingdoms from descending into a bloody war. Read more