Historical Fiction audiobooks

Earls Just Want to Have Fun

By: Shana Galen

Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick

Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Marlowe is a pickpocket, a housebreaker-and a better actress than any professional on the stage. She runs with the Covent Garden Cubs, a gang of thieves living in the slums of London's Seven Dials. It's a fierce life, and Marlowe has a hard outer shell. But when she's alone, she allows herself to think of a time before—a dimly remembered life... Read more

Bell Weather

By: Dennis Mahoney

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 14 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling adventure set in a peculiar world, a fantastical 18th century, where a young woman must uncover the secrets of her past while confronting the present dangers of a magical wilderness

When Tom Orange rescues a mysterious young woman from a flooded river, he senses that their fates will deeply intertwine.

At first, she claims to remember... Read more

Twice in a Lifetime

By: Dorothy Garlock

Narrated by: Widdi Turner

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Sunset, Missouri, 1954. As hope flourishes in postwar America, a young widow dares to dream of a second chance at a forever love . . .

Clara Sinclair has learned to live one lonely day at a time. It was the only way she managed to survive her husband's death in World War II and raise their young son alone. But now she's at a loss as to how to... Read more

Lady Maybe

By: Julie Klassen

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

One final cry—"God almighty, help us!"—and suddenly her world shifted violently and a blinding collision scattered her mind and shook her bones. Then came the pain, the freezing water, and a hand reached for hers before all faded into darkness.When she awakes in a warm and welcoming room she has never seen before—tended to by kind, unfamiliar... Read more

A Sword for His Lady

By: Mary Wine

Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

After proving himself on the field of battle, Ramon de Segrave is appointed to the Council of Barons by Richard the Lionheart. But instead of taking his most formidable warrior on his latest Crusade, the king assigns Ramon an even more dangerous task—woo and win the Lady of Thistle Keep.



Isabel of Camoys is a capable widow with no intention of... Read more

A Bride at Last

By: Melissa Jagears

Narrated by: Pilar Witherspoon

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Abandoned by his mail-order bride, Silas Jonesey has fought an uphill battle to recover from a pattern of poor choices. Now his prayers for reconciliation have finally come true and his estranged wife has contacted him with her whereabouts. Kate Dawson was supposed to be a mail-order bride, but upon realizing she'd been deceived about her... Read more

1636: The Cardinal Virtues

By: Eric Flint & Walter H. Hunt

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 12 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Book #19 in the multiple New York Times bestselling Ring of Fire series.

After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th-century Europe, citizens of the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia, must contend with France's infamous Cardinal Richilieu, who is determined to keep his grip on power no matter what history says.

France, 1636 … It... Read more

The Innocent

By: Ann H. Gabhart

Narrated by: Lynne McCollough

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

She longs for peace--for her land and her heart--but can it truly be found at Harmony Hill? Carlyn Kearney has spent two lonely years not knowing whether to mourn or to hope after she receives word from the Union Army that her husband is missing. When the war ends without further word, Carlyn finds herself penniless, in debt, and forced from her... Read more

Mrs. Jeffries On The Ball

By: Emily Brightwell

Narrated by: Lindy Nettleton

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

When Hannah Greenwood is murdered at the Queen's Jubilee, suspicion falls on the members of her literary circle. The case makes a baffling turn when it seems that no one has a motive for the murder. Since Inspector Witherspoon was a guest at the ball, the job of finding the murderer falls to him. Fortunately, Mrs. Jeffries is there to help him... Read more

The Flying Circus

By: Susan Crandall

Narrated by: Jacques Roy

Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The award-winning, national bestselling author of Whistling Past the Graveyard sends an unlikely trio on an exhilarating adventure high above the American Midwest of the 1920s in a spirited, “entertaining surprise” (Publishers Weekly) of a novel in league with Water for Elephants and The Aviator’s Wife.

They are barnstormers…the daredevil fliers... Read more

Heartless

By: Mary Balogh

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 14 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling legend Mary Balogh-and the beloved author of Longing, Silent Melody, and Beyond the Sunrise-comes a ravishing novel of passion and duty, love and menace.... Life has taught Lucas Kendrick, Duke of Harndon, that a heart is a decided liability. Betrayed by his elder brother, rejected by his fiancEe, banished by his... Read more

No Place For A Lady

By: Gill Paul

Narrated by: Jilly Bond

Length: 12 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

IN WARTIME, THE RULES OF LOVE CHANGE … 1854. Britain is fighting a gruesome war. There has been no news of Lucy Gray since she eloped with handsome and impetuous Captain Charlie Harvington and embarked with him to the Crimea. Dorothea Gray will risk anything to heal the rift with her little sister and... Read more

A Man of Some Repute

By: Elizabeth Edmondson

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Truth is rarely pure and never simple…Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past.Or so it seems to intelligence officer Hugo Hawksworth, wounded on a secret mission and now reluctantly assuming an altogether less perilous role at Selchester.The Castle’s faded grandeur hides a web of... Read more

A Code of the Heart

By: Jacki Delecki

Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt

Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Enter the emotional, suspenseful Regency world of USA Today bestselling author Jacki Delecki’s Code Breakers spy series. Undaunted by danger or scandal, these intrepid lords and ladies discover true love as they risk it all to save England from Napoleon’s treacherous designs.Miss Amelia Bonnington has been in love with her childhood hero since... Read more

Enemies at Home

By: Lindsey Davis

Narrated by: Lucy Brown

Length: 10 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

“There are rules for private informers accepting a new case. Never take on clients who cannot pay you. Never do favors for friends. Don’t work with relatives. If, like me, you are a woman, keep clear of men you find attractive.”“Will I never learn?”In ancient Rome, the number of slaves was far greater than that of free citizens. As a result,... Read more

The Undying Legion: Crown & Key

By: Clay Griffith & Susan Griffith

Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling new Victorian-era urban fantasy for fans of Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid Chronicles, the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, and the Sherlock Holmes movies featuring Robert Downey, Jr.
 
With a flood of dark magic about to engulf Victorian London, can a handful of heroes vanquish a legion of the undead?
 
When monster-hunter Malcolm... Read more

Flame Tree Road

By: Shona Patel

Narrated by: Neil Shah

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed author of Teatime for the Firefly comes the story of a man with dreams of changing the world, who finds himself changed by love 

1870s India. In a tiny village where society is ruled by a caste system and women are defined solely by marriage, young Biren Roy dreams of forging a new destiny. When his mother suffers the fate of... Read more

Ralph Compton One Man's Fire

By: Ralph Compton & Marcus Galloway

Narrated by: Lee Aaron Rosen

Length: 7 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Eli had always led the life of an outlaw. Cutting corners and breaking the law, he knows how to get away with pretty much anything-- until he' s caught red handed attempting to rob a wagon set out as a trap. Imprisoned and alone, Eli is unsure whether the members of his gang have made it out alive, or if the men behind the disguised wagon are... Read more

How to Disgrace a Lady

By: Bronwyn Scott

Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins

Length: 8 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

MERRICK ST MAGNUS: THIS RAKE'S REPUTATION FOR THE PURSUIT OF SHAMELESS DEBAUCHERY IS SOCIETY LEGEND! Arriving for a party, Merrick finds his season of outrageous scandal takes a challenging turn. Caught in a far less than usually compromising situation with Lady Alixe Burke, this so-called gentleman is tasked by her father with making his... Read more

Fetch Nurse Connie

By: Jean Fullerton

Narrated by: Julie Maisey

Length: 12 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Connie Byrne, a nurse in London's East End working alongside Millie Sullivan from Call Nurse Millie, is planning her wedding to Charlie Ross, set to take place as soon as he returns from the war. But when she meets him off the train at London Bridge, she finds that his homecoming isn't going to go according to plan.

Connie's busy professional... Read more

Helena

By: Selma Mahlknecht

Narrated by: Selma Mahlknecht

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Vergötterung, Flucht, Liebe, Entführung, Vergewaltigung. "Bin ich noch Helena?", fragt sich die schöne Prinzessin aus Sparta, nachdem sie von Paris verschleppt und geschändet wurde. Schönheit verspricht in Mahlknechts Neuerzählung der griechischen Sage kein Glück. Um dem Werben der Freier zu entkommen, entflieht Helena mit Theseus nach Aphidnai.... Read more

Die Verlobung in St. Domingo - Abridged

By: Heinrich von Kleist

Narrated by: Heiner Heusinger

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Die schwarze Sucht der Seele" nannte Kleist das Mißtrauen, das sich in der Liebesgeschichte zwischen dem jungen Schweizer Gustav von Ried und der Mestizin Toni als tödliche Leidenschaft erweist. Kleists Erzählung spielt vor dem Hintergrund des blutigen Sklavenaufstandes 1803 in Haiti um den schwarzen General Dessalines. Dessen Motto "Köpfe... Read more

The Enemy

By: J.L. Jarvis

Narrated by: Jeff Leslie

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Only an enemy soldier could save her life–and her heart.Highlander Callum MacDonell battled lowland Covenanters at the service of the King. Now charged with hunting an assassin, his journey will lead not to justice, but to a murderer’s passionate Covenanter sister, Mari McEwan.Betrayed and abandoned by the man she loved, Mari faces judgment by a... Read more

Blood Curse

By: Maurizio de Giovanni

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Ricciardi has visions. He sees and hears the final seconds in the lives of victims of violent deaths. It is both a gift and a curse. It has helped him become one of the most acute and successful homicide detectives in the Naples police force. But all that horror and suffering has hollowed him out emotionally: He drinks and doesn't sleep. Other... Read more