Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Duke and the Lady in Red

By: Lorraine Heath

Narrated by: Helen Lloyd & James Adams

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

USA Today BestsellerSparks fly in the finale of the Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James Place series, as the last wicked rogue meets his match.When Rosalind Sharpe gains the attention of the deliciously wicked Duke of Avendale, she’s torn between her distracting attraction to the notorious rogue and the knowledge that he—rich as Croesus—is the... Read more

The Last Bookaneer

By: Matthew Pearl

Narrated by: Simon Vance & JD Jackson

Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

“This swashbuckling tale of greed and great literature will remind you why Pearl is the reigning king of popular literary historical thrillers. His latest is guaranteed to delight lovers of history and mystery.”—Library Journal (starred review)

book'a-neer' (bŏŏk'kå-nēr'), n. a literary pirate; an individual capable of doing all that must be... Read more

Son of a Duke

By: Jessie Clever

Narrated by: Rachael Beresford

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The last thing Eleanora Quinton expects when the dead body hits the floor is love with the son of a duke.As society’s most capable housekeeper, Eleanora has conquered any number of social disasters. But when a dead body falls right into the middle of her mistress’s ball and her son gets kidnapped, the only person who can help her also forces her... Read more

When Gods Die

By: C.S. Harris

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The young wife of an aging marquis is found murdered in the arms of the Prince Regent. Around her neck lies a necklace said to have been worn by Druid priestesses-that is, until it was lost at sea with its last owner, Sebastian St. Cyr's mother. Now Sebastian is lured into a dangerous investigation of the marchioness's death-and his mother's... Read more

Eagles at War

By: Ben Kane

Narrated by: David Rintoul

Length: 13 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

BASED ON REAL HISTORICAL EVENTS

A TIME FOR VENGEANCE
AD 9, German frontier: Close to the Rhine, a Roman centurion, Lucius Tullus, prepares to take his soldiers on patrol. On the opposite side of the river, German tribes are resentful of the harsh taxes about to be imposed upon them. Suspicious that there might be unrest, Tullus knows that his... Read more

The Red Badge of Courage

By: Stephen Crane

Narrated by: Chris Lutkin

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Eighteen-year-old Henry Fleming is a private in the Union Army's 304th New York Regiment. Having enlisted despite his mother's protest, Henry internally questions if his bravery will hold true in the face of battle. Determining that all hope is lost during his regiment's first skirmish, Henry flees in the midst of a bleak and bloody situation.... Read more

The Invention of Fire

By: Bruce Holsinger

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 13 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of the acclaimed medieval mystery A Burnable Book once again brings fourteenth-century London alive in all its color and detail in this riveting thriller featuring medieval poet and fixer John Gower—a twisty tale rife with intrigue, danger mystery, and murder.Though he is one of England’s most acclaimed intellectuals, John Gower is no... Read more

Garden of Lies

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Louisa Jane Underwood

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of Otherwise Engaged and The Mystery Woman presents an all-new novel of intrigue and murder set against the backdrop of Victorian London The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was one of the finest women in Ursula Kern's employ. But Miss... Read more

Jeremy Poldark

By: Winston Graham

Narrated by: Oliver Hembrough

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"From the incomparable Winston Graham...who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more."
-THE GUARDIAN

Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life in this third novel of the Poldark series. Reeling from the tragic death of a loved one, Captain Poldark vents his grief by inciting impoverished locals to salvage the contents of a... Read more

The Affinities

By: Robert Charles Wilson

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

In our rapidly-changing world of "social media", everyday people are more and more able to sort themselves into social groups based on finer and finer criteria. In the near future of Robert Charles Wilson's The Affinities, this process is supercharged by new analytic technologies--genetic, brain-mapping, behavioral. To join one of the twenty-two... Read more

Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke

By: Anne Blankman

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed author Anne Blankman returns to the shadowy and dangerous world of 1930s Germany in this thrilling sequel to Prisoner of Night and Fog, perfect for fans of Code Name Verity.The girl known as Gretchen Whitestone has a secret: She used to be part of Adolf Hitler's inner circle. More than a year after she made an enemy of her old family... Read more

Along the River During Qingming Festival

By: Fangjin Song

Narrated by: Cu

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is regarded as a masterpiece representing Chinese historical culture, yet few know that initially, it was merely a construction diagram. Emperor Huizong the artist, the silly Liangshan bandits, the kind courtesan Li Shishi, the handsome Zhang Ze, the gambling addict Li Qingzhao... their fates and... Read more

Lady of the Eternal City

By: Kate Quinn

Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley

Length: 20 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Elegant, secretive Sabina may be Empress of Rome, but she still stands poised on a knife's edge. She must keep the peace between two deadly enemies: her husband Hadrian, Rome's brilliant and sinister Emperor; and battered warrior Vix, who is her first love. But Sabina is guardian of a deadly secret: Vix’s beautiful son Antinous has become the... Read more

The Duke in My Bed

By: Amelia Grey

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

As a notorious member of the Heirs’ Club, Bray Drakestone can’t resist a challenge from one of his well-heeled colleagues—especially when it involves money and horses. But the friendly wager takes an unexpected and deadly turn. Bray is forced to agree to marry one of his challenger’s five sisters—sight unseen. Now gamblers all over London are... Read more

The Red Eagles

By: David Downing

Narrated by: R.C. Bray

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

World War II is nearly over. For the Russians, the enemy is no longer Nazi Germany, but the American behemoth that threatens to topple the Communist revolution. Deep within the walls of the Kremlin, Stalin's top man hatches a brilliant plan that will alter the course of postwar history-and it's all based on a deception as simple as the shell... Read more

The Silver Witch

By: Paula Brackston

Narrated by: Marisa Calin

Length: 13 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A year after her husband's sudden death, ceramic artist Tilda Fordwells finally moves into the secluded Welsh cottage that was to be their new home. She hopes that the tranquil surroundings will help ease her grief, and lessen her disturbing visions of Mat's death. Instead, the lake in the valley below her cottage seems to spark something... Read more

The One I Was

By: Eliza Graham

Narrated by: Sue Pitkin & Michael Page

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Restless, troubled Rosamond Hunter has spent most of her life running away from the past, filled with guilt about her involuntary role in her mother’s death. When her nursing job brings her back to Fairfleet, her childhood home, to care for an elderly refugee, she is forced to confront the ghosts that have haunted her for so long.Her patient,... Read more

Wounds of Honour: Empire I

By: Anthony Riches

Narrated by: Saul Reichlin

Length: 13 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Marcus Valerius Aquila has scarcely landed in Britannia when he has to run for his life - condemned to dishonorable death by power-crazed emperor Commodus. The plan is to take a new name, serve in an obscure regiment on Hadrian's Wall and lie low until he can hope for justice. Then a rebel army sweeps down from the wastes north of the Wall, and... Read more

The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn

By: Lori Benton

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

Length: 14 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Western North Carolina, 1787 To escape a threatening stepfather and an unwanted marriage, Tamsen Littlejohn enlists the aid of Jesse Bird, a frontiersman she barely knows, to spirit her away from Morganton, North Carolina, west beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains. Trouble pursues, as the two men intent on seeing her recovered prove relentless in... Read more

Lincoln’s Billy

By: Tom LeClair

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Abraham Lincoln trusted and confided in his law partner William “Billy” Herndon, but his still-influential 1889 biography was censored by his collaborator and publisher. In Lincoln’s Billy, Tom LeClair imagines Herndon’s deathbed autobiography and the “real life” of his partner, revealing secrets about a randy and “rasslin’” Lincoln on his... Read more

The Language of the Dead

By: Stephen Kelly

Narrated by: Shaun Grindell

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

German bombers are arriving daily, seeking to crush England. But in a rural Hampshire village, things have remained fairly quiet—until an elderly loner, Will Blackwell, is brutally murdered. The method of his killing bears the hallmarks of the traditional vanquishing of a witch, and indeed, local legend claims that as a boy, Blackwell... Read more

Reclaimed Love

By: Ramona Flightner

Narrated by: Lauren McCullough

Length: 11 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Committed…To living a life she desires with the man she loves, Clarissa Sullivan continues to teach poor, immigrant children and to agitate for the vote for women as she awaits Gabriel’s return to Boston. Will her stepmother leave her in peace or is her life about to change again in unforeseen ways?Convinced….Clarissa is the woman he now wants... Read more

Demelza

By: Winston Graham

Narrated by: Clare Corbett

Length: 14 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

"From the incomparable Winston Graham...who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more."
-The Guardian

Demelza is a heartwarming, gripping, and utterly entertaining saga that brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters and one of the greatest love stories of our age.

An impoverished miner's daughter, Demelza Carne is now... Read more

A Crown for Cold Silver

By: Alex Marshall

Narrated by: Angèle Masters

Length: 24 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

"It was all going so nicely, right up until the massacre."

Twenty years ago, feared general Cobalt Zosia led her five villainous captains and mercenary army into battle, wrestling monsters and toppling an empire. When there were no more titles to win and no more worlds to conquer, she retired and gave up her legend to history.

Now the peace she... Read more