Historical Fiction audiobooks

Green Darkness

By: Anya Seton

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 23 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Green Darkness is the story of a great love, a love in which mysticism, suspense, and mystery form a web of good and evil forces that stretches from Tudor England to the England of the twentieth century.

The marriage of the Englishman Richard Marsdon and his young American wife, Celia, slowly turns tragic as Richard withdraws into himself and... Read more

The Laws of Murder

By: Charles Finch

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

With all the humanity, glamor, and mystery that readers have come to love, the next Charles Lenox Mystery, The Laws of Murder, is a shining confirmation of the enduring popularity of Charles Finch's Victorian series.

It's 1876, and Charles Lenox, once London's leading private investigator, has just given up his seat in Parliament after six years,... Read more

Tipping the Velvet

By: Sarah Waters

Narrated by: Juanita McMahon

Length: 19 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Nan King, an oyster girl, is captivated by the music hall phenomenon Kitty Butler, a male impersonator extraordinaire treading the boards in Canterbury. Through a friend at the box office, Nan manages to visit all her shows and finally meet her heroine. Soon after, she becomes Kitty's dresser and the two head for the bright lights of Leicester... Read more

The Petticoat Men

By: Barbara Ewing

Narrated by: Barbara Ewing

Length: 13 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

The Victorian gossipmongers called them The Petticoat Men. But to Mattie Stacey, they are Freddie and Ernest, her gentlemen lodgers. She admires their sparkling gowns, and laughs at their stories of attending society balls dressed up as the glamorous 'Fanny' and 'Stella'. But one fateful night Fanny and Stella are arrested. Outraged, Mattie is... Read more

Her Mother's Secret

By: Catherine King

Narrated by: Jacqueline King

Length: 10 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Lettie Hargreaves is young, pretty and she wants more than her simple, uncomplicated life with her grandmother can provide. Lettie longs for excitement and love and she's determined to make something of herself.

Ivy knows that Lettie can never find out the real reason why Lettie's mother left so she has done her best to shield her from the truth... Read more

Caleb

By: Charles Alverson

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

“You don’t want to buy me. I’ll kill the man who buys me.”Despite that outrageous threat, plantation owner Boyd Jardine buys Caleb and puts him to work in the fields. But soon Jardine discovers that his new slave is both better educated and more widely traveled than himself. When Jardine’s pregnant wife dies and Caleb saves the unborn child,... Read more

Not Quite a Husband

By: Sherry Thomas

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Their marriage lasted only slightly longer than the honeymoon—to no one's surprise, not even Bryony Asquith's. A man as talented, handsome, and sought after by society as Leo Marsden couldn't possibly want to spend his entire life with a woman who rebelled against propriety by becoming a doctor. Why, then, three years after their annulment and... Read more

Let Me Be Frank With You

By: Richard Ford

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeA brilliant new work that returns Richard Ford to the hallowed territory that sealed his reputation as an American master: the world of Frank Bascombe, and the landscape of his celebrated novels The Sportswriter, the Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner winning Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land.In his trio of... Read more

Tarkin: Star Wars

By: James Luceno

Narrated by: Euan Morton

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .

Bestselling Star Wars veteran James Luceno gives Grand Moff Tarkin the Star Wars: Darth Plagueis treatment, bringing the legendary character from A New Hope to full, fascinating life.

He’s the scion of an honorable and revered family. A dedicated soldier and distinguished legislator. Loyal proponent... Read more

Citizens Creek

By: Lalita Tademy

Narrated by: JD Jackson

Length: 15 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of the Oprah Book Club Pick Cane River brings us the evocative story of a once-enslaved man who buys his freedom after serving as a translator during the American Indian Wars, and his granddaughter, who sustains his legacy of courage.Cow Tom, born into slavery in Alabama in 1810 and sold to a Creek Indian... Read more

Rogue Spy

By: Joanna Bourne

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Ten years ago, Thomas Paxton was sent by Revolutionary France to infiltrate the British Intelligence Service. Now his sense of honor brings him back to London to confess. But instead of facing the gallows, he is given one last impossible assignment to prove his loyalty.



Lovely, lying former French spy Camille Leyland is dragged from obscurity by... Read more

What the Lady Wants

By: Renée Rosen

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, visionary retail tycoon Marshall Field made his fortune wooing women customers with his famous motto, "Give the lady what she wants." His legendary charm also won the heart of socialite Delia Spencer and led to an infamous love affair.The night of the Great Fire, as seventeen-year-old Delia watches the flames... Read more

The Glass Magician

By: Charlie N. Holmberg

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Three months after returning Magician Emery Thane’s heart to his body, Ceony Twill is well on her way to becoming a Folder. Unfortunately, not all of Ceony’s thoughts have been focused on paper magic. Though she was promised romance by a fortuity box, Ceony still hasn’t broken the teacher-student barrier with Emery, despite their growing... Read more

The Fire of Home

By: Alexis Harrington

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A scandalous homecoming
When Amy Layton’s family learned she planned to steal her sister’s fiancé, Amy left home in disgrace. But in 1922, she returns to Powell Springs to escape the violent man she married. Despite the town’s gossip, Amy is determined to rebuild her shattered life with the boardinghouse she inherited…and little else.A terrible... Read more

A New York Christmas

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Anne Perry's new Christmas novel is an irresistible tale of love, betrayal, greed, murder, and selfless devotion. For the first time, Perry's annual yuletide offering is set in New York City-a sparkling young metropolis bursting with life, promise, and subtle menace. The year is 1904. Twenty-three-year-old Jemima Pitt, the daughter of Thomas... Read more

Rainbows on the Moon

By: Barbara Wood

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

Length: 15 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Newlywed Emily Stone and her husband, Isaac, are young missionaries who have traveled to Honolulu to share the Gospel with the Hawaiian natives. Emily soon finds herself struggling with intense homesickness but remains determined to share her faith…and ignore her growing feelings for handsome Captain MacKenzie Farrow. Just as she begins to bond... Read more

The Glassblower

By: Petra Durst-Benning

Length: 15 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In the village of Lauscha in Germany, things have been done the same way for centuries. The men blow the glass, and the women decorate and pack it. But when Joost Steinmann passes away unexpectedly one September night, his three daughters must learn to fend for themselves. While feisty Johanna takes a practical approach to looking for work, Ruth... Read more

The Tragedy of Z

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Rachel Dulude

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

In this third Drury Lane novel, the elderly detective is aided by Patience Thumm in the investigation of the mysterious death of a corrupt state senator. Senator Fawcett, a man with many enemies, is found stabbed to death in his study. Patience and her father, Inspector Thumm, try to unravel the web of circumstantial evidence that has enmeshed... Read more

The Vintner’s Daughter

By: Kristen Harnisch

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The Loire Valley, 1895. When seventeen-year-old Sara Thibault's father is killed in a mudslide, her mother sells their vineyard to a rival family whose eldest son marries Sara's sister, Lydia. But a violent tragedy compels Sara and her sister to flee to New York, forcing Sara to put aside her dream of following in her father's footsteps as a... Read more

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

By: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrated by: Bart Wolffe

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Recognised as the first modern detective story, this classic tale by Poe doesn't disappoint. Read more

The Alchemist’s Secret

By: Scott Mariani

Narrated by: Will Rycroft

Length: 11 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Introducing the explosive first Ben Hope adventure ‘Compelling from the first page until the last, Mariani and Ben Hope entertain in a gripping tale that will have you turning the pages well into the night’ MARK DAWSON Ben... Read more

Rescued by a Highlander

By: Keira Montclair

Narrated by: Antony Ferguson

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Madeline MacDonald has been a victim of her stepbrother's cruelty ever since her parents' death in a fire two years ago. Forced into a betrothal to a man she hates, her only way out is to escape to a convent.




Laird Alexander Grant is honor bound to rescue Maddie after seeing the bruises on her face. What he doesn't realize is that once he holds... Read more

Her Prodigal Passion

By: Grace Callaway

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From USA Today Bestseller Grace Callaway comes a classic and steamy wallflower meets rake romance...A Diamond in the RoughMerchant's daughter Charity Sparkler is a sensible miss who harbors one secret folly: she's in love with her best friend's brother. She knows that the worldly rake will never return a wallflower's affections, yet when destiny... Read more

Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas

By: Stephanie Barron

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Christmas Eve, 1814. Jane Austen has been invited to spend the holiday with family and friends at the Vyne, the gorgeous ancestral home of the wealthy and politically prominent Chute family. As the year fades and friends begin to gather beneath the mistletoe for the twelve days of Christmas festivities, Jane and her circle are in a celebratory... Read more