Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Spymistress

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 13 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Born to slave-holding aristocracy in Richmond, Virginia, and educated by Northern Quakers, Elizabeth Van Lew was a paradox of her time. When her native state seceded in April 1861, Van Lew' s convictions compelled her to defy the new Confederate regime. Pledging her loyalty to the Lincoln White House, her courage would never waver, even as her... Read more

Lucianna

By: Bertrice Small

Narrated by: Jill Tanner

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In this sweeping new series of Renaissance Italy, Bertrice Small does it again with all the passion and historical splendor that has captured the imagination of her legion of fans After her two elder sisters become the scandals of Florence, Lucianna Pietro d' Angelo is in the difficult position of finding a wealthy man who will have her for his... Read more

The Banishment

By: M. C. Beaton

Narrated by: Lizzie Stanton

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Could she ever love a gentleman as much as she loved her magnificent home?Isabella Beverley is blessed with unparalleled beauty but, unfortunately, has been raised in the most snobbish and haughtiest of families. When her father gambles away their fortune—including Mannerling, the exquisite family mansion—Isabella discovers there is very little... Read more

The Quick and the Dead

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

When Duncan McKaskel decided to move his family west, he knew he would face dangers, and he was prepared for them. He knew about the exhausting terrain, and he was expecting the punishing elements. What he worried about was having to use violence against other men—men who would follow him and try to steal the riches that he didn’t even ... Read more

Mrs. Poe

By: Lynn Cullen

Narrated by: Eliza Foss

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Inspired by literature’s most haunting love triangle, award-winning author Lynn Cullen delivers a pitch-perfect rendering of Edgar Allan Poe, his mistress’s tantalizing confession, and his wife’s frightening obsession in this new masterpiece of historical fiction to which Sara Gruen says, “Mrs. Poe had my heart racing...Don't miss it!”

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The Intrigue

By: M. C. Beaton

Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore

Length: 5 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Mannerling, the splendid family estate gambled away by Sir Beverley, remains the passionate desire of his daughters. Beverley himself has died; the eldest daughter, Isabella—having failed in her bid to reclaim their home—is blissfully wed. The mantle of savior then falls to the next eldest daughter, Jessica. How fortunate that the new owner of... Read more

Shadows on the Nile

By: Kate Furnivall

Narrated by: Alison Larkin

Length: 13 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

1912, London. Jessie Kenton hears her young brother, Georgie, scream in the middle of the night and wakes up the next morning to find him gone. Her parents never speak of him again.

1932. Twenty years later, Jessie is haunted by the same nightmare. Her other brother, Timothy, has inexplicably vanished from her parents' home. Wracked by guilt... Read more

Mark of the Hunter

By: Charles G. West

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Razed from childhood…No child should have to witness what twelve-year-old Cord Malone saw the day his parents were murdered and his home burned to the ground. Rescued from the blaze by his uncle Jesse, the terrible image still haunts him, as does the name of the man responsible: Levi Creed.Jesse tried to track the man down, only to lose Creed's... Read more

Quadrille

By: M. C. Beaton

Narrated by: Lindy Nettleton

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Love and jealousy abound in this playful romance, set during the British Regency. Everyone in the ton knew that Lord Hubert Challenge had married country mouse Mary Tyre for her dowry, but no one had yet guessed that Mary had actually fallen in love with her husband! And she was willing to try anything—sumptuous clothes, a saucy manner, even... Read more

The Signature of All Things

By: Elizabeth Gilbert

Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson

Length: 21 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Committed.

In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure, and discovery. Spanning much of the... Read more

The Bellerose Bargain

By: Robyn Carr

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The heiress to the Bellerose estate has gone missing and what a waste of a dowry it is! Charlotte Bellamy’s future husband, Lord Geoffrey Seavers, is in desperate need to finance his royal fleet, yet somehow Charlotte disappeared and the Bellamy inheritance slipped through his fingers.Enter Alicia, a tavern maid of uncertain parentage. Yes,... Read more

The Braeswood Tapestry

By: Robyn Carr

Narrated by: Alison Larkin

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The enemy of your enemy is…your lover?A peasant farm girl has no place consorting with feuding lords, yet that’s exactly what Jocelyn Cutler sets out to do. Now Jocelyn finds herself trapped between the tyrannical Lord Kerr, and the dangerous rogue, Sir Trent Wescott.When her younger brother is sentenced to death for rebelling against Lord Kerr,... Read more

Highland Angel

By: Hannah Howell

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Payton Murray's reputation as a lover is rivalled only by his prowess with the sword, yet it is the latter gift that has captured the interest of Kirstie MacLye. Fleeing a murderous husband who left her for dead, she vows to expose the man for the vile scoundrel that he is. She also knows it will take planning, cunning, and the help of a... Read more

The Wedding

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood has captured the hearts of millions of listeners worldwide with timeless tales of love and soaring adventure. Now, returning to the enchanting world of her classic love story The Bride, she brings to glorious life the passion, intrigue, and rivalry of medieval Scotland….Resigned to an arranged... Read more

Castles

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 12 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Passion and danger abound in this classic historical romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood.Orphaned and besieged, Princess Alesandra knows that only a hasty marriage to an Englishman can protect her from the turmoil in her own land. The bold, raven-haired beauty instantly captivates London society, much to the amusement... Read more

Sword of Rome

By: Douglas Jackson

Narrated by: Cornelius Garrett

Length: 14 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

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Bestselling author Douglas Jackson expertly brings the Roman Empire to life in this brutal and bloody historical adventure. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden.

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The Poisoned Crown

By: Maurice Druon

Narrated by: Peter Joyce

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin. The puny, self-impotent Louis X, having caused his first wife to be murdered and his mistress exiled, becomes besotted with the lovely Clemence, his new Queen. Vacillating between self-pity and vainglory he is caught between the vaulting ambitions of proud,... Read more

All the Truth That's in Me

By: Julie Berry

Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Four years ago, Judith and her best friend disappeared from their small town of Roswell Station. Two years ago, only Judith returned, permanently mutilated, reviled and ignored by those who were once her friends and family.Unable to speak, Judith lives like a ghost in her own home, silently pouring out her thoughts to the boy who’s owned her... Read more

King's Mountain

By: Sharyn McCrumb

Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte, Rick Holmes & Julia Gibson

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Sharyn McCrumb is the New York Times bestselling author of the Ballad novels, which celebrate the rich history of Appalachia. An elegant saga set against the American Revolution, King' s Mountain features John Sevier and his legendary Carolina Overmountain Men, who find themselves defending their families and farms against the troops of a... Read more

Destiny's Surrender

By: Beverly Jenkins

Narrated by: Thomas Penny

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The child he didn't know he had . . .Andrew Yates has come to a decision: it's time to stopsowing those oats and start a family. But searchingfor a bride isn't as simple as he'd hoped, and many ofthe respectable women of his acquaintance feel . . .lacking. Then beautiful, feisty Wilhelmina ""Billie"" Wellsarrives at the family ranch with a... Read more

The Wedding Gift

By: Marlen Suyapa Bodden

Narrated by: Jenna Lamia & January LaVoy

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

When Cornelius Allen gives his daughter Clarissa's hand in marriage, he presents her with a wedding gift: the young slave she grew up with, Sarah. Sarah is also Allen's daughter and Clarissa's sister, a product of his longtime relationship with his house slave, Emmeline. When Clarissa's husband suspects that their newborn son is illegitimate,... Read more

The Outcasts

By: Kathleen Kent

Narrated by: Ellen Archer

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A taut, thrilling adventure story about buried treasure, a manhunt, and a woman determined to make a new life for herself in the old west.

It's the 19th century on the Gulf Coast, a time of opportunity and lawlessness. After escaping the Texas brothel where she'd been a virtual prisoner, Lucinda Carter heads for Middle Bayou to meet her lover,... Read more

A Man of His Own

By: Susan Wilson

Narrated by: Fred Berman, Christina Delaine, Rick Adamson & ...

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Rick Stanton was a promising professional baseball player with dreams of playing in the major leagues and starting a family with his young wife, Francesca, when World War II changed everything. Rick returns from the war with his body broken and his dreams shattered. But it was not just body and spirit he sacrificed for the war. He and... Read more

The Drifter

By: Susan Wiggs

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

She seeks a home. He seeks redemption. What they find is each other.Leah Mundy has spent her life dashing from town to town, one step ahead of her father’s dreadful reputation. Now, she wants to create a home for herself and build a medical practice in Coupeville, a cozy village nestled amid the majestic isles and mountains of Washington... Read more