Historical Fiction audiobooks

Perfecting Fiona

By: M. C. Beaton

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

When Fiona Macleod is sent by her guardian aunt and uncle to spend a London season with the Tribble sisters, it is something of a last resort. At nineteen Fiona is a beautiful and wealthy Scottish heiress. Yet for some mysterious reason, her several proposals of marriage over the past few years have all fallen through at the last moment.Amy and... Read more

Troubled Bones

By: Jeri Westerson

Narrated by: Michael Page

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

The Tracker encounters his old friend Geoffrey Chaucer while on a case for the Archbishop of Canterbury in this “murderous spin on The Canterbury Tales” (Kirkus Reviews).Since losing his knighthood, Crispin Guest has crafted a new reputation for himself. From the shadowy corners of London to the halls of the royal court he is known as the... Read more

Dark Clouds Over Alabama

By: Carl J. Barger

Narrated by: Todd Robertson (Synthesised) & Synthesised Voice

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

This recording has been digitally produced by DeepZen Limited, using a synthesised version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. DeepZen uses Emotive Speech Technology to create digital narrations that offer a similar listening experience to human narration. 
The year is 1853. The place is Twin Oaks Plantation, Autauga County, Alabama.... Read more

The Broken Man

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Carole Boyd

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Sometimes a damaged child becomes a broken man… It’s 1954 and Adam Carter is twelve years old, an only child with no friends nor any self confidence. His father Edward is a bully of a man. A successful and ruthless businessman, he breeds fear into the heart of his family. Adam’s mother Peggy is too cowed to protect her son,... Read more

The Secret

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A beautiful English lady falls for a Scottish highlander in this delightful historical romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood.Judith Hampton was as beautiful as she was proud and loyal. Her dear Scottish friend from childhood was about to give birth, and Judith had promised to be at her side. But there was another,... Read more

Miss Dimple Suspects

By: Mignon F. Ballard

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

With the country in the midst of World War II, you can be sure that the small town of Elderberry, Georgia, will pull together to find a missing child. And you can be equally certain that first-grade teacher Miss Dimple Kilpatrick will be in the rescue party - especially since Peggy Ashcroft is one of her students. Miss Dimple carves out a search... Read more

The Beast of Calatrava

By: Mark Teppo

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

SideQuests are stand-alone stories or novellas that chronicle the heroes, villains, and adventures in The Foreworld Saga across numerous eras and ages. They can be read in any order with or without prior knowledge of The Foreworld Saga.After a battle left Ramiro Ibáñez de Tolosa’s face terribly disfigured, the knight of the Order of Calatrava... Read more

How to Entice an Earl

By: Manda Collins

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Madeline Essex is the last of the unwed "ducklings" in her family—and by far the most outspoken. But when she boldly enters London's most notorious gaming house in search of fodder for her novel, even her sharp tongue can't save her from the horrible crime she stumbles upon there. As luck would have it, first on the scene is the last man... Read more

Patrick O'Brian: Geheimauftrag Mauritius

By: Patrick O'Brian

Narrated by: Johannes Steck

Length: 13 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Käpt'n Jack Aubrey ist ausnahmsweise an Land glücklich, den er hat geheiratet. Aber er ist auch unglücklich: Er hat kein Schiff. Doch Stephen Maturin kann hinter den Kulissen helfend eingreifen und Jack wird Kommodore und soll mit einem Geschwader Mauritius von den Franzosen erobern. Die ihm unterstellten Kapitäne, sture Admiräle, der Nachschub... Read more

Speaking from Among the Bones

By: Alan Bradley

Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as “one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature.”
 
Eleven-year-old amateur detective and ardent chemist Flavia de... Read more

Don't Tempt Me

By: Sylvia Day

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Sometimes temptation…A hardened mercenary as adept in bed as in battle, Simon Quinn can have any woman he wants, but he prefers those who know the rules of the game. That way it’s easier to leave them behind.…Can’t be avoidedBut Lysette Rousseau is one female he can’t figure out. Beautiful, sensual, seductive, she should be the perfect match for... Read more

A Passion for Him

By: Sylvia Day

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

StrangerHe wears a mask…and he is following her. Staring at her like no other man since Colin. But Colin is dead and Amelia believes she will never again shiver with pleasure, never again sigh his name.LoverUntil her masked pursuer lures her into a moonlit garden and a single, reckless kiss. Now she is obsessed with discovering his identity.... Read more

Here I Go Again

By: Jen Lancaster

Narrated by: Jen Lancaster

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

The second novel from the New York Times bestselling author of If You Were Here takes us back to the hair metal 80's.

Twenty years after ruling the halls of her suburban Chicago high school, Lissy Ryder doesn’t understand why her glory days ended. Back then, she was worshipped...beloved...feared. Present day, not so much. She’s been pink-slipped... Read more

One Good Earl Deserves a Lover

By: Sarah MacLean

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Philippa Marbury is . . . oddThe brilliant, bespectacled daughter of a double marquess cares more for books than balls, for science than the season, and for laboratories than love. She's looking forward to marrying her simple fiancé and living out her days quietly with her dogs and her scientific experiments. But before that, Pippa has two... Read more

Forbidden Love

By: Karen Robards

Narrated by: James Clamp

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

With one sweet, seductive kiss, Megan Kinkead is no longer the impudent child Justin Brant remembers. She was a girl when she left Maam’s Cross Court for school, but she has returned a woman, body and soul. Once Megan’s guardian, Justin, the sixth Earl of Weston, is soon her heart’s obsession. Desire smolders between them, and then he tells her... Read more

The Winter Witch

By: Paula Brackston

Narrated by: Marisa Calin

Length: 14 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston transports readers to the windswept mountains of Wales inThe Winter Witch, an enthralling tale of love and magic.

In her small early nineteenth century Welsh town, there is no one quite like Morgana. She is small and quick and pretty enough to attract a suitor, but there are things that set her... Read more

Proof of Guilt

By: Charles Todd

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard must contend with two dangerous enemies in New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd's Proof of Guilt.Can Rutledge solve the apparent murder of a top wine merchant while dealing with interference from his superior, the new Acting Chief Superintendent?Readers of Charles Todd’s Bess Crawford books and... Read more

The Shield-Maiden

By: Michael "Tinker" Pearce & Linda Pearce

Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

SideQuests are stand-alone stories or novellas that chronicle the heroes, villains, and adventures in The Foreworld Saga across numerous eras and ages. They can be read in any order with or without prior knowledge of The Foreworld Saga.Sigrid is a Shield-Maiden who yearns to break free of the restrictions of her father’s home and join the Sworn... Read more

Safe in His Arms

By: Colleen Coble

Narrated by: Devon O'Day

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Sometimes it takes a stranger to see you as you really are.Born and raised on sprawling Texas land, Margaret O’Brien prides herself on her competence as a rancher. But her father believes she’s made for more than just dawn-to-dusk work. He wants her to have the love of a good man, to raise children, to build a life. But Margaret gave up such... Read more

The Serpent Prince

By: Elizabeth Hoyt

Narrated by: Moira Quirk

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

WHEN THE DEVIL MEETS AN ANGEL
Country bred Lucy Craddock-Hayes is content with her quiet life. Until the day she trips over an unconscious man - a naked unconscious man - and loses her innocence forever.

HE CAN TAKE HER TO HEAVEN
Viscount Simon Iddesleigh was nearly beaten to death by his enemies. Now he's hell-bent on vengeance. But as Lucy... Read more

The Leopard Prince

By: Elizabeth Hoyt

Narrated by: Moira Quirk

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Can this independent lady resist falling in love with the man who’s noble in all but blood?  

Wealthy Lady Georgina Maitland doesn't want a husband, though she could use a good steward to run her estates. One look at Harry Pye, and Georgina knows she's not just dealing with a servant, but a man.

Harry has known many aristocrats - including one... Read more

The Red Knight

By: Miles Cameron

Narrated by: Matthew Wolf

Length: 30 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Miles Cameron weaves an epic tale of magic and mercenaries, war and depravity, politics and intrigue in this action-packed debut fantasy The Red Knight.

Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild.

Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet... Read more

Man in the Brown Suit & 4:50 From Paddington

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Emilia Fox

Length: 16 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

TWO BESTSELLING MYSTERIES IN ONE GREAT PACKAGE! From the Queen of Mystery, The Man in the Brown Suit, in which a young woman makes a dangerous decision to investigate a shocking “accidental” death she witnesses at a London tube station, and in 4:50 From Paddington, a woman in one train witnesses a murder occurring in another passing one…and only... Read more

The Raven Prince

By: Elizabeth Hoyt

Narrated by: Moira Quirk

Length: 10 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A fiery lady must tame her brooding employer in this enchanting retelling of Beauty and the Beast from the New York Times bestselling author of the Maiden Lane series.

THERE COMES A TIME IN A LADY'S LIFE

The Earl of Swartingham is in a quandary. Having frightened off two secretaries, Edward de Raaf needs someone who can withstand his bad temper... Read more