Historical Fiction audiobooks

Practical Widow to Passionate Mistress

By: Louise Allen

Narrated by: Jilly Bond

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Louise Allen's sumptuous prose has won the author a fervent following for her historical romances. A young widow in search of a new life, Meg happens upon the unconscious Major Brandon on the Bordeaux docks. Posing as his wife, she helps him aboard a ship for England. With some convincing, the major agrees to take her on as his housekeeper-and... Read more

A Kiss of Fate

By: Mary Jo Putney

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 12 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling author Mary Jo Putney is the recipient of two RITA Awards, four Golden Leaf Awards, and the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. With a touch of fantasy she captivates fans with this enchanting love story rich in historical details. In 18th century London, Gwynne Owens dutifully agrees to marry the dangerous laird of a Scottish... Read more

White Doves at Morning

By: James Lee Burke

Narrated by: Ed Sala

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting evocation of the Civil War, drawn from the true family history of "America's best novelist" (The Denver Post), JAMES LEE BURKE

1861. Two young Southerners, friends despite their differing political views and backgrounds, enlist in the 18th Louisiana regiment of the Confederate Army: Robert Perry, wealthy and privileged, and... Read more

Exodus

By: Leon Uris

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 28 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

“Passionate summary of the inhuman treatment of the Jewish people in Europe, of the exodus in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to Palestine, and of the triumphant founding of the new Israel.”—The New York Times

Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon—the towering novel of the twentieth century's most dramatic geopolitical... Read more

Destroyermen: Iron Gray Sea

By: Taylor Anderson

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 16 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

In Taylor Anderson's acclaimed Destroyermen series, a parallel universe adds an extraordinary layer to the drama of World War II. Now, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, the crew of the U.S.S. Walker, and their allies battle an ever-growing host of enemies across the globe in a desperate battle for freedom . . .

War has engulfed the other earth.... Read more

City of Bad Men

By: Ralph Cotton

Narrated by: James Jenner

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton pens gun-blazing tales evoking the glory days of the Old West. In City of Bad Men, Lawrence "Fast Larry" Shaw wants nothing more than peace and quiet after miraculously surviving a gunshot wound to the head. But his hopes for tranquility don't last long. A powerful businessman needs help defending his... Read more

Diva

By: Jillian Larkin

Narrated by: Abby Craden

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

If you love The Great Gatsby, you'll want to read the Flappers series.

Joy and tragedy collide in DIVA, the riveting conclusion to the Flappers series, set in the dazzling Roaring Twenties. Parties, bad boys, speakeasies—life in Manhattan has become a woozy blur for Clara Knowles. If Marcus Eastman truly loved her, how could he have fallen for... Read more

The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln

By: Stephen L. Carter

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 22 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

From the best-selling author of The Emperor of Ocean Park and New England White, a daring reimagining of one of the most tumultuous moments in our nation’s past
 
Stephen L. Carter’s thrilling new novel takes as its starting point an alternate history: President Abraham Lincoln survives the assassination attempt at Ford’s Theatre on April 14,... Read more

The Red Chamber

By: Pauline A. Chen

Narrated by: Grayce Wey

Length: 16 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lyrical reimagining of the Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber, set against the breathtaking backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing, the lives of three unforgettable women collide in the inner chambers of the Jia mansion. When orphaned Daiyu leaves her home in the provinces to take shelter with her cousins in the Capital, she is... Read more

The Duke's Perfect Wife

By: Jennifer Ashley

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Eleanor Ramsay is the only one who knows the truth about Hart Mackenzie. Once his fiancee, she is the sole woman to whom he could ever pour out his heart.

Hart has it all—a dukedom, wealth, power, influence, whatever he desires. Every woman wants him—his seductive skills are legendary. But Hart has sacrificed much to keep his brothers safe,... Read more

The Many Sins of Lord Cameron

By: Jennifer Ashley

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A renowned rake, Cameron Mackenzie doesn't care if Ainsley Douglas has a virtuous excuse for sneaking around his bedchamber. He only cares that she's at his mercy. One kiss at a time, he plans to seduce her. But what starts out as a lusty diversion may break Cam's own rules.
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River of Destiny

By: Barbara Erskine

Narrated by: Gina Peach

Length: 14 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Time’s Legacy and Lady of Hay comes a thrilling new novel, River of Destiny, an epic story that spans Anglo Saxon Britain, Victorian Suffolk and the present day. Perfect for fans of Kate Mosse’s Labyrinth. On the banks of the River Deben in Suffolk are ancient barns dating back to... Read more

To Wed a Wicked Earl

By: Olivia Parker

Narrated by: Christine Rendel

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

He's on the hunt for a bride . . .Adam Faramond, Earl of Rothbury, needs to find a wife—immediately!—or his beloved grandmother will leave him penniless. But Adam, an unrepentant rake, would reform for only one woman, the woman he's lusted after—and loved—for years. It's rather unfortunate, then, that Miss Charlotte Greene would never consent to... Read more

King's Man

By: Angus Donald

Narrated by: Mike Rogers

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

THE THIRD CRUSADE IS OVER

Richard the Lionheart is bound for England. But with all the princes of Europe united against him . . . can the greatest warrior in Christendom make it safely home?

THE LION IS CHAINED

Captured. Bound. Imprisoned. King Richard's slim hope of salvation rests on one man - a former outlaw, a vengeful earl, a man who scoffs... Read more

The Mystery of the Blue Train

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Robbery and brutal murder aboard a luxury transport ensnares the ever-attentive Hercule Poirot in The Mystery of the Blue Train, from Queen of Mystery Agatha ChristieWhen the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again—for a heavy blow has killed her,... Read more

The Secret Adversary

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes the first novel in her Tommy and Tuppence mystery series featuring the beloved sleuthing duo—now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS.Tommy and Tuppence are young, in love… and flat broke. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd.—""willing to do... Read more

The Secret of Chimneys

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating classic from Agatha Christie.Little did Anthony Cade suspect that an errand for a friend would place him at the center of a deadly conspiracy. Drawn into a web of intrigue, he begins to realize... Read more

Home by Nightfall

By: Alexis Harrington

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1918, Susannah Braddock is devastated by the news that her beloved husband, Riley, has been killed in battle in France. Heartbroken, she turns to Tanner Grenfell for support. Though technically the Braddocks’ hired hand, Tanner has been helping Susannah run the family horse farm since Riley shipped out, and he has become a true and trusted... Read more

After the Funeral

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister, in this classic Agatha Christie mystery now available in an updated edition with a foreword Sophie Hannah. “He was murdered, wasn’t he?”When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered, the extraordinary remark she had made the previous day at her brother Richard’s funeral... Read more

The Chain of Destiny

By: Bram Stoker

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

While Frank is boarding at Mrs. Trevor's home, she decides to play matchmaker between him and another boarder, Diana Fothering. While Frank has not yet met the young lady, he is assured of her beauty by means of a painting in his room that she strongly resembles. Mysteriously, the painting has been a feature of Frank's nightmares while he has... Read more

Jade Star

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Chloe Campbell

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Fourth in the Star Quartet from #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter.Vowing to save a young girl from her painful past, Saint Morris marries her out of duty. He thinks of himself as her protector and brother. But she has other ideas.... Read more

Appointment with Death

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The unstoppable Hercule Poirot finds himself in the Middle East with only one day to solve a murder in the classic Agatha Christie mystery, Appointment with Death. Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection... Read more

At Bertram's Hotel

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Stephanie Cole

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

At Bertram’s Hotel the intrepid Miss Marple, on holiday in London, must solve a deadly mystery at the end of a chain of very violent events.An old-fashioned London hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out to be.…When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she’s looking for at Bertram’s Hotel:... Read more

A Murder Is Announced

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Joan Hickson

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A Murder is Announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement—and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur.The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.”A childish... Read more