Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Last Boat Home

By: Rachel Sweasey

Narrated by: Gloria Sanders

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

An epic story of love, loss and second chances, The Last Boat Home will captivate readers of Fiona Valpy, Lorna Cook and Hazel Gaynor.1940: When Daisy, a paintress at the local pottery, looks out across Poole Harbour, waiting for the ‘little ships’ to bring the retreating soldiers home from Dunkirk, she prays her husband will be among them. But... Read more

The Worst Duke in London

By: Amalie Howard

Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Bridgerton meets 10 Things I Hate About You in this spicy enemies-to-lovers Regency romance from a "must-read author" (Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author). 

Lady Evangeline Raine prefers animals to people and has no interest in marriage­--much to the dismay of her flirty younger sister, Viola. Because their father has one rule:... Read more

Everything Glittered

By: Robin Talley

Narrated by: Lindsey Dorcus

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

In this queer historical thriller from a New York Times bestselling author, society girls try to find a murderer in a city filled with secrets and stunted by shame. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club. It’s 1927 and the strict laws of prohibition have done little to temper the roaring 20s nightlife, even in the nation’s capitol.... Read more

The Shadow Key

By: Susan Stokes-Chapman

Narrated by: Richard Harrington

Length: 13 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“The Shadow Key ushers us into Gothic darkness. . . . What sets this novel above your run-of-the-mill Gothic dread-fest is Stokes-Chapman’s skillful deployment . . . and above all, narrator Richard Harrington’s masterly performance. A Welshman himself, Harrington has a beautiful, dark brushy voice that alters in pitch to capture men and women... Read more

The Lumberjills

By: M.W. Arnold

Narrated by: Emma Powell

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Berry Chambers and her co-workers have joined the Women's Timber Corps - known as the Lumberjills - to do their bit for Britain. On their first day felling trees, they rescue an RAF pilot and become entangled in the loveless marriage of her new landlords. Danger is never far away, be it an ill-timed axe swing or the occasional activity of the... Read more

Duke of Depravity

By: Scarlett Scott

Narrated by: Shane East

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Crispin Ashforth returns from battle the newly inherited Duke of Whitley with two sisters under his charge. Publicly lauded as a hero, he is haunted by the bitter mission that nearly saw him killed and cost the life of his best friend. He’s desperate to drown out the demons tormenting him by any means, regardless of how depraved. All he needs to... Read more

Sinistä verta

By: Elinor Glyn

Narrated by: Johanna Kokko

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Rakkaus vai vapaus? Kaunis ja nuori Ambrosine on ylhäistä sukua, jonka omaisuus on huvennut olemattomiin. Jäljellä on enää isoäidin pieni eläke ja vaatimaton mökki erään puiston laidalla Lontoossa. Kun tytön isäkin seikkailee maailmalla, pyrkii isoäiti turvaamaan Ambrosinen tulevaisuuden naittamalla tämän Augustus Gurragelle, äveriään... Read more

To the Wild Horizon

By: Imogen Martin

Narrated by: Katie Beudert

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Missouri, 1846: In the frontier town of Independence the sound of a gunshot shatters the night. As the pistol drops from her hand and clatters to the ground, Grace knows she has no choice but to leave. Now. In this inspiring and deeply moving story of love, courage and endurance, a young woman on the run from the law sets off on a desperate... Read more

The Artist's Wife

By: Clare Flynn

Narrated by: Annette Chown

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping and unputdownable story of love, sacrifice and torn family loyalties during the turmoil of WW1.  July, 1914: In their sunlit Hampshire workshop, Alice Dalton mixes paints for the stained-glass artwork she and Edmund are working on, pausing only to joyfully cradle the soft swell of her stomach. But the looming war threatens her... Read more

The Nabob's Daughter

By: Jess Heileman

Narrated by: Janna Fox

Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

She’ll do anything to escape an arranged marriage. He’ll do anything to help her.
Honora Crauford relishes her life in India. So when her father informs her of his latest business transaction—marrying her off to a bankrupt nobleman in England—her only hope for returning home is to convince her betrothed, by whatever antics necessary, that a... Read more

First Knight

By: Cynthia Luhrs

Narrated by: Josie Smith

Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Tumble through time…A dig on the border of Scotland sends a free-spirited woman tumbling through time to medieval England. Jennifer Wilson was happy spending the summer on a dig and putting off finding a job. When the earth swallows her during a terrible storm, she finds herself looking at a bustling Somerforth Castle not the ruins she'd been... Read more

A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure

By: Angela Bell

Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick

Length: 12 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Miss Clara Marie Stanton’s family may be eccentric, but they certainly aren’t insane.London, England, 1860When Clara’s ex-fiancé begins to spread rumors that her family suffers from hereditary insanity, it’s all she can do to protect them from his desperate schemes, society’s prejudice, and a lifetime in an asylum. Then Clara’s Grandfather... Read more

Die Sklavin des blonden Wikingers

By: Harper George

Narrated by: Sarah Vend

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"Du gehörst mir." Ein Schauer überläuft die schöne Merewyn bei den Worten des hochgewachsenen Wikingers. Die Nordmänner haben ihre Siedlung an der Küste von Northumbria überfallen, und Merewyns intrigante Schwägerin hat sie dem Anführer Eirik als Sklavin überlassen! Ihr Schicksal ist besiegelt. Wenn es stimmt, was man über die grausamen Wikinger... Read more

For the Love of Catherine

By: Carole Llewellyn

Narrated by: Anne Cater

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

14 April 1912. The RMS Titanic hits an iceberg. At 11.40 p.m. Mair Parsons wakes up, heart thumping. A loud noise vibrates through the ship. The Titanic is sinking. Chaos ensues. The disaster will change her life for ever. Mair awakes in a Manhattan hospital confused and afraid. And ready to face her past. Her fiancé is waiting for her back at... Read more

The House of Plain Truth

By: Donna Hemans

Narrated by: Michele Dayes

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A lyrical, lush, evocative story about a fractured Jamaican family and a daughter determined to reclaim her home.
When Pearline receives grave news about her ailing father, she abruptly leaves Brooklyn for her childhood home in Jamaica. But Pearline isn’t prepared for a tense reunion with her sisters or for her father’s startling deathbed wish... Read more

Selina

By: Minerva Spencer & S.M. LaViolette

Narrated by: Gabrielle Baker

Length: 13 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Selina Bellamy is much more than a pretty face. And it's about time everyone realized it . . .



Being the sweet, biddable, pretty sister isn't as easy as one might think. Selina knows this all too well. Love? That was never a possibility for her. Not when she was expected to marry a wealthy man and save her entire family from financial... Read more

Only Exceedingly Shy

By: Jann Rowland

Narrated by: Harry Frost

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Disheartened and convinced by Elizabeth's assertion of Miss Bingley's character, Jane Bennet insists Elizabeth return to London with the Gardiners after Christmas to provide her with a reprieve from their mother, who has not accepted Elizabeth's rejection of Mr. Collins's suit.

What Elizabeth could never have imagined was her chance meeting... Read more

Para Bellum

By: S.J.A. Turney

Narrated by: Robin Laing

Length: 13 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful new audiobook set in the fourth-century Roman Empire by critically acciaimed historical novelist Simon Turney, Para Bellum will delight fans of Scarrow, Kane and Cornwell.

AD 381. Five years have gone by since a Roman governor ordered the deaths of a Gothic king and his attendants at a feast in their honour. This disastrous act led to... Read more

Hálfbróðirinn

By: Lars Saabye Christensen

Narrated by: Kristján Franklín Magnús

Length: 33 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Örlagasaga fjögurra kynslóða sem eru markaðar af átakanlegum atburði. Veru Jebsen er nauðgað en hún segir engum frá, allt þar til Fred sonur hennar fæðist. Atburðurinn hefur afdrifarík áhrif á ævi Freds og fjölskyldu hans, en sagan er sögð frá sjónarhóli Barnum bróður hans. Inn í frásagnir Barnums af sérstöku sambandi þeirra bræðra tvinnast... Read more

The Artist's Apprentice

By: Clare Flynn

Narrated by: Annette Chown

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

“Captivating… Had me hooked throughout. Brilliant.” Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In this heart-wrenching and utterly spellbinding story of love and artistic ambition, a young woman fights to be true to herself in a world where duty, money and class jeopardise her dreams. England, 1908: Alice Dalton never intended to rebel against her aristocratic... Read more

Love, Joanah

By: Julie Mitchell

Narrated by: Sarah Sampino & Liam Price

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Joanah's journey of love and self-discovery is beautifully portrayed in this historical romance, capturing the complexities of relationships and the power of following one's heart.Readers will be drawn into the emotional turmoil and moral dilemmas faced by Joanah as she navigate her feelings for Thomas and Andrew, ultimately learning valuable... Read more

Construindo Victoria

By: Clarisse A. Alvarenga

Narrated by: Dani Zaan, Titcho Looper & Renet Lyon

Length: 7 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A história tem dois grandes pontos de partida. Um no século XVIII e um em 2013. No passado, uma garota brasileira viaja para Londres visitar o irmão, e lá se apaixona perdidamente por um rapaz. A história inicia na época atual, narrada por um rapaz recém transformado em vampiro que, abandonado por seu criador, se vê incumbido de cuidar do bem... Read more

Her Enticing Muse

By: Violet Cowper

Narrated by: Morag Sims

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

She’s promised to a stranger, but it’s her gorgeous teacher who catches her eye. Can twoaccomplished women help each other bloom?
England, 1792. Maria Balcombe refuses to forsake her talents. Fleeing an unwanted arranged marriage, the gifted young artist hopes to make a name for herself in London’s competitive streets. So when a celebrated... Read more

The Sunflower House

By: Adriana Allegri

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Dallin Bradford & Saskia Maarle...

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

This program features multicast narration.

Family secrets come to light as a young woman fights to save herself, and others, in a Nazi-run baby factory—a real-life Handmaid's Tale—during World War II.

In a sleepy German village, Allina Strauss’s life seems idyllic: she works at her uncle’s bookshop, makes strudel with her aunt, and spends... Read more