Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Dark Rose

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Narrated by: Nigel Graham

Length: 21 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

1501: the turbulence of Henry VIII's reign brings passion and pain to the Morlands as they achieve ever greater wealth and prestige.

Paul, great-grandson of Elanor Morland, has inherited the Morland estates, and his own Amyas is set to be his heir. But Paul fathers a beloved illegitimate son, and bitter jealousy causes a destructive rift between... Read more

Claimed by the Highlander

By: Julianne MacLean

Narrated by: Antony Ferguson

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

With his tawny mane, battle-hewn brawn, and ferocious roar, Angus "The Lion" MacDonald is the most fearsome warrior Lady Gwendolen has ever seen—and she is his most glorious conquest. Captured in a surprise attack on her father's castle, Gwendolen is now forced to share her bed with the man who defeated her clan. But, in spite of Angus's... Read more

The Edge of Desire

By: Stephanie Laurens

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 15 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

They proved their bravery fighting for His Majesty’s Secret Service and were rewarded with brides of great beauty and breeding. But one member of the Bastion Club has remained a bachelor—until now.“Christian, I need your help. There is no one else I can turn to…L.”When Christian Allardyce, sixth Marquess of Dearne, reads those words, his world... Read more

Spartacus: The Gladiator

By: Ben Kane

Narrated by: Michael Praed

Length: 17 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.


The first of two epic novels which tell the story of one of the most charismatic heroes history has ever known - Spartacus, the gladiator slave who took on and nearly defeated the might of Rome, during the years 73-71 BC.

Historically very little is known about Spartacus. We know that he came from Thrace, a land north of... Read more

The Harbour Girl

By: Val Wood

Narrated by: Anne Dover

Length: 12 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.


Scarborough, 1880.

Young Jeannie spends her days watching her mother and the other harbour girls sitting at the water's edge - mending nets, gutting herring - and waiting for her friend Ethan Wharton to come in on his father's fishing smack.

As she was growing up, Jeannie always expected to marry Ethan, who is loyal and... Read more

Arrows of Fury: Empire II

By: Anthony Riches

Narrated by: Saul Reichlin

Length: 13 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The thrilling sequel to WOUNDS OF HONOUR continues this action-packed series set in Roman Britain.

The Battle of the Lost Eagle saved Hadrian's Wall, but the new Roman governor of Britannia must stamp out the rebellion of the northern tribes or risk losing the province. Rampaging south with sword and flame under the command of their murderous... Read more

Zulu Hart

By: Saul David & Saul David Ltd

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

GEORGE HART just wants to serve his Queen and honour his family. It's not that simple.

BASTARD
He doesn't know his father, only that he's a pillar of the Establishment. His beloved mother is half Irish, half Zulu.

ZULU
In a Victorian society rife with racism and prejudice, George's dark skin spells trouble to his regimental commander.

WARRIOR
But... Read more

Carnal Hours

By: Max Allan Collins

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In July 1943, Nate Heller flies to Nassau where multimillionaire Sir Harry Oakes wants dirt dug up on Count De Marigny, the playboy who has married Harry’s beautiful, underage daughter, Nancy. But the investigation has barely begun when Sir Harry turns up dead in bed—burned to death in a real-life locked-room mys¬tery—and Heller is soon working... Read more

The Winter Palace

By: Eva Stachniak

Narrated by: Beata Pozniak

Length: 18 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Wall Street Journal • The Washington Post

From award-winning author Eva Stachniak comes this passionate novel that illuminates, as only fiction can, the early life of one of history’s boldest women. The Winter Palace tells the epic story of Catherine the Great’s improbable rise to power—as seen... Read more

The Crown

By: Nancy Bilyeau

Narrated by: Nicola Barber

Length: 14 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

In this debut historical thriller, an aristocratic young nun must find a legendary crown in order to save her father’s life and preserve all she holds dear.When novitiate Joanna Stafford learns her rebel cousin is condemned by King Henry VIII to be burned at the stake, she makes the decision to break the sacred rule of enclosure and flee her... Read more

The Fat Years

By: Chan Koonchung

Narrated by: David Tse

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Banned in China, this controversial and politically charged novel tells the story of the search for an entire month erased from official Chinese history.
 
Beijing, sometime in the near future: a month has gone missing from official records. No one has any memory of it, and no one could care less—except for a small circle of friends, who will stop... Read more

Agent 6

By: Tom Rob Smith

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 13 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Tom Rob Smith's debut, Child 44, was an immediate sensation and marked the arrival of a major new talent in contemporary fiction. Named one of top 100 thrillers of all time by NPR, it hit bestseller lists around the world, won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and was longlisted for the Man... Read more

The Family

By: Kay Brellend

Narrated by: Penelope MacDonald

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The follow-up novel to the hugely successful debutTHE STREET In this dank corner of town, you have to keep your friends close and your enemies closer – even if those enemies are your family. Jimmy Wild saunters around the streets of Campbell Road, and among the people he used to terrorise. Even though the years... Read more

Iago

By: David Snodin

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 15 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

An unforgettable adventure beginning where Shakespeare's Othello leaves off

Wounded in love, tormented by his past, Shakespeare's most complex villain is brought magnificently to life in this tale of two adversaries—one an accused killer; the other, one of the most powerful men in Venice. Having escaped from Cyprus, accused of the murders of the... Read more

The Confession

By: Charles Todd

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

“One of the best historical series being written today.”
—Washington Post“Todd once and for all establishes the shell-shocked Rutledge as the genre’s most complex and fascinating detective.”
—Entertainment WeeklyThe Confession is historical crime fiction at its finest, continuing Charles Todd’s New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring... Read more

Evening Star

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Chloe Campbell

Length: 12 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

First in the Star Quartet from #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter.When Alex Saxton wins virgin Giana Van Cleve in the infamous Roman Flower Auction, he never expects to lose his heart... Read more

Seven Princes

By: John R. Fultz

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 17 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

A vibrant tale of ancient sorcerers, heroic kings, and looming war, Seven Princes is the epic beginning to John R. Fultz's debut fantasy series.

Under the watchful eye of the Giants, the kingdoms of Men rose to power. Now, the Giant-King has slain the last of the Serpents and ushered in an era of untold peace and prosperity. Where a... Read more

Temptation

By: Jude Deveraux

Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The year is 1909, and Temperance O'Neil is a woman ahead of her time. At 29, she is happily married to her work helping single mothers on the streets of New York. Unfortunately, Angus McCairn -- her new stepfather -- controls the purse strings to her substantial inheritance. Angus insists she quit her career and live in his house in Edinburgh.... Read more

Evening Star - Abridged

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Chloe Campbell

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

First in the Star Quartet from #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter.When Alex Saxton wins virgin Giana Van Cleve in the infamous Roman Flower Auction, he never expects to lose his heart... Read more

Midsummer Magic

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Dear Listener:Midsummer Magic, the first novel in the Magic Trilogy, was published at the end of 1987.Philip Hawksbury, the Earl of Rothermere, obeying his father's dying wish, hies himself to Scotland to offer for one of the daughters of Alexander Kilbracken, the Earl of Ruthven. Frances Kilbracken, informed of the earl's arrival and his... Read more

The Lodger

By: Marie Belloc Lowndes

Narrated by: Peter Joyce

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by the Ripper murders of 25 years before, Belloc Lowndes wrote this story in 1913, a gripping claustrophobic tale describing the impact on an impecunious ageing couple - the Buntings - when an eccentric stranger comes to stay as lodger.Mr Sleuth is a good guest, pays handsomely and in advance, needs very little looking after and seems... Read more

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

By: Jennifer Ashley

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

It was whispered all through London Society that Ian Mackenzie was mad, that he’d spent his youth in an asylum, and was not to be trusted-especially with a lady. Yet Beth found herself inexorably drawn to the Scottish lord. Despite his decadence and his intimidating intelligence, she could see that he needed help- her help.Because suddenly the... Read more

Fatal Lies

By: Frank Tallis

Narrated by: Robert Fass

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In glittering turn-of-the-century Vienna, brutal instinct and refined intellect fight for supremacy. The latest, most disturbing example: the mysterious and savage death of a young cadet in the most elite of military academies, St. Florian's. Even using his cutting-edge investigative techniques, Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt cannot crack... Read more

Calypso Magic

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

While visiting London, a beautiful young woman becomes homesick for the West Indies. Unfortunately, her only available chaperone for the perilous journey is her rakish hot-tempered cousin... Read more