Historical Fiction audiobooks

A Good American

By: Alex George

Narrated by: Gibson Frazier

Length: 11 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

“A beautifully written novel, laced with history and music.” —Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven

An uplifting novel about the families we create and the places we call home.It is 1904. When Frederick and Jette must flee her disapproving mother, where better to go than America, the land of the new? Originally set to board a boat to... Read more

The Rustlers of West Fork

By: Louis L'Amour

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In this first of four classic frontier novels, Louis L'Amour adds his own special brand to the life and adventures of one of America's favorite fictional cowboys, Hopalong Cassidy.

In The Rustlers of West Fork, the quick-thinking, fast-shooting cowpuncher heads west to deliver a fortune in bank notes to his old friend, Dick Jordan. When he... Read more

The Rebel Wife

By: Taylor M. Polites

Narrated by: Johanna Parker

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In this dazzling debut, Taylor M. Polites crafts a Southern gothic novel that mines classic literary archetypes while shaping them in new ways. Set in Reconstruction-era Alabama, The Rebel Wife opens with Augusta Branson losing her husband to a terrible blood fever. Now she and her son must fend for themselves in a community being destroyed by... Read more

The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 2: The Testimony

By: Sharon Ewell Foster

Narrated by: John McLain

Length: 12 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Sparked by an indigo sun, Nat Turner stormed into history with a sword in one hand and a Bible in the other. Thirty years before the advent of the Civil War—in the predawn hours of August 22, 1831, commanding a small army of slaves, Nat Turner led a bloody fight for freedom that shined a national spotlight on slavery and left more than fifty... Read more

The Flowers of War

By: Geling Yan

Narrated by: Samantha Quan

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The powerful Chinese novel about love and war on which Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) has based his latest film starring Christian Bale to be released in 2012.
 
This moving short novel is based on true events that took place during the Nanjing Massacre in 1937 when the Japanese invaded the Chinese city,... Read more

Secrets of an Accidental Duchess

By: Jennifer Haymore

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 11 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

With her pale hair and slim figure, Olivia Donovan looks as fragile as
fine china, and has been treated as such by her sisters ever since a
childhood bout with malaria. But beneath her delicate facade, Olivia
guards a bold, independent spirit and the kind of passionate desires
proper young ladies must never confess...

It was a reckless
wager,... Read more

Seduced by the Highlander

By: Julianne MacLean

Narrated by: Antony Ferguson

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The fierce and powerful Laird of War Lachlan MacDonald has conquered so many men on the battlefield—and so many women in the bedroom—that he is virtually undefeated. But one unlucky tryst with a seductive witch has cursed him forever. Now, any woman he makes love to will be doomed for eternity...

Lady Catherine is a beautiful lass of elite... Read more

The Black Pearl

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Narrated by: Terry Wale

Length: 14 hours

Abridged: No

1659: Cromwell's protectorate is drawing to a close, and the restoration of the monarchy can only improve the fortunes of the Morland family. The years of civil war and their aftermath have left Morland Place in dire straits, but with the return of the King, Ralph Morland believes he can rebuild the family estates. For his beautiful and... Read more

The Oak Apple

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Narrated by: Terry Wale

Length: 14 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

1630: after long years of peace the reign of Charles I brings brutal civil war to England.

The clash between King and Parliament is echoed at Morland Place when Richard brings home a Puritan bride while his brother, Kit, joins Prince Rupert and the Royalist cavalry, leaving their father Edmund desperately trying to steer a middle course between... Read more

My Sweet Valentine

By: Annie Groves

Narrated by: Sue Jenkins

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

An emotional portrayal of the lives of four women as Valentine’s day approaches, in 1941 wartime London ‘Life brought enough problems and upsets for young hearts, especially young female hearts, without them having to carry the added burden of the war…’ Tilly is passionately in love with the dashing American... Read more

The Long Shadow

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Narrated by: Terry Wale

Length: 14 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

1670: King Charles II's reign has brought peace and prosperity to the Morland family, but James II's ascent to the throne will shatter their restored fortunes.

In Yorkshire, Morland Place has flourished during the Restoration, and in London the beautiful and sprited Annunciata, is now Countess of Chelmsford, a wealthy and well-connected woman,... Read more

My Wicked Little Lies

By: Victoria Alexander

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Evelyn Hadley-Attwater has it all — a genteel Victorian life replete with loving husband, ball gowns and elegant parties. No one, including the man she married, suspects that she was once “Eve,” a spy for England’s most enigmatic intelligence agency. Summoned for one final assignment, the excitement of her former life and memories of her... Read more

Duchess in Love

By: Eloisa James

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A Duke in RetreatGina was forced into marriage with the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated and Gina quite indignant.A Lady In the MiddleNow, she is one of the most well-known... Read more

Island Flame

By: Karen Robards

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 13 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Dear Listener,It is difficult for an author to choose a favorite from among her own books, especially when she has been lucky enough—as I have—to make a career out of doing what she loves. But some stories are memorable because they mark an important milestone in an author’s life, and for me, perhaps none is more special than Island Flame—my... Read more

Confessions of an Improper Bride

By: Jennifer Haymore

Narrated by: Abby Craden

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Serena Donovan left London six years ago, her heart broken and her reputation ruined by devilishly handsome Jonathan Dane. Now, with her family's future in peril, she reluctantly agrees to return to England and assume her late twin's identity. The price? Marry a man she doesn't love and spend the rest of her days living a lie.

Jonathan Dane, Earl... Read more

The Taming of the Duke

By: Eloisa James

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

Length: 10 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Imogen, Lady Maitland, has decided to dance on the wild side. After all, she's in the delicious position of being able to take a lover. A discreet male who knows just when to leave in the morning.But Lady Maitland is still under the watchful eye of her former guardian, the wildly untamed Rafe, the Duke of Holbrook. He believes she is still in... Read more

Passions of a Wicked Earl

By: Lorraine Heath

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

With Passions of a Wicked Earl, USA Today and New York Times bestseller Lorraine Heath kicks off a new series of delightfully sinful historical romance novels featuring “London’s Greatest Lovers.” The first romantic adventure involving the titled and rakish sons of a scandalous Dowager Duchess and their tales of passion, pleasure, and love,... Read more

Cold Sassy Tree

By: Olive Ann Burns

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 13 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Cold Sassy Tree is the undeniably entertaining and extraordinarily moving account of small-town Southern life in a bygone era. Brimming with characters who are wise and loony, unimpeachably pious and deliciously irreverent, Olive Ann Burns’s charming tale is a classic.One thing you could depend on in Cold Sassy, Georgia, was that word got... Read more

Mastered by Love

By: Stephanie Laurens

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 15 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The men of the Bastion Club proved their bravery secretly fighting for their country. Now their leader faces the most dangerous mission of all: finding a bride.As the mysterious leader of the Bastion Club, known as “Dalziel,” Royce Varisey, tenth Duke of Wolverstone, served his country for decades, facing dangers untold. But as the holder of one... Read more

Pleasures of a Notorious Gentleman

By: Lorraine Heath

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

“Lorraine Heath’s books are always magic.”—Cathy Maxwell“Heath steals your heart, then takes you on a journey that will leave you torn between tears and joy.”—Christina DoddA New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, the remarkable Lorraine Heath deliciously explores the Pleasures of a Notorious Gentlemen in the scandalously entertaining... Read more

Fallen in Love

By: Lauren Kate

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Unexpected. Unrequited. Forbidden. Eternal. Everyone has their own love story.

A USA Today bestseller
More than 3 million series copies in print!

And in a twist of fate, four extraordinary love stories intersect over the course of a romantic Valentine’s Day in medieval England. Miles and Shelby find love where they least expect it. Roland learns a... 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 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

The Founding

By: Cynthia Harrod-Eagles

Narrated by: Christopher Scott

Length: 17 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The twenty-three volumes of the Morland Dynasty series has been completely repackaged in the most elegant style, using contemporaneous artwork for each period.

This wonderful series opens with the back drop of the Wars of the Roses with the marriage between Eleanor Morland and a scion of the influential house of Beaufort. It is a union which... Read more