Historical Fiction audiobooks

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

Midsummer Magic - Abridged

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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

Moonspun Magic - Abridged

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dear Listener:Moonspun Magic is the third book in the series, first published in 1988.You've already met Rafael Carstairs, the mysterious sea captain who worked against Napoleon in Calypso Magic. He's a civilian now and traveling to see his twin brother, Damien Carstairs Baron Drago, in Cornwell. In the middle of a moonless night, Rafael rescues... Read more

Calypso Magic - Abridged

By: Catherine Coulter

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

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

Captured by the Highlander

By: Julianne MacLean

Narrated by: Antony Ferguson

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Amelia Templeton would rather die than surrender to a man like Duncan MacLean. He is the fiercest warrior of his clan—her people's sworn enemy—and tonight he is standing over her bed. Eyes blazing, muscles taut, and battle axe gleaming, MacLean has come to kill Amelia's fiancé. But once he sees the lovely, innocent Amelia, he decides to... Read more

Soldier Spies

By: W.E.B. Griffin

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Unabridged, 12 1/2 hoursRead by TBDTwo Americans in the just-born Office of Strategic Services take on their most important assignment during World War II: to extract-or eliminate-those Germans with the expertise to develop the atomic bomb. Read more

The Anatomist’s Apprentice

By: Tessa Harris

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In the first in a stunning mystery series set in eighteenth-century England, Tessa Harris introduces Dr. Thomas Silkstone, anatomist and pioneering forensic detective.The death of Lord Edward Crick has unleashed a torrent of gossip through the seedy taverns and elegant ballrooms of Oxfordshire. Few mourn the dissolute young man—except his... Read more

The Duke Is Mine

By: Eloisa James

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

“Eloisa James is extraordinary.”
 —Lisa KleypasIn the capable hands of USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James, the fairy tales we loved as children take on vibrant—and sensuous—new life. With The Duke is Mine, the beloved author of A Kiss at Midnight and When Beauty Tamed the Beast gives the classic tale of the Princess and... Read more

The House at Tyneford

By: Natasha Solomons

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

An irresistible World War II story of a forbidden upstairs-downstairs romance in a great English country houseIt’s the spring of 1938 and no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau is forced to leave her glittering life of parties and champagne to become a parlor maid in England. She arrives at Tyneford, the great house... Read more

Conqueror

By: Conn Iggulden

Narrated by: Richard Ferrone

Length: 18 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times best-selling author Conn iggulden is hailed the world over for his gripping historical adventures. In Conqueror, he chronicles the rise of the feared Mongolian warlord Kublai Khan-grandson of the notorious Genghis Khan. "Iggulden has created another rip-roaring historical that accurately depicts the cruelty of the age."-Publishers... Read more

The Fighting Agents

By: W.E.B. Griffin

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 13 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Unabridged, 13 1/2 hoursRead by TBDThe Philippines, 1943: As the ragged remnants of the American forces stand against the might of the Imperial Japanese Army, a determined cadre of OSS agents becomes their only contact with the outside world- and their only hope for survival. Read more

The Secret Warriors

By: W.E.B. Griffin

Narrated by: Michael Russotto

Length: 11 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Unabridged, 12 hoursRead by TBDWashington D.C., 1942. With the help of Charles A. Lindbergh, ace OSS pilot Richard Canidy sets up an air maneuver that will drop agents into the Belgian Congo to smuggle out uranium ore essential to the arms race. But this time, Canidy is not in the saddle; he's the backup pilot. And though he's not used to... Read more

The Last Heroes

By: W.E.B. Griffin

Narrated by: Michael Russotto

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

June, 1941. Determined that the United States will be prepared for war, Franklin D. Roosevelt and "Wild Bill" Donovan orchestrate the most complex espionage organization in history, the Office of Strategic Services. Young and daring, the OSS assemble under a thin camouflage of diplomacy and then disperse throughout the world to conduct their... Read more

Pleasure for Pleasure

By: Eloisa James

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

Length: 12 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The conclusion of New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James's Essex Sisters series! Fueled by the knowledge that notoriety is better than failure, witty, unconventional Josie does what no proper young lady should—she challenges fate. She discards her corset and flirts outrageously. She attends the horse races and allows an arrogant rakehell... Read more

The Book of Secrets

By: Tom Harper

Narrated by: Francis Greenslade

Length: 16 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

From the pen of prizewinning author Tom Harper, this is a high-octane adventure thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Da Vinci Code. Jam-packed with murder, mystery and mind-blowing revelations, it is perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler and Scott Mariani.

'In the tradition of The Da Vinci Code, a page-turner of a novel. Like Dan... Read more

These Scars Are Sacred

By: Elliott Storm

Narrated by: Guy Ortoleva

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Mission: To finally bring Vietnam veterans a universal symbol of recognition and honor for the supreme sacrifice given in service of their country and to restore the dignity stolen by a nation that forgot. This symbol is one that only those who held their mud in the Nam will understand. The Veterans' Administration gave it a label, "P.T.S.D." We... Read more

A Duke of Her Own

By: Eloisa James

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A duke must choose wisely . . .Leopold Dautry, the notorious Duke of Villiers, must wed quickly and nobly—and his choices, alas, are few. The Duke of Montague's daughter, Eleanor, is exquisitely beautiful and fiercely intelligent. Villiers betroths himself to her without further ado.After all, no other woman really qualifies. Lisette, the... Read more

Meet Oskar Schindler

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet, and be inspired by, Oskar Schindler; the great saviour of persecuted Jews, as he tells his own incredible story. Following a complicated early life full of unsuccessful business ventures and several changes of jobs during the Great Depression, a job as a spy for the Abwehr that led to Schindler joining the Nazi Party in 1939. Seeking to... Read more

Beyond Seduction

By: Stephanie Laurens

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 15 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A little bit wild and undeniably brave, the gentlemen of the Bastion Club have pursued adventures far and wide. But their exploits at home could prove to be the riskiest of all as they hunt an elusive target: the perfect bride.In a moment of recklessness, Gervase Tregarth, sixth Earl of Crowhurst, swears he’ll marry the next eligible lady to... Read more

Turns and Movies

By: Conrad Aiken

Narrated by: Robert Bethune

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Conrad Aiken was fascinated throughout his early work with the image of a tempestuous, romantic young man who tears himself away from his wife, his first love, and from a pastoral, peaceful life in a rural setting, to pursue what he hopes will be a richer, fuller, more rewarding life in a great city. In this book, Aiken explores this theme in... Read more

An Eye For Murder

By: Libby Fischer Hellmann

Narrated by: Karyn O'Bryant

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

August, 1944, Prague is where the story begins with a seemingly casual exchange. Decades later, in contemporary Chicago, TV documentary filmmaker Ellie Foreman gets a letter prompted by the success of her show "Celebrate Chicago." One viewer was the elderly Ben Sinclair. When he suddenly dies, his landlady Mrs. Fleischman finds Ellie's name... Read more

Lionheart

By: Sharon Kay Penman

Narrated by: Emily Gray

Length: 27 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A.D. 1189. After the death of his father, Henry II, and the early demise of two of his brothers, Richard is crowned King of England and immediately sets off for the Holy Land. This is the Third Crusade, marked by internecine warfare among the Christians and extraordinary campaigns against the Saracens. Richard’s surviving brother, the younger... Read more

Mrs. Bridge

By: Evan S. Connell

Narrated by: Sally Darling

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In Mrs. Bridge, Evan S. Connell, a consummate storyteller, artfully crafts a portrait using the finest of details in everyday events and confrontations. The novel is comprised of vignettes, images, fragments of conversations, events—all building powerfully toward the completed group portrait of a family, closely knit on the surface but deeply... Read more

Beyond a Misty Shore

By: Lyn Andrews

Narrated by: Annie Aldington

Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The compelling novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of TO LOVE AND TO CHERISH

It is 1945 and the war is finally over. For sisters Sophie and Maria, though, the upheaval is just beginning. For they have no choice but to leave their beloved home on the Isle of Man. It is a huge wrench for eighteen-year-old Maria, who can't forget Hans... Read more