Historical Fiction audiobooks

Death In Valletta

By: Lynne Marie Taylor

Narrated by: David Monteath

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An Edinburgh police detective is summoned to the island of Malta, in this gripping and atmospheric murder mystery set in the Victorian era.
It is the summer of 1880, and DI Sam McQueen has been called away from the grey, damp streets of Edinburgh to investigate a case on the oppressively hot Mediterranean island of Malta. The local police chief... Read more

Resistance Movement

By: Kathryn Lee Moss

Narrated by: Joseph Paul Branca, Arthur Lee, Spencer Macdona...

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Resistance Movement tells the inspiring true story of the Hübener Group: Three teenagers in Nazi Germany, who risked everything to defy Hitler.Helmuth, Karl and Rudi listen to illegal radio broadcasts from England, type up what they learn, and spread the anti-Nazi leaflets throughout Hamburg. 15-year-old Rudi is confident they are making a... Read more

The Dunwich Horror

By: H.P. Lovecraft

Narrated by: Ron Welch

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Dive into the chilling world of cosmic horror with "The Dunwich Horror" by H.P. Lovecraft, now available as an electrifying audiobook. In this spine-tingling tale, listeners will journey to the remote village of Dunwich, where dark forces lurk beneath the surface of reality, waiting to unleash unspeakable terror upon the unsuspecting... Read more

Le Lys de feu IV

By: Jacquelyn Benson

Narrated by: Adélaïde Poulard

Length: 15 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

UNE ROMANCE HISTORIQUE, FANTASTIQUE ET PALPITANTE. Avril 1918. Dans une Europe dévastée par quatre années de guerre, une unité de soldats d'élite italiens est tuée de façon aussi brutale que mystérieuse. Le pouvoir qui court dans les veines de Strangford peut faire la lumière sur ce massacre… mais à quel coût ? Pour sauver l'homme... Read more

Sleepless in Saunton

By: Nina Jarrett

Narrated by: Claire Glover

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

An insomniac debutante and a widowed architect befriend each other in the middle of the night. Will little Tatiana finally get the new mother she longs for before this country house party ends?In this steamy historical romance, a sleepless young woman yearns for love while a successful widower pines for his beloved wife. Hot summer nights at a... Read more

The solitude of the Duke (Female version)

By: Dama Beltrán

Narrated by: Kara Hayden

Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The libertine life of William Manners, Duke of Rutland, ends when he's defeated in a duel of honor duel with a cheated husband. Of course, he probably should not have bedded her.Embarrassed in the aftermath of the challenge, William decides to abandon London and depart for Haddon Hall, the peaceful place where he grew up, hoping to find the... Read more

Das Marzipan-Schlösschen (ungekürzt)

By: Romy Herold

Narrated by: Zina Laus

Length: 13 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Zwischen Selbstbestimmung und Etikette findet eine junge Marzipan-Bäckerin im Lübeck der 20er-Jahre ihren Weg. Lieblich-süß mit zartem Mandelaroma und einem Hauch von Rosenwasser - Marzipan! Es ist aber nicht nur die köstliche Masse mit Biss, die Dora Hoyler 1921 nach Lübeck lockt. Seit ihr Vater die Familie verschuldet in der schwäbischen... Read more

Cuori di Sicilia. La saga dei Catalano

By: Rosanna Catalano

Narrated by: Rosy Bonfiglio

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

L'incredibile storia vera dei Catalano, gli immigrati siciliani che incantarono l'America con la loro musica. La Sicilia di inizio Novecento è una terra bellissima e crudele, che non fa sconti. Rosario Catalano lì non ha futuro; la sua passione per la musica e l'amore incondizionato per Rosa non bastano. Così, i due innamorati decidono di... Read more

Wildrose

By: Katie Cross

Narrated by: Katie Cross

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The Fifth Book in the Historical Collection*All novels in this series are standalones and can be read at anytime*
“Can Wildrose protect us from a force as wicked as Claude? From its own counter magic? . . . They’re sister magicks, Remy."
Remy Dauphin is ready to start over.But starting over isn't as easy as he thought.When he returns home from... Read more

Scandalous Wallflower

By: Amanda Mariel

Narrated by: Anne Marie Damman

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Amid the quiet confines of her existence, Lady Jane Roseington resigns herself to a solitary life of spinsterhood, destined to linger in the shadows as an unnoticed bystander. Yet, a glimmer of hope persists within her, defying all rationality. This fragile hope is put to the test when an encounter with a lord possessing the charm of a... Read more

Wartime in the Dales

By: Diane Allen

Narrated by: Mira Dovreni

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Diane Allen's The Yorkshire Farm Girl is a heartfelt novel of a family dreaming of a better life when WW2 looms on the horizon.

September 1939.

Friends Maggie Shaunessy and Lizzie Taylor are heartbroken to be evacuated from their Liverpool homes to rural Yorkshire.

Lizzie is sent to live with a vicar in the village of Gargrave, while Maggie finds... Read more

The Duke's Wayward Wallflower

By: Maggie Dallen

Narrated by: Lillian Rachel

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

“A Duke's taciturn demeanor does not necessarily indicate a black heart. Although . . . sometimes it does. Tread with care.” — Lady Greta, a truly dreadful chaperoneThere's no love lost between this shy wallflower and society's most formidable duke. The Duke of Mandrick has made it clear he's only aiding Felicity's successful entrance into... Read more

Under a Lightning Sky

By: Pam Lecky

Narrated by: Allie Croker

Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

London is under attack. But within the rubble, a greater danger lurks… The Luftwaffe has been bombing London continuously since September 1940. During a bombing raid, Madeline Fairfax is caught in her kitchen whilst cooking for her husband and children. She becomes trapped in the rear of her... Read more

Les chercheurs d'or

By: Ariel Djanikian

Narrated by: Caroline Roussel & Leonor Lemée

Length: 14 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Raconté dans une prose chatoyante et riche de détails historiques, Les chercheurs d'or nous immerge si profondément dans la ruée vers l'or du Klondike qu'on peut en sentir la poussière sur nos mains. Celeste Ng, autrice de Tout ce qu'on ne s'est jamais dit.

Fille de fermiers californiens endettés, Alice Bush n'a aucune perspective d'avenir. En... Read more

A Song of Courage

By: Rachel Wesson

Narrated by: Harrie Dobby

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on the incredible true story of two unsung heroines who defied the odds to save countless lives, this powerful novel reveals how acts of extraordinary courage by ordinary women saved so many in the countdown to WW2.  Connie Fitzwalter never imagined that her passion for music would lead her into a world of danger and intrigue.  When her... Read more

El fuego

By: Katherine Neville

Narrated by: Mercè Montalà & Isa Puchol

Length: 19 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

La continuación de El ocho, el best seller internacional de Katherine Neville. El juego vuelve a empezar... Colorado, 2003. Alexandra Solarin recibe una inesperada invitación a la fiesta de cumpleaños de su madre, Catherine Velis, quien nunca antes había celebrado este día. Años atrás, la propia Cat, junto a su marido, había escondido por el... Read more

The Shell Seekers

By: Rosamunde Pilcher

Narrated by: Jessica Turner, Emma Fielding, Jasmine Hyde, Ca...

Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Rosamunde Pilcher's beloved saga of one family's passions and heartbreaks – plus an interview with the author‘A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence’ Maeve BinchyRecovering from a heart attack, Penelope Keeling discharges herself from hospital and returns to her cosy Cotswolds cottage. Fiercely self-sufficient,... Read more

Tystnadslöftet

By: Harriet Hegstad

Narrated by: My Holmsten

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Emma från Averøya är ett hjärtevärmande och spännande familjedrama om kärlek, hopp och okrossbara band. Averøya, 1911: En förvirrad Synnøve dyker upp igen men är förtegen om vad som har hänt. När hon till slut anförtror sig till Emma delar hon med sig av en hemlighet som Emma inte kan berätta för Olav. Medan Emma kämpar med skuldkänslorna över... Read more

Dead Ground

By: Graham Hurley

Narrated by: Alix Dunmore

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A young British nurse experiences the devastating Spanish Civil War and the dark side of the espionage game in this gripping World War Two thriller from Graham Hurley.

1936. Anglo-Breton translator Annie Wrenne is working in Madrid when the Spanish Civil War breaks out. Annie becomes a nurse on the front line, but after falling in love with a... Read more

A Daughter's Promise

By: Judy Summers

Narrated by: Annabelle Dowler

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

AS RECOMMENDED BY LYN ANDREWS


Liverpool, 1861.

Annie Shaw longs to be taken seriously. At 14, she's fed up with being babied by her big sister Delilah. It's true that Delilah has been the closest thing to a mother that Annie or any of her siblings have ever known, but she's secretive about the past and won't let her little sister out of her... Read more

Evacuees at the Wartime Bookshop

By: Lesley Eames

Narrated by: Polly Edsell

Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Catch up with Alice, Kate and Naomi in the fourth book in The Wartime Bookshop series
January, 1942: Victoria is looking for a life away from the dangers of wartime London for herself and two orphaned children. Her search takes her to Churchwood in Hertfordshire which looks ideal, but the village residents are already... Read more

The Strength of Eggshells

By: Kirsty Powell

Narrated by: Kirsty Powell

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Kate was raised a farm girl. She’s six feet tall, handles a motorbike like a professional but has insecurities to match her height. She ignores her past by putting her fingers in her ears but that doesn’t keep the questions out. Why did Jane, her mute mother, adopt her out and only communicate through poetry? What became of her grandmother... Read more

The Betrayal of Thomas True

By: A.J. West

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

It is the year 1715, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One night, lost amongst the squalor of London's hidden back streets, he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of the molly houses. Meanwhile, carpenter Gabriel Griffin struggles to hide his double life as Lotty, the mollies' silent guard.... Read more

The Paris Muse

By: Louisa Treger

Narrated by: Amy Noble

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents The Paris Muse by Louisa Treger, read by Amy Noble.

Living with him was like living at the centre of the universe. It was electrifying and humbling, blissful and destructive, all at the same time.'

Paris, 1936. When Dora Maar, a talented French photographer, painter and poet, is introduced to Pablo Picasso, she is mesmerized by... Read more