Historical Fiction audiobooks

Deployment

By: Wilfred Zinavage

Narrated by: John Brda Jr

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The Navy would not allow this book to be printed unless certain changes were made and I had to call it a work of fiction. The time is 1960; the setting; the Mediterranean Sea, a hotbed of the so called Cold War. that was getting even worst in its intensity. It follows the adventures of a crew that flew on board the Navy's first nuclear bomber... Read more

Murder at the Seaside

By: Catherine Coles

Narrated by: Alex Lee

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s the summer of 1923, and the Christie family is assembled in Scarborough, embarking on what they hoped would become an enduring tradition: an annual holiday to the charming North Yorkshire seaside resort. Evelyn is only weeks away from giving birth to her first child and yearns for tranquillity. Little did she anticipate the explosive turn... Read more

The Muse of Freedom

By: Jules Larimore

Narrated by: Elijah Alexander

Length: 12 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

“This absorbing tale... creates a vivid world that will draw readers in..." ~ Kirkus ReviewsA French Huguenot apothecary’s legacy of secrets, a mystic healer’s inspiration, a fateful decision.In the mysterious Cévennes Mountains of Languedoc, France, 1695, Jehan BonDurant, a young nobleman forcibly held in a Dominican prieuré as a child, comes... Read more

Moonlight Encounter

By: Nina Jarrett

Narrated by: Claire Glover

Length: 6 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Lord Aidan Abbott investigates Mr. Smythe but compromises his daughter, Gwen, at a ball in front of a crowd of important guests.In this steamy historical romance, the heir to a viscountcy is determined to protect his sister, accidentally ruining a young woman while searching her father's home. Now he will need to choose between his crusade and... Read more

One Night in Paris

By: Juliette Sobanet

Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelée

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

From bestselling author Juliette Sobanet, a heartwarming and enchanting journey that will sweep you away to Jazz Age Paris…When Manhattan attorney Ella Carlyle gets a call that her beloved grandmother is dying, she rushes to Paris to be by her side, against the wishes of her overbearing boyfriend. Ella would do anything for her grandmother and... Read more

Helena's Heart

By: Amelia C. Adams

Narrated by: Emma Faye

Length: 4 hours

Abridged: No

Helena Sandstrom has been working as the governess for Rupert and Tommy Edgerton for several months now, finding the routine a safe place to hide from the troubles of her past. She's accepted that her life will be different from how she always imagined it - not every dream is meant to come true.
Caleb Edgerton is nearly worn out after two years... Read more

An Uncommon Gentleman

By: Gabbi Grey

Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

JohnI have served as a sailor in His Majesty’s Royal Navy for the past ten years and had no intention of changing that path. The death of my uncle means I must return to Blackthorne Estate to take up my position as Lord and Master. I’ll step up to do my duty. My dearest wish is that my beloved joins me. When he chooses to accompany me, I set my... Read more

A Shield of Fate and Ruin

By: Nicole Bailey

Narrated by: Leo Goodman

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

When the world is at war.No one is safe.Not even the gods.Apollo would hide with Hyacinth and hold him until the sun burned out.But that is not their destiny.When Ares arrives announcing a turn of the tides and war thundering towards Niria, Apollo and Hyacinth take on a journey to save everyone from Zeus’ wrath.But when things don’t go as... Read more

Devil of the High Seas

By: Lauren Smith

Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

She becomes a wicked pirate lord’s stolen treasure…On the eve of her wedding, Josephine Greyville is kidnapped by a true devil of the high seas - a pirate! Gavin Castleton isn’t just any pirate. He’s the twin brother of the man she's supposed to marry. Tempted by Gavin’s kisses and the first taste of freedom she’s ever had in her life, Josephine... Read more

The Family Frying Pan

By: Bryce Courtenay

Narrated by: Melissa Eccleston & Humphrey Bower

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Mrs Moses is a small woman with a big heart and enormous courage. The only survivor of a Cossack raid on her village, she takes with her a big cast-iron frying pan, so heavy that she can only sling it over her back. Yet this is no ordinary frying pan - it's The Family Frying Pan, blessed with a Russian soul. From this frying pan Mrs Moses... Read more

Tommo & Hawk

By: Bryce Courtenay

Narrated by: Humphrey Bower

Length: 20 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Brutally kidnapped and separated in childhood, Tommo and Hawk are reunited at the age of 15 in Hobart Town. Together they escape their troubled pasts and set off on a journey into manhood. From whale hunting in the Pacific to the Maori Wars of New Zealand, from the Rocks in Sydney to the miners' riots at the goldfields, Tommo and Hawk must learn... Read more

People of Heaven

By: Beverley Harper

Narrated by: Jerome Pride

Length: 16 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1945 two returning soldiers meet on a train bound for Zululand. They have nothing in common: Joe King is a British-South African landowner, Wilson Mpande a Zulu tribesman. Yet destiny will link them for generations. Michael King and Dyson Mpande, the sons of enemies, share a precious friendship that defies race and colour. But as the... Read more

The Last Rose of Summer

By: Di Morrissey

Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel

Length: 17 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Kate, a strong-willed heiress determined to defy Edwardian convention. Odette, a fiercely independent and idealistic young journalist. Years apart yet inextricably linked by Zanana, the magnificent mansion they both love. From turn of the century India to contemporary Sydney, The Last Rose of Summer is a spellbinding saga of love, possession and... Read more

Murder On a Midsummer Night

By: Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Melbourne, 1929. The year starts off for glamorous private investigator Phryne Fisher with a rather trying heat wave and more mysteries than you could prod a parasol at. Simultaneously investigating the apparent suicide death of a man on St Kilda beach and trying to find a lost, illegitimate child who could be heir to a wealthy old woman's... Read more

Away with the Fairies

By: Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Phryne Fisher - dangerous, passionate, kind, clever and seductive. She drinks cocktails, dances the tango, is the companion of wharfies, and is expert at conducting an elegant dalliance. It's the 1920s in Melbourne and Phryne is asked to investigate the puzzling death of a famous author and illustrator of fairy stories. To do so, Phryne takes a... Read more

Death by Water

By: Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The nice men at P&O are worried. A succession of jewellery thefts from first class passengers is hardly the best advertisement for their cruise liners, particularly when it is likely that it is a passenger who is doing the stealing. Phryne Fisher, with her Lulu bob, green eyes, Cupid's bow lips and Chanel travelling suits, is exactly the... Read more

Napoleon's Last Island

By: Tom Keneally

Narrated by: Edwina Wren & David Tredinnick

Length: 15 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Betsy Balcombe as a young woman lived with her family on St Helena. They befriended, served and were ruined by their relationship with Napoleon. To redeem the family's fortunes William Balcombe, Betsy's father, betrays Napoleon and accepts a job as the colonial treasurer of NSW, bringing his family with him. William never recovers from the ups... Read more

The Diggers Rest Hotel

By: Geoffrey McGeachin

Narrated by: Peter Byrne

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Two years after witnessing the murder of a young Jewish woman in Poland, Charlie Berlin, ex-bomber pilot and former POW, has rejoined the police force a different man. While he is investigating a spate of robberies in rural Victoria the body of a young girl is discovered and Berlin’s pursuit of her killer reveals that the war has changed even... Read more

Where the Streets Had a Name

By: Randa Abdel-Fattah

Narrated by: Kellie Jones

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Thirteen-year-old Hayaat is on a mission. She believes a handful of soil from her grandmother's ancestral home in Jerusalem will save her beloved Sitti Zeynab's life. The only problem is the impenetrable wall that divides the West Bank, as well as the checkpoints, the curfews, the permit system and Hayaat's best friend Samy, who is mainly... Read more

Wildflower Hill

By: Kimberley Freeman

Narrated by: Caroline Lee

Length: 16 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Glasgow, 1929 Beattie Blaxland had dreams. Big dreams. She dreamed of a life of fashion and fabrics. One thing she never dreamed was that she would find herself pregnant to her married lover, just before her 19th birthday. London, 2009 Emma Blaxland-Hunter was living her dream. A prima ballerina with the London Ballet, she had everything ...... Read more

The Dead of the Night

By: John Marsden

Narrated by: Suzi Dougherty

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight high-school teenagers band together to fight. Seventeen-year-old Ellie and her friends have survived the invasion, but two of their band are captured: Kevin is imprisoned and Corrie is alive, but in a coma. Homer and Ellie are determined to get them back and to continue their... Read more

The Twins

By: Tessa de Loo

Narrated by: Edwina Wren

Length: 15 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Twins Anna and Lotte Bamberg are born in Cologne but orphaned and separated when they are five. While Lotte is taken in by Dutch relatives, Anna is raised by her grandfather in rural poverty. With the advent of war, their lives take very different turns: Lotte's family hides an assortment of refugees, while Anna finds love with a soldier of the... Read more

The Resistance Girls

By: Alice G. May

Narrated by: Katherine Manners

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping new story of courage and bravery from a wonderful new saga voice. Perfect for fans of Fenella J. Miller, Lizzie Lane and Rosie Clarke.They said women were a liability in war. They were wrong.An intriguing invitation…Hampered by a controlling father and overlooked by everyone she knows, Serenity Ashworth (Wren to her friends) is... Read more

A New Start for the Shop Girls

By: Rachel Brimble

Narrated by: Willow Nash

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A heartwarming and uplifting saga series that fans of Rosie Clarke, Pam Howes and Dilly Court will love!1910, Bath, England – Hardworking and whip smart, Elizabeth Pennington is the rightful heir of Bath’s premier department store, Pennington’s. But her father, Edward Pennington, believes his daughter lacks the business acumen to run his empire.... Read more