Historical Fiction audiobooks

Bewährung Ostfront: Mit den Felddivisionen der Luftwaffe im Stahlgewitter der Ostfront 1942 und 1943 (H. Weinhauer Erlebnisberichte)

By: Hermann Weinhauer

Narrated by: Christopher Jahn

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Ein packender Erlebnisbericht über die harten Kämpfe an der Ostfront 1942/1943 Unteroffizier Paul Oberländer, Kampfpilot der Luftwaffe, gerät eines Abends im März 1942 in eine Kneipenschlägerei in Frankreich. Er wird verhaftet und degradiert. Fortan fristet er ein trostloses Dasein beim Bodenpersonal der Luftwaffe, wohl wissend, dass die... Read more

Outcast

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

On a fateful night in 1860, Thadius Grady realises, too late, that he has made a grave mistake. In blind faith he has put himself and his daughter Emma at the mercy of his sister and her conniving husband, Caleb Crowther – for he has entrusted to them his entire fortune and the daughter he adores. With his dying breath he pleads to see his... Read more

Don't Cry Alone

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 17 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Beth Ward and Tyler Blacklock share a love they know will last forever. But Beth’s mother, Esther, is jealous of the girl’s happiness and seizes an opportunity to be rid of her daughter. Banished in disgrace from the family home, Beth takes the northbound train and alights at Blackburn, friendless and alone. On this day, Fortune smiles, for... Read more

Lords of the Pacific

By: Grant Hyde

Narrated by: Alan King

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The year is 1793. The island nations of the South Pacific, having suffered at the hands of Tonga's evil King Tui'puloto for too long, are poised on the brink of civil war. When two heroic young warriors, Sevesi and Hiki, dare to challenge the king's absolute power, they only narrowly escape with their lives. The pair seek sanctuary with the... Read more

Born to Serve

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 15 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

‘I can take him away from you any time I want.’ Her mistress’s cruel taunt is deeply disturbing to Jenny Dickens – why would Claudia be interested in a servant’s sweetheart? All the same, Jenny reckons without Claudia’s vicious nature. Using a wily trick, Claudia seduces Frank who, overcome with shame, leaves the household for a new life in... Read more

A Little Badness

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 15 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Rita Blackthorn’s heart was barren and hard. In all of her life she had never truly loved. But she had hated. Beneath the loving gaze of her daughter’s soft green eyes, her heart swelled with dark and dangerous emotions. Young Cathy Blackthorn has never experienced any loving response from her mother. It is her beloved Aunt Margaret, with a... Read more

Angels Cry Sometimes

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 13 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The marriage of Marcia and Curt Ratheter seems idyllically happy. As much in love now as on their wedding day, nothing can mar their joy. But one fateful day in 1931, Curt disappears, leaving Marcia and her two daughters bereft. Then Barty Bendall admits his love to Marcia. Desperately trying to forget the past, Marcia moves to Blackburn with... Read more

Cradle of Thorns

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 12 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Nell Reece has never known her mother, and her father's burden of guilt about his wife has kept him cowed for years, working as a common labourer on his sister's farm. For all her aunt's spiteful attempts to break Nell's independent spirit, she has never succeeded. But now Nell, pregnant and alone, is forced to leave behind the men in her... Read more

A Time for Us

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 13 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Lucy Nolan is the golden girl. The only daughter of local grocers, Sally and Mike Nolan, she's grown up in a home of total love and security. The one thing her heart desires is that Jack Hanson might ask her to marry him, and when he does eventually propose, Lucy is prepared to give up everything to be with him – even though it means leaving... Read more

Vagabonds

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

1885 – ex-convict Emma Grady has returned to her hometown of Blackburn and been reunited with her lover Marlow. Now married, with a beautiful home, loving husband and wonderful son, she is still haunted by the past, unable to forget the cruelty of her uncle Caleb Crowther, who ignored her desperate pleas to save her and her tragic first-born. A... Read more

White Gardenia

By: Belinda Alexandra

Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein

Length: 17 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Beginning in a small village on the Chinese-Russian border in the final days of World War II, White Gardenia tells the story of a mother and daughter separated by war. In a district of the city of Harbin, a haven for white Russian families since Russia's Communist revolution, Alina Kozlova must make a heartbreaking decision if her only child,... Read more

Brother Fish

By: Bryce Courtenay

Narrated by: Humphrey Bower

Length: 31 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Brother Fish is an inspiring human drama of three lives brought together and changed for ever by the extraordinary events of recent history. Brother Fish is an Australian saga spanning eighty years and four continents. Inspired by real events, Bryce Courtenay's new novel tells the story of three people from vastly differing backgrounds. All they... Read more

Gilgamesh

By: Joan London

Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Edith and Frances, living with their mother on a tiny farm in the south-east of Australia, are visited by their cousin Leopold and his Armenian friend Aram. The two young men are taking the long way home after working on an archaeological dig in Iraq. It is 1937. The modern world they say, is waiting to erupt. Among the tales they tell is the... Read more

Bad Boy Jack

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 16 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Sullivan has been left to raise three-year-old Nancy and her seven-year-old brother Jack by himself. Unable to cope, Robert is driven to abandon his children to those he believes can provide them with a better life. However, he quickly has a change of heart and decides to go back for them. But on the way there, he is involved in a... Read more

More Than Riches

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 14 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Has Rosie destroyed her chances of love and happiness for ever? When Rosie’s parents were involved in a train accident, her mother was killed and her father left crippled, unable to earn a living and relying on Rosie to keep the wolf from the door. With her mother gone and her sweetheart Adam away in the army, Rosie is lonely. She eagerly... Read more

Alley Urchin

By: Josephine Cox

Narrated by: Sherry Baines

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

1870 – Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket of leave, she is still bound by chains of honour and friendship. Yet she lives for the day when she will return to England, to face those who cheated and betrayed her. And to Marlow Tanner, the man she loves and whose tragic child she... Read more

Adam's Empire

By: Evan Green

Narrated by: Richard Aspel

Length: 34 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

He thought he had everything until tragedy struck ... Adam Ross, orphaned at nine, cherished a dream – that one day he would have land of his own. The opal fields of Coober Pedy offered his first glimpse of riches – and Nellie, a dusky beauty, provided his first taste of love ... From the western plains of New South Wales to the balmy waters... Read more

Echo of an Angry God

By: Beverley Harper

Narrated by: Jerome Pride

Length: 12 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Likoma Island in Lake Malawi is renowned throughout Africa for its exotic and treacherous beauty - and its secret history of human sacrifice, hidden treasure and unspeakable horror. A history that cannot be hidden forever. Lana Devereax travels behind her father's disappearance near Likoma Island fifteen years ago. But Lana soon finds herself... Read more

Echoes of the Ancestors:

By: Kevin Hudson

Narrated by: Ross Blilie

Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Abridged: No

The concept of heritage often carries with it an intricate weight, a duality that embodies both pride and burden. In "Echoes of the Ancestors," the exploration of this weight delves deeply into the collective memory that shapes identity. Characters grapple with the inheritance of histories that are both celebrated and haunting, illuminating how... Read more

Other Worlds

By: Kay Freeman

Narrated by: Brock Donovon

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Run with Wolves or Fly with Immortals? A Love Story Written in Blood. After Luna's world shatters, she seeks refuge in the mystical town of Assisi, Italy. Passions run high in this supernatural realm. Luna is irresistibly drawn to a gothic villa teeming with secrets and danger, owned by a vampire who offers her immortality. Nearby, a werewolf... Read more

The Devil Among Us

By: Jack Copet

Narrated by: Katie Otten

Length: 10 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1867, Major Caleb Dunn arrived in the bustling town of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The former Aide de Camp for Brigadier General Edward S. Bragg has left behind his family of wealth and power in Indiana to set out on the journey of a lifetime.Unknown to him, Caleb's life would forever change when a sinister presence makes itself known in the... Read more

The Nutcracker And The Mouse King

By: E.T.A Hoffmann

Narrated by: Niina Niskanen

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Step into a world of enchantment with E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic tale, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. This beloved story begins on a magical Christmas Eve when young Marie Stahlbaum receives a special nutcracker from her godfather, Drosselmeyer. As midnight strikes, the nutcracker comes to life, leading Marie on a wondrous journey through a... Read more

To Covet a Highland Criminal

By: Lori Ann Bailey

Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A Wicked Highland Misfits novelBook Two: To Covet a Highland Criminal
Growing up as an orphan on the streets of Aberdeen, Scotland, Bran MacKay had a rough life. To save his adopted sister from paying for one of his past mistakes, he needs a large sum of money. Upon overhearing a plot to rob a business, he beats the thieves to the establishment.... Read more

Tuscan Rose

By: Belinda Alexandra

Narrated by: Caroline Lee

Length: 23 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A mysterious stranger known as The Wolf leaves an infant with the sisters of Santo Spirito. A tiny silver key hidden in her wrappings is the only clue to the child's identity and so begins a story as intriguing and beautiful as the city of Florence itself. Belinda Alexandra's new novel, Tuscan Rose, is set in Italy during the time of Mussolini.... Read more