Historical Fiction audiobooks

In the Lonely Hours

By: Shannon Morgan

Narrated by: Siobhan Waring

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

On a small island in a remote corner of northwest Scotland lies Maundrell castle, owned by its wealthy namesake family for centuries—until now. Edwina Nunn is shocked to learn a relative she never heard of has bequeathed the castle and its land to her. What awaits Edie and her teenage daughter, Neve, is even more startling, for the castle is... Read more

Fleeing France

By: Alan Hlad

Narrated by: Moniqua Plante

Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

France, 1939: A talented singer, Ruth Lacroix has left Maine to live with her aunt and uncle, dreaming of performing at the Casino de Paris. But with the outbreak of war, and the heartbreaking news that her cousin has been killed by German forces, that goal is supplanted by another—to support France in any way she can.



Though Ruth has never... Read more

The Tower and the Fox

By: Tim Susman

Narrated by: Max Miller

Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

For Kip, growing up in shadow of the human men-only Prince George's College of Sorcery has been nineteen years of frustration. Magic comes naturally to him, yet he's not allowed to study sorcery because he's a Calatian--one of a magically created race of animal people. But when a mysterious attack leaves the masters desperate for apprentices,... Read more

When I Fall In Love

By: Cora Lee

Narrated by: Philip Battley

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Childhood friends reunite in their mutual struggle against their financial burdens. What magic might they find together under the Harvest Moon?
Ever since Kit Mathison took control of the modest estate he inherited, he’s had nothing but setbacks. When the roof of his house caves in and makes the place unlivable, he’s frustrated but not surprised.... Read more

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

By: Nadia Hashimi

Narrated by: Mozhan Navabi

Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi's literary debut novel is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to control one's own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lisa See.In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can... Read more

Queen B

By: Juno Dawson

Narrated by: Nicola Coughlan

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

This next spellbinding installment of Juno’s “irresistible” fantasy series Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Lana Harper) takes us back to the reign of Henry VIII and the origins of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven under the beautiful, the bewitching, Anne Boleyn.

It’s 1536 and the Queen has been beheaded.

Lady Grace Fairfax, witch, knows that something foul is... Read more

The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia

By: Juliet Grames

Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan & Juliet Grames

Length: 15 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

One unidentified skeleton. Three missing men. A village full of secrets. The best-selling author of The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna brings us a sparkling—by turns funny and moving—novel about a young American woman turned amateur detective in a small village in Southern Italy (“Terrific” –Boston Globe).

Calabria, 1960. Francesca... Read more

Calder Country

By: Janet Dailey

Narrated by: Graham Winton

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

1920s, Blue Moon, Montana. The small cattle town is alight with the excitement of cars, telephones, and airplanes. But as new inventions and new roles for women collide with Prohibition and the rising battle between gangsters and the FBI, Blue Moon finds itself—and some of its most infamous residents and powerful families—at a crossroads, and in... Read more

El enigma Galilei

By: Marco Malvaldi

Narrated by: Paris Roa

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Un convento. Una muerte. Un descubrimiento que cambiará el mundo para siempre. Corre el año de 1631. Mientras la peste asola Florencia, una red de intrigas y crímenes envuelve al convento de San Mateo, donde han tomado los hábitos Virginia y Livia, las dos hijas del científico más vigilado por la Inquisición, Galileo Galilei. Dentro de los muros... Read more

My Rock and My Refuge

By: Rachel Kovaciny

Narrated by: Charity Spencer

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Beauty and the Beast... re-imagined...

Marta knows she shouldn't feel this way toward Mr. Wendell. She needs to keep her job as his servant, especially because her family back in Germany depends on the money she and her brother Jakob send home. Marta's new feelings can't be as important as helping her family save their bakery, can they?

Marta... Read more

The Obsidian Stallion

By: Anna Charlotte Fox

Narrated by: Hadrian Wallace

Length: 22 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

From London's fog to Arabia's sands, a Legend gallops into Myth.When a murdered aristocrat and a stolen obsidian statuette draw Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson into a web of intrigue, they embark on a journey that will challenge their wit, courage, and very understanding of the world.The trail leads from the thundering hooves of the Epsom Derby to... Read more

Marilyn and Monet

By: Paul Levinson

Narrated by: Paul Levinson

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

It all started in the hot summer of 1960, when Marilyn Monroe walked off the set of "The Misfits" and began to hear a haunting song in her head, "Goodbye Norma Jean"… Author Paul Levinson once again takes us on a marvelous magical mystery tour, brilliantly slipping the surly bonds of time, he reveals new insights into his stellar cast of... Read more

O Alienista - Abridged

By: Machado de Assis

Narrated by: Voz Sintética

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Em "O Alienista" de Machado de Assis, o Dr. Simão Bacamarte inaugura um asilo para estudar a loucura na cidade de Itaguaí. Determinado a compreender a mente humana, ele interna diversos cidadãos, gerando controvérsias e revoltas. A história satiriza a ciência, a sociedade e os limites entre sanidade e loucura, culminando em uma surpreendente... Read more

Lwowski ptak

By: Piotr Tymiński

Narrated by: Małgorzata Gradkowska

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Bohaterska obrona Lwowa widziana oczami młodej dziewczyny Piętnastoletnia Tońka jest wielką patriotką. Swój protest przeciwko zawładnięciu polskim Lwowem przez Ukrainę wyraża chęcią przyłączenia się do walczącej młodzieży. Dowództwo uważa jednak, że dziewczyny mogą być co najwyżej sanitariuszkami, a nie stawać na froncie z bronią w ręku.... Read more

Imperial March

By: Tao Wong

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The march to the throne is littered with the bodies of the great and small in equal measure Born an Imperial Prince, Qu Yuan always knew his options were to strive for the throne or escape. When he’s forced to put his escape plan into action too early, he’s forced out of the imperial palace into the countryside where the war for the throne... Read more

Descent from the Mountain

By: Tao Wong

Narrated by: Eric Yang

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Take a step. Take a bow. Look around, how far you've come. For an immortal, the mortal world has little to offer them. Except, perhaps, perspective. Descent from the Mountain is a short story set in the A Thousand Li universe. This story can be read as a stand-alone. There are no spoilers for later works and the short story does not include... Read more

By Sword and Fan

By: Kathleen Buckley

Narrated by: Fiona Homan-Bowes

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Margaret is her brothers' dependent. With her sister-in-law expecting another child and her younger brother soon to marry, Margaret will lose her home. When her former suitor offers her work as a governess, she accepts, despite misgivings.Unable to marry his first love, Alasdair abandoned his home for a disappointing military career. When his... Read more

The Divine Peak

By: Tao Wong

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

“When living in peace, one must think of danger.”
These were the words Protector Chan’s Master had left him. Now, the greedy eye of a king has landed on their sect once more. In the search to reach the Divine Peak, all too many will fall by the wayside, ground under the bitter dust of desire. Between craving and enlightenment, between the... Read more

Villages and Illnesses

By: Tao Wong

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Expectation conceals the truth. Noblewoman and cultivator Li Yao is called to a small village to investigate a mysterious illness that has drained residents of their chi. Accompanying her are her suitors Xiang An and Shen Wei, both more trouble than they're worth in Li Yao's eyes. Perhaps not all is as it seems. In the village and her suitors.... Read more

Clifftop Crisis and Transformation

By: Tao Wong

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A martial artist falls from a cliff to his death. A rival stands, triumphant above. The beginning of an all too familiar story. Yet, in the time of recuperation and return, time passes and sometimes, the transformation that occurs is not the one you expect. This is a 4,500 word short story set in the A Thousand Li universe featuring as yet to be... Read more

Mary Bennett of Meryton

By: Barbara Randell

Narrated by: Laura Greaves

Length: 3 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Mary Bennet is alone with her parents.
Three sisters are married, another living away. Now is her chance to emerge from their shadows. Becoming more confident, she begins to make new friends.
Among them are a number of eligible young men. But none of them leads to a marriage and security for Mary, as her family members intervene. Fortunately, her... Read more

The Enigma Codex

By: Ethan Bonser

Narrated by: Orion Vesper

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The Enigma Codex by Ethan Bonser is a thrilling adventure that follows cryptographer Alex Carter as he uncovers an ancient manuscript filled with cryptic symbols and hidden messages. Teaming up with archaeologist Lara and guardian Eldric, Alex embarks on a perilous journey to unlock the secrets of a forgotten underground city. Together, they... Read more

A Home Full of Hope

By: Fenella J Miller

Narrated by: Candida Gubbins

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Don't miss the next instalment in the emotional Nightingale Family series from bestselling author, Fenella J MillerA future free of peril?After the death of her husband, Sarah Cooper becomes betrothed to Robert Billings and moves her family back to Colchester. But with Robert away on-board ship, somehow Sarah must hold the family together and... Read more

A Basket Full of Babies

By: Fenella J Miller

Narrated by: Candida Gubbins

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Don't miss the next gripping instalment in the emotional Nightingale Family series from Fenella J Miller.A new family, an old fear...After the death of his wife, Sarah Nightingale marries Dan Cooper and becomes mother to his three little boys. They move to a fine house of their own and Sarah has never been happier with a family to finally call... Read more