Historical Fiction audiobooks

The Mystery Woman - Abridged

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The second Ladies of Lantern Street novel from Amanda Quick explores the crimes, passions and paranormal secrets of Victorian London.Under the plain gray skirts of Miss Beatrice Lockwood's gown, a pistol waits at the ready. For Beatrice is a paid companion on a secret mission—and with a secret past—and she must be prepared to fight for her life... Read more

Mary, Called Magdalene

By: Margaret George

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 30 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times-bestselling author of Elizabeth I brilliantly reimagines the story of the most mysterious woman in the Bible

Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute, a female divinity figure, a church leader, or all of those? Biblical references to her are tantalizingly brief, but we do know that she was the first person to whom the risen Christ... Read more

Promise of Blood

By: Brian McClellan

Narrated by: Christian Rodska

Length: 19 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"Just plain awesome" -- Brandon Sanderson

Civil unrest cripples the citizens of Adro in the aftermath of the revolution that obliterated the monarchy. Now, Field Marshal Tamas and his lieutenants must confront the true cost of freedom in book one of the Powder Mage Trilogy.

It's a bloody business overthrowing a king. . .

Field Marshal Tamas' coup... Read more

All That I Am

By: Anna Funder

Narrated by: Judy Bennett & Saul Reichlin

Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

When Hitler seizes power in 1933, a tight-knit group of friends and lovers suddenly become hunted outlaws overnight. Dora, liberated and fearless; her lover, the great playwright Ernst Toller; Ruth; and Ruth's journalist husband, Hans find refuge in London. There, using secret contacts deep inside the Nazi regime, they take breathtaking risks to... Read more

How to Capture a Countess

By: Karen Hawkins

Narrated by: Alison Larkin

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Urged by her favorite nephew, the intimidating Duchess of Roxburghe agrees to transform a thorny Scottish rose into a lovely bloom. But even she isn't prepared for fiery Rose Balfour.



At seventeen, Rose fell wildly in love with Lord Alton Sinclair, known as Lord Sin for his wicked ways. Stung by his indifference, the starry-eyed girl tried to win... Read more

Highlander Most Wanted

By: Maya Banks

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Genevieve McInnis is locked behind the fortified walls of McHugh Keep, captive of a cruel laird who takes great pleasure in ruining her for any other man. Yet when Bowen Montgomery storms the gates on a mission of clan warfare, Genevieve finds that her spirit is bent but not broken. Still, her path toward freedom remains uncertain. Unable to... Read more

A Plague of Zombies

By: Diana Gabaldon

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In this tale of adventure, murder, snakes, revenge, and zombies, the Royal Governor of Jamaica sends an S.O.S. to London, asking urgently for help in putting down a burgeoning slave rebellion. London replies by sending Lieutenant-Colonel Lord John Grey, with half a battalion of infantry, a company of artillery, and his trusty valet, Tom Byrd. Read more

Kriegsfeuer (Gekürzte Fassung) - Abridged

By: Sabine Ebert

Narrated by: Doris Wolters

Length: 20 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Frühjahr 1813: Europa stöhnt unter Napoleons Herrschaft. Nach der dramatischen Niederlage der Grande Armée gehen Preußen und das Zarenreich zum Gegenangriff über. Im ausgebluteten Sachsen müssen die Menschen Entscheidungen treffen, die ihr Leben unwiderruflich verändern werden: eine Mutter, die verzweifelt auf die Rückkehr ihrer Söhne hofft, ein... Read more

The Strangled Queen

By: Maurice Druon

Narrated by: Peter Joyce

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin. The King is dead. Long live the King. With King Philip IV dead, and the Kingdom left in disarray, as the fatal curse of the Templars plagues the royal house of France. Imprisoned in Chateau Gaillard, Marguerite of Burgundy has fallen into... Read more

Hawk Quest

By: Robert Lyndon

Narrated by: Fleet Cooper

Length: 28 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A soldier races against time to capture four hawks—braving ruthless warlords, bloody battles, and brutally cold seas—in this heart-stopping historical adventure.The year is 1072.The Normans have captured England. The Turks have captured a Norman knight. And in order to free him, a soldier named Vallon must capture four rare hawks.On a... Read more

Motherland

By: William Nicholson

Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister

Length: 16 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

From an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, an “affecting…wartime love story in the tradition of Atonement” (Kirkus Reviews), about three friends who fall into a love triangle during World War II and its aftermath.

From an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, an epic novel of love and loss and the long shadows war leaves behind.

Summer, 1942.... Read more

Midnight at Marble Arch

By: Anne Perry

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In this superbly accomplished new Charlotte and Thomas Pitt adventure, Anne Perry takes us beneath the glittering surface of wealthy Victorian society into a nightmare world of fear and intimidation, where women are too often blamed for the violent attacks against them, and powerful men take what they want, leaving others to pay the price. The... Read more

The Far Time Incident

By: Neve Maslakovic

Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Thanks to the time travel lab at St. Sunniva University, history is no longer a mystery. But when the beloved co-inventor of the university’s time machine is inexplicably smeared across time, academic exploration and the future of St. Sunniva is thrown into doubt.As assistant to the dean of science, Julia Olsen is tasked with helping Campus... Read more

The Ashford Affair

By: Lauren Willig

Narrated by: Nicola Barber

Length: 13 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes The Ashford Affair, a riveting novel about two women in different eras, and on different continents, who are connected by one deeply buried secret.

A New York Times best seller!

As a lawyer in a large Manhattan firm, just shy of making partner, Clementine Evans has finally achieved almost... Read more

The Highlander's Reward

By: Eliza Knight

Narrated by: Corrie James

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Lady Arbella de Mowbray abhors the idea of marrying an English noble occupying Scotland. When she arrives in Stirling, she is thrown into the midst of a full battle between the Scots and the English. Besieged by rebels, she is whisked from her horse by a Highland warrior who promises her safety. But when he kisses her she fears she's more in... Read more

The Heiress of Winterwood

By: Sarah E. Ladd

Narrated by: Jackie Schlicher

Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In this sweet Regency romance, Amelia Barret will risk everything to keep her word—even to the point of proposing to a sea captain she’s never met.Amelia Barrett, heiress to an estate nestled in the English moors, defies family expectations and promises to raise her dying friend’s baby. But she knows she can’t do it alone and finds herself in... Read more

If You Give a Rake a Ruby

By: Shana Galen

Narrated by: Lucy Rivers

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Fallon, the Marchioness of Mystery, is a celebrated courtesan with her finger on the pulse of high society. She's adored by men, hated by their wives. No one knows anything about her past, and she plans to keep it that way.



Warrick Fitzhugh will do anything to protect his compatriots in the Foreign Office, including seduce Fallon, who he thinks... Read more

The Governess and the Sheikh

By: Marguerite Kaye

Narrated by: Julia Franklin

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Marguerite Kaye is critically acclaimed for her scintillating brand of historical romance. Here, Sheikh Prince Jamil al-Nazarri commands all in his realm with shocking ease - everyone except his willful daughter. In the hopes of instilling some discipline in her, Jamil welcomes an English governess into his home. His plans are upended, however,... Read more

The Icecutter's Daughter

By: Tracie Peterson

Narrated by: Stina Nielsen

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Best-selling Christian fiction author Tracie Peterson has garnered many accolades, including a Career Achievement Award from RT Book Reviews. The first in a breathtaking new historical series, The Icecutter's Daughter follows Merrill Krause as she helps harvest ice during Minnesota's brutal winters. Newcomer Rurik Jorgenson is drawn to Merrill,... Read more

The Fever Tree

By: Jennifer McVeigh

Narrated by: Jayne Paterson

Length: 12 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Having drawn comparisons to Gone with the Wind and Out of Africa, The Fever Tree is a page-turner of the very first order.

Frances Irvine, left destitute in the wake of her father’s sudden death, has been forced to abandon her life of wealth and privilege in London and emigrate to the Southern Cape of Africa. 1880 South Africa is a country torn... Read more

Bristol House

By: Beverly Swerling

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh, James Langton & Christian Coulson

Length: 12 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Kate Mosse, a swiftly-paced mystery that stretches from modern London to Tudor England

In modern-day London, architectural historian and recovering alcoholic Annie Kendall hopes to turn her life around and restart her career by locating several long-missing pieces of ancient Judaica. Geoff Harris, an investigative reporter, is... Read more

The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After

By: Julia Quinn

Narrated by: James Langton

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Once upon a time, a historical romance author created a family . . . But not just any family. Eight brothers and sisters, assorted in-laws, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews (not to mention an overweight corgi) plus an irrepressible matriarch who's a match for any of them . . . These are the Bridgertons: less a family than a force of... Read more

No Way Back

By: Andrew Gross

Narrated by: Lorelei King

Length: 8 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

No Way Back is a thrilling page-turner from Andrew Gross, the New York Times bestselling author of 15 Seconds and The Blue Zone. One woman is framed for a horrific crime, and desperate to prove her innocence.A chance meeting with a stranger in a hotel ends in a shocking murder. Wendy Gould is an average mom—and the only witness. Nanny Lauritzia... Read more

Sinners and the Sea

By: Rebecca Kanner

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

While the fate of the world rested on Noah’s shoulders, the survival of the human race rested on hers. The young heroine in Sinners and the Sea is destined for greatness. Known only as “wife” in the Bible and cursed with a birthmark that many think is the brand of a demon, this unnamed woman — fated to become the mother of all generations... Read more