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A Suitable Bride
- The Duke's Alliance, Book 1
- By: Fenella J Miller
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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Miss Grace DuPont has no wish to marry. However, her father is determined to gain entrance to the drawing rooms of the ton and believes his wealth and Grace’s beauty will be enough to attract an aristocratic suitor.
By: Fenella J Miller
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The Venetian Heretic
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
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Rich with authentic detail, this is the story of a complex world not so different from our own, and Christian Cameron, the modern master of historical fiction, brings real history to life in a way no other author can.
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Excellent historical fiction
- By Anonymous User on 24-06-2025
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Il me semble, mesdames
- By: Florence Delay
- Narrated by: Florence Delay
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Florence Delay nous entraîne dans une délicieuse promenade au château de Fontainebleau, au temps de la cour de France de François 1er...
By: Florence Delay
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Murder Most Foul
- By: Guy Jenkin
- Narrated by: Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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It’s 1593, Elizabeth I is Queen and everyone is terrified of the worst outbreak of plague in a generation. Shakespeare has only written six plays and is lagging behind his friend Christopher Marlowe, London’s leading playwright.
By: Guy Jenkin
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The Secrets of the Rose
- By: Nicola Cornick
- Narrated by: Janine Birkett, Hannah Genesius
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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Two women divided by time but bound by a centuries’ old mystery. Bestseller Nicola Cornick is back with a thrilling adventure, a heartbreaking love story and the unforgettable story of how the courage of one woman can save a family and even save a nation.
By: Nicola Cornick
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Sword of Justice
- Chivalry, Book 4
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 20 hrs
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Political alliances are beginning to rupture, and no state is immune: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan Genoa, Venice, Constantinople . . . Every mercenary knight must sharpen his sword and prepare for battle.
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A Suitable Bride
- The Duke's Alliance, Book 1
- By: Fenella J Miller
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Miss Grace DuPont has no wish to marry. However, her father is determined to gain entrance to the drawing rooms of the ton and believes his wealth and Grace’s beauty will be enough to attract an aristocratic suitor.
By: Fenella J Miller
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The Venetian Heretic
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Rich with authentic detail, this is the story of a complex world not so different from our own, and Christian Cameron, the modern master of historical fiction, brings real history to life in a way no other author can.
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Excellent historical fiction
- By Anonymous User on 24-06-2025
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Il me semble, mesdames
- By: Florence Delay
- Narrated by: Florence Delay
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Florence Delay nous entraîne dans une délicieuse promenade au château de Fontainebleau, au temps de la cour de France de François 1er...
By: Florence Delay
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Murder Most Foul
- By: Guy Jenkin
- Narrated by: Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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It’s 1593, Elizabeth I is Queen and everyone is terrified of the worst outbreak of plague in a generation. Shakespeare has only written six plays and is lagging behind his friend Christopher Marlowe, London’s leading playwright.
By: Guy Jenkin
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The Secrets of the Rose
- By: Nicola Cornick
- Narrated by: Janine Birkett, Hannah Genesius
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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Two women divided by time but bound by a centuries’ old mystery. Bestseller Nicola Cornick is back with a thrilling adventure, a heartbreaking love story and the unforgettable story of how the courage of one woman can save a family and even save a nation.
By: Nicola Cornick
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Sword of Justice
- Chivalry, Book 4
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 20 hrs
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Political alliances are beginning to rupture, and no state is immune: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan Genoa, Venice, Constantinople . . . Every mercenary knight must sharpen his sword and prepare for battle.
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The Ruby Ring
- By: Diane Haeger
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
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Rome, 1520. The Eternal City is in mourning. Raphael Sanzio, beloved painter and national hero, has died suddenly at the height of his fame. His body lies in state at the Pantheon. At the nearby convent of Sant'Apollonia, a young woman comes to the Mother Superior, seeking refuge....
By: Diane Haeger
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Lionheart
- By: Ben Kane
- Narrated by: Philip Stevens
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
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1179. Henry II is King of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Brittany and Aquitaine. The House of Plantagenet reigns supreme. But there is unrest in Henry's house. Not for the first time, his family talks of rebellion....
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Yes to everything.
- By Adam Michael on 30-09-2020
By: Ben Kane
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The Weather Woman
- By: Sally Gardner
- Narrated by: Sophie Roberts
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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The rich and atmospheric new novel from prize-winning author Sally Gardner, set in the 18th century between the two great Frost Fairs....
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Fantastic imaginative story
- By Carolyn Streeter on 07-04-2025
By: Sally Gardner
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The Scarlet Letter
- By: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Narrated by: Michael Learned
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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Written in the winter of 1849, The Scarlet Letter unfolds the story of Hester Prynne, a young woman branded as an adulteress in the harsh Puritan world of 17th-century New England....
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Poorly narrated and the story itself doesn’t live up to the hype
- By Lloyd on 27-09-2021
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The Chocolate Maker's Wife
- By: Karen Brooks
- Narrated by: Willow Nash
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
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When Rosamund Tomkins enters the world with her darkling eyes and strange laughter, the midwives are afraid, believing her a changeling. But Rosamund's life is set to be anything but enchanted....
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Another terrific Historical fiction.
- By Maryanne on 15-03-2025
By: Karen Brooks
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Tom Swan and the Head of St George
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
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1450s France. A young Englishman, Tom Swan, is kneeling in the dirt, waiting to be killed by the French who have taken him captive. He's not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of ancient Greece and Rome....
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Masterful Narration
- By Curt Diegmann on 26-12-2024
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Tom Swan and the Keys of Saint Peter
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
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Tom Swan and his friends are trying to save Europe from the Turks, but most of his adversaries seem to be other Europeans. This time, an unnamed cabal is trying to kill him and, incidentally, ruin the banks and trade of England, France and Italy....
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The plot thickens.
- By Curt Diegmann on 03-02-2025
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The Mapmaker's Daughter
- By: Clare Marchant
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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When thirty-six-year-old Robyn Willoughby discovers a blood-stained Tudor map in her father’s antique map shop, desperate for a distraction from her problems, she decides to investigate. But as Robyn delves into the mystery, she finds herself caught up in a centuries-old secret....
By: Clare Marchant
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The King’s Banquet: Based on Actual Events
- The Banquet Series, Book 1
- By: Derek Gorman
- Narrated by: Tony Scheinman
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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June 1589: Lord Sinclair, proud of his castle in Aberdeenshire, hosts the banquet to celebrate peace with England and the king's impending marriage. Celebrations have to be discreet, as the country is facing political and financial turmoil, but this won't be a quiet night's celebration....
By: Derek Gorman
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A Daughter of Fair Verona
- By: Christina Dodd
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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Once upon a time a young couple met and fell in love. You probably know that story, and how it ended (hint: badly). Only here’s the thing: That’s not how it ended at all. Romeo and Juliet are alive and well and the parents of seven kids. I’m the oldest.
By: Christina Dodd
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Rouge Brésil
- By: Jean-Christophe Rufin
- Narrated by: Bernard Gabay
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
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La conquête du Brésil par les Français est un des épisodes les plus extraordinaires et les plus méconnus de la Renaissance...
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To the Eastern Seas
- Thomas Kydd 22
- By: Julian Stockwin
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and swashbuckling adventure during the great Age of Sail: To the Eastern Seas is the 22nd novel in Julian Stockwin's acclaimed Thomas Kydd series....
By: Julian Stockwin
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The Far Pavilions
- By: M. M. Kaye
- Narrated by: Vineeta Rishi, Blake Ritson, Ayesha Dharker
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of M.M. Kaye’s epic novel of love and war....
By: M. M. Kaye
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The Last Jew
- By: Noah Gordon
- Narrated by: Phillip Church
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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The Last Jew is a glimpse of the past, an authentic tale of high adventure, and a tender and unforgettable love story....
By: Noah Gordon
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Yankee Mission
- Thomas Kydd, Book 25
- By: Julian Stockwin
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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Two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region—there can be only one victor to hold all the spoils....
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Not a particularly good story
- By Scott Berens on 11-10-2022
By: Julian Stockwin
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The Secrets of Saffron Hall
- By: Clare Marchant
- Narrated by: Hattie Ladbury
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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Though Eleanor is not wealthy, the saffron spice she grows for her new husband is more valuable than gold....
By: Clare Marchant
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Thunderer
- Thomas Kydd, Book 24
- By: Julian Stockwin
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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1812. Arriving back in England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London, he's greeted by the Prince Regent, who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his present command, insists he be given a bigger ship....
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disappointing
- By M on 12-12-2021
By: Julian Stockwin
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Disobedient
- By: Elizabeth Fremantle
- Narrated by: Emma D'Arcy
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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A jewel-bright place of change, with sumptuous new palaces and lavish wealth on display. A city where women are seen but not heard....
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Harrowing & Powerful
- By Nicole Westwood on 09-09-2024
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The House of Hidden Secrets
- By: Lauren Westwood
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
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Alex Hart loves her job as manager of Mallow Court, an historic Elizabethan house. But the discovery of a antique jewelled locket and a long-buried secret changes everything...
By: Lauren Westwood
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The Virgins of Venice
- A Novel
- By: Gina Buonaguro
- Narrated by: Carlotta Brentan
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
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In sixteenth-century Venice, one young noblewoman dares to resist the choices made for her.
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enchanting book- a delight for historical fiction fans
- By Charlie on 16-11-2023
By: Gina Buonaguro
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The Borgia Confessions
- A Novel
- By: Alyssa Palombo
- Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Tim Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
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Alyssa Palombo's captivating new novel, The Borgia Confessions, is a story of passion, politics, and class, set against the rise and fall of one of Italy's most infamous families - the Borgias....
By: Alyssa Palombo
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The House of Echoes
- By: Alexandra Walsh
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Two women divided by centuries but joined by secrets and courage. And when a twist in their histories threatens them both with the same fate – losing the man they love – their revenge will be the same too.
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The house of echoes
- By brenda on 05-06-2025
By: Alexandra Walsh
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The Serpent and the Rose
- A Novel
- By: Catherine Butterfield
- Narrated by: Catherine Butterfield
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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In 16th century France, Marguerite de Valois is growing up in one of Europe's most dysfunctional families - the Medici clan. Their extreme inbreeding has led to an alarming number of genetic defects in France's kings. Marguerite alone has escaped this curse.
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Between Two Kings
- Or, Ten Years Later
- By: Alexandre Dumas, Lawrence Ellsworth - translator
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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For years d’Artagnan shared his adventures with his three comrades - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - but now, in Between Two Kings, the First Musketeer returns to the forefront....
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The narrator was not a good choice for this book
- By raven on 02-10-2021
By: Alexandre Dumas, and others