Historical Romance

Dorothea Brooke is an ardent idealist who represses her vivacity and intelligence for the cold, theological pedant Casaubon....

In this Audible Original collection, an all-star list of narrators (Billie Piper, Claire Foy, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh and Gugu Mbatha-Raw) capture Austen’s pin-sharp humour and tone in these dramatisations of her six beloved novels accompanied by a full cast....

Captivating and lushly written, The Night Tiger explores the rich world of servants and masters, ancient superstition and modern ambition, sibling rivalry and unexpected love. Woven through with Chinese folklore and a tantalizing mystery, this novel is a pause-resister of the highest order....

The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known....

Set before and during the great war, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale....

When the Duke of Ashbury returns from war scarred, he realises he needs an heir - which means he needs a wife....

By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister - the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf - Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of them know the truth - it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers....

A bold English adventurer; an invincible Japanese warlord; a beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love....

On the cusp of her first London season, Miss Madeline Gracechurch was shy, pretty, and talented with a drawing pencil but hopelessly awkward with gentlemen....

Passion, tide, and time - the third book in the legendary Poldark saga....

BBC Radio adaptations of three of Georgette Heyer’s sparkling Regency romances and a classic comedy thriller....

Set in a terrifyingly brutal Rome-like world, An Ember in the Ashes is an epic fantasy debut about an orphan fighting for her family and a soldier fighting for his freedom.....

Lake District, 1942: the women at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home must pull together during their darkest hour. But this is not easy when three very different women walk through its doors. Sybil would rather be anywhere else. She hoped to spend the season in London, but an unexpected pregnancy soon put paid to those plans. While poor Rosie arrives with her two children in tow - their lives torn apart after their house was bombed. And when new midwife Edith joins, it's clear she has her own secrets to hide.

ELLE s'est Germaine. Orpheline au caractère bien trempé. Seul le mariage peut lui rendre sa liberté mais la guerre est là. LUI c'est Roger. Son sauveur ? Un cœur tendre, marin robuste, militaire vaillant et endurant. EUX. Mariés, séparés par la guerre. Roger tient son journal de bord et envoie de ses nouvelles quand c'est possible. Germaine prépare leur futur foyer guettant les nouvelles. Sous l'occupation et les restrictions elle n'a qu'un souhait, retrouver celui qui l'a sorti de l'assistance publique.

Going undercover as a governess is a first for Cecilia Gilchrist. But once she's installed in Darlington Castle, discovering whether the mysterious marquess murdered his wife proves more daunting than she imagined. Dashing widower Gideon Rhys, marquess of Darlington, is clearly harboring secrets - but is it possible a cold-blooded killer lurks behind his devastating gaze? Trailing his every move only brings her closer to him. But if her heart misleads her, she could pay with her life....

Drei Schwestern, zwei Kontinente: Jede der drei ist ihren Weg gegangen. Elsa arbeitet in Sydney, Mina hat nach Jahren endlich ihren heimlichen Verlobten William geheiratet, und Carola lebt glücklich mit Werner in Hamburg. Doch dann ist ihr aller Glück in Gefahr: Nicht nur ein Todesfall erschüttert die Familie in ihren Grundfesten, sondern es bricht auch der Erste Weltkrieg aus. Plötzlich leben Carola, Elsa und Mina in verfeindeten Ländern. Wird das Band, das die drei Schwestern zusammenhält, stärker sein als die Schatten des Krieges?

A jilted noblewoman forced into a dual existence half in and half out of the ton is unexpectedly confronted by the nobleman who left her behind 10 years ago, but before either can catch their breaths, they trip over a murder and into a race to capture a killer. 

När Caroline, dotter till hertigen av Northallerton, får reda på att hon ska gifta sig med hertigen av Lynchester, känd för sina många älskarinnor, blir hon helt förtvivlad. Hon är redan djupt förälskad i en annan man. Då beslutar sig hennes yngre syster Elfa för att rädda henne och tillsammans gör de upp en plan.