Listen To Free Audio Book Of Fiction, Historical Top Rated

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Falling from Horses Author: Molly Gloss Narrator: David Aaron Baker Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 10-28-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: In 1938, 19-year-old cowboy Bud Frazer sets his sights on becoming a stunt rider in the movies. Fantasizing about rubbing shoulders with the great screen cowboys of his youth, he leaves his home in Echol Creek, Oregon, and heads for Hollywood. On the long bus ride south, Bud meets a young woman who also harbors dreams of making it in the movies, though not as a starlet but as a writer, a real writer. Lily Shaw is bold and outspoken and confident in ways completely out of proportion with her small frame and bookish looks. The two proceed to strike up an unlikely kinship that will carry them through their tumultuous days in Hollywood - and, as it happens, for

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Sharpe's Honour: The Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813 Subtitle: The Sharpe Series, Book 16 Author: Bernard Cornwell Narrator: Rupert Farley Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Major Sharpe finds himself a fugitive, hunted by enemy and ally alike. Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army's campaign with grim expectancy. For victory depends on the increasingly fragile alliance between Britain and Spain - an alliance that must be maintained at any cost. Pierre Ducos, the wily French intelligence officer, sees a chance both to destroy the alliance and to achieve a personal revenge on Richard Sharpe. And when the lovely spy La Marquesa takes a hand in the game, Sharpe finds himself enmeshed in a web of political intrigue

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Lamentation Subtitle: Shardlake, Book 6 Author: C. J. Sansom Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-14 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 28 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: The eagerly anticipated new Shardlake novel from the number-one best-selling author. Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Catholic councillors are engaged in a final and decisive power struggle; whoever wins will control the government of Henry's successor, eight-year-old Prince Edward. As heretics are hunted across London, and the radical Protestant Anne Askew is burned at the stake, the Catholic party focus their attack on Henry's sixth wife, Matthew Shardlake's old mentor, Queen Catherine Parr. Shardlake, still haunted by events aboard the warship Mary Rose the year before, is w

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Blind Eye Subtitle: A Sephardic Journey Author: Marcia Fine Narrator: Christina Cox Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 10-20-14 Publisher: L'Image Press, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: First Place NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Emblazoned across distance and time, The Blind Eye A Sephardic Journey, frames a sweeping narrative beginning in 1492 with the expulsion of almost all Jews from Spain. As The Inquisition pursues them for 400 years they seek refuge in Portugal, Brazil and beyond. With the historical accuracy of scents, sounds and sights, this First Prize winner links family and cultural ties to a contemporary Cubana with a wicked wit as she learns about her past. Fast and moving. The Blind Eye by award-winning author MARCIA FINE, is a First Prize winner from the Arizona Authors Association. This work of

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Reign: The Prophecy Author: Lily Blake Narrator: Anne Marie Gideon Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 10-01-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: An original novel based on the hit television series, Reign. Since Mary, Queen of Scotland was a child, the English have wanted her country and her crown. She is sent to France to wed its next king - to save herself and her people. It's a bond that should protect her, but there are forces that conspire...forces of darkness, forces of the heart. Mary's rule, and her life, has never been safe. Find out what happens to Mary, Francis, Bash, and the rest of the French court after the season one finale. Long may she reign. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Desert God Author: Wilbur Smith Narrator: Mike Grady Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: A novel of Ancient Egypt from the best-selling author of River God. Wilbur Smith is a master at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time. On the banks of the Nile, a hero will rise. Across the lush plains of Egypt, Taita, a freed eunuch slave, wears his authority lightly. Not only is he the close advisor to the Pharaoh, but he is guardian to Pharaoh Tamose's two teenage sisters, the young beauties Tehuti and Bekatha. But the kingdom is not at peace. They have been fighting Southern Egypt's constant and historic enemy, the Hyksos people in the north, since time began. To finally crush them, Pharaoh must turn to his most trusted friend. Taita,

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Miniaturist Author: Jessie Burton Narrator: Davina Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 08-26-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Sold in over 30 territories, this evocative debut in the tradition of Sarah Dunant, Tracey Chevalier, and Emma Donoghue is set among a wealthy, dysfunctional family living in Amsterdam in 1686, during the decline of the Dutch Golden Age "There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed...." On an autumn day in 1686, 18-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of the illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later does Johannes appear and present her with an extrao

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Deadliest Sin Author: The Medieval Murders Narrator: Colin Mace Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-31-14 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: In the spring of 1348, tales begin of poisonous clouds fast approaching, which have overwhelmed whole cities, with scarcely a human being left. While some pray earnestly, there are those who hope that God's wrath might be averted by pilgrimage. When a group of pilgrims are forced to shelter at an inn, their host encourages them to tell their stories of sin, so that it might emerge which one is the best. And the worst... Critic Reviews: "With the combined imaginations of Bernard Knight Susanna Gregory, Ian Morson, and Philip Gooden, this is a thoroughly enjoyable read" (Daily Mail on The Sacred Stone) "The various excellent crime writers each wea

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Sheep Country Author: M. M. Lehman Narrator: Gene Engene Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 04-10-14 Publisher: Books in Motion Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Upon the death of her father, Kim Demming has no alternative but to leave Seattle and go live with her uncle in Arrowhead, Wyoming. On the way, she meets Steve Owens a drifting cowhand who decides to look for work in Arrowhead. Neither of the two are aware of the serious roles they are about to play in Wyoming. Kim knew her uncle owned a ranch, but she didn't have any idea it was a sheep ranch located in cattle country. Nor was she aware of the range war brewing. Both Kim and Steve are hell-bent for trouble.... Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Vacant Possession Author: Hilary Mantel Narrator: Sandra Duncan Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-14 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Ten years have passed since Muriel Axon was locked away for society's protection, but psychiatric confinement has only increased her malice and ingenuity. At last free, she sets into motion an intricate plan to exact revenge on those who had her put away. Her former social worker, Isabel, and her old neighbors have moved on, but Muriel, with her talent for disguise, will infiltrate their homes and manipulate their lives, until all her enemies are brought together for a gruesome finale. Hilary Mantel's razor-sharp wit animates every page of this darkly comic tale of retribution. Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Typewriter Girl Author: Alison Atlee Narrator: Rosalyn Landor Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: All Betsey Dobson has ever asked is the chance to be viewed on her own merits, but in a mans world, that is the unforgivable sin. When Betsey disembarks from the London train in the seaside resort of Idensea, all she owns is a small valise and a canary in a cage. After attempting to forge a letter of reference she knew would be denied her, Betsey has been fired from the typing pool of her previous employer. Her vigorous protest left one man wounded, another jilted, and her character permanently besmirched. Now, without money or a reference for her promised job, the future looks even bleaker than the debacle behind her. But her life is about to changebecause

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Mummifier's Daughter Subtitle: A Novel in Ancient Egypt Author: Nathaniel Burns Narrator: Kevin Clay Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-14 Publisher: Heiken Marketing Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: This is Young Neti-Kertys dream: To follow in her fathers footsteps and become the first female mummifier in Thebes. Shabaka, the secretive Prefect, the Pharaohs special envoy charged with combating crime in the capital of the Pharaohs empire, also often makes use of Neti Kertys special talents. With her powers of deduction and knowledge of the dead, she has already helped solve many crimes. But then the unimaginable happens. Her parents are cruelly murdered, and Neti-Kertys small, idyllic world shatters. Together with Shabaka the Prefect, she embarks on the search for her parents murderer. Surviving many shared advent

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Crook and Flail Subtitle: The She-King Author: L. M. Ironside Narrator: Amanda C. Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 02-26-14 Publisher: Libbie M. Grant Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: The son of the god must take her rightful place on Egypt's throne. Hatshepsut longs for power, but she is constrained by her commitment to maat - the sacred order of righteousness, the way things must be. Her mother claims Hatshepsut is destined for Egypt's throne - not as the king's chief wife, but as the king herself, despite her female body. But a woman on the throne defies maat, and even Hatshepsut is not so bold as to risk the safety of the Two Lands for her own ends. As God's Wife of Amun, she believes she has found the perfect balance of power and maat, and has reconciled herself to contentment with her station. But even tha

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Hitler's Daughter Author: Jackie French Narrator: Caroline Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 02-01-14 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. Was it just a story or did Hitler's daughter really exist? And If you were Hitler's daughter, would all the horror that occurred be your fault, too? Do things that happened a long time ago still matter? First published in 1999, Hitler's Daughter has sold over 100,000 copies in Australia alone and has received great critical acclaim, both in Australia and the twelve counties where it has been published. Critic Reviews: "A fresh, well-told, and sobering stor

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Secret of Magic Author: Deborah Johnson Narrator: Peter Francis James Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 01-27-14 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 89 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: In 1946, a young female attorney from New York City attempts the impossible: attaining justice for a black man in the Deep South. Regina Robichard works for Thurgood Marshall, who receives an unusual letter asking the NAACP to investigate the murder of a returning black war hero. It is signed by M. P. Calhoun, the most reclusive author in the country. As a child, Regina was captivated by Calhoun's The Secret of Magic, a novel in which white and black children played together in a magical forest. Once down in Mississippi, Regina finds that nothing in the South is as it seems. She must navigate the muddy waters of racism, relationships, and her own tragi

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Land Girls Author: Angela Huth Narrator: Caroline Lennon Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 12-23-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: With the country's men at war, it falls to the land girls to pitch in and do their bit.... Stella arrives at Hallows Farm in her Rayon stockings, having just waved goodbye to the love of life - naval officer Philip. Agatha has just graduated from Cambridge; life on the Farm is certainly going to offer her a different kind of education. Prue, a hairdresser from Manchester, is used to painting the town red, not manual labour. Joe dreams of leaving the family farm and becoming a fighter pilot. But with the arrival of these three beautiful young women, there's enough to keep him busy on the farm for the time being.... Work is hard and the effects of war start to take th

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Naked Marquis Author: Sally Mackenzie Narrator: Karen Asconi Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 10-22-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 65 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: As marriage proposals go, Charles Draysmith's suit is as romantic as the moors in December. Emma Peterson might be only a vicar's daughter, and he the new Marquis of Knightsdale, and perhaps he would rather marry her than endure the marriage mart. But when he suggests how much he'll enjoy securing an heir, well, a lady can only endure so much. But the Lady is passionate. There's something about a woman throwing pottery at a man that piques his interest. Perhaps his proposal lacks grace, Charles thinks. But it does seem a perfect solution. He acquires a wife; his young charges have the mother they so desperately need, and Emma gains security and position. Y

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Soldier of the Horse Author: Robert Mackay Narrator: Paul Christy Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 10-16-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Winnipeg, 1914. Tom Macrae is working on his law degree and enjoying the company of his sweetheart, Ellen. When the call to arms comes, both Tom and Ellen are torn from their secure, settled lives in the prairie city. Tom finds himself hunched in the trenches, amid the mud and horror of the Great War, while Ellen faces an uncertain future in Toms absence. His prospects bleak, Tom serves with the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, in the thick of the stalemated struggles on the Western Front. In addition to the soldiers comradeship, Tom discovers the strong bonds of trust between the soldiers and their horses. With his own horse as his closest companion, he dodges a hu

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: Flight to Canada Author: Ishmael Reed Narrator: Vince Bailey Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 07-30-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: Brilliantly portrayed by a novelist with "a talent for hyperbole and downright yarning unequaled since Mark Twain", (Saturday Review), this slave's-eye view of the Civil War exposes America's racial foibles of the past and present with uninhibited humor and panache. Mixing history, fantasy, political reality, and comedy, Ishmael Reed spins the tale of three runaway slaves and the master determined to catch them. His on-target parody of fugitive-slave narratives and other literary forms includes a hero who boards a jet bound for Canada; Abraham Lincoln waltzing through slave quarters to the tune of "Hello, Dolly"; and a plantation mistress entranced by TV's Beec

Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon Subtitle: The Sephardic Cycle, Book 1 Author: Richard Zimler Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 07-23-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Fiction, Historical Publisher's Summary: The Last Kabbalist ofLisbon, an international best seller, is an extraordinary novel that transports listeners into the universe of Jewish Kabbalah during the Lisbon massacre of April 1506. Just a few years earlier, Jews living in Portugal were dragged to the baptismal font and forced to convert to Christianity. Many of these New Christians persevered in their Jewish prayers and rituals in secret and at great riskthe hidden, arcane practices of the kabbalists, a mystical sect of Jews, continued as well. ©2013 Richard Zimler (P)2013 Blackstone Audio Contact me for any questions: inforeq17@gmail.com