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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Seaside Library • Book 1
by Alexandre Dumas
Narrated by Bill Homewood
★ 4.82 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.81 Audible (20.5K)More about this pick
Betrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès reinvents himself as the enigmatic Count to orchestrate perfect revenge against his enemies. Bill Homewood's narration spans decades flawlessly.
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Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure
Constable Evan Mystery
by Rhys Bowen
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
★ 4.61 ABR Score (27.8K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (25.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (2.3K)More about this pick
Barrie Kreinik captures the quiet determination of a betrayed 1930s wife who transforms divorce devastation into unexpected liberation and new romance.
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The Other Boleyn Girl
The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels • Book 9
Narrated by Vanessa Kirby
★ 4.52 ABR Score (517.3K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (515.4K) ★ 4.77 Audible (2.0K)More about this pick
Sibling rivalry at Henry VIII's court becomes visceral through Vanessa Kirby's performance as Mary watches her sister Anne steal both king and crown.
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Cometh the Hour
The Clifton Chronicles • Book 6
Narrated by Alex Jennings
★ 4.36 ABR Score (39.6K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (36.7K) ★ 4.59 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
A devastating suicide note sets off a chain reaction affecting the Clifton and Barrington families as Giles contemplates rescuing his love from behind the Iron Curtain.
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The Last Night in London
by Karen White
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik, Saskia Maarleveld
★ 4.30 ABR Score (10.2K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (9.3K) ★ 4.64 Audible (839) - 6
Sons of Thunder
Raven • Book 2
by Giles Kristian
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.18 ABR Score (3.6K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (3.2K) ★ 4.62 Audible (392)More about this pick
Simon Prebble's gravelly delivery captures the raw brutality of Viking warfare perfectly, making this sequel's revenge quest feel genuinely earned and visceral.
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Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint
Narrated by Barrie Kreinik
★ 4.03 ABR Score (151.2K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (149.3K) ★ 4.42 Audible (2.0K) - 8
Boleyn Traitor
The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels • Book 11
Narrated by Gemma Whelan
★ 3.91 ABR Score (10.1K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (10.1K) ★ 5 Audible (2)More about this pick
Jane Boleyn navigates the deadly shadows of Henry VIII's court, where secrets determine survival and whispers can doom queens. Gemma Whelan captures the tension and paranoia of Tudor court intrigue with nuanced skill.
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The Eternal Temple (Ramses, Volume II) (Author) Christian Jacq
Ramsès • Book 2
by Christian Jacq
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 3.89 ABR Score (7.3K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (7.3K) ★ 4.35 Audible (72)More about this pick
Ancient Egypt's political intrigue unfolds as newly crowned Ramses faces betrayal from his scheming brother and questions about old friendships with Moses and Homer.
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![[The Paris Wife] [By: McLain, Paula] [January, 2012] cover](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61rKn640VZL._SL500_.jpg)
[The Paris Wife] [By: McLain, Paula] [January, 2012]
by Paula McLain
Narrated by Carrington MacDuffie
★ 3.70 ABR Score (310.5K ratings)★ 3.82 Goodreads (306.1K) ★ 4 Audible (4.4K)More about this pick
Hadley Richardson marries young Ernest Hemingway and follows him to 1920s Paris, where his writing career flourishes while their marriage crumbles amid affairs and ambition. MacDuffie captures both the romance of expatriate Paris and the pain of a woman watching her husband's success eclipse their love.
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Von Ribbentrop's Watch (Bbc Radio 4 Saturday Play)
by Laurence Marks, Allan Corduner, Harriet Walter, Miriam Margolyes, Nicholas Woodeson, Sophie Winkleman, Maurice Gran
Narrated by Allan Corduner, Harriet Walters, Miriam Margolyes, Full Cast
★ 3.66 ABR Score (6 ratings)★ 4.83 Audible (6)More about this pick
Gerald inherits a Nazi war criminal's watch, hoping to solve his failing wine business's financial troubles. Miriam Margolyes and Allan Corduner anchor this BBC drama about wartime artifacts and family conflict.
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