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  The Faraway Drums

  Jon Cleary

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  In 1911 in Delhi, King George V is on the brink of being crowned emperor of India. While on duty near Simla, a handsome British intelligence officer, Clive Farnol, finds a plot to assassinate His Majesty. Meanwhile, a young Bostonian reporter, Bridie O'Brady, is in town to write about the coronation. In this exotic tale of romance and intrigue, Clive and Bridie must together trek from Simla to Delhi amidst ambush attempts and a sly group of traveling companions—Indian, German, and English alike—in order to protect the king and spread the news.

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  Lavender Blue

  Parris Afton Bonds

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  80s Romance Reboot 
  Parris Afton Bonds is the New York Times Bestselling Author of more than 50 novels - most of them are historical fiction and historical romance. Join Parris as she reboots her classic romance novels as audiobooks. 
  Many of these spicy romances were originally published in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The days of heaving bosoms, throbbing loins, and ripped bodices. He wanted to take her, and she wanted to be taken; but she wasn’t going to tell him that! 
  Travel back in time to the days of big hair, big shoulders, and big libidos.Lavender Blue 
  The Frenchman was everything Jeanette St. John detested. A mercenary, a man with no morals, a renegade. But Kitt was reckless and daring, cautious and calculating – and he was captain of one of the fastest ships on the ocean. And so she bargained with the devil – on his terms. In exchange for transporting her cotton and turning it into medical supplies and ammunition for her beloved Confederacy, she was to let him ravish her for every shipment he delivered.

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  If I Were You

  L. Ron Hubbard

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  Tom Little is a circus midget with giant dreams. He may be king of the midgets, but he’s got grander ambitions—to become the ringmaster. Now, drawing on some dark ancient secrets, he’s about to get his wish. But in assuming another man’s identity, Tom must also take on his enemies—who want to make him pay for the big man’s sins. The circus is coming to town, as the audio version of If I Were You puts you in the center ring of the magic, mystery, and madness.

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  Ninety-Three

  Victor Hugo

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  Ninety-Three is Victor Hugo's final and one of his most powerful novels—a sweeping historical epic set during the turbulent year of 1793 at the height of the French Revolution. With masterful storytelling and profound moral insight, Hugo plunges readers into a world torn apart by civil war, ideological fanaticism, and the clash between duty and compassion.
  
  The novel unfolds in Brittany, where royalist insurgents rise against the revolutionary government in Paris. At the center of the conflict stand three unforgettable figures: the Marquis de Lantenac, a resolute aristocrat and leader of the royalist forces; Gauvain, his idealistic and progressive nephew who fights for the Republic; and Cimourdain, a stern revolutionary priest turned political commissioner, bound by unyielding devotion to revolutionary principles. Their intertwined destinies form the emotional and philosophical core of the story.
  
  Through these characters, Hugo explores the moral complexities of revolution. Rather than presenting a simple battle between right and wrong, he reveals the humanity on both sides of the struggle. The aristocrat possesses courage and honor; the revolutionary general embodies mercy and hope; the revolutionary commissioner represents uncompromising justice. As violence escalates and loyalties are tested, each must confront the limits of ideology and the cost of conviction.
  
  Rich in dramatic tension, Ninety-Three portrays sea battles, prison escapes, peasant uprisings, and the relentless machinery of revolutionary tribunals. Yet beneath the action lies a deeper meditation on power, conscience, and sacrifice. Hugo examines whether true progress can be achieved through terror, and whether compassion can survive in times of extremism. The novel asks timeless questions: Can mercy coexist with justice? Is loyalty to an ideal greater than loyalty to family? What is the true meaning of revolution?
  
  Hugo's prose is vivid and lyrical, blending grand historical scope with intimate psychological depth. He paints sweeping landscapes of storm-tossed seas and war-scarred villages while also delving into the inner conflicts of his characters. His portrayal of 1793 is not merely historical—it is symbolic, representing a moment when humanity stood at a crossroads between destruction and renewal.
  
  Written during Hugo's later years, Ninety-Three reflects his mature political thought and deep belief in human progress tempered by compassion. Though set in the past, its themes of ideological division, moral responsibility, and reconciliation remain strikingly relevant.
  
  Powerful, dramatic, and philosophically rich, Ninety-Three stands as a monumental work of historical fiction. It is a story of war and mercy, fanaticism and forgiveness, and the enduring struggle to reconcile justice with humanity.

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  The Kings Have Won - An...

  Adrien Gold

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  Is America ruled by the ‘shadowy government’ which famed journalist Ferdinand Lundberg described in 1934? Is the nation ruled by what President Carter called “an Oligarchy instead of a Democracy”? 
  In The Kings Have Won, a series of fun and compelling short stories covering 200 years of American history, Adrien Gold recounts the many battles for the wealth of our nation. From the burning of Washington DC, and JFK.’s Presidential Order 11110, to J.P. Morgan’s Jekyll Island Meeting and the 1929 Crash; from President Andrew Jackson’s proud proclamation, “I killed the Bank,” all the way up to the Financial Crisis of 2008, Gold manages to both inform and entertain in this masterful work of historical fiction that will forever alter your conception of American history.

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  Expensive Place to Die An

  Len Deighton

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  "For sheer readability he has no peer" —Evening Standard 
   
   
   
  Paris in the 1960s caters for every taste, and nowhere more than at the private "clinic" run by the enigmatic Monsieur Datt on Avenue Foch, which supplies psychedelic drugs and sexual favors to the city's elite—all the while secretly filming guests in order to blackmail them. Into this decadent underworld steps a bespectacled British spy. Sent on what seems like a simple mission, he soon finds himself playing a game where the rules are unknown—and even victory could be fatal. 
   
   
   
  "Take this excellent thriller at a single gulp" —Sunday Times

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