Showing results by publisher "Next Chapter Audio Ltd" in Historical Fiction

West Berkshire, the 1970s. PC Don Barton is convinced that life has taken a turn for the better when he passes his promotion exam and becomes an acting sergeant. Things take a turn for the worse after a violent altercation with a local thug. Soon after, Don finds himself investigating a hit-and-run case. Somehow, international drug smugglers and the London gangland all seem to be involved. Don is determined to find out the truth, but the more he uncovers, the greater the danger becomes. Can he crack the case before more lives are lost?

Baudet’s destiny is foreshadowed by a mysterious old woman in black, who predicts he will accomplish great things in his life. Leaving his village of Vordan in 1673, he plans to forge a new life in Marseilles. Finding lodging in a tavern, he makes fast friends with Father Philippe of the church in the poor quarter of Panier. Unwittingly, he is drawn to the Abbey Saint Victor across the harbor, where his future is to be with the Benedictine Order of monks.

Born to a rich family, young Albornoz's father hopes he would pursue a military career. But to his disappointment, the boy displays more interest toward matters of the church, and in seeking understanding on what is right and wrong. Meanwhile, fisherman Edmond and his wife eke out a humble existence—until a surprising opportunity presents itself. Soon, their lives intertwine with unexpected consequences.

Una anciana cascarrabias está acusada de ayudar a una joven. Una dríada masculina encuentra su lugar en el mundo. Paralizada del cuello para abajo, un adolescente prodigio de la escultura tiene una nueva oportunidad de seguir con su arte. Un profesor victoriano viaja por Inglaterra para dar una conferencia sobre la evolución, solo para meterse en problemas a cada paso. En esta ecléctica mezcla de historias, que abarcan ficción histórica, realismo mágico, contemporáneo y ciencia ficción, El Bardo solo enseña una cosa: viaja con las palabras y descubre adónde te llevan.

Can a painting be a link between the present and the past? Forced to return to his ancestral home in the shadows of the Scottish Highlands, such ideas are far from Andrew Lambert’s mind. His business has failed; his love life is a mess. When his friend invites him for a welcome-home drink, he accepts, and a car crash is the result. From this moment, Andrew’s life is transformed. He locks himself away inside the confines of his family castle, shrouded in secrets and untold stories from the past, and discovers far more than he ever thought possible.

Reuben Cole, de quince años, está a punto de aprender sobre la crueldad del Oeste sin ley. Después de que acude en ayuda de un nativo americano que huye perseguido por una banda asesina, Reuben mata accidentalmente a uno de ellos y pone su propia vida en peligro. Un torbellino de peligro se produce cuando Reuben es perseguido por una banda de asesinos despiadados.

Para la aventurera heredera del acero Violeta Warren, la vida es gratificante pero no verdaderamente satisfactoria. Es la estela de la Primera Guerra Mundial, y aunque tiene algunos amigos y un libro misterioso que le hace compañía, Violeta encuentra la vida en el Pittsburgh de 1919 sofocante. Una aventura en Egipto parece la solución que necesita. Desgraciadamente, Violeta no tiene en cuenta la revuelta en curso de los egipcios. Cuando el tren en el que viaja es atacado, aparece una misteriosa figura que la pone a salvo.

In 1755, the famous Portuguese tile maker Pêro Manuel Pires is empathetic to a fault. He is dedicated to freeing slaves with the proceeds of his art and hiring the freed to work in his tile factory, triggering rage and repercussions from a competitor. Risking his life and liberty, Pêro is determined to push forward. But on All Saints Day, November 1, Portugal is struck by earthquakes, tidal waves and massive fires, and Pêro loses what is most dear to him.

Brothers Owein and Selwyn live in a small Welsh mining village in the early 1980s. Owein falls in love with the beautiful Rhiannon but doesn't realize she's only in it to get to his brother, whom she secretly adores. Heartbroken and furious, Owein takes matters to his own hands, changing the future of their family forever. Years later, Selwyn struggles at giving free rein to urges still considered wrong and sinful by the conservative community. A love story with a difference, One Flesh is a story of love, growth, and acceptance.

Christ Church Priory, Canterbury, 990 AD. Orphaned by Vikings, Folcwin and his elder brother, Aelfwynn, have become excellent scribes. Their lives, enlivened by sibling rivalry, are upset by a competition to illuminate a commissioned psalter. After Folcwin is selected the victor, his brother is accused of murdering another competitor, and he escapes. While Aelfwynn begins a patriotic battle against Viking raiders, Folcwin’s fame as a scribe increases.

It's the early days of the American Civil War, and Reuben Cole is serving as a scout in the Union Army. Posted to a remote fort, the Army of the Potomac, under General McClellan, is attempting an ambitious assault on confederate positions, in the hopes of turning their flank and bringing the war to a swift end. Cole is assigned to track down a ruthless bunch of raiders, hell-bent on killing as many of the Northern Blues as they can.

Spain, 1648. Fifteen-year-old Luis is different than everyone else in the small, sweltering village of Riodelgado - because he can read. Targeted by the local toughs, who make his life a misery, Luis works tirelessly to provide for his ailing mother and young sister. Then, one day, a wandering soldier arrives to the village and everything changes.

Sailing west across the Atlantic, Melcorka and Bradan encounter a strange woman entombed within an iceberg. On her is a headband decorated with the symbol of a falcon. Soon after, they meet a fleet of Norse ships and set sail with them towards the New World. Fighting their way through skraeling hordes and facing the mysterious Ice Giant, they find the ancient pyramid city of Cahokia. But what is the secret of the strange falcon artifact?

On the run from trouble in 1824 St. Louis, James Beckwourth joins an expedition out West. As a freed slave, he struggles for respect, but makes a name for himself as a fighter in engagements with hostile tribes. He is captured by the Crow, who mistake him for a lost member of their tribe, kidnapped as a child. Celebrated in his own time but forgotten since, this is the astonishing story of James Beckwourth: A freed slave who became a prominent war chief of the Crow tribe, and later returned to white society on his own terms.

In 1779 Kanadasaga, Sullivan's Expedition torches a Seneca village and many others, destroying the Iroquois Confederacy. Awakened from sleep, Pilan and Teka flee their blazing longhouse into the woodlands. After a soldier’s bullet thwarts their escape, Pilan vows to meet his beloved Teka again in another life. Two hundred years later in present-day Geneva, New York, historical relics rise. Twilight Ends, a grand Victorian bed-and-breakfast run by the Newhouse family, sits on the property the Iroquois village used to thrive on.

February 1554, Guildhall, London. Queen Mary the First, England’s first queen regnant, is about to make the most important, rallying speech of her life. Her good friend and advisor, Sir Francis Englefield, is with her all the way, supporting her Roman heritage. Mary plans to marry the Catholic Prince of Spain, Philip II, much against the advice of her parliament and most of the people. Even before the lavish wedding ceremony at Salisbury Cathedral, Mary finds she is deeply in love with Philip. In vivid detail, Derek Ansell's The Titian Portrait follows the life of Mary I.

It's 1890. The town is growing and changing, with many emerging farms and ranches. But some of its people are not changing in concert with the times. After the brutal murder of a young girl, the killer escapes from prison with the help of his father. Determined to bring Jenny's killer to justice, Ralph Forney and his best friend, Ross Hendershot, enter into a deadly chase to capture the killer. But even at the 19th century, the West is a dangerous, unforgiving place. Can the law keepers catch the criminals before it's too late?

Spring, 1945. The war in Europe is ending, but in New Orleans' French Quarter, the sultry nights conceal a danger even greater to the future of humanity. Standing alone against this ancient, bloodthirsty evil is scientist Philippe Dumont, who races against time to cure a disease that resembles yellow fever...but is not. Budding researcher Daphne Delaney joins Philippe, hoping to prevent an undead despot from launching his own quest for global dominance.

Gold: The elusive prize so many men and women have dreamed of, and for which so many have died. Of all the great treasures, none has been more coveted and sought after than the lost LaDura. In the turbulent 21st century, the long-lost Medallion of LaDura comes into the possession of beautiful, young Maria. Soon, in a world where the clocks of time stopped long ago, a non-stop adventure of greed, gut-wrenching courage, obsession, and love unfolds. But can Maria find her way to the lost treasure of LaDura?

In ancient Egypt, the venom of a strange, hooded serpent connects two souls. Reincarnated over and over again, their fates are forever intertwined. In times of both war and peace, one is fated to be the maker of kings and the other the narrator of their shared history. Soon, the two will have to face the one inevitable thing in their existence: Change. From Egypt 2500 BC to medieval Scotland and hundreds of years into the future, the plot of this damnable play never changes.