Audiobooks Like Written in My Own Heart's Blood

Davina Porter has narrated this series for so long that she inhabits every character the way an actor inhabits a long-running role — the Scottish cadences are completely natural, and she moves between the generations with the ease of someone who knows this family as well as the author does. These recommendations are heavy on Porter's narration across historical and genre fiction, pulling together listens that benefit from her particular combination of warmth, authority, and period sensitivity.

10 audiobooks for fans of Written in My Own Heart's Blood

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    The Scottish Prisoner cover

    The Scottish Prisoner

    Lord John Grey • Book 3

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Narrated by Jeff Woodman, Rick Holmes

    4.39 ABR Score (41.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (35.9K) ★ 4.57 Audible (5.2K)
    15h 47m listening time • Released 2011
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    The Apothecary's Daughter cover

    The Apothecary's Daughter

    by Julie Klassen

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    3.97 ABR Score (28.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.82 Goodreads (27.3K) ★ 4.42 Audible (939)
    13h 43m listening time • Released 2009

    Davina Porter's voice transforms this historical mystery into something intimate and obsessive—you'll feel Lilly's eidetic memory as a burden, not a gift, as she unravels her mother's disappearance against the glittering backdrop of Regency London.

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    Innocent Traitor

    by Alison Weir

    Narrated by Stina Nielsen, Davina Porter, Bianca Amato

    3.97 ABR Score (38.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.98 Goodreads (35.1K) ★ 4.28 Audible (2.9K)
    18h 11m listening time • Released 2007

    Multiple narrators bring distinct voices to Jane Grey's tragedy, making her inner life feel immediate and lived-in across 18 hours of meticulously researched Tudor intrigue that reads like a thriller.

  4. 4
    What Angels Fear cover

    What Angels Fear

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 1

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    3.90 ABR Score (21.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (18.6K) ★ 4.26 Audible (2.9K)
    11h 47m listening time • Released 2014
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    The Miniaturist

    The Miniaturist • Book 1

    by Jessie Burton, Unknown Author

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    3.63 ABR Score (155.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.62 Goodreads (153.6K) ★ 4.07 Audible (1.7K)
    13h 17m listening time • Released 2014

    Davina Porter's narration transforms this atmospheric Dutch Golden Age mystery into pure immersion—her voice captures the claustrophobia and intrigue so completely you'll forget you're listening rather than watching.

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    Why Kill the Innocent

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 13

    by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.27 ABR Score (6.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.65 Audible (788)
    10h 20m listening time • Released 2018

    Davina Porter's narration elevates this Regency murder mystery into something genuinely gripping—her ability to distinguish characters and build tension across 10 hours makes the Byzantine court intrigue feel immediate and dangerously real.

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    Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue

    Poor Relation • Book 5

    by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.11 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.93 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.61 Audible (1.2K)
    4h 50m listening time • Released 2012

    Davina Porter's crisp, witty narration transforms this Regency romp into pure comedic gold—the perfect escape when you want clever banter and delicious chaos without breaking a sweat.

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    Miss Tonks Turns to Crime

    Poor Relation • Book 2

    by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    4.05 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.81 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (2.4K)
    4h 44m listening time • Released 2012

    Davina Porter's arch delivery transforms this genteel heist into pure comedic gold—she nails every prim dowager and flustered aristocrat with such distinct, delicious voices you'll forget you're listening.

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    Shadows Over Stonewycke

    The Stonewycke Legacy • Book 2

    by Michael R. Phillips, Judith Pella

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    3.96 ABR Score (587 ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (506) ★ 4.77 Audible (81)
    18h 16m listening time • Released 2009

    Davina Porter's narration transforms this wartime mystery into something intimate and haunting—she captures the fracturing tension between Logan and Allison so convincingly you feel the marriage crumbling alongside the bombs falling around them.

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    The Lady of Stonewycke

    Stonewycke Trilogy • Book 3

    by Michael R. Phillips, Judith Pella

    Narrated by Davina Porter

    3.93 ABR Score (904 ratings)
    ★ 4.07 Goodreads (779) ★ 4.55 Audible (125)
    10h 43m listening time • Released 2006

    Davina Porter's nuanced narration transforms this sprawling family saga into something intimate—she makes you feel the weight of generational secrets and Scottish heritage the way only the best audiobook performances can.

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