HNR Issue 12 (May 2000)
Stonewall’s Gold
During the last remaining months of the US Civil War, men on both sides of the conflict began to lose…
The Reluctant Guardian
Colonel Sir Isaac Rebow, a war veteran, country gentleman, and budding politician, is vexed by a missive from his manipulating…
Raveled Ends of Sky
J. B. Chiles did lead a band of settlers on a covered wagon trek across the western U.S., through the…
American By Blood
First, the bad news about this first novel. Dealing with the aftermath of Custer’s disaster at the Little Big Horn,…
The Secret Wife of King George IV
Diane Haeger is no stranger to tales of royal romance, having dramatized the love story of Henri II of France…
Dark Eagle: A Novel of Benedict Arnold and the American Revolution
The name Benedict Arnold is synonymous with the word “traitor” in the American vocabulary. With this novel the author attempts…
Soul of the Sacred Earth
Except for a brief prelude set in 1599, the events in this book take place during the summer and fall…
The Tidal Poole: An Elizabeth I Mystery
Queen Elizabeth the First is in vogue these days. First we have two popular movies (Shakespeare in Love and Elizabeth)…
Dorcas Good: The Diary of a Salem Witch
Choosing to tell the tale of the 1692 Salem witches as a diary written by one of them seemed like…
The Maiden and the Unicorn
During the turbulent period now known as the Wars of the Roses, Marjorie of Warwick finds herself caught between love…
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