HNR Issue 42 (November 2007)
Eleanor the Queen
Eleanor the Queen is a vivid account of the life of one of the world’s most famous queens, Eleanor of…
An Accomplished Woman
Editors' choice
Jude Morgan follows up his tragic and haunting novel Symphony with this witty, Jane-Austen-inspired comedy of errors. Ten years ago…
Heart of Ice
In Kent in the winter of 1194, King Richard I is still a prisoner in Europe, and England is being…
Island of Exiles
Editors' choice
In this latest entry to Parker’s mystery series set in 11th century Japan, Sugawara Akitada, a middle-ranking government administrator, is…
Bachelor’s Puzzle
Zach Hartley has been on the run ever since he fled an abusive stepfather at the age of twelve, but…
Wife to the Bastard
Originally published in 1967, this is one of those oldies but goodies, but its age, sadly, shows a bit around…
The Perils Of Pursuing A Prince
The year is 1820. Greer Fairchild has left her cousins in London to go to Wales to collect her inheritance…
Refining Emma
When tragedy strikes the town of Candlewood, New York, in 1842, no one in town is surprised when boardinghouse owner…
The Shadow Catcher
Editors' choice
The story opens in present-day Los Angeles. The fictional writer of a novel about Edward Curtis is meeting with Hollywood…
Tempted Tigress
This sixth book in Ms. Lee’s series of historical romances explores the Taoist sex cult of 19th-century China. Anna Thompson…
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