HNR Issue 44 (May 2008)
The Duchess and the Dragon
The Duchess and the Dragon is an inspirational romance set in the mid-18th century. His father’s shocking new will denies…
Lovers and Ladies
Two classic stories by beloved Regency author Jo Beverley are brought together in this single volume, creating a delectable book…
Varanger
This fourth entry in the Corban Loosestrife saga takes us from frozen Viking trading posts to the outskirts of the…
Distant Heart
In this second book in Bateman’s Westward Hearts trilogy set in 19th-century America, ex-prostitute Toni Rodden has joined a wagon…
Mutiny on the Bounty
In December 1787, a fourteen-year-old boy, John Jacob Turnstile, is arrested in Portsmouth for picking the pocket of a mysterious…
Gentlemen of the Road
Pulitzer Prize-winning Michael Chabon has “gone in search of a little adventure” in this impressive genre-twisting tale set along the…
Theft of Shadows
Gabriel d’Aubrigny, Chevalier de Lesgardes, finds himself returning to England after living through the years of the Revolution in France,…
The Merry Monarch’s Wife
The Merry Monarch’s Wife is the re-release of Jean Plaidy’s 1991 biographical novel (originally titled The Pleasures of Love) about…
Simply Perfect
Simply Perfect is the fourth and final installment in Mary Balogh’s Simply series set in Regency England, where four teachers…
Conceit
The Great Fire of London is the framing device for Mary Novik’s insightful portrait of famous and obscure 17th-century Londoners.…
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