HNR Issue 49 (August 2009)
Three Times Blessed
In post-Civil War Texas, Audrey Pride is excited to visit her friend Willow in Thunder Ridge, after which she expects…
Angel Train
The Pilgrim’s Way, a devout religious community in Pennsylvania, decides to accept the government’s offer of free land in the…
The Last Dickens
Charles Dickens has just died, and his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, is unfinished. Boston publisher James R…
A Love to Last Forever
A Love to Last Forever, the second in the Brides of Gallatin County trilogy, focuses on Beth, the middle Gallatin…
Shanghai Girls
Editors' choice
Pearl and May are two sisters born in Shanghai, China, in the early 20th century. Raised in luxury with traditional…
The Summer House
Lady Helen Barstairs marries her soldier husband at her family’s request and regrets it almost instantly when she meets Oliver…
The Belly Dancer
At the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, young wife Dora Chambers hopes that her appointment as one of the Fair’s Lady…
Loving Mr. Darcy
My idea of good company is that of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation. But, I…
A Gentleman of Fortune
Editors' choice
This is the second novel featuring amateur detective Miss Dido Kent and is set during the Regency period. This was…
Seen the Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Gettysburg
The young Chandler brothers, brash 18-year-old Luke and soft-spoken 16-year-old Thomas, advance to maturity in the blood-soaked fields of Gettysburg…
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