HNR Issue 51 (February 2010)
Ransom
Editors' choice
Ransom is a diamond of a novel, tiny but flawless, prose so pared away and carefully constructed that however many…
Spooner
A thin line separates oddity from craziness! Spooner is a young boy and later man who follows the dictates of…
The Betrayal of the Blood Lily
Sixth in Willig’s series featuring present day academic Eloise Kelly researching the exploits of aristocratic English spies in the Napoleonic…
A Civil General
George Thomas, a Union General during the American Civil War, is a Virginian who decides to remain loyal to his…
Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show
Venetia Kelly is talented and beguiling. With and without her ventriloquist’s dummy, Blarney, she charms audiences across the Irish countryside…
Abigail
As the second wife of the soon-to-be-king David of ancient biblical times, Abigail must contend with hardships and inner turmoil…
Swords from the Desert
Collected in Swords from the Desert are seven exciting stories set during the crusades and in 17th-century India and the…
Bath Belles
Belle Haley travels with her mother and younger sister from Bath to London to inspect the house her murdered fiancé,…
Prima Donna
Prima Donna is the story of 19th-century opera singer Sabine Conrad and how she went from stardom in New York…
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