HNR Issue 56 (May 2011)
Below Stairs
Posthumously reprinted to coincide with the upsurge in interest in the Edwardian era due to the popularity of the television…
The Seal King Murders
In 1861 Detective Constable Faro returns to his native Orkney, ostensibly to visit his mother but actually tasked to investigate…
Across the Divide
Dublin, 1913. Liam and Nora come from the opposite sides of the social divide. Liam’s father is a mechanic and…
Bound to the Barbarian
A quick dip into Wikipedia for a chronology of Byzantine emperors reveals that this story is set in the spring…
The Queen’s Lady
When Lady Jane Rievaulx is widowed at the age of 18, she becomes a Lady of the Privy Chamber at…
The Girl in the Painted Caravan
Eva Petulengro was born into the last generation of Romanies who lived the travelling life in painted wooden caravans. She…
Sins of the House of Borgia
Things have not been easy for Esther; expelled with her fellow Jews from her home in Spain, she first loses…
With Fire and Sword
General Sir William Howe commanded a British assault force against a ragtag collection of ill-trained rebels at the Battle of…
In the Shadow of the Lamp
When Molly is framed for a crime she didn’t commit, she is forced to leave her housemaid position in London…
My Love, My Enemy
This fresh edition of the classic romantic historical novel set during the War of 1812 combines the wit and tenderness…
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