HNR Issue 56 (May 2011)
The Haunting of Charles Dickens
When Meg Pickel’s older brother vanishes from the family’s home in Victorian London, taking his copy of Great Expectations with…
The Kydd Inheritance
Nell Kydd has problems. The death of her beloved father has left her mother in a state of such shock…
A Most Improper Magick
In 1803 England, mischievous twelve-year-old Kat must deal with her stern stepmother and disapproving elder sisters who constantly criticize her…
South By Southwest
Zeb Hogan has a mission to carry out for the Union’s 16th Wisconsin: find and kill the traitor Sergeant Ben…
Marry Me
This historical romance breaks some conventions and comes out a winner. Coleridge Monroe takes a job as physician to Reidsville, Colorado…
Where Shadows Dance
In the sixth book featuring Sebastian St. Cyr, the suspense revolves around the murder of Alexander Ross. The twist is…
Conquest
Prince John Comnenus seeks out the Old Man of the Mountains in the western Peloponnese, determined to acquire the wisdom…
Odin’s Wolves
Raven and his comrades in the Fellowship return in the final part of Giles Kristian’s Norse trilogy. In Odin’s Wolves,…
A Sudden Dawn: A Martial Arts Novel
DaMo, the nickname for Bodhidharma, begins his life as the privileged son of a military official in 6th-centuryIndia. Skilled in…
Vienna Waltz
Editors' choice
In 1815, all of Europe’s major political figures are attending the Congress to determine the future of Europe. They intend…
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