HNR Issue 58 (November 2011)
Faithful Unto Death
Based upon an actual event in Benzonia, Michigan, in 1894, Becky Thacker spins a psychological drama set in a farming…
Brock’s Agent
In February 1812, Major General Isaac Brock must defend Upper Canada against American attack, but he lacks sufficient numbers to…
The Moonlight Brigade: A Millenial Novel
Nazi-hunting vampires, led by an undead Roman general bent on rescuing Italy from Fascism? Why not? You can’t fault Stratford…
The Night Circus
Editors' choice
Le Cirque des Rêves arrives unannounced. No posters, no parade, no invitations. Overnight, black and white striped circus tents appear…
Derby Day
Editors' choice
Any reader who likes the gentle and considered narratives of the novels of Trollope or Thackeray should enjoy this work…
The Twelfth Enchantment
Lucy Derrick does not want to marry Mr. Olson, a dull mill owner, but as a poor orphan with a…
City of Promise: A Novel of New York’s Gilded Age
The American Civil War is ending, and Confederate prisoner Joshua Turner returns to New York, minus a leg but filled…
The Dower House
After being liberated from a concentration camp, German sculptor Felix Breit travels to England with only a crumpled visiting card…
The Taker
When Lanny arrives in police custody at the St. Andrew ER, she meets Luke, the physician on duty, a man…
Bohemian Girl
Young Harriet opens her story by telling the reader that her frequently gambling father “lost her on a bet.” One…
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