HNR Issue 63 (February 2013)
The Pigeon Pie Mystery
Princess “Mink” is left destitute after the sudden death of her father — a displaced Maharaja — in a scandalous…
Flight of Fancy
A wickedly tantalizing first chapter brings disaster to the engagement of Whittaker and Cassandra, whom we first met in the…
The Glitter and the Gold
In her autobiography, Consuelo Balsan, the former Duchess of Marlborough, describes with humor and insight the Gilded Age of her…
The Birthday Scandal
Popular Regency romances are rarely steeped in rich historical detail. What they do best is to entertain with perky heroines,…
Philida
Philida is a knitting girl, a slave in the household of Cornelis Brink whose job is to knit clothes for…
The Midwife’s Tale
In June 1644, York midwife, widow, and gentlewoman Bridget Hodgson’s “gossip” Esther Cooper is accused of poisoning her strict, abusive…
All Things New
Editors' choice
All Things New is a captivating novel about Reconstruction in the South. The story focuses on three women: Josephine Weatherly,…
Light Falling on Bamboo
My mother-in-law asked me recently what to call fictionalized biographies of famous historical figures. Historical novels, I said, thinking of…
After Rome
The Romans have left Britannia. What remains on the island are disparate fragments of Roman British settlements and cities, roaming…
The Forgotten Queen
The Tudors were a fiery, memorable family. Headstrong, passionate, often foolhardy, restless… this describes the forgotten Tudor, Queen Margaret of…
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