HNR Issue 44 (May 2008)
My Splendid Concubine
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When Robert Hart escapes his conservative English family for China, he’s hoping to change his life for the better. Raised with traditional ...Read Review
The Triumph of Deborah
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It’s the early Iron Age, and the Hebrews, surrounded by enemies, struggle to survive in the Promised Land. Judge and prophetess Deborah ...Read Review
Varanger
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This fourth entry in the Corban Loosestrife saga takes us from frozen Viking trading posts to the outskirts of the Byzantine Empire. The ...Read Review
The Sixth Wife
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Set during the reign of England’s Edward VI, Suzannah Dunn’s fictionalized account of the final two years of the life of ...Read Review
A Flag of Truce
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Toulon, 1793. In this fourth John Pearce adventure, our hero, now a naval lieutenant, continues to be a thorn in the flesh of Authority. ...Read Review
The Dark Lantern
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Brightwell has fashioned a multilayered, Upstairs Downstairs-type mystery that drew me in completely. When I finally paused to reflect, I realized it had ...Read Review
The Second Lady Southvale
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Washington, July 4th, 1811. Britain is at war with France, America insists on continuing to trade with France, the result being that tensions are ...Read Review
Georgette Heyer’s Regency World
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I would not call myself a Heyer fan as such, but a book on Regency life made an enjoyable prospect for a review. ...Read Review
Blue Skies and Gunfire
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Set in World War II, the story begins with Josie’s final term of school being interrupted when she is evacuated from ...Read Review
Freedom Train
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Clyde Thomason has everything to live for and plenty to escape! His brother is serving as an Army Guard of the famed ...Read Review