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HNR Issue 68 (May 2014)

Rest Not in Peace

By Mel Starr - Published 2013

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Bampton Castle, near Oxford, England, 1368: This, the sixth chronicle of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon, finds Hugh settled down both into married life and ...Read Review

The Spice Merchant’s Wife

By Charlotte Betts - Published 2013

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This novel is set during the 1666 Great Fire of London and its fascinating but less well-known aftermath. The heroine is the wife in ...Read Review

Empress of the Night: A Novel of Catherine the Great

By Eva Stachniak - Published 2014

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Biographical Fiction

It is 9 AM on November 5, 1796. Catherine II, Empress of Russia, is 67 years old. Her splitting headache is followed by numbness in her hand. ...Read Review

Frog Music

By Emma Donoghue - Published 2014

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Literary

Among Donoghue’s many talents is the ability to take little-known tidbits of history and weave intricate, page-turning tales about them. As she ...Read Review

Madam: A Novel of New Orleans

By Cari Lynn - By Kellie Martin - Published 2014

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Biographical Fiction

Madam: A Novel of New Orleans follows the true story of Mary Deubler, a back- alley whore born into the licentious world of ...Read Review

A Match Made in Texas

By Carol Cox - By Karen Witemeyer - By Mary Connealy - By Regina Jennings - Published 2014

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Inspirational Romance Western

Heaven help the residents of Dry Gulch, Texas when one of their own decides to play matchmaker! This sweet collection of western romances ...Read Review

Heirs of the Body

By Carola Dunn - Published 2013

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Mystery/Crime

In this latest entry in the popular Daisy Dalrymple mystery series set in 1920s England, Daisy’s cousin Edgar, Lord Dalrymple, invites all ...Read Review

The Son of a Certain Woman

By Wayne Johnston - Published 2013

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Literary

It doesn’t take readers of award-winning author Wayne Johnston’s latest novel, The Son of a Certain Woman, to recognise all the ...Read Review

Night in Shanghai

By Nicole Mones - Published 2014

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Shanghai in 1936 is an open city, strictly controlled yet in its own way lawless. Several foreign powers rule their own quarters; only Chinese ...Read Review

When Love Stirs

By Lorna Seilstad - Published 2014

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Inspirational Romance

Charlotte Gregory is ready to change the world. A recent graduate of Fannie Farmer’s School of Cookery, Charlotte is determined to improve ...Read Review