HNR Issue 72 (May 2015)
Caravaggio: Signed in Blood
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Beppo is the servant of a wine seller in early 17th-century Rome, an orphan whose home is far away. His master is murdered, ...Read Review
Twilight of Empire: War at the Edge of the World
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Aurelius Castus has worked his way up through the ranks of the Roman army – facing death and hardship – to become a Centurion, and ...Read Review
The Bluestocking and the Rake
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In this Regency romance the Earl of Marcham decides to settle down and marry, not only to fulfill his duty to provide an ...Read Review
Mightier Than the Sword
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On the maiden voyage of a transatlantic liner, Emma, the chairman of the board of Barrington’s, the owner, and her husband Harry ...Read Review
Captain of Dragoons
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1704. The expansionist designs of Louis XIV of France, who has his eye on the Spanish Netherlands, threatens European stability. The British army under ...Read Review
The Nuns of Sant’ Ambrogio: The True Story of a Convent in Scandal
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In 1853, Katharina von Hohenzollern, twice widowed, finally followed her heart’s desire and entered a convent. But she got a little more than ...Read Review
Deadly Election
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Flavia Albia, originally from Britain, is the adopted daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, a well-known detective in ancient Rome. When a rotting corpse ...Read Review
The Dragon of Handale
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Fifth in the Abbess Hildegard mystery series, this installment sees Hildegard returning to England after a year abroad, with the decision before her ...Read Review
The Midwife’s Revolt
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In the spring of 1775, America finds itself at war with England. Young Jeb and Lizzie Boylston said goodbye to one another after settling ...Read Review
Decorum
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Decorum is a story of manners set in Gilded Age New York, where money and society meant everything. Francesca Lund is an orphaned ...Read Review