Monica E. Spence

The Second Duchess

By Elizabeth Loupas - Published 2011

Genres:

Biographical FictionMystery/Crime

Have you ever read a book that you wish you had written? Have you ever read a book that you wish did not ...Read Review

One Touch of Scandal

By Liz Carlyle - Published 2010

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeRomance

1856, Victorian England. Governess Grace Gautier is accused of murdering her fiancé, a man who offers her security and a home, who just happens ...Read Review

Last Night’s Scandal

By Loretta Chase - Published 2010

Genres:

Romance

Regency England. Peregrine Dalmay, Earl of Lisle, has returned from studying in Egypt only to be ordered to Scotland by his family. The ...Read Review

Never Less Than a Lady

By Mary Jo Putney - Published 2010

Genres:

Romance

Regency England. Widowed Lady Julia Raines’ soul and body bear scars given to her by her abusive late husband  the worst being the ...Read Review

Captured by Desire

By Kira Morgan - Published 2010

Genres:

Romance

Florie Gilder is a skilled apprentice goldsmith living in the Scottish Borderlands during the reign of England’s Edward VI. Lady Mavis, the ...Read Review

A Highland Duchess

By Karen Ranney - Published 2010

Genres:

Romance

Karen Ranney has long been one of my favorite authors, and she does not disappoint in her latest Victorian historical romance. Emma, the ...Read Review

Descent into Dust

By Jacqueline Lepore - Published 2010

Genres:

Historical FantasyRomance

Scarlett O’Hara becomes Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This story is told in flashback. Emma Andrews is a beautiful, well-to-do, young Victorian widow ...Read Review

The Art and Craft of Writing Historical Fiction

By James Alexander Thom - Published 2010

Genres:

Nonfiction

Since I usually review new fiction for the HNS, I was happy to try my hand at nonfiction. My assignment arrived: The Art ...Read Review

Alice I Have Been

By Melanie Benjamin - Published 2010

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

This literary novel, set in the early 20th century with flashbacks to the mid-19th century, is the fictionalized life story of the ...Read Review

Seduce Me

By Robyn DeHart - Published 2009

Genres:

Romance

Esme Worthington, a self-taught scholar, lives in Victorian London and dreams of finding the location of the legendary Pandora’s Box. She knows ...Read Review