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|author=Antonia Hodgson
|title=The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=A few months after we left Tom in the 1720s we return to find him living in sin and love with Kitty. Or it would be sin if they ever get round to the bed bit. Just as he promised underworld gang leader James Fleet, Tom has taken in James' son Sam to train him in the ways of being a gentleman. All seems to be going well in that department until Tom receives a visit from an old enemy and a brush with the country's ultimate power. Then both collide to create fear and an offer that Tom isn't able to refuse, no matter how hard he tries.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444775456</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author= Martine Bailey
|summary=Robert, the youngest son of the 4th Duke of Normandy, follows his father's bequest to the letter rather than the spirit and claims the castle at Falaise which should have gone to Richard, his elder brother. This will be a decision that will shape the rest of his life but the legacy that he and his low-born lover Herleva will be remembered for is their son, William the Bastard. An unfamiliar name perhaps until we realise that history will call him William the Conqueror.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472219171</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Toby Clements
|title=Kingmaker: Winter Pilgrims (Kingmaker 1)
|rating=4
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=February 1460: Canon Thomas and Sister Katherine have always equated their priory with values like piety and safety. However when soldiers on horseback arrive this is proven to be a misconception and the two flee for their lives. This is the first time they've been in the outside world since childhood but soon realise there's more to it than they bargained for. It's naturally a dangerous place at any time but this is 15th century England - the War of the Roses is about to begin. Survival depends on worldly wisdom, something they don’t actually teach nuns or monks.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099585871</amazonuk>
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