COVER REVEAL! Courage: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope – JUNE 2026

I am so excited to announce a new historical fiction anthology coming soon, Courage: Tales of History, Mystery and Hope: 25.06.2026!

Courage includes Kate’s Letter, my short story set in 15th century Transylvania. This short story was inspired by the main character from my latest novel When Secrets Bloom and a historical character who needs no introduction: Kate Webber and Vlad Dracula.

30/04/202627/04/2026

I step where I am needed, even when the ground burns beneath me – When Secrets Bloom

“I step where I am needed… even when the ground burns beneath me.” I like this quote because it represents Kate Webber, the main character from When Secrets Bloom. Kate does not act because she believes she will win. She acts because not acting is unthinkable.

And her choice sets the course of everything that follows.

23/04/202621/04/2026

Yet for all my knowledge I was still only a woman. And that was my crime. #bookquote

book quote for all my knowledge I was still only a woman that was my crime, When Secrets Bloom by Patricia Furstenberg

There are truths history rarely writes plainly about. Skill, in the wrong hands — or rather in the wrong body — becomes suspicion. And knowledge, instead of opening doors, invites them to close.

01/02/202601/02/2026

When Secrets Bloom Reviewed by the Historical Novel Society

HNR Historical Novel Society review When Secrets Bloom Feb 2026

This week brought news I have been quietly hoping for since my latest novel When Secrets Bloom first found its readers: a review from the Historical Novel Society. Penned by Williamaye Jones, the review is available on their website and is published in their print magazine Historical Novel Review HNR Issue 115 (February 2026).