If History Forgets, Who Remembers? Hidden Truths in When Secrets Bloom

We are creatures of imagination and we understand the world by telling stories about it. Before chronicles hardened into dates and rulers. Before ink fixed memory into law. Stories softened fear, explained loss, they gave shape to grief. In Transylvania, where mountains fold memory into stone and winter teaches patience, stories do not merely entertain. They endure.

11/11/202511/11/2025

Celebrating Storytellers: Helen Hollick Features When Secrets Bloom

book series Blood of Kings, Heart of Shadows by Patricia Furstenberg set in medieval Transylvania

I’m thrilled to say that wonderful Helen Hollick – bestselling author, historian, and tireless supporter of fellow writers – featured my new book series Blood of Kings, Heart of Shadows with When Secrets Bloom as volume one, on her blog! Helen’s wevsite has long been a gathering place for readers and authors who love stories rooted in history, mystery, and imagination. Her generosity in championing new and established voices alike makes this feature especially meaningful.

You can read the full post on Helen’s blog here: Serious about a Series Spotlight: Today Patricia Furstenberg

30/08/202530/08/2025

One More Day Only – Special Price on My Novel Set in Medieval Transylvania, When Secrets Bloom

I wanted to share a little surprise with you — Amazon has extended the special Kindle deal on When Secrets Bloom for just one more day!

27/06/202501/02/2026

When Secrets Bloom: It’s Publication Day #NewRelease

When Secrets Bloom by Patricia Furstenberg, historical fiction set in Transylvania

Come and celebrate with me the publication day of When Secrets Bloom, my latest historical fiction novel set in medieval Transylvania.

I have a special offer for you: the e-book is only 99c / 99p over all Amazon platforms until 31st August AND you can read it even if you don’t have an e-reader or a kindle: link to Amazon free app under the buy now button below or read in your browser.

25/06/202525/06/2025

What Would You Do if Vlad Dracula Wrote to You?

In my new historical fiction When Secrets Bloom out 27 June, Vlad Dracula is no more than a memory, but oh, what a memory he is. He haunts the story not as a specter of horror, but as a mentor whose shadow shaped the life of the novel’s protagonist, Kate, a Saxon healer caught between duty and accusation in 15th-century Transylvania.