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Transylvania, 1463. A land of fortress cities, whispered heresies, and shadows cast by Vlad Dracula, the man.

Kate Webber, a 28-year-old Saxon healer, has always lived between reverence and suspicion. Her gift with herbs and midwifery makes her indispensable - and dangerous - in Kronstadt, a medieval city where fear…


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Set in Transylvania in the 1400s, this mesmerizing novel weaves a multilayered story of a healer caught in ancient superstitions and accusations. 

Someone was always watching, choosing allegiances or having them imposed by tradition, lineage, religion, grievances, exclusions from power, or old conflicts.

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