Book That Should Have Been Lost: Some manuscripts tell history. One remembers the truth.

Some tomes are dangerous because they tell forbidden stories.
Others are dangerous because they preserve the truth.

Transylvania, 1450.

Fifteen-year-old Kate has spent months travelling beside the young Vlad Dracula. Their destination appears simple enough: deliver a letter to Kronstadt on behalf of Queen Oltea of Moldavia. Find a lost manuscript.
Instead, Kate discovers a secret network hidden in plain sight.
Printers. Merchants. Scholars.

Men and women who have protected knowledge for generations while kingdoms fought over crowns and borders.
Their greatest responsibility is a single manuscript-a book believed lost, a tome that should not exist, based on its unique content. It records the turning points of history before anyone recognises their importance.

When powerful enemies begin searching for the manuscript, Kate finds herself caught between loyalty, ambition, and truth itself. To protect the book, she must learn to see the hidden patterns shaping the world around her-and discover that history is often written long before anyone realises they are living it.

Perfect for readers who enjoy richly researched medieval historical fiction, hidden manuscripts, secret societies, and emotionally driven coming-of-age adventures.

The Book That Should Have Been Lost is a companion novella in the Blood of Kings, Heart of Shadows saga and can be enjoyed on its own.

The companion short story to the Blood of Kings, Heart of Shadows series.
The Kronstadt Chronicle explores the centuries that shaped the world of the Blood of Kings, Heart of Shadows novels:

• Hermannstadt, 1241 - The Mongol Invasion - a Short Story - OUT NOW
• The Wandering Star, 1400 - coming soon
• The Book That Should Have Been Lost - Journey from Moldavia to Kronstadt, a Novella, 1450 - OUT NOW
• The Wife of Kronstadt - A Historical Crime Mystery Novelette, 1461 - OUT NOW
• The Scribe and the Painter, 1470 - coming soon
• Kate's Letter - a Short Story, 1478 (included in the Anthology Courage, Tales of History, Mystery and Hope) - OUT NOW